Ground heat exchanger

• Main Author: CWIK, KRZYSZTOF
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 24.08.2016
• Subjects: AIR-CONDITIONING, AIR-HUMIDIFICATION, VENTILATION, USE OF AIRCURRENTS FOR SCREENING; BLASTING; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS,e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USERAPPLICATIONS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATINGSYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GEOTHERMAL COLLECTORS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL; HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS,IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; RANGES; REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

This invention relates to a ground heat exchanger utilizing the geothermal energy of the ground, comprising pipe conduits and channels mounted within a support structure. According to the invention, a layer of air-permeable materials is formed on the virgin soil (1), horizontally and/or at a small inclination angle relative to the horizontal direction, creating a circulation channel (9) of the exchanger, the channel being confined by a support slab (14) with spacer elements (11) coupled with a construction net (8) seated onto a stabilizing net (7), the whole structure being covered by an insulating layer (19). Furthermore, the heat exchanger is equipped with a collector of the process air having an appropriate shape.