Thermal and hydraulic analysis of multilayered asphalt pavements as active solar collectors
The fulfillment of current environmental aims like reducing fossil fuel consumption or greenhouse gas emissions entails the development of new technologies that enable the use of cleaner, cheaper and renewable energies. Furthermore, the need to improve energy efficiency in buildings encourages scien...
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| Data de publicação: | 2013 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Cantabria (UC) |
| Repositório: | UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Palavra-chave: | Asphalt collector Porous layer Irradiance Slope Thermal efficiency |
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| author | Pascual Muñoz, Pablo|||0000-0001-9181-4744 |
| author2 | Castro Fresno, Daniel|||0000-0001-5658-3901 Serrano Bravo, Pedro|||0000-0001-7667-0455 Alonso Estébanez, Alejandro|||0000-0003-2480-1980 |
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| author_browse | Alonso Estébanez, Alejandro|||0000-0003-2480-1980 Castro Fresno, Daniel|||0000-0001-5658-3901 Pascual Muñoz, Pablo|||0000-0001-9181-4744 Serrano Bravo, Pedro|||0000-0001-7667-0455 |
| author_facet | Pascual Muñoz, Pablo|||0000-0001-9181-4744 Castro Fresno, Daniel|||0000-0001-5658-3901 Serrano Bravo, Pedro|||0000-0001-7667-0455 Alonso Estébanez, Alejandro|||0000-0003-2480-1980 |
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| description | The fulfillment of current environmental aims like reducing fossil fuel consumption or greenhouse gas emissions entails the development of new technologies that enable the use of cleaner, cheaper and renewable energies. Furthermore, the need to improve energy efficiency in buildings encourages scientists and engineers to find new ways of harvesting energy for later uses. The use of asphalt pavements as active solar collectors is introduced in this article. Several authors have studied the use of roads as an energy source before. However, a new technology is presented in which a multilayered pavement with a highly porous middle layer is used instead of a solar collector with an embedded pipe network. These collectors are fully integrated within the road infrastructure and may offer low cost solar energy for water heating. The paper includes a brief comment on the state-of-the-art. Then, a broad methodology is presented in which data, materials and procedures needed to run the tests are fully described. Finally, the results of the laboratory tests are stated and discussed. The prototype used in the laboratory provided excellent thermal efficiency. However, these good results contrast with the low flow rate levels registered during the tests. Thus, although this technology seems to be very promising, new experimental tests should be performed before an effective application is possible. |
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| publishDate | 2013 |
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| publisher | Elsevier |
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| spelling | Thermal and hydraulic analysis of multilayered asphalt pavements as active solar collectors Pascual Muñoz, Pablo|||0000-0001-9181-4744 Castro Fresno, Daniel|||0000-0001-5658-3901 Serrano Bravo, Pedro|||0000-0001-7667-0455 Alonso Estébanez, Alejandro|||0000-0003-2480-1980 Asphalt collector Porous layer Irradiance Slope Thermal efficiency The fulfillment of current environmental aims like reducing fossil fuel consumption or greenhouse gas emissions entails the development of new technologies that enable the use of cleaner, cheaper and renewable energies. Furthermore, the need to improve energy efficiency in buildings encourages scientists and engineers to find new ways of harvesting energy for later uses. The use of asphalt pavements as active solar collectors is introduced in this article. Several authors have studied the use of roads as an energy source before. However, a new technology is presented in which a multilayered pavement with a highly porous middle layer is used instead of a solar collector with an embedded pipe network. These collectors are fully integrated within the road infrastructure and may offer low cost solar energy for water heating. The paper includes a brief comment on the state-of-the-art. Then, a broad methodology is presented in which data, materials and procedures needed to run the tests are fully described. Finally, the results of the laboratory tests are stated and discussed. The prototype used in the laboratory provided excellent thermal efficiency. However, these good results contrast with the low flow rate levels registered during the tests. Thus, although this technology seems to be very promising, new experimental tests should be performed before an effective application is possible. This paper is based on the initial literature review for the Fenix Project. The development of the Fenix Project (www.proyectofenix.es) has been possible thanks to the financial contribution of the Center for Technological and Industrial Development (CDTI) within the framework of the Ingenio 2010 programme, through the CENIT Programme. The companies and research centers involved in the project wish to express their gratitude for the contribution. Elsevier http://hdl.handle.net/10902/13444 |
| spellingShingle | Thermal and hydraulic analysis of multilayered asphalt pavements as active solar collectors Pascual Muñoz, Pablo|||0000-0001-9181-4744 Asphalt collector Porous layer Irradiance Slope Thermal efficiency |
| title | Thermal and hydraulic analysis of multilayered asphalt pavements as active solar collectors |
| title_full | Thermal and hydraulic analysis of multilayered asphalt pavements as active solar collectors |
| title_fullStr | Thermal and hydraulic analysis of multilayered asphalt pavements as active solar collectors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal and hydraulic analysis of multilayered asphalt pavements as active solar collectors |
| title_short | Thermal and hydraulic analysis of multilayered asphalt pavements as active solar collectors |
| title_sort | Thermal and hydraulic analysis of multilayered asphalt pavements as active solar collectors |
| topic | Asphalt collector Porous layer Irradiance Slope Thermal efficiency |
| topic_facet | Asphalt collector Porous layer Irradiance Slope Thermal efficiency |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10902/13444 |