Review of analytical models for heat transfer by vertical ground heat exchangers (GHEs): A perspective of time and space scales

M Li, ACK Lai - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Ground (or geothermal) heat exchangers are attracting a great deal of attention as a way of
using shallow geothermal energy. This paper provides not only a critical review but also a …

A review on the performance of geothermal energy pile foundation, its design process and applications

AK Sani, RM Singh, T Amis, I Cavarretta - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
Geothermal energy piles (GEPs) are an environmentally friendly energy source which utilise
the low-grade heat energy present in the shallow earth surface to provide heating and/or …

Energy geostructures: a review of analysis approaches, in situ testing and model scale experiments

F Loveridge, JS McCartney, GA Narsilio… - … for Energy and the …, 2020 - Elsevier
This position paper was developed by members of the task force on “Energy Geostructures”
of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) …

Evaluation of thermo-mechanical and thermal behavior of full-scale energy foundations

KD Murphy, JS McCartney, KS Henry - Acta Geotechnica, 2015 - Springer
Eight full-scale energy foundations were constructed for a new building at the US Air Force
Academy. The foundations are being used to demonstrate this technology to the United …

Study on the thermal and mechanical properties of steel fibre reinforced PCM-HSB concrete for high performance in energy piles

H Cui, J Zou, Z Gong, D Zheng, X Bao… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a hollow steel ball (HSB) is used to macro-encapsulate the phase change
materials (PCM) to obtain PCM-HSB aggregates. Furthermore, the PCM-HSBs were …

A review on energy piles design, evaluation, and optimization

Z Mohamad, F Fardoun, F Meftah - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Integrating heat exchanger pipes with structural foundations in one system has created a
new renewable solution for buildings' thermal loads. However, the interaction between …

Analysis and design methods for energy geostructures

P Bourne-Webb, S Burlon, S Javed, S Kürten… - … and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Based on discussions at the international workshop on “Thermoactive geotechnical systems
for near-surface geothermal energy”, hosted at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne …

Stress effects on thermal conductivity of soils and heat transfer efficiency of energy piles in the saturated and unsaturated soils

S Cui, C Zhou, J Liu, DB Akinniyi - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Soils surrounding energy piles are often subjected to high overburden pressure. So far, the
stress effects on the thermal conductivity of soils and hence the thermal performance of …

Energy geotechnics: Advances in subsurface energy recovery, storage, exchange, and waste management

JS McCartney, M Sánchez, I Tomac - Computers and Geotechnics, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy geotechnics involves the use of geotechnical principles to understand and engineer
the coupled thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical processes encountered in collecting …

Seasonal response of energy foundations during building operation

KD Murphy, JS McCartney - Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2015 - Springer
This paper focuses on the response of two full-scale energy foundations beneath an 8-story
building during operation of a heat pump over a 658-day period. During circulation of fluid …