Developing kilometers-long gravity heat pipe for geothermal energy exploitation

W Huang, J Chen, Q Ma, L Xing, G Wang… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
At medium-deep and deep parts of the Earth's crust lay vast and so far mostly untapped
reserves of geothermal energy. This energy source has the potential to meet humanity's …

Low-grade thermal energy utilization: Technologies and applications

D Ji, G Liu, A Romagnoli, S Rajoo, G Besagni… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Approximately half of the global primary energy consumption is wasted in the form of low-
grade (ie, low-temperature) thermal energy, which has been traditionally overlooked and …

Power generation analysis of super-long gravity heat pipe geothermal systems

Q Ma, J Chen, W Huang, Z Li, A Li, F Jiang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Highly-efficient and environment-benign heat extraction and utilization technologies are key
to large-scale geothermal energy deployment. In recent developments, the innovative super …

Super-long gravity heat pipe geothermal space heating system: A practical case in Taiyuan, China

J Chen, Z Li, W Huang, Q Ma, A Li, B Wang, H Sun… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Using super-long gravity heat pipes (SLGHPs) to exploit deep-earth geothermal energy has
indicated its technical superiority and viability; yet there is no practical application so far. The …

Heat extraction performance of the super-long gravity heat pipe applied to geothermal reservoirs of multi-aquifers

Z Li, J Guo, W Huang, J Chen, K Liu, J Cen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The super-long gravity heat pipe (SLGHP) is a novel down-hole heat exchanger (DHE),
which is in fast-developing and extremely suitable for deep-earth geothermal energy …

Heat pipe-based electric generator for waste heat harvesting

Y Wang, H Guo, Y Qin, J Liao, Z Feng, C Li - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Converting widespread waste heat into electricity in an efficient and low-cost way for
significant performance is challenging. Here, we demonstrate a novel heat pipe-based …

Coupled Electromagnetic-Thermal-Mechanical modeling on the damage mechanism of coaxial microwave heating granite

Z Duan, J Yang, Z Zhao, S Zeng, Z Yan, S Ma - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Microwave radiation is pioneered for weakening and cracking rock in the fields of tunneling
and mining engineering. However, there has been limited research on the application of …

Evaluation and Study of a Heat Pipe Thermoelectric Generator for Waste Heat Recovery Using Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis

X Zhang, S Ge - Shaocheng and Zhang, xinghua, Evaluation and Study … - papers.ssrn.com
Elevating waste heat recovery is crucial to thermoelectric power systems. An array of
decision-making protocols have been constructed on the basis of the principles, techniques …