• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2022

A novel steel-pipe energy pile is introduced, in which the deformed rebars for main reinforcing are replaced with steel pipes in a large diameter cast-in-place energy pile. Here, the steel pipes act as not only reinforcements but also heat exchangers by circulating the working fluid through the hollow hole in the steel pipes. Under this concept, the steel-pipe energy pile can serve a role of supporting main structures and exchanging heat with surrounding mediums without installing additional heat exchange pipes. In this study, the steel-pipe energy pile was constructed in a test bed considering the material properties of steel pipes and the subsoil investigation. Then, the thermal performance test (TPT) in cooling condition was conducted in the constructed energy pile to investigate thermal performance. In addition, the thermal performance of the steel-pipe energy pile was compared with that of the conventional large diameter cast-in-place energy pile to evaluate its applicability. As a result, the steel-pipe energy pile showed 11% higher thermal performance than the conventional energy pile along with much simpler construction processes.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2012

In this study, physical characteristics of cement and/or concrete materials that are typically used for energy-foundation (EF) structures have been studied. The thermal conductivity and structural integrity of the cement-based materials were examined, which are commonly encountered in backfilling a vertical ground heat exchangers, cast-in-place concrete piles and concrete lining in tunnel. For this purpose the thermal conductivity and unconfined compression strength of cement-based materials with various curing conditions were experimentally estimated and compared. Hydration heat generated from massive concrete in the cast-in-place concrete energy pile was observed for 4 weeks to estimate its dissipation time in the underground. The hydration heat may mask the in-situ thermal response test (TRT) result performed in the cast-in-place concrete energy pile. It is concluded that at least two weeks are needed to dissipate the hydration heat in this case. In addition, a series of numerical analysis was performed to compare the effect of thermal property of the concrete material on the cast-in-place pile.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.641-647
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• 2010

Ground-source(Geothermal) heat pump(GSHP) systems can achieve a higher coefficient of performance than conventional air-source heat pump(ASHP) systems. However, GSHP systems are not widespread because of their expensive installation costs. The authors have developed a GSHP system that employs the cast-in-place concrete pile foundations of a building as heat exchangers in order to reduce the initial cost. In this system, eight U-tubes are arranged around the surface of a cast-in-place concrete pile foundation. The heat exchange capability of this system, subterranean temperature changes and heat pump performance were investigated in a full-scale experiment. As a result, the average values for heat rejection were 186~201 W/m(per pile, 25 W/m per pair of tubes) while cooling. The average COP of this system was 4.6 while cooling; rendering this system more effective in energy saving terms than the typical ASHP systems.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.361-375
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• 2015

에너지파일은 기존의 수직밀폐형 지중열교환기를 경제적으로 대체할 수 있는 새로운 형태의 지중열교환기이다. 즉, 에너지파일은 건물의 기초 구조물과 지중열교환기의 역할을 동시에 수행하는 에너지 구조체로서, 말뚝 기초 내부에 열교환 파이프를 삽입하고 파이프를 통해 유체를 순환시켜 지반과의 열교환을 유도한다. 본 연구에서는 병렬 U형(5쌍, 8쌍, 10쌍)의 열교환 파이프를 대구경 현장타설 에너지파일에 삽입하여, 3본의 에너지파일을 실규모로 시공하였다. 또한 현장 열응답 시험(In-situ thermal response tests, TRTs)을 수행하고 시공된 현장타설 에너지파일과의 열교환 효율을 비교하기 위하여 30m 깊이의 수직밀폐형 지중열교환기를 별도로 시공하였다. 병렬 U형 현장타설 에너지파일에 대해서는 냉난방 부하를 인공적으로 주입하는 열교환 성능 평가시험을 수행하여 열교환 성능(heat exchange rate)을 평가하였다. 마지막으로 현장타설 에너지파일의 적용성 평가를 위해 산정된 상대 열교환 효율(relative heat exchange efficiency) 및 열교환 성능을 선행 연구 결과와 비교하였으며, 본 연구에서 시공된 현장타설 에너지파일은 안정적이고 효율적인 열성능을 보이는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2005년도 동계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.148-154
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• 2005

Ground-source (Geothermal) heat pump (GSHP) systems can achieve a higher coefficient of performance than conventional air-source heat pump (ASHP) systems. However, GSHP systems are not widespread in Japan because of their expensive boring costs. The authors have developed a GSHP system that employs the cast-in-place concrete pile foundations of a building as heat exchangers in order to reduce the initial boring cost. In this system, eight U-tubes are arranged around the surface of a cast-in-place concrete pile foundation. The heat exchange capability of this system, subterranean temperature changes and heat pump performance were investigated in a foil-scale experiment. As a result, the average values for heat rejection were 186${\sim}$201 W/m (for pile, 25 W/m per Pair of tubes) while cooling. The average COP of this system was 4.6 while cooling; rendering this system more effective in energy saving terms than the typical ASHP systems. The initial cost of construction per unit for heat extraction and rejection is ${\yen}$72/W for this system, whereas it is f300/W for existing standard borehole systems.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.1049-1061
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 현장타설 에너지파일의 열교환 파이프 배치 형태별 열교환율을 전산유체해석 프로그램(FLUENT)을 이용하여 평가하고, 이를 이용하여 에너지파일의 설계법을 제시하였다. 등가열교환율을 산정하기 위해 동일한 현장타설말뚝 제원에 대해 열교환파이프 배치 형태를 W-형(직렬), 복합 U-형(병렬 4쌍), 나선형의 3가지로 고려하였다. 건물측 부하조건은 여름철 냉방운용를 모사하기 위해 순환수의 에너지파일 유입온도, 즉 히트펌프 유출온도(Leaving water temperature, LWT)를 $35^{\circ}C$로 일정하게 유지하여 에너지파일 유출온도, 즉 히트펌프 유입온도(Entering water temperature, EWT) 변화를 관찰하였다. 지반에 최대 가상부하를 적용한 경우(100시간 연속 냉방부하 조건)에는 3가지 열교환기 형태가 유사한 열교환율을 보인 반면, 실제 히트펌프 가동에 의한 건물 냉방운용을 모사하기 위해 간헐적으로 일일 8시간 운용-16시간 정지를 7일간 반복 해석한 경우에는 W-형(직렬연결)과 복합 U-형(병렬 4쌍) 열교환기는 유사한 열교환율을 보이나, 나선형 열교환기는 파이프 루프 상호 간 열간섭으로 인해 복합 U-형 열교환기에 비해 약 86%의 열교환율을 갖는 것으로 평가되었다. 전산유체해석에 의해 계산된 열교환파이프 배치 형태별 에너지파일의 등가열교환율을 에너지파일 설계프로그램(PILESIM2)에 적용하여 다양한 형상의 현장타설 에너지파일에 대한 설계법과 대표적인 설계변수에 대한 설계도표를 제시하였다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2013

The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance of the GHP system with 45 cast-in-place energy piles(CEP) for a commercial building. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of a sustainable performance of the system, transient simulations were conducted over 1-year and 20-year periods, respectively. The 1-year simulation results showed that the maximum and minimum temperatures of brine returning from the CEPs were $23.91^{\circ}C$ and $6.66^{\circ}C$, which were in a range of design target temperatures. In addition, after 20 years' operation, these returning temperatures decreased to $21.24^{\circ}C$ and $3.68^{\circ}C$, and finally reached to stable state. Annual average extraction heat of cast-in-place energy piles was 94.3 MWh and injection heat was 65.7 MWh from the 20 years of simulation results. Finally, it is expected this GHP system can operate with average heating SPF of more than 3.45 for long-term.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.12-18
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• 2015

The energy pile, used for both structural foundations and heat exchangers, brings about heat exchange with the ground formation by circulating a working fluid for heating and cooling buildings. As heat exchange occurs in the energy pile, thermal stress and strain is generated in the pile body and surrounding ground formation. In order to investigate the thermo-mechanical behavior of an energy pile, a comprehensive experimental program was conducted, monitoring the thermal stress of a cast-in place energy pile equipped with five pairs of U-type heat exchanger pipes. The heating and cooling simulation both continued for 30 days. The thermal strain in the longitudinal direction of the energy pile was monitored for a 15 operation days and another 15 days monitoring followed, without the application of heat exchange. In addition, a finite element model was developed to simulate the thermo-mechanical behavior of the energy pile. A non-linear contact model was adopted to interpret the interaction at the pile-soil interface, and thermal-induced structure mechanics was considered to handle the thermo-mechanical coupled multi-field problem.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.169-175
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• 2012

최근, 지열 냉난방 시스템의 초기 공사비를 절감하기 위해 연구되고 있는 에너지 파일의 열교환량을 산정하기 위해 2종류(부속연결형, 슬링키형)의 현장타설말뚝형(PRD, 시공심도 4.5m, 직경 1,200mm) 에너지 파일을 시험시공하고 수치 시뮬레이션에 의해 효율을 상호 비교하였다. 상호 비교결과에 의하면 지중 교환량은 운전시작과 함께 채열에 의한 지중온도의 저하에 의해 점점 감소하였고 부속연결형의 평균 열원수의 온도차는 난방운전에서 $0.37^{\circ}C$, 냉방운전에서 $0.34^{\circ}C$로 나타났다. 또, 부속연결형의 난방운전시 열교환량 231.4W/m보다 냉방운전의 방열량은 252.2W/m로서 9% 높았고 슬링키형은 난방 기간 평균 열교환량이 168.0W/m로 부속연결형에 비해 약 27% 낮은 열교환량을 얻었다.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.14-22
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• 2023

Steel-pipe civil structures, including steel-pipe energy piles and cast-in-place piles (CIPs), utilize steel pipes as their primary reinforcements. These steel pipes facilitate the circulation of a working fluid through their annular crosssection, enabling heat exchange with the surrounding ground formation. In this study, the cooling performance of a ground source heat pump (GSHP) system that incorporated steel-pipe civil structures was investigated to assess their applicability. First of all, the thermal performance test was conducted with steel-pipe CIPs to evaluate the average heat exchange amount. Subsequently, a GSHP system was designed and implemented within an office container, considering the various types of steel-pipe civil structures. During the performance evaluation tests, parameters such as the coefficient of performance (COP) and entering water temperature (EWT) were closely monitored. The outcomes indicated an average COP of 3.74 for the GSHP system and the EWT remained relatively stable throughout the tests. Consequently, the GSPH system demonstrated its capability to consistently provide a sufficient heat source, even during periods of high cooling thermal demand, by utilzing the steel-pipe civil structures.