<b>Temperature distributions in pavement and bridge slabs heated by using vertical ground-source heat pump systems</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v35i4.15712

Authors

  • Asım Balbay Siirt University
  • Mehmet Esen Firat University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v35i4.15712

Keywords:

de-icing and snow melting, ground-source heat pump, ground heat exchanger, borehole, finite element method

Abstract

Temperature distribution which occurs in pavement and bridge slabs heated for de-icing and snow melting during cold periods is determined by using vertical ground-source heat pump (GSHP) systems with U-tube ground heat exchanger (GHE). The bridge and pavement models (slabs) for de-icing and snow melting were constructed. A three-dimensional finite element model (FEM) was developed to simulate temperature distribution of bridge slab (BS) and pavement slab (PS). The temperature distribution simulations of PS and BS were conducted numerically by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) program named `Fluent´. Congruence between the simulations and experimental data was determined.

 

 

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Author Biography

Asım Balbay, Siirt University

Published

2013-05-22

How to Cite

Balbay, A., & Esen, M. (2013). <b>Temperature distributions in pavement and bridge slabs heated by using vertical ground-source heat pump systems</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v35i4.15712. Acta Scientiarum. Technology, 35(4), 677–685. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v35i4.15712

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Mechanical Engineering