Thermal and structural response of a pavement solar collector prototype
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Author(s)
Ghalandari, Taher
Kia, Alalea
Taborda, David
Vuye, Cedric
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
The last two decades have seen a growing trend toward energy harvesting technologies from asphalt pavements, mainly to discover a suitable replacement for fossil fuels to tackle the high demand for energy due to global population rise, urbanization, and environmental problems. Energy extraction from asphalt pavements, using Pavement Solar Collector (PSC) systems, is one of the most highly promising technologies. This is due to their extensive availability including in roads, cycle lanes, parking lots, airports, in addition to their great potential to absorb solar radiation. PSCs (also called hydronic asphalt pavement) circulate water or other liquid, through the pipe network that is embedded in the asphalt pavement. The primary aim of PSCs is to extract heat from the asphalt pavement in the summertime and use the harvested heat to provide snow/ice-free asphalt surface and prevent black ice formation. The PSC systems could potentially improve road safety, reduce the need for de-icing chemicals, and provide energy-efficient outdoor heating [2]. The heat source for PSCs can be from a central boiler or a renewable energy source such as solar thermal or geothermal. As a result, the system can be designed to be energy-efficient, reducing the overall energy consumption and carbon footprint of the roads.
Date Issued
2023-09-26
Date Acceptance
2023-10-02
Citation
Symposium on Energy Geotechnics 2023, 2023, pp.1-2
Publisher
TU Delft OPEN
Start Page
1
End Page
2
Journal / Book Title
Symposium on Energy Geotechnics 2023
Copyright Statement
Copyright (c) 2023 Taher Ghalandari, Alalea Kia, David MG Taborda, Cedric Vuye. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Identifier
10.59490/seg23.2023.511
Source
Symposium on Energy Geotechnics 2023
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2023-10-03
Finish Date
2023-09-05
Coverage Spatial
Delft, The Netherlands
Date Publish Online
2023-09-28