Cross-Seasonal Storage of Flue Gas Waste Heat from Power Plants Based on Soil Heat Storage Using Buried Pipes: Geotechnical Thermal Response Experiment

A large amount of low-grade waste heat (flue gas waste heat) cannot be fully utilized in thermal power plants in non-heating seasons; therefore, this study combines cross-seasonal heat storage technology with the cross-seasonal storage of low-grade waste heat in power plants. We propose a cross-seas...

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Main Authors: Fan Yang, Ming Liu, Yu Shen, Lijun Zheng, Xinyue Fang, Siming Ma
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/9/2191
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author Fan Yang
Ming Liu
Yu Shen
Lijun Zheng
Xinyue Fang
Siming Ma
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Ming Liu
Yu Shen
Lijun Zheng
Xinyue Fang
Siming Ma
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description A large amount of low-grade waste heat (flue gas waste heat) cannot be fully utilized in thermal power plants in non-heating seasons; therefore, this study combines cross-seasonal heat storage technology with the cross-seasonal storage of low-grade waste heat in power plants. We propose a cross-seasonal underground heat storage and gas turbine co-generation coupling system to recover low-grade waste heat and large-scale cross-seasonal space–time migration and utilization. The basic law of soil heat storage and release was elucidated through a geotechnical thermal response experiment. The results show that the initial average temperature of the rock and soil mass within a depth range of 0–300 m in the study area was 16.7 °C, <i>λ</i> was 1.97 W/(m∙K), <i>C<sub>v</sub></i> was 2655 kJ/(m<sup>3</sup>∙K), and <i>R</i> was 0.353 (m∙K)/W. An increase in the operating share decreases unit heat transfer per linear meter of buried pipe heat exchanger. The heat release per unit linear meter increases with the average temperature of the circulating medium in the heat release mode. Similarly, the heat absorption per unit linear meter increases with the rock and soil temperature in the heat absorption mode.
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spelling doaj-art-6d8b6b45531249a0bd26aeb29ff848fe2025-08-20T03:52:57ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-04-01189219110.3390/en18092191Cross-Seasonal Storage of Flue Gas Waste Heat from Power Plants Based on Soil Heat Storage Using Buried Pipes: Geotechnical Thermal Response ExperimentFan Yang0Ming Liu1Yu Shen2Lijun Zheng3Xinyue Fang4Siming Ma5Huadian Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd. (CHDER), Hangzhou 310030, ChinaSchool of Energy and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaHuadian Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd. (CHDER), Hangzhou 310030, ChinaHuadian Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd. (CHDER), Hangzhou 310030, ChinaHuadian Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd. (CHDER), Hangzhou 310030, ChinaHuadian Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd. (CHDER), Hangzhou 310030, ChinaA large amount of low-grade waste heat (flue gas waste heat) cannot be fully utilized in thermal power plants in non-heating seasons; therefore, this study combines cross-seasonal heat storage technology with the cross-seasonal storage of low-grade waste heat in power plants. We propose a cross-seasonal underground heat storage and gas turbine co-generation coupling system to recover low-grade waste heat and large-scale cross-seasonal space–time migration and utilization. The basic law of soil heat storage and release was elucidated through a geotechnical thermal response experiment. The results show that the initial average temperature of the rock and soil mass within a depth range of 0–300 m in the study area was 16.7 °C, <i>λ</i> was 1.97 W/(m∙K), <i>C<sub>v</sub></i> was 2655 kJ/(m<sup>3</sup>∙K), and <i>R</i> was 0.353 (m∙K)/W. An increase in the operating share decreases unit heat transfer per linear meter of buried pipe heat exchanger. The heat release per unit linear meter increases with the average temperature of the circulating medium in the heat release mode. Similarly, the heat absorption per unit linear meter increases with the rock and soil temperature in the heat absorption mode.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/9/2191energy storagewaste heat recoveryburied pipe heat exchange
spellingShingle Fan Yang
Ming Liu
Yu Shen
Lijun Zheng
Xinyue Fang
Siming Ma
Cross-Seasonal Storage of Flue Gas Waste Heat from Power Plants Based on Soil Heat Storage Using Buried Pipes: Geotechnical Thermal Response Experiment
Energies
energy storage
waste heat recovery
buried pipe heat exchange
title Cross-Seasonal Storage of Flue Gas Waste Heat from Power Plants Based on Soil Heat Storage Using Buried Pipes: Geotechnical Thermal Response Experiment
title_full Cross-Seasonal Storage of Flue Gas Waste Heat from Power Plants Based on Soil Heat Storage Using Buried Pipes: Geotechnical Thermal Response Experiment
title_fullStr Cross-Seasonal Storage of Flue Gas Waste Heat from Power Plants Based on Soil Heat Storage Using Buried Pipes: Geotechnical Thermal Response Experiment
title_full_unstemmed Cross-Seasonal Storage of Flue Gas Waste Heat from Power Plants Based on Soil Heat Storage Using Buried Pipes: Geotechnical Thermal Response Experiment
title_short Cross-Seasonal Storage of Flue Gas Waste Heat from Power Plants Based on Soil Heat Storage Using Buried Pipes: Geotechnical Thermal Response Experiment
title_sort cross seasonal storage of flue gas waste heat from power plants based on soil heat storage using buried pipes geotechnical thermal response experiment
topic energy storage
waste heat recovery
buried pipe heat exchange
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/9/2191
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