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Energy Geotechnics and Geostructures—2nd Edition

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2024 | Viewed by 675

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Mining College, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
Interests: energy-related geotechnics; GSHP application in complext karstic environemt; heat transfer and storage in rock bodies; exergy analysis
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School of Energy Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, China
Interests: underground coal gasification; microseismic signal analysis of underground engineering
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Dear Colleagues,

Facing the global challenge in climate change and the needs of sustainable energy supply, energy geotechnics and energy geostructures have demonstrated their great potential not only in improving traditional energy recovery and utilization but also in promoting and developing new energy technologies throughout the world, such as converting abandoned underground space to energy storage facilities, the integration of geothermal extraction to building foundations, carbon geosequestration, underground coal gasification, underground data centres, the co-recovery of minerals and geothermal energy, energy piles, walls and tunnels, etc. This has contributed to research advances in materials of high heat conduction and storage capacity, optimization in design and project management, new simulation technology, more smart monitoring systems, and so on. Geostructures simultaneously carry mechanical load as well as energy and mass transfer in various uncertain geotechnical conditions, so research usually involves complex coupled thermal–hydrodynamic–mechanical–chemical  processes and governing mechanisms. Continuous development and application in this interdisciplinary field requires innovative thinking and tremendous communications across different areas.

This Special Issue aims to gather original experimental, theoretical, and numerical research articles to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the theory, experiment, design, modelling, application, construction, monitoring in energy geotechnics and geostructures.

Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Application of phase change materials in geostructures;
  • Theory and method advance in thermal–hydrodynamic–mechanical–chemical coupled processes;
  • Evaluation method and risk control in utilizing abandoned mine space for energy storage;
  • Integration of geothermal with other renewable energy in geostructures;
  • Role and contribution of geotechnics and geostructures to carbon neutrality;
  • Energy and mass transfer in complex hydrogeological conditions;
  • Exergic analysis in energy geotechnics and geostructures;
  • New smart monitoring apparatus and methods.

Dr. Peng Pei
Dr. Fa-Qiang Su
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • energy geotechnics
  • energy geostructure
  • modeling
  • experiment
  • monitoring
  • design and construction

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Technologies for Heat Hazard Governance and Thermal Energy Recovery in Deep Mines
by Yujin Ran, Jia Peng, Xiaolin Tian, Dengyun Luo, Jie Zhao and Peng Pei
Energies 2024, 17(6), 1369; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17061369 - 13 Mar 2024
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As the depth of mines continues to increase, the problems of high temperature and potential heat damage become more prominent. In this study, the characteristics of natural and industrial heat sources in mines were reviewed, and then mainstream heat hazard governance technologies and [...] Read more.
As the depth of mines continues to increase, the problems of high temperature and potential heat damage become more prominent. In this study, the characteristics of natural and industrial heat sources in mines were reviewed, and then mainstream heat hazard governance technologies and corresponding utilization methods were discussed and compared. The first category of technologies comprises the optimization of ventilation systems, the insulation of roc heat, and artificial refrigeration. These cooling approaches are limited because the heat resources cannot be recovered. The second category is the utilization of waste industrial heat in mines, including the use of waste heat from the air compressors, drainage water, and foul airflow, but the current applications of these approaches have limited effectiveness in cooling the underground space. The third category is the application of geo-structures to recover natural heat in mines. Based on the principles of the chiller/heat pump cycle and the characteristics of heat sources and sinks in mines, the potential and constraints of each technology were discussed and summarized. This study provides a scientific reference for the selection of suitable heat governance and utilization technologies. Full article
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