深部矿井水平方螺旋形埋管充填体换热器及其耦合热泵系统性能研究

Performance of a horizontal square-spiral-type backfill heat exchanger in a deep mine and its coupled heat pump system

  • 摘要: 深部矿井蕴藏着大量地热资源,功能性充填体技术将深部采矿和深部地热开采相结合,实现矿产和地热资源开发共赢,是延长深部矿山寿命的重要举措。本文在分析了国内外充填矿井通过埋管提取地热资源现状基础上,提出了一种水平方螺旋形埋管充填体换热器(Square-spiral-type backfill heat exchangers,S-S BHE)。考虑到地下水渗流对矿井埋管充填体换热器(Backfill heat exchangers,BHE)取热影响显著但前期研究相对不足,利用COMSOL软件建立了三维非稳态BHE热渗耦合模型并验证了其可靠性。在此基础上,建立了埋管充填体换热器耦合热泵(Backfill heat exchangers coupled heat pump,BHECHP)数学模型及四个综合评价指标。首先,在相同几何条件和物理条件下,对比分析了S-S BHE与两种典型蛇形BHE的性能,结果表明:S-S BHE的综合评价指标均优于蛇形BHE,且在较高渗流条件下优势更加显著。其次,研究了管内流速、管间距、渗流速度和入口水温对S-S BHE及其耦合热泵特性的影响规律,研究发现:管内流速和渗流速度对综合评价指标的影响最为显著,管内流速越高,单位管长平均换热功率越高,但制热季节能效明显降低。分析认为管内流速存在0.4~0.6 m·s–1的最优区间,此时管内循环水流动处于从过渡区向旺盛湍流转变。渗流速度在小于10–6 m·s–1时的影响可以忽略不计,在10–6~10–5 m·s–1的常见渗流范围内,综合评价指标均呈线性递增的趋势。最后,对方螺旋形埋管充填体换热器耦合热泵(Square-spiral-type backfill heat exchangers coupled heat pump,S-S BHECHP)进行了生态评价。通过与传统供暖方式对比发现:采用S-S BHECHP的供暖方式具有显著的节能降碳效果,一次能源消费和碳排放量比蓄热式电锅炉、燃煤锅炉和空气源热泵相应降低了83.39%、61.57%和56.84%。本研究结果展示了方螺旋形BHE和BHECHP的优良性能,为蓄热储能式功能性充填在深部矿井的应用与探索提供了理论指导。

     

    Abstract: Geothermal resources are abundant in deep mines. Functional backfill technology combines deep mining and deep geothermal mining to achieve a win-win situation for mineral and geothermal resource development and is an important measure for extending the life of deep mines. In this paper, on the basis of an analysis of the research status of geothermal resource extraction through tubes embedded in backfill bodies in mines, a horizontal square-spiral-type backfill heat exchangers (S-S BHE) is proposed. Considering the significant influence of groundwater advection on the heat extraction of backfill heat exchangers (BHE) in mines and the relative scarcity of previous studies, a verified three-dimensional unsteady BHE model coupling heat transfer and seepage are established using COMSOL software. Based on this model, a mathematical model of the backfill heat exchanger coupled heat pump (BHECHP), and four comprehensive evaluation indicators are established. Firstly, the performance of the S-S BHE is compared with that of two typical serpentine BHEs under the same geometric and physical conditions. The results show that the S-S BHE performs better than the two serpentine BHEs across the board, and the advantage is more substantial under situations of higher permeability flow. Secondly, the characteristics of the S-S BHE and its coupled heat pump are examined in relation to the in-tube flow rate, tube spacing, seepage velocity, and inlet water temperature. The in-tube flow rate and seepage velocity are found to have the most significant effects on the comprehensive evaluation indicators. The average heat transfer power per unit of tube length increases with flow rate, but the heating seasonal performance factor (HSPF) decreases obviously. The analysis revealed an optimum interval of 0.4–0.6 m·s−1 for the flow rate in the tube, where the flow of circulating water in the tube is in transition from the transition zone to the fully turbulent flow zone. The effect of seepage velocity is negligible at less than 10–6 m·s−1, and all comprehensive evaluation indicators present linearly increasing trends in the usual seepage range of 10–6 to 10–5 m·s−1. Finally, an ecological evaluation of the S-S BHECHP was conducted. A comparison with traditional heating methods reveals that the heating method using S-S BHECHP has a significant energy saving and carbon reduction effect. The primary energy consumption and carbon emissions of the S-S BHECHP are reduced by 83.39%, 61.57%, and 56.84% compared to the regenerative electric boiler, coal-fired boiler, and air-source heat pump, respectively. The findings of this study show how well the S-S BHE and the S-S BHECHP performance, and they also provide some theoretical recommendations for the application and exploration of heat storage/energy storage functional backfill in deep mines.

     

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