US20170299225A9 - Twisted conduit for geothermal heat exchange - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the arrangement of pipes for geothermal heat exchange and in particular to arrangements of a plurality of pipes twisted onto a central conduit for geothermal heat exchange.
- Geothermal heat exchange structures are well known and include a broad array of configurations for the exchange of heat between an environmental conditioning device and the earth.
- An idealized example of an environmental conditioning system with a geothermal heat exchanger is shown in FIG. 1 .
- the environmental conditioning systems defined herein include a geothermal heat exchanger that provide environmental conditioning for a structure 2 using an environmental conditioning apparatus such as a heat pump or other similar device 4 that is in fluid communication with a pipe 5 that contains a liquid for the transfer of heat.
- Pipe 5 is a geothermal heat exchanger positioned in a hole 6 in the ground 8 .
- Pipe 5 can be a single loop, a single pipe with multiple branches, a coaxial pipe and multiple pipes depending upon the desired construction of the geothermal heating system.
- Environmental conditioning apparatus or heat pumps 4 that use geothermal heat exchangers are commonly identified as heating and cooling systems.
- Geothermal heat pumps 4 are known for their superior performance in delivering energy conserving heating and/or cooling to homes, industrial buildings and residential and industrial complexes in many climates.
- environmental conditioning apparatus include heating, cooling and combined heating and cooling systems.
- ground loop technologies include the following: horizontal ground loops, vertical ground loops, and slinky coil ground loops.
- the slinky coil ground loop is a variation of the horizontal ground loop and it too requires a substantial amount of horizontal land as do other horizontal ground loops.
- Vertical loops include multiple pipe vertical loops that use less horizontal land, but their structural configurations and relationship to the borehole still limit heat transfer.
- Ground loops are usually required to be at least partially grouted as part of their installation. Horizontal and/or multi-angled boreholes can also require grouting. While the thermal or heat transfer coefficients of grouts vary, it is preferred to grout the entire borehole of vertical installations. The goal is to preclude voids in the grout that reduce the efficiency of the heat transfer.
- the standard practice is to insert a grout pipe all the way to the bottom of the bore and fill the borehole from the bottom up. This process also displaces any water that has pooled at the bottom of the borehole.
- the grout pipe takes up space in the borehole and can be difficult to insert into the borehole as it has a tendency to catch on irregularities in the surface of the wall of the borehole as well as the pipes. Further installations that only provide bottom to up grouting through a tremie are vulnerable to the creation of voids in and around the arranged pipes and clamps.
- headers, footers and clips in various forms that position individual pipes 5 relative to one another, a tremie type pipe and/or the wall of the borehole.
- Some multiple pipe configurations include secondary branches that define loops. These branched structures join branches using extended rigid connectors that are known as headers and footers that divide and/or connect pipes 5 in fixed spaced separation relative to one another. Headers and footers, however, take up an excessive amount of horizontal and/or in particular vertical space in the earth which undesirably increases time and cost for installation.
- Clips and springs and even headers and footers keep the pipes separated and oriented advantageously where the pipe is close to objects. Problems arise, however, because the Clips are typically installed every 10-20 feet and between the clips the pipes are not controlled and can maneuver themselves into undesirable positions away from the borehole wall. Clips have some advantages in potentially fixing the position of pipes 5 relative to one another, a tremie pipe or the borehole in proximity to the clip, but clips require manual positioning prior to installation and take up valuable space within the borehole. The taking of excessive space in the borehole can undesirably reduce the quantity and/or size of pipes 5 in the borehole and complicate the use of a tremie pipe and/or grouting due the position of the clips extending transverse to the alignment of the borehole. Headers, footers and clips also limit the flexibility of arranging pipes 5 in that the ability to add or remove one or more pipes can be burdensome and require the changing of headers and/or footers as well as the type of clip installed on pipes 5 .
- Coaxial pipes are typically straight pipes with thicker walls that structurally support and maintain the relative position of the inner walls of the pipe that separate the inflow and outflow.
- the thickness of walls of coaxial pipes undesirably decreases the heat exchange properties of those pipes.
- Further straight pipes 5 require the creation of turbulent flow in order to achieved preferred rates of heat transfer or exchange. This requires the insertion of mechanical interruptions in the interior of pipe 5 such as undulations and/or vanes that deflect and/or interrupt the flow in pipe 5 to create turbulent flow in pipe 5 with elevated Reynolds numbers and enhanced heat transfer.
- the creation of turbulent flow is commonly created through high flow rates of the heat exchanging fluid within pipe 5 and can result in undesirable increased power consumption of the overall system.
- the geothermal heat exchange apparatus includes a twisted, approximately parallel and spaced arrangement of individual pipes of a plurality of pipes around a central conduit.
- the geothermal heat exchange apparatus is flexible and can be compactly coiled for storage and transportation as a complete assembly and then readily installed in a borehole.
- the twist of the plurality of pipes controls the position of each pipe of the plurality of pipes ensuring contact with the center conduit and establishing each pipe of the plurality of pipes in an approximately fixed spaced relation relative to the other pipes of the plurality of pipes.
- the present disclosure is a novel structure of a geothermal heat exchange apparatus that facilitates the ease of storage, transportation, installation and thermal transfer efficiency.
- the geothermal heat exchange apparatus includes the twisting of a plurality of pipes onto a central conduit in a compact minimum diameter form that can be readily uncoiled and inserted into a borehole. It is understood that while it is preferred in general to minimize the diameter of the borehole, there are applications in which the minimum diameter borehole is not necessarily the most desired or preferred approach for heat exchange. It is understood that it can be desirable to drill the borehole to a desired diameter vice the minimum diameter for the installation of the compact geothermal heat exchange apparatus.
- the structure of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus makes more efficient use of the borehole space by placing more pipe into the borehole in a compact spaced arrangement for heat transfer.
- the unique structural arrangement of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus creates additional surface area for heat transfer surface through flexible thin walled pipes in a small diameter borehole.
- the twisted plurality of pipes is wrapped in helical arrangement that is in contact with the center conduit such that the interface between the plurality of pipes and the central conduit bind the plurality of pipes in position on the central conduit.
- This structural arrangement also provides support for retaining the relative position of each pipe during installation in a relatively tight borehole.
- the flexible nature of the conduit and the plurality of pipes in a twisted arrangement is easily coiled and transported in a roll to a job site.
- An arrangement of flexible pipes for geothermal heat exchange comprises a central conduit and a plurality of pipes.
- the central conduit has a tubular structure that includes a first end portion and an opposed second end portion.
- the central conduit defines an aperture in the first end portion that is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the central conduit and extends the first end portion and the second end portion.
- Each pipe of the plurality of pipes has a first end portion and an opposed second end portion.
- Each pipe has a tubular structure that preferably has a circular cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
- the plurality of pipes is twisted around the central conduit in an approximately parallel arrangement and in an approximately fixed spaced separation that defines a gap between adjacent pipes.
- Each pipe of the plurality of pipes is positioned in direct contact with the central conduit.
- the second end portion of each pipe of the plurality of pipes is connected by a joint.
- the geothermal heat exchange apparatus is flexible and coilable into a roll.
- the first end portion of each pipe of the plurality of pipes is adapted to connect to an external environmental control system for the transfer of a liquid that is a heat exchange medium through the plurality of pipes.
- the plurality of pipes provides an extended arcuate pathway for the exchange of heat through the plurality of pipes and between the liquid and the earth.
- the external environmental control system at least includes heating and/or cooling.
- Each pipe of the plurality of pipes is connected to one U-bend.
- the U-bend preferably connects the pipes of the plurality of pipes in the twisted approximately parallel arrangement.
- the first end portion of a first set of pipes connects to a first manifold that receives inflow to the first set of pipes and a second set of pipes connects to a second manifold that receives outflow from the second set of pipes.
- the first set of pipes and the second set of pipes comprise the plurality of pipes.
- the manifold is adapted to connect to the external environmental control system.
- the joint receives and redirects the flow from a first set of pipes of the plurality of pipes to at least one outflow pipe.
- the first set of pipes and the at least one outflow pipe comprise the plurality of pipes.
- the joint can be a manifold that defines a reservoir.
- the manifold receives the flow from a first set of pipes of the plurality of pipes and directs the flow into the reservoir and redirects the flow from the reservoir into a second end portion of at least one outflow pipe.
- the first set of pipes and the at least one outflow pipe comprise the plurality of pipes of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus.
- the geothermal heat exchange apparatus can further include bands transverse to a longitudinal axis of the multipipe arrangement.
- the center pipe is a through pipe that defines a first aperture that extends between the first end portion and the second end portion.
- the diameter of each pipe of the plurality of pipes in the twisted arrangement can vary.
- the plurality of pipes includes at least one pair of pipes. The second end portion of each pipe of the at least one pair of pipes connects to a U-bend type joint.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an idealized prior art environmental control system that uses a single conduit for geothermal heat exchange;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus of the present disclosure
- FIG. 3 is a partial cut-away perspective view of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 4 is a cross-section taken along lines 4 - 4 of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus of FIG. 2 coiled into a roll;
- FIG. 6 is a side perspective view of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus of FIG. 2 positioned in a borehole in the earth, a source of grout connected to the geothermal heat exchange apparatus;
- FIG. 7 is a side perspective view of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus of FIG. 6 positioned and grouted in the borehole;
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional taken along lines 8 - 8 of FIG. 7 showing the grout filling the borehole, around the plurality of pipes and the center conduit.
- a geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 includes a center conduit 12 and a plurality of pipes 14 .
- the plurality of pipes 14 is positioned in a twisted arrangement on center conduit 12 .
- Geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 defines a first longitudinal axis-X aligned with a centerline of central conduit 12 .
- Center conduit or conduit 12 has a flexible tubular structure that includes a first end portion 16 and an opposed second end portion 18 .
- the tubular wall of conduit 12 defines an aperture 20 that is a through hole that extends between first end portion 16 and second end portion 18 .
- Aperture 20 has a first inside diameter.
- the corrugated center conduit 12 dimensions include an inside diameter of approximately 1.9 inches, outside diameter of approximately 2.375 inches and a wall thickness of approximately 1/16 th or 0.0625 inches. It is understood that the size of the inside diameter can vary depending upon the intended geothermal heat exchange application.
- geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 has an approximately tubular overall structure defined by through hole 20 of the center conduit 12 and the twisting arrangement of the plurality of pipes 14 around central conduit 12 .
- Plurality of pipes 14 has a flexible tubular structure that includes a first end portion 22 and an opposed second end portion 24 .
- Each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 is a conduit that defines an aperture 26 that is a through hole that extends between the first end portion 22 and the second end portion 24 .
- Aperture 26 of each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 is shown as having a relatively small diameter relative to center conduit 12 , but the size of each pipe 15 and the corresponding aperture 26 of each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 can vary depending upon the intended application.
- individual pipes 15 of the plurality pipes 14 are standard % or 0.75 inch inside diameter of pipes 15 with a wall thickness of approximately 0.078 inch.
- the size of each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 is varied to accommodate the liquid flow and/or cooling demand for a given application.
- first end portions 22 of the inflow pipes 14 A of the plurality of pipes 14 connect to at least one manifold 28 .
- first end portions 22 of inflow pipes 14 A of first manifold 28 connect to a first manifold 28 and the first end portions 22 of the outflow pipes 14 B of the plurality of pipes 14 connect to a second manifold 28 .
- the number of manifolds 28 can vary depending upon the intended geothermal heat exchange application.
- Geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 can optionally include one or more manifolds that are connected in the field either before or after installation in the borehole.
- manifolds 28 can be connected the plurality of pipes in a controlled setting during the assembly of geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 .
- Each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 is twisted onto and preferably around the central conduit or conduit 12 in a parallel, spaced and twisted arrangement. Twisted onto as defined herein includes directly positioning the plurality of pipes 14 in direct contact with central conduit 12 in an arcuate arrangement. In the preferred embodiment the plurality of pipes 14 is positioned in an approximately parallel spaced helical arrangement around the central conduit 12 . Each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 is approximately in direct contact with central conduit 12 . Each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 is positioned in approximately fixed spaced separation on center conduit 12 relative to the adjacent pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 .
- the plurality of pipes 14 is a multipipe or multiple pipe twisted arrangement of the plurality of pipes 14 around center conduit 12 .
- Individual pipes 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 can vary in their respective inside diameters, the quantity of pipes 15 in the plurality of pipes 14 and the arrangement of pipes 15 on center conduit 12 depending upon the intended application of geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 .
- the second end portion 24 of each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 connects to a joint 30 to define four (4) pairs of pipes 15 with each pair of pipes 15 connected by one joint 30 .
- joint 30 is a U-bend that receives the downwardly directed inflow from a first pipe 15 of a first set of pipes 14 A and redirects the flow upwardly into a second pipe 15 of a second set of pipes 14 B connected to manifold 28 in this one example.
- the plurality of pipes 14 and joint 30 include, for example, three (3) pairs of pipes 15 with each pair of pipes 15 connected by one joint 30 .
- Additional arrangements include joint 30 having a manifold type structure that connects to the second end portions of the first set of pipes 14 A and to the second end portion of the second set of pipes 14 B that includes at least one pipe 15 .
- joint 30 can for example receive the flow input from first set of pipes 14 A that is four (4) pipes 15 and redirect that flow into the second set of pipes 14 B that is the same or a different quantity of pipes 15 than first set of pipes 14 A.
- joint 30 receives the input flow of four (4) pipes 15 with an inside diameter of approximately 0.8 inches that is the first set of pipes 14 A and redirects and realigns that flow in to joint 30 to the second set of pipes 14 B that is a single pipe 15 with an inside diameter of approximately 1.6 inches.
- the first set of pipes 14 A of the plurality of pipes 14 for inflow can be a single pipe 15 and the second set of pipes 14 B for outflow can be multiple pipes 15 .
- Center conduit 12 preferably has a length that is less than that of the plurality of pipes 14 in order to accommodate the central positioning of one or more joints 30 within the compact diameter of geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 .
- the plurality of pipes 14 and/or one or more joints 30 extend past conduit 12 .
- Center conduit 12 can be any shape of tubular conduit, but preferably has a circular cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
- conduit 12 can have a structure that facilitates flexing and reduces the minimum bend radius for applications such as, for example, coiling into a roll.
- These structures of the tubular wall of conduit 12 can include, but are not limited to undulations in any form to include corrugations 36 that retain the approximately continuous inside diameter during flexing.
- Plurality of pipes 14 is preferably positioned on central conduit 12 in a twisted arrangement.
- each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 is positioned in an approximately fixed spaced separation with other pipes 15 in the plurality of pipes 14 .
- a space or gap 32 is defined by the fixed spaced separation between each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 .
- Geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 can further include one or more bands 34 around the twisted plurality of pipes 14 on center conduit 12 .
- Bands 34 can optionally assist in fixing the spacing between each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 .
- Bands 34 are preferably tape, but can be any type of structural band that assists in the retention of the spaced separation between each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 .
- bands 34 are positioned approximately every four feet along the length of the plurality of pipes 14 , but it is understood that this can vary with the size of each pipe 15 and size of the plurality of pipes 14 overall.
- Center conduit 12 can have a solid tubular wall, but the tubular wall of conduit 12 preferably defines a plurality of apertures 38 .
- the shape of apertures 38 is shown as being circular, but it is understood that apertures 38 can have any shape and/or directional alignment suitable for the flow of grout from conduit 12 through apertures 38 .
- the plurality of pipes 14 is in direct contact with central conduit in this one preferred embodiment.
- Each pipe 15 of plurality of pipes 14 is separated by gap or space 32 defined between adjacent pipes 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 .
- the plurality of pipes 14 is twisted such that it is tight bound to center conduit 12 .
- Band 34 can optionally augment the retention of the plurality of pipes 14 in fixed spaced separation.
- the geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 is structured for flexibility that includes the bending and coiling of assembled plurality of pipes 14 in the assembled twisted preferably helical arrangement around flexible center conduit 12 .
- Geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 can also be readily uncoiled into a linear alignment. This flexibility and compactness makes the geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 easy to store, transport and install. Once uncoiled, the linearly extended assembly 10 can be readily installed down a borehole.
- the plurality of pipes 14 can have one or more joints 30 installed while coiled as well as one or more manifolds 28 .
- the combination of manifolds 28 and joints 30 connected to the first end portion 22 and second end portion 24 , respectively of the plurality of pipes 14 can be used to retain the plurality of pipes 14 in direct contact with conduit 12 and retain the desired separation between individual pipes 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 without the need for bands 34 .
- geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 has been extended from the coiled position to a linear position in an approximately vertical borehole 6 in the ground. It is understood that borehole 6 is not required to be vertical and can be angled from the vertical.
- an external source of grout 9 is used to supply grout 40 into center conduit 12 aperture 20 in first end portion 16 .
- Grout 40 is preferably pumped under pressure down conduit 12 and out through aperture 20 in the second end portion 18 .
- Grout 40 surrounds the geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 in borehole 6 through the primary loading of the grout at the bottom of the borehole and filling the borehole 6 vertically upward as is common practice.
- grout 40 advantageously passes through apertures 38 in the tubular wall of conduit 12 in order to provide grout 40 transverse to the longitudinal axis in order to properly fill the spaces 32 between the pipes 15 of the plurality of pipes 14 in approximately fixed spaced separation.
- bands 34 can be applied around the plurality of pipes 14 .
- the relatively thin walled structure of central conduit 12 and each pipe 15 of the plurality of pipes 15 of geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 that facilitates coiling also advantageously provides less thermal resistivity and correspondingly better heat transfer when the geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 is installed in the earth or ground 6 .
- geothermal heating exchange apparatus 10 fills center conduit 12 and surrounds geothermal heat exchange apparatus 10 in borehole 6 to include filling spaces 32 .
- Geothermal heating exchange apparatus 10 has an advantageous level of heat transfer due to the helical twist in the plurality of pipes 14 and the creation of secondary effects in the fluid flow in the plurality of pipes 14 . Secondary effects occurs in curved pipes 15 as the laminate flow against the boundary layer on the inside of each pipe 15 becomes a cross flow between the inner and outer pressure gradients experienced by the heat exchange fluid in the plurality of pipes 14 .
- the secondary flow results in elevated levels of heat transfer at relatively low Reynolds numbers in the range of 1,000 or less without the high turbulence and greater pump pressure demands required by straight pipes to achieve the approximately same level of heat transfer at Reynolds number in the range of approximately 2,500—approximately 3,000. Further, the combination of multiple relatively small diameter plurality of pipes 14 provides for increased surface area for heat transfer.
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A geothermal heat exchange apparatus is disclosed that comprises a flexible assembly of a plurality of pipes twisted on a central conduit. The central conduit has a tubular structure. The plurality of pipes is twisted around the central conduit. The plurality of pipes is adapted to connect to an external environmental control system that supplies a heat exchange liquid for the transfer of heat through the plurality of pipes. The geothermal heat exchange apparatus is adapted for positioning in a hole in the earth for the exchange of heat.
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- This application claims priority to and is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/385,378 filed Feb. 16, 2012 that is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/660,226 filed Feb. 23, 2010 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/385,383 filed Feb. 16, 2012 that is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/660,225 filed Feb. 23, 2010, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this application.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to the arrangement of pipes for geothermal heat exchange and in particular to arrangements of a plurality of pipes twisted onto a central conduit for geothermal heat exchange.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Geothermal heat exchange structures are well known and include a broad array of configurations for the exchange of heat between an environmental conditioning device and the earth. An idealized example of an environmental conditioning system with a geothermal heat exchanger is shown in
FIG. 1 . The environmental conditioning systems defined herein include a geothermal heat exchanger that provide environmental conditioning for astructure 2 using an environmental conditioning apparatus such as a heat pump or othersimilar device 4 that is in fluid communication with apipe 5 that contains a liquid for the transfer of heat. Pipe 5 is a geothermal heat exchanger positioned in ahole 6 in theground 8.Pipe 5 can be a single loop, a single pipe with multiple branches, a coaxial pipe and multiple pipes depending upon the desired construction of the geothermal heating system. - Environmental conditioning apparatus or
heat pumps 4 that use geothermal heat exchangers are commonly identified as heating and cooling systems.Geothermal heat pumps 4 are known for their superior performance in delivering energy conserving heating and/or cooling to homes, industrial buildings and residential and industrial complexes in many climates. As defined herein, environmental conditioning apparatus include heating, cooling and combined heating and cooling systems. See, for example, http://www.igshpa.okstate.edu/geothermal/geothermal.html; www.summitmechsystems.com/pages/3.1.html; www.renewableheating101.com/geothermal/loops; http://minnesotageothermalheatpumpassociation.com/geothermal/earth-loop-options/; and http://www.informedbuilding.com/Geothermal/Main16/Types-of-Geotherm. - However, a barrier to the wide spread use of geothermal heat exchangers is the high cost of installation of
pipe 5 ground loops that provide the essential heat transfer from the heat exchange liquid that is circulated throughpipes 5 to theearth 8. Also, the presently available ground-loop pipes 5 are limited in many instances in their ability to efficiently utilizevertical boreholes 6 and exchange heat with the earth. - Different geothermal heat exchangers have attempted to overcome these efficiency limitations. The aforementioned websites discuss the various ground loop technologies. Examples of commonly used ground loop technologies include the following: horizontal ground loops, vertical ground loops, and slinky coil ground loops. The slinky coil ground loop is a variation of the horizontal ground loop and it too requires a substantial amount of horizontal land as do other horizontal ground loops. Vertical loops include multiple pipe vertical loops that use less horizontal land, but their structural configurations and relationship to the borehole still limit heat transfer.
- Ground loops are usually required to be at least partially grouted as part of their installation. Horizontal and/or multi-angled boreholes can also require grouting. While the thermal or heat transfer coefficients of grouts vary, it is preferred to grout the entire borehole of vertical installations. The goal is to preclude voids in the grout that reduce the efficiency of the heat transfer. The standard practice is to insert a grout pipe all the way to the bottom of the bore and fill the borehole from the bottom up. This process also displaces any water that has pooled at the bottom of the borehole. The grout pipe, however, takes up space in the borehole and can be difficult to insert into the borehole as it has a tendency to catch on irregularities in the surface of the wall of the borehole as well as the pipes. Further installations that only provide bottom to up grouting through a tremie are vulnerable to the creation of voids in and around the arranged pipes and clamps.
- When
multiple pipes 5 are closely arranged for geothermal heat exchange, it is known that spacing the pipes enhances the heat transfer by increasing the heat transfer surface area. Methods of keeping adjoining pipes separated include the use of headers, footers and clips, in various forms that positionindividual pipes 5 relative to one another, a tremie type pipe and/or the wall of the borehole. Some multiple pipe configurations include secondary branches that define loops. These branched structures join branches using extended rigid connectors that are known as headers and footers that divide and/or connectpipes 5 in fixed spaced separation relative to one another. Headers and footers, however, take up an excessive amount of horizontal and/or in particular vertical space in the earth which undesirably increases time and cost for installation. - Clips and springs and even headers and footers, keep the pipes separated and oriented advantageously where the pipe is close to objects. Problems arise, however, because the Clips are typically installed every 10-20 feet and between the clips the pipes are not controlled and can maneuver themselves into undesirable positions away from the borehole wall. Clips have some advantages in potentially fixing the position of
pipes 5 relative to one another, a tremie pipe or the borehole in proximity to the clip, but clips require manual positioning prior to installation and take up valuable space within the borehole. The taking of excessive space in the borehole can undesirably reduce the quantity and/or size ofpipes 5 in the borehole and complicate the use of a tremie pipe and/or grouting due the position of the clips extending transverse to the alignment of the borehole. Headers, footers and clips also limit the flexibility of arrangingpipes 5 in that the ability to add or remove one or more pipes can be burdensome and require the changing of headers and/or footers as well as the type of clip installed onpipes 5. - It is also known that geothermal heat exchange applications using straight and/or rigid pipes have multiple limitations that include transportation and manual labor required to connect and then install the one or more
straight pipes 5. Coaxial pipes are typically straight pipes with thicker walls that structurally support and maintain the relative position of the inner walls of the pipe that separate the inflow and outflow. The thickness of walls of coaxial pipes undesirably decreases the heat exchange properties of those pipes. Furtherstraight pipes 5 require the creation of turbulent flow in order to achieved preferred rates of heat transfer or exchange. This requires the insertion of mechanical interruptions in the interior ofpipe 5 such as undulations and/or vanes that deflect and/or interrupt the flow inpipe 5 to create turbulent flow inpipe 5 with elevated Reynolds numbers and enhanced heat transfer. The creation of turbulent flow is commonly created through high flow rates of the heat exchanging fluid withinpipe 5 and can result in undesirable increased power consumption of the overall system. - Heretofore there has not been a high efficiency compact and flexible arrangement of a plurality of pipes for geothermal heat exchange. The geothermal heat exchange apparatus includes a twisted, approximately parallel and spaced arrangement of individual pipes of a plurality of pipes around a central conduit. The geothermal heat exchange apparatus is flexible and can be compactly coiled for storage and transportation as a complete assembly and then readily installed in a borehole. The twist of the plurality of pipes controls the position of each pipe of the plurality of pipes ensuring contact with the center conduit and establishing each pipe of the plurality of pipes in an approximately fixed spaced relation relative to the other pipes of the plurality of pipes.
- The present disclosure is a novel structure of a geothermal heat exchange apparatus that facilitates the ease of storage, transportation, installation and thermal transfer efficiency. Specifically, the geothermal heat exchange apparatus includes the twisting of a plurality of pipes onto a central conduit in a compact minimum diameter form that can be readily uncoiled and inserted into a borehole. It is understood that while it is preferred in general to minimize the diameter of the borehole, there are applications in which the minimum diameter borehole is not necessarily the most desired or preferred approach for heat exchange. It is understood that it can be desirable to drill the borehole to a desired diameter vice the minimum diameter for the installation of the compact geothermal heat exchange apparatus. The structure of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus makes more efficient use of the borehole space by placing more pipe into the borehole in a compact spaced arrangement for heat transfer. The unique structural arrangement of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus creates additional surface area for heat transfer surface through flexible thin walled pipes in a small diameter borehole. The twisted plurality of pipes is wrapped in helical arrangement that is in contact with the center conduit such that the interface between the plurality of pipes and the central conduit bind the plurality of pipes in position on the central conduit. This structural arrangement also provides support for retaining the relative position of each pipe during installation in a relatively tight borehole. The flexible nature of the conduit and the plurality of pipes in a twisted arrangement is easily coiled and transported in a roll to a job site.
- An arrangement of flexible pipes for geothermal heat exchange is described that comprises a central conduit and a plurality of pipes. The central conduit has a tubular structure that includes a first end portion and an opposed second end portion. The central conduit defines an aperture in the first end portion that is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the central conduit and extends the first end portion and the second end portion.
- Each pipe of the plurality of pipes has a first end portion and an opposed second end portion. Each pipe has a tubular structure that preferably has a circular cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The plurality of pipes is twisted around the central conduit in an approximately parallel arrangement and in an approximately fixed spaced separation that defines a gap between adjacent pipes. Each pipe of the plurality of pipes is positioned in direct contact with the central conduit. The second end portion of each pipe of the plurality of pipes is connected by a joint. The geothermal heat exchange apparatus is flexible and coilable into a roll. The first end portion of each pipe of the plurality of pipes is adapted to connect to an external environmental control system for the transfer of a liquid that is a heat exchange medium through the plurality of pipes. The plurality of pipes provides an extended arcuate pathway for the exchange of heat through the plurality of pipes and between the liquid and the earth. The external environmental control system at least includes heating and/or cooling.
- Each pipe of the plurality of pipes is connected to one U-bend. The U-bend preferably connects the pipes of the plurality of pipes in the twisted approximately parallel arrangement. The first end portion of a first set of pipes connects to a first manifold that receives inflow to the first set of pipes and a second set of pipes connects to a second manifold that receives outflow from the second set of pipes. The first set of pipes and the second set of pipes comprise the plurality of pipes. The manifold is adapted to connect to the external environmental control system.
- The joint receives and redirects the flow from a first set of pipes of the plurality of pipes to at least one outflow pipe. The first set of pipes and the at least one outflow pipe comprise the plurality of pipes. The joint can be a manifold that defines a reservoir. The manifold receives the flow from a first set of pipes of the plurality of pipes and directs the flow into the reservoir and redirects the flow from the reservoir into a second end portion of at least one outflow pipe. The first set of pipes and the at least one outflow pipe comprise the plurality of pipes of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus.
- The geothermal heat exchange apparatus can further include bands transverse to a longitudinal axis of the multipipe arrangement. The center pipe is a through pipe that defines a first aperture that extends between the first end portion and the second end portion. The diameter of each pipe of the plurality of pipes in the twisted arrangement can vary. In one preferred embodiment, the plurality of pipes includes at least one pair of pipes. The second end portion of each pipe of the at least one pair of pipes connects to a U-bend type joint.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an idealized prior art environmental control system that uses a single conduit for geothermal heat exchange; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 3 is a partial cut-away perspective view of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is a cross-section taken along lines 4-4 of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus ofFIG. 2 coiled into a roll; -
FIG. 6 is a side perspective view of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus ofFIG. 2 positioned in a borehole in the earth, a source of grout connected to the geothermal heat exchange apparatus; -
FIG. 7 is a side perspective view of the geothermal heat exchange apparatus ofFIG. 6 positioned and grouted in the borehole; and -
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional taken along lines 8-8 ofFIG. 7 showing the grout filling the borehole, around the plurality of pipes and the center conduit. - Referring initially to
FIG. 2 , a geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10 includes acenter conduit 12 and a plurality ofpipes 14. The plurality ofpipes 14 is positioned in a twisted arrangement oncenter conduit 12. Geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10 defines a first longitudinal axis-X aligned with a centerline ofcentral conduit 12. - Center conduit or
conduit 12 has a flexible tubular structure that includes afirst end portion 16 and an opposedsecond end portion 18. The tubular wall ofconduit 12 defines anaperture 20 that is a through hole that extends betweenfirst end portion 16 andsecond end portion 18.Aperture 20 has a first inside diameter. In one preferred embodiment, thecorrugated center conduit 12 dimensions include an inside diameter of approximately 1.9 inches, outside diameter of approximately 2.375 inches and a wall thickness of approximately 1/16th or 0.0625 inches. It is understood that the size of the inside diameter can vary depending upon the intended geothermal heat exchange application. - As shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3 , geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10 has an approximately tubular overall structure defined by throughhole 20 of thecenter conduit 12 and the twisting arrangement of the plurality ofpipes 14 aroundcentral conduit 12. Plurality ofpipes 14 has a flexible tubular structure that includes afirst end portion 22 and an opposedsecond end portion 24. Eachpipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14 is a conduit that defines anaperture 26 that is a through hole that extends between thefirst end portion 22 and thesecond end portion 24.Aperture 26 of eachpipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14 is shown as having a relatively small diameter relative to centerconduit 12, but the size of eachpipe 15 and the correspondingaperture 26 of eachpipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14 can vary depending upon the intended application. In one preferred embodiment,individual pipes 15 of theplurality pipes 14 are standard % or 0.75 inch inside diameter ofpipes 15 with a wall thickness of approximately 0.078 inch. The size of eachpipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14 is varied to accommodate the liquid flow and/or cooling demand for a given application. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , thefirst end portions 22 of theinflow pipes 14A of the plurality ofpipes 14 connect to at least onemanifold 28. In one preferred embodiment,first end portions 22 ofinflow pipes 14A offirst manifold 28 connect to afirst manifold 28 and thefirst end portions 22 of theoutflow pipes 14B of the plurality ofpipes 14 connect to asecond manifold 28. It is understood that the number ofmanifolds 28 can vary depending upon the intended geothermal heat exchange application. Geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10 can optionally include one or more manifolds that are connected in the field either before or after installation in the borehole. Alternatively,manifolds 28 can be connected the plurality of pipes in a controlled setting during the assembly of geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10. - Each
pipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14 is twisted onto and preferably around the central conduit orconduit 12 in a parallel, spaced and twisted arrangement. Twisted onto as defined herein includes directly positioning the plurality ofpipes 14 in direct contact withcentral conduit 12 in an arcuate arrangement. In the preferred embodiment the plurality ofpipes 14 is positioned in an approximately parallel spaced helical arrangement around thecentral conduit 12. Eachpipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14 is approximately in direct contact withcentral conduit 12. Eachpipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14 is positioned in approximately fixed spaced separation oncenter conduit 12 relative to theadjacent pipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14. - The plurality of
pipes 14 is a multipipe or multiple pipe twisted arrangement of the plurality ofpipes 14 aroundcenter conduit 12.Individual pipes 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14 can vary in their respective inside diameters, the quantity ofpipes 15 in the plurality ofpipes 14 and the arrangement ofpipes 15 oncenter conduit 12 depending upon the intended application of geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10. For example, in one preferred embodiment, there are a total of eight (8)pipes 15 in a twisted arrangement around theconduit 12. Thesecond end portion 24 of eachpipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14 connects to a joint 30 to define four (4) pairs ofpipes 15 with each pair ofpipes 15 connected by one joint 30. In this one preferred embodiment, joint 30 is a U-bend that receives the downwardly directed inflow from afirst pipe 15 of a first set ofpipes 14A and redirects the flow upwardly into asecond pipe 15 of a second set ofpipes 14B connected tomanifold 28 in this one example. - Other arrangements the plurality of
pipes 14 and joint 30 include, for example, three (3) pairs ofpipes 15 with each pair ofpipes 15 connected by one joint 30. Additional arrangements include joint 30 having a manifold type structure that connects to the second end portions of the first set ofpipes 14A and to the second end portion of the second set ofpipes 14B that includes at least onepipe 15. Thus, joint 30 can for example receive the flow input from first set ofpipes 14A that is four (4)pipes 15 and redirect that flow into the second set ofpipes 14B that is the same or a different quantity ofpipes 15 than first set ofpipes 14A. As another example, in one preferred embodiment, joint 30 receives the input flow of four (4)pipes 15 with an inside diameter of approximately 0.8 inches that is the first set ofpipes 14A and redirects and realigns that flow in to joint 30 to the second set ofpipes 14B that is asingle pipe 15 with an inside diameter of approximately 1.6 inches. Similarly, the first set ofpipes 14A of the plurality ofpipes 14 for inflow can be asingle pipe 15 and the second set ofpipes 14B for outflow can bemultiple pipes 15. -
Center conduit 12 preferably has a length that is less than that of the plurality ofpipes 14 in order to accommodate the central positioning of one ormore joints 30 within the compact diameter of geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10. In one preferred embodiment, the plurality ofpipes 14 and/or one ormore joints 30 extendpast conduit 12.Center conduit 12 can be any shape of tubular conduit, but preferably has a circular cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. In addition,conduit 12 can have a structure that facilitates flexing and reduces the minimum bend radius for applications such as, for example, coiling into a roll. These structures of the tubular wall ofconduit 12 can include, but are not limited to undulations in any form to includecorrugations 36 that retain the approximately continuous inside diameter during flexing. - Plurality of
pipes 14 is preferably positioned oncentral conduit 12 in a twisted arrangement. In addition, eachpipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14 is positioned in an approximately fixed spaced separation withother pipes 15 in the plurality ofpipes 14. A space orgap 32 is defined by the fixed spaced separation between eachpipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14. - Geothermal
heat exchange apparatus 10 can further include one ormore bands 34 around the twisted plurality ofpipes 14 oncenter conduit 12.Bands 34 can optionally assist in fixing the spacing between eachpipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14.Bands 34 are preferably tape, but can be any type of structural band that assists in the retention of the spaced separation between eachpipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14. In the preferred embodiment,bands 34 are positioned approximately every four feet along the length of the plurality ofpipes 14, but it is understood that this can vary with the size of eachpipe 15 and size of the plurality ofpipes 14 overall. -
Center conduit 12 can have a solid tubular wall, but the tubular wall ofconduit 12 preferably defines a plurality ofapertures 38. The shape ofapertures 38 is shown as being circular, but it is understood thatapertures 38 can have any shape and/or directional alignment suitable for the flow of grout fromconduit 12 throughapertures 38. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , the plurality ofpipes 14 is in direct contact with central conduit in this one preferred embodiment. Eachpipe 15 of plurality ofpipes 14 is separated by gap orspace 32 defined betweenadjacent pipes 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14. The plurality ofpipes 14 is twisted such that it is tight bound to centerconduit 12.Band 34 can optionally augment the retention of the plurality ofpipes 14 in fixed spaced separation. - Referring now to
FIG. 5 , the geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10 is structured for flexibility that includes the bending and coiling of assembled plurality ofpipes 14 in the assembled twisted preferably helical arrangement aroundflexible center conduit 12. Geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10 can also be readily uncoiled into a linear alignment. This flexibility and compactness makes the geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10 easy to store, transport and install. Once uncoiled, the linearly extendedassembly 10 can be readily installed down a borehole. The plurality ofpipes 14 can have one ormore joints 30 installed while coiled as well as one ormore manifolds 28. The combination ofmanifolds 28 andjoints 30 connected to thefirst end portion 22 andsecond end portion 24, respectively of the plurality ofpipes 14 can be used to retain the plurality ofpipes 14 in direct contact withconduit 12 and retain the desired separation betweenindividual pipes 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14 without the need forbands 34. - As shown in
FIGS. 5 and 6 , geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10 has been extended from the coiled position to a linear position in an approximatelyvertical borehole 6 in the ground. It is understood thatborehole 6 is not required to be vertical and can be angled from the vertical. Once positioned inborehole 6, an external source ofgrout 9 is used to supplygrout 40 intocenter conduit 12aperture 20 infirst end portion 16.Grout 40 is preferably pumped under pressure downconduit 12 and out throughaperture 20 in thesecond end portion 18.Grout 40 surrounds the geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10 inborehole 6 through the primary loading of the grout at the bottom of the borehole and filling theborehole 6 vertically upward as is common practice. In addition,grout 40 advantageously passes throughapertures 38 in the tubular wall ofconduit 12 in order to providegrout 40 transverse to the longitudinal axis in order to properly fill thespaces 32 between thepipes 15 of the plurality ofpipes 14 in approximately fixed spaced separation. As required for a given application,bands 34 can be applied around the plurality ofpipes 14. - The relatively thin walled structure of
central conduit 12 and eachpipe 15 of the plurality ofpipes 15 of geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10 that facilitates coiling also advantageously provides less thermal resistivity and correspondingly better heat transfer when the geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10 is installed in the earth orground 6. - Referring now to
FIG. 7 ,grout 40fills center conduit 12 and surrounds geothermalheat exchange apparatus 10 inborehole 6 to include fillingspaces 32. Geothermalheating exchange apparatus 10 has an advantageous level of heat transfer due to the helical twist in the plurality ofpipes 14 and the creation of secondary effects in the fluid flow in the plurality ofpipes 14. Secondary effects occurs incurved pipes 15 as the laminate flow against the boundary layer on the inside of eachpipe 15 becomes a cross flow between the inner and outer pressure gradients experienced by the heat exchange fluid in the plurality ofpipes 14. The secondary flow results in elevated levels of heat transfer at relatively low Reynolds numbers in the range of 1,000 or less without the high turbulence and greater pump pressure demands required by straight pipes to achieve the approximately same level of heat transfer at Reynolds number in the range of approximately 2,500—approximately 3,000. Further, the combination of multiple relatively small diameter plurality ofpipes 14 provides for increased surface area for heat transfer. - In the preceding specification, the present disclosure has been described with reference to specific exemplary embodiments thereof. It will be evident, however, that various modifications, combinations and changes may be made thereto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims that follow. While the present disclosure is described in terms of a series of embodiments, the present disclosure can combine one or more novel features of the different embodiments. The specification and drawings are accordingly to be regarded in an illustrative manner rather than a restrictive sense.
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1. A plurality of pipes in twisted arrangement for geothermal heat exchange, the arrangement of pipes comprises:
a central conduit having a first diameter, the central pipe has a first end portion and an opposed second end portion, the central conduit flexible; and
a plurality of pipes, each pipe of the plurality of pipes has a first end portion and an opposed second end portion, each pipe of the plurality of pipes is flexible, the plurality of pipes twisted around the central conduit in an approximately parallel arrangement, the plurality of pipes positioned in direct contact with the central conduit and each pipe of the plurality of pipes positioned in an approximately fixed spaced separation that defines a gap between adjacent pipes of the plurality of pipes, the second end portion of each pipe of the plurality of pipes connected by a joint, the arrangement of the plurality of pipes flexible and coilable into a roll, the first end portion of each pipe of the plurality of pipes adapted to connect to an external environmental control system.
2. The multipipe twisted arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the external environmental control system at least includes at least one of heating or cooling.
3. The multipipe twisted arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first end portion of a first set of pipes connects to a first manifold that receives inflow to the first set of pipes and a second set of pipes connects to a second manifold that receives outflow from the second set of pipes, the first set of pipes and the second set of pipes comprise the plurality of pipes, the manifold adapted to connect to the external environmental control system.
4. The multipipe twisted arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the joint receives and redirects the flow from a first set of pipes of the plurality of pipes to at least one outflow pipe, the first set of pipes and the at least one outflow pipe comprise, the plurality of pipes.
5. The multipipe twisted arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the joint is a manifold and the manifold defines a reservoir therein, the manifold receives the flow from a first set of pipes of the plurality of pipes and directs the flow into the reservoir and redirects the flow from the reservoir into a second end portion of an at least one outflow pipe, the first set of pipes and the at least one outflow pipe comprise the plurality of pipes.
6. The multipipe twisted arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the joint is a manifold and the manifold defines a reservoir therein, the manifold receives the flow from a first set of pipes of the plurality of pipes that is at least one pipe and directs the flow into the reservoir and redirects the flow from the reservoir into a second end portion of a second set of multiple outflow pipes, the at least one first set of pipes and the plurality of outflow pipes comprise the plurality of pipes.
7. The multipipe twisted arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the multipipe arrangement further includes bands transverse to the longitudinal axis of the multipipe arrangement.
8. The multipipe arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the center pipe is a through pipe that defines a first aperture in the first end portion and a second aperture in the second end portion.
9. The multipipe twisted arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pipes is held in the twisted arrangement against the central pipe by at least one joint and at least one manifold, the at least one manifold is connected to the first end portion of each pipe, of the plurality of pipes and the at least one joint is connected to the second end portion of each pipe of the plurality of pipes.
10. The multipipe twisted arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pipes is held in the twisted and spaced arrangement against the central pipe by at least one joint and at least one manifold, the at least one manifold is connected to the first end portion of each pipe of the plurality of pipes and the at least one joint is connected to the second end portion of each pipe of the plurality of pipes.
11. The multipipe twisted arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pipes includes at least one pair of pipes, the second end portion of each pipe of the at least one pair of pipes connect to the joint and the joint is a U-bend.
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