Parametric Study and Energy Performance of an Earth-Air Heat Exchanger for a Poultry House in Morocco

Azzeddine Laknizi, Mustapha Mahdaoui, Kamal Anoune, Mohamed Bakhouya, Abdelatif Ben Abdellah, Hamza Oussous

Abstract


In this paper, an earth-air heat exchanger is modeled to be used for cooling and heating a poultry house. A parametrical study was conducted to investigate the effects of the velocity of the air, the physical properties and the diameter of the tube on the thermal performance of the system. After that, an environmental evaluation of the earth-air heat exchanger was conducted.

The results showed that a heat exchanger of polyethylene material and diameter of 100 mm and length of 30 m with a velocity of 2 m/s gives a higher coefficient of performance and a higher efficiency. The energy performance of the system under the climate conditions of Marrakech-city shows that the system has the potential to save annually 146.38 MWh and 104.3 MWh in heating and cooling modes respectively. The environmental benefit in the reduction of greenhouse gases is estimated at an amount of32.2tCO2.


Keywords


earth-air heat exchanger; cooling; heating; poultry house; energy performance; environmental.

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