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Optimization of Thermal Energy Harvesting Road Pavement using Sustainable Conductive Material in Malaysia by Numerical Simulation

Version 1 : Received: 3 July 2023 / Approved: 4 July 2023 / Online: 4 July 2023 (07:53:54 CEST)

How to cite: Razeman, N.A.; Itam, Z.; Beddu, S.; Zawawi, M.H.; Zahari, N.M.; Syamsir, A.; Mohd Kamal, N.L.; Mohamad, D.; Abdul Razak, N. Optimization of Thermal Energy Harvesting Road Pavement using Sustainable Conductive Material in Malaysia by Numerical Simulation. Preprints 2023, 2023070151. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0151.v1 Razeman, N.A.; Itam, Z.; Beddu, S.; Zawawi, M.H.; Zahari, N.M.; Syamsir, A.; Mohd Kamal, N.L.; Mohamad, D.; Abdul Razak, N. Optimization of Thermal Energy Harvesting Road Pavement using Sustainable Conductive Material in Malaysia by Numerical Simulation. Preprints 2023, 2023070151. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0151.v1

Abstract

Solar pavement technology has numerous benefits for advanced life and environmental protection, including reduced fossil fuel usage, reduction harmful emissions from conventional electricity generation and handy reliable electricity via solar energy. This paper aims to find an alternative for cost effective renewable energy sources is in conjunction with the principles of sustainability. This research studies whether the application of thermal energy harvesting road pavement using sustainable conductive piping such as stainless steel, copper, and aluminium are feasible in Malaysia. The scope of the paper is to optimize the suitable parameters for different materials of thermal energy harvester such as pipe material, pipe depth inserted into pavement, types of pipe arrangement, pipe spacing, and flow rate for maximum thermal energy extraction using numerical simulation. The simulation is testing under engineering software ANSYS Workbench 19.2 (Fluent) and Solidworks 2020 to develop project prototype from optimize thermal energy harvester. Thus, serpentine copper pipe shows the highest heat efficiency which is 32.22% with the temperature outlet of 327.35K (54.21°C) at the pipe located at 50 mm from the surface pavement with the pipe spacing of 80 mm centre-to-centre.

Keywords

Solar pavement; temperature outlet; sustainable piping; energy harvesting; sustainable energy

Subject

Engineering, Civil Engineering

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