Environmental and Economic Impact of the Antifreeze Agents in Geothermal Heat Exchangers

 Borehole heat exchangers (BHEs) generally employ water-antifreeze solutions to allow working fluid temperatures to fall below 0 °C. However, some local regulations have forbidden antifreeze additives (even non-toxic ones) to avoid groundwater pollution in case of pipe leakage. This paper presents a...

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Main Authors: Nicola Bartolini, Alessandro Casasso, Carlo Bianco, Rajandrea Sethi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/21/5653