Energy-Saving Strategies and their Energy Analysis and Exergy Analysis for In Situ Thermal Remediation System of Polluted-Soil

Tian-Tian Li, Yun-Ze Li, Zhuang-Zhuang Zhai, En-Hui Li and Tong Li
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Tian-Tian Li: School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Yun-Ze Li: School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Zhuang-Zhuang Zhai: School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
En-Hui Li: School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Tong Li: Chengyi Academy of PKUHS, Peking University, Beijing 100080, China

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 20, 1-28

Abstract: The environmental safety of soil has become a severe problem in China with the boost of industrialization. Polluted-soil thermal remediation is a kind of suitable remediation technology for large-scale heavily contaminated industrial soil, with the advantages of being usable in off-grid areas and with a high fuel to energy conversion rate. Research on energy-saving strategies is beneficial for resource utilization. Focused on energy saving and efficiency promotion of polluted-soil in situ thermal remediation system, this paper presents three energy-saving strategies: Variable-condition mode (VCM), heat-returning mode (HRM) and air-preheating mode (APM). The energy analysis based on the first law of thermodynamics and exergy analysis based on the second law of thermodynamics are completed. By comparing the results, the most effective part of the energy-saving strategy for variable-condition mode is that high savings in the amount of natural gas (NG) used can be achieved, from 0.1124 to 0.0299 kg·s −1 in the first stage. Energy-saving strategies for heat-returning mode and air-preheating mode have higher utilization ratios than the basic method (BM) for the reason they make full use of waste heat. As a whole, a combination of energy-saving strategies can improve the fuel savings and energy efficiency at the same time.

Keywords: contaminated soil; polluted soil; thermal desorption; thermal remediation; energy analysis and exergy analysis; energy saving (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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