摘要 |
The subject of the invention is buried devices for storing heat and the method of construction of these. An underground heat store according to the invention comprises a compartment composed of a flexible and watertight thin envelope 2 which is surrounded by a thermally insulating coating 3 and which is filled with sand 4 saturated with water. One or more coil exchangers 5 are embedded in the sand and connected to external pipes 6, 7. One application is the seasonal storage of heat which is captured by solar collectors. <IMAGE> |