| 摘要 |
The present invention provides a load bearing pile arrangement (2) comprising a plurality of load bearing construction pile assemblies (4), each of which comprises a pile (6) provided with a support manifold (8) at an upper end (10) thereof. Each pile (6) includes an outer tube (14) and an inner tube (16) between which, when the assembly (4) is in use, provides a pathway for fluid pumped from above and down through the inner tube (16) to a vortex manifold (32) where the fluid is caused to swirl before passing upwards between the inner tube (16) and the outer tube (14). The fluid is also caused to swirl as it passes upwards between the tubes (14) and (16) by at least one collar (44) comprising an annular ring (46) fixedly mounted on the tube (16), the ring (46) having helices (48), which cause the fluid to continue swirling as it passes upwards between the tubes (14) and (16). In use, the load bearing pile arrangement can be used to: recover heat from the surrounding ground; store heat in the surrounding ground; or, to store coolth, especially in a desert locality. |
