Abstract
The road surfaces on bridges freeze faster than road surfaces of free sections in the winter. This clearly increases the risk of accident and forces winter services to an increased employment. Under this aspect, the polymer specialist Rehau AG and Co. (Rehau, Federal Republic of Germany) developed a piping system for the geothermal heating of bridges. This heating system has to adapt the lane conditions on bridges to the lane conditions of the adjacent roads. The energy demand for the operation of the bridge heating is to be kept as low as possible. In particular, a PE-Xa pipe with an aluminium layer and an outside protective layer consisting of PE-HD (polyethylene high density) was used. The mechanical characteristic values such as the elongation of break and tensile strength as well as the oxidation induction time of this construction lie within the standard range. First practical applications of this geothermal heated bridge are promising.
Gottschalk, Daniel
[1]
- REHAU AG und Co., Erlangen (Germany)
Citation Formats
Gottschalk, Daniel.
Geothermal heating systems for bridges from REHAU. Stop with ice and snow; Geothermisches Brueckenheizungssystem von REHAU. Schluss mit Eis und Schnee.
Germany: N. p.,
2010.
Web.
Gottschalk, Daniel.
Geothermal heating systems for bridges from REHAU. Stop with ice and snow; Geothermisches Brueckenheizungssystem von REHAU. Schluss mit Eis und Schnee.
Germany.
Gottschalk, Daniel.
2010.
"Geothermal heating systems for bridges from REHAU. Stop with ice and snow; Geothermisches Brueckenheizungssystem von REHAU. Schluss mit Eis und Schnee."
Germany.
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author = {Gottschalk, Daniel}
abstractNote = {The road surfaces on bridges freeze faster than road surfaces of free sections in the winter. This clearly increases the risk of accident and forces winter services to an increased employment. Under this aspect, the polymer specialist Rehau AG and Co. (Rehau, Federal Republic of Germany) developed a piping system for the geothermal heating of bridges. This heating system has to adapt the lane conditions on bridges to the lane conditions of the adjacent roads. The energy demand for the operation of the bridge heating is to be kept as low as possible. In particular, a PE-Xa pipe with an aluminium layer and an outside protective layer consisting of PE-HD (polyethylene high density) was used. The mechanical characteristic values such as the elongation of break and tensile strength as well as the oxidation induction time of this construction lie within the standard range. First practical applications of this geothermal heated bridge are promising.}
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title = {Geothermal heating systems for bridges from REHAU. Stop with ice and snow; Geothermisches Brueckenheizungssystem von REHAU. Schluss mit Eis und Schnee}
author = {Gottschalk, Daniel}
abstractNote = {The road surfaces on bridges freeze faster than road surfaces of free sections in the winter. This clearly increases the risk of accident and forces winter services to an increased employment. Under this aspect, the polymer specialist Rehau AG and Co. (Rehau, Federal Republic of Germany) developed a piping system for the geothermal heating of bridges. This heating system has to adapt the lane conditions on bridges to the lane conditions of the adjacent roads. The energy demand for the operation of the bridge heating is to be kept as low as possible. In particular, a PE-Xa pipe with an aluminium layer and an outside protective layer consisting of PE-HD (polyethylene high density) was used. The mechanical characteristic values such as the elongation of break and tensile strength as well as the oxidation induction time of this construction lie within the standard range. First practical applications of this geothermal heated bridge are promising.}
journal = []
issue = {66}
volume = {19}
place = {Germany}
year = {2010}
month = {Mar}
}