Effect of soil type and moisture content on ground heat pump performance

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 595-606

  Leong, W H ^a   Tarnawski, V R ^b   Aittomaki A ^c  

^a HATCH LTD   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ground heat pumps; Heat exchangers; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOISTURE; SAND; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SILT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

GROUND HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032294614     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(98)00041-3     Document Type: Article

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