Heat and mass transfer model of a ground heat exchanger: Theoretical development

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 571-588

  Piechowski, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Energy First   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ground heat exchanger; Heat and mass transfer; Numerical methods; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE;

GROUND HEAT EXCHANGER; SOIL MOISTURE;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SOIL;

EID: 0033542352     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(19990610)23:7<571::AID-ER462>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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