Computer simulation of the U-tube ground heat exchanger for GSHP

Beijing Gongye Daxue Xuebao / Journal of Beijing University of Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-66

  Tang, Zhi Wei ^a   Shi, Xiao Yan ^b   Huang, Jun Hui ^b   Wang, Xiao Tao ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Heat exchanger; Heat pump; Heat transfer

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

HEAT EXCHANGE FUNCTION; U-TUBE;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 33645636290     PISSN: 02540037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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