Simulation and experiment on the thermal performance of U-vertical ground coupled heat exchanger

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 14-15, 2006, Pages 1564-1571

  Li, Xinguo ^a   Chen, Zhihao ^a   Zhao, Jun ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ground temperature; Heat balance; Thermal performance; U vertical ground coupled heat exchanger (UGCHE)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT SINKS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

GROUND TEMPERATURE; HEAT BALANCE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; U-VERTICAL GROUND COUPLED HEAT EXCHANGER (UGCHE);

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 33646347873     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31298     Document Type: Article

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