Experimental investigation and theoretical model of heat transfer of saturated soil around coaxial ground coupled heat exchanger

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 116-125

  Zhao, Jun ^a   Wang, Huajun ^a   Li, Xinguo ^a   Dai, Chuanshan ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coaxial ground coupled heat exchanger; Ground source heat pump; Heat transfer; Porous medium; Saturated soil

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOILS; STABILIZATION; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ARTIFICIAL GLASS MICRO-BALLS; COAXIAL GROUND COUPLED HEAT EXCHANGER; GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP; SATURATED SOIL;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 35348837853     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2007.03.033     Document Type: Article

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