Advanced compact device for the in situ determination of geothermal characteristics of soils

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1344-1352

  Mattsson, Nina ^a   Steinmann, Gilbert ^a   Laloui, Lyesse ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Geothermal energy; Ground coupled heat pump; In situ testing; Line source; Thermal response testing

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

GROUND COUPLED HEAT PUMP; IN SITU TESTING; LINE SOURCES; THERMAL RESPONSE TESTING;

SOILS;

EID: 41749116407     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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