Numerical and experimental assessment of thermal performance of vertical energy piles: An application

Applied Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 901-910

  Gao, Jun ^a   Zhang, Xu ^a   Liu, Jun ^a   Li, Kuishan ^a   Yang, Jie ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy pile; Geothermal energy; Ground source heat pump; Pile foundation; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ENERGY PILE; GROUND-SOURCE HEAT PUMP; PILE FOUNDATION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

DISTRICT HEATING;

COOLING SYSTEMS; DISTRICT HEATING; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS;

COOLING; DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEATING; NUMERICAL METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PILE; PUMP;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANGHAI;

EID: 42749088229     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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