Development of a numerical model for the simulation of vertical U-tube ground heat exchangers

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 920-924

  Li, Zhongjian ^a   Zheng, Maoyu ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Experimental verification; Geothermal energy utilization systems; Three dimensional numerical simulation; Vertical U tube ground heat exchangers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; PIPE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOILS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

BORE HOLE; DELAUNAY TRIANGULATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; FINITE VOLUMES; FLUID TEMPERATURES; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY UTILIZATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMPING; INLET TEMPERATURES; MODEL PREDICTIONS; PREDICTION ACCURACY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATION; VERTICAL DIRECTIONS; VERTICAL U-TUBE GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 58549095644     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.04.024     Document Type: Article

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