On Taylor dispersion effects for transient solutions in geothermal heating systems

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 21-22, 2009, Pages 5072-5080

  Ortan, Alexandra ^a   Quenneville Bélair, Vincent ^a   Tilley, B S ^b   Townsend, J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FRANKLIN W OLIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Geothermal heating systems; Ground coupled heat pump; Similarity solutions; Taylor dispersion

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; AXIAL DISPERSIONS; CYCLE RATE; CYCLIC OPERATION; ENERGY TRANSPORT; GEOTHERMAL HEATING SYSTEMS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; GROUND COUPLED HEAT PUMP; HEAT PUMPS; LARGE FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; OPERATING PARAMETERS; SIMILARITY SOLUTIONS; STEADY STATE; TAYLOR DISPERSION; TAYLOR DISPERSION EFFECT; THERMAL RESISTANCE; TRANSIENT SOLUTIONS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; PUMPS; SOILS; TUBING;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 68749120800     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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