Improved method and case study of thermal response test for borehole heat exchangers of ground source heat pump system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 727-733

  Wang, Huajun ^a   Qi, Chengying ^a   Du, Hongpu ^a   Gu, Jihao ^a  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Borehole heat exchanger; Constant heating temperature method; Ground source heat pump; Thermal response test

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGER; BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGERS; CONSTANT HEATING-TEMPERATURE METHOD; GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP; THERMAL RESPONSE TEST;

HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXED CONVECTION; PUMPS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; TEST FACILITIES; TESTING; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

BOREHOLE; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMP; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 71549172534     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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