Effects of flow direction and thermal short-circuiting on the performance of small coaxial ground heat exchangers

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1255-1265

  Zanchini, E ^a   Lazzari, S ^a   Priarone, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coaxial ground heat exchangers; Finite element simulations; Flow direction; Ground coupled heat pumps; Small size; Thermal short circuiting

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FLOW DIRECTION; GROUND COUPLED HEAT PUMP; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; SMALL SIZE;

PUMPS;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT FLOW; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUMP; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONVECTION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 74449084363     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.11.043     Document Type: Article

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