Improving the thermal performance of coaxial borehole heat exchangers

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 657-666

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Borehole heat exchangers; Energy saving; Finite element simulations; Ground coupled heat pumps

Indexed keywords

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; PUMPS;

AXISYMMETRIC; BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGERS; CONSTITUENT MATERIALS; CROSS SECTION; ENERGY SAVING; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; GROUND COUPLED HEAT PUMP; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; IN-BUILDINGS; INNER TUBES; LOW CONDUCTIVITY; MULTI-PHYSICS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; UNSTEADY HEAT TRANSFER; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 76449085492     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.10.038     Document Type: Article

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