A computationally efficient hybrid time step methodology for simulation of ground heat exchangers

Geothermics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-156

  Cullin, James R ^a   Spitler, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole heat exchanger; Design tool; Geothermal; Ground heat exchanger; Ground source heat pump; Ground coupled heat pump; Hybrid time step

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGERS; DESIGN TOOL; GEOTHERMAL; GROUND COUPLED HEAT PUMP; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGER; GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP; HYBRID TIME STEP;

COOLING SYSTEMS; DESIGN; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PUMPS;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

BOREHOLE; DESIGN METHOD; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 79955998410     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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