An experimental investigation of the accuracy of thermal response tests used to measure ground thermal properties

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 117, Issue PART 1, 2011, Pages 13-21

  Javed, Saqib ^a   Spitler, Jeffrey D ^b   Fahlén, Per ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GROUND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEAT INJECTION; RANDOM VARIATION; STANDARD EVALUATIONS; TEST DURATION; THERMAL RESPONSE TEST; UNDISTURBED GROUND TEMPERATURE;

BOREHOLES; GROUNDWATER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 82055175138     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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