Numerical modeling of slinky-coil horizontal ground heat exchangers

Geothermics

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-62

  Fujii, Hikari ^a   Nishi, Keita ^a   Komaniwa, Yoshihito ^a   Chou, Naokatsu ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ground source heat pump; Horizontal ground heat exchangers; Numerical simulation; Slinky coil; Thermal response test

Indexed keywords

DESIGN METHOD; FINITE-ELEMENT; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; GROUND TEMPERATURE; GROUND-SOURCE HEAT PUMP; HEAT EXCHANGE; HEAT SOURCES; HISTORY MATCHING; INSTALLATION COSTS; LAND SURFACE; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL SIMULATION MODELS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; SIMULATION MODEL; SLINKY-COIL; TEST CONDITION; THERMAL RESPONSE TEST;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

AIR CONDITIONING; ENERGY BALANCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT SOURCE; LAND SURFACE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 82955232914     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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