Numerical sensitivity study of thermal response tests

Renewable Energy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 245-253

  Wagner, Valentin ^a   Bayer, Peter ^b   Kübert, Markus ^c   Blum, Philipp ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Tewag Technologie Erdwärmeanlagen Umweltschutz GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geothermal energy; Geothermal gradient; Thermal conductivity; Thermal dispersivity; Thermal response test

Indexed keywords

BASIC PARAMETERS; BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGERS; CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; DATA SETS; DISPERSIVITY; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER VELOCITY; IN-SITU; LINE SOURCES; NUMERICAL SENSITIVITY; PRIMARY EFFECTS; RESPONSE DATA; SATURATED POROUS MEDIA; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN; THERMAL DISPERSIVITY; THERMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; THERMAL RESPONSE TEST; U-SHAPED;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; GROUNDWATER; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

DATA SET; DISPERSIVITY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL REGIME;

EID: 84155163222     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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