Multi-injection rate thermal response test with forced convection in a groundwater-filled borehole in hard rock

Renewable Energy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 263-268

  Liebel, Heiko T ^a   Javed, Saqib ^b   Vistnes, Gunnar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Convection; Ground coupled heat pump; Hard rock; Multi injection rate thermal response test; Thermal borehole resistance; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE RESISTANCES; BOREHOLE WALL; BUOYANCY-DRIVEN CONVECTION; GROUND COUPLED HEAT PUMP; HARD ROCKS; HEAT INPUT; LINEAR DECREASE; SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE; THERMAL CONTACT; THERMAL RESPONSE TEST; WATER-FILLED BOREHOLE;

BOREHOLES; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; GROUNDWATER; HEAT CONVECTION; HEATING; PUMPS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BOREHOLE; BUOYANCY; CONVECTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HARD ROCK; INSTALLATION; PUMP; PUMPING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84861818426     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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