Effect of borehole array geometry and thermal interferences on geothermal heat pump system

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 134-142

  Kurevija, Tomislav ^a   Vulin, Domagoj ^a   Krapec, Vedrana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Geothermal heat pumps; Modeling of borehole array geometry; Thermal interferences; Thermogeology

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SIMULATIONS; ARRAY GEOMETRIES; BASE-LOADS; BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGERS; COOLING LOAD; FLUID TEMPERATURES; G FUNCTION; GROUND LOOP; HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS; LONG-TERM OPERATION; MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS; PEAK LOADING; STEP-FUNCTION; SUMMER MONTHS; THERMAL INTERFERENCES; THERMOGEOLOGY; WORKING FLUID;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONS; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; HEAT TRANSFER; LOADING;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 84862182819     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.02.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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