Analytical approach to groundwater-influenced thermal response tests of grouted borehole heat exchangers

Geothermics

Volumn 46, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-31

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

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Tewag Technologie Erdwärmeanlagen Umweltschutz GmbH   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Geothermal energy; Groundwater velocity; Thermal borehole resistance; Thermal conductivity; Thermal response test

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGERS; BOREHOLE RESISTANCES; CONDUCTIVE HEAT; DARCY VELOCITY; GROUNDWATER VELOCITY; HEAT TRANSPORT; LINE SOURCES; TEST CASE; THERMAL RESPONSE TEST;

ADVECTION; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; GROUNDWATER; HEAT TRANSFER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ADVECTION; BOREHOLE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER; HEAT FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84870352484     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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