Single and double U-tube ground heat exchangers in multiple-layer substrates

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 364-373

  Florides, Georgios A ^a   Christodoulides, Paul ^a   Pouloupatis, Panayiotis ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

GHE; Ground heat exchangers; Heat pump; Multiple layer ground; U tube

Indexed keywords

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

GHE; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT PUMPS; MULTIPLE LAYERS; U-TUBE;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BOREHOLE; ENERGY FLOW; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PUMP; SUBSTRATE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84870762103     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.07.035     Document Type: Article

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