Back-analyses of in-situ thermal response test (TRT) for evaluating ground thermal conductivity

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1397-1404

  Lee, C ^a   Park, M ^a   Park, S ^a   Won, J ^a   Choi, H ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Back analysis; Closed loop vertical ground heat exchanger; Computational fluid dynamics; Effective thermal conductivity; Thermal response test

Indexed keywords

BACK-ANALYSIS; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; IN-SITU THERMAL RESPONSE TESTS; THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS; THERMAL RESPONSE TEST; USER DEFINED FUNCTIONS; VERTICAL GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EQUIPMENT TESTING; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84880333726     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.2929     Document Type: Article

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