An innovative Borehole Heat Exchanger configuration with improved heat transfer

Geothermics

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-100

  Focaccia, S ^a   Tinti, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Borehole heat exchanger; Improved heat transfer; Low enthalpy geothermal energy; Protection system for vertical probes

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL FLUIDS; BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGERS; FILLING MATERIALS; LOW ENTHALPIES; PROTECTION SYSTEMS; VERTICAL PROBE;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PROBES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

BOREHOLE; ENTHALPY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; PROBE; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 84881004982     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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