Thermal performance of two types of energy foundation pile: Helical pipe and triple U-tube

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-310

  Zarrella, Angelo ^a   De Carli, Michele ^a   Galgaro, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy piles; Ground heat exchanger; Ground source heat pump systems; Heat transfer; Helical pipe; Pile foundation

Indexed keywords

AXIAL HEAT CONDUCTION; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS; ENERGY PILES; EQUIVALENT ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT EXCHANGER PIPES; HELICAL PIPE;

CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODELS; PILE FOUNDATIONS; PILES; TOOLS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FOUNDATIONS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT RESISTANCE; PUMPS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

TUBES (COMPONENTS); PILES;

EID: 84883533271     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.08.011     Document Type: Article

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