Efficiency of closed loop geothermal heat pumps: A sensitivity analysis

Renewable Energy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 737-746

  Casasso, Alessandro ^a   Sethi, Rajandrea ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Borehole heat exchanger; Ground source heat pump; Groundwater; Heat transport; Low enthalpy geothermal energy

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CO; BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGERS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; HEAT TRANSPORT; HYDROGEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; THERMAL DISPERSION; TRANSPORT MECHANISM;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

ADVECTION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BOREHOLE; DISPERSION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84884526051     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.08.019     Document Type: Article

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