New methodology to design ground coupled heat pump systems based on total cost minimization

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 481-491

  Robert, Félix ^a   Gosselin, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borefield; Cost; Geothermal; Ground source heat pump; Optimization; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DESIGN; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BOREFIELD; ECONOMICAL VIABILITY; GEOTHERMAL; GROUND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUND-COUPLED HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; SENSIBILITY ANALYSIS; TOTAL COST MINIMIZATIONS; VERTICAL GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

EID: 84889834088     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.08.025     Document Type: Article

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