G-Functions for multiple interacting pile heat exchangers

Energy

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 747-757

  Loveridge, Fleur ^a   Powrie, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ground energy system; Ground heat exchanger; Ground source heat pump system; Pile

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; THERMOANALYSIS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER;

ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION; AVAILABLE ENERGY; FOUNDATION PILES; GROUND ENERGY; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; PILED FOUNDATIONS; THERMAL BEHAVIOURS; THERMAL INTERACTION;

PILES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; PILE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT BALANCE; PUMP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84891487417     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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