A Numerical Model for the Simulation of a Vertical U-Bend Ground Heat Exchanger Used in a Ground-Coupled Heat Pump

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 761-785

  Yang, Weibo ^a   Liang, Xingfu ^a   Shi, Mingheng ^b   Chen, Zhenqian ^b  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Experimental validation; Ground heat exchanger (GHE); Ground coupled heat pump (GCHP); Groundwater advection; Numerical model

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; GROUND-COUPLED HEAT PUMP; GROUNDWATER ADVECTIONS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS; SOIL THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL HEAT TRANSFER;

ADVECTION; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; GROUNDWATER; HEAT SINKS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE;

SOILS;

ADVECTION; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER; HEAT CAPACITY; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMAL POWER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER TABLE;

EID: 84892734113     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2013.829474     Document Type: Article

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