Dynamic thermal modelling of horizontal ground-source heat pumps

International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-105

  Gan, Guohui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ground source heat pump; Heat exchanger; Intermittent operation; Soil freezing; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; FREEZING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PUMPS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

DYNAMIC THERMAL MODELLING; DYNAMIC VARIATIONS; HEAT EXCHANGER PERFORMANCE; HEAT EXTRACTION RATE; HORIZONTAL GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS; INTERMITTENT OPERATION; SOIL FREEZING; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

EID: 84898043207     PISSN: 17481317     EISSN: 17481325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/ctt012     Document Type: Article

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