New g-functions for the hourly simulation of double U-tube borehole heat exchanger fields

Energy

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 444-455

  Zanchini, E ^a   Lazzari, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BHE (borehole heat exchanger) fields; Finite element analysis; G functions; Ground coupled heat pumps; Hourly simulation

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUTING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MORTAR;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGERS; DIMENSIONLESS TEMPERATURES; G-FUNCTIONS; GROUND COUPLED HEAT PUMP; HOURLY SIMULATION; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; PRECISE DETERMINATIONS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

BOREHOLE; DRILLING FLUID; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMP;

EID: 84901673133     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.022     Document Type: Article

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