A numerical and experimental approach to the estimation of borehole thermal resistance in ground heat exchangers

Energy

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 547-555

  Yoon, Seok ^a   Lee, Seung Rae ^a   Go, Gyu Hyun ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Borehole thermal resistance; Ground thermal conductivity; Multipole method; Thermal performance test; Thermal response test

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; GROUND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; MULTIPOLE METHODS; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL RESPONSE TEST; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BOREHOLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84902553190     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.104     Document Type: Article

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