A p(t)-linear average method to estimate the thermal parameters of the borehole heat exchangers for in situ thermal response test

Applied Energy

Volumn 131, Issue , 2014, Pages 211-221

  Zhang, Linfeng ^a,b   Zhang, Quan ^a   Huang, Gongsheng ^b   Du, Yaxing ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Borehole heat exchangers; Ground coupled heat pump (GCHP); P(t) Linear average method; Thermal response test (TRT)

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; HEAT RESISTANCE;

BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGERS; GROUND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUND-COUPLED HEAT PUMP; GROUND-COUPLED HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; IN-SITU THERMAL RESPONSE TESTS; LINEAR AVERAGES; MAXIMUM RELATIVE ERRORS; THERMAL RESPONSE TEST;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BOREHOLE; DIFFUSIVITY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; PUMP; SAMPLING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84903950114     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.06.031     Document Type: Article

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