A small-scale experimental apparatus to study heat transfer in the vicinity of geothermal boreholes

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 819-827

  Shirazi, Ali Salim ^a   Bernier, Michel ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMOCOUPLES;

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; GEOTHERMAL BOREHOLES; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT INJECTION; RECOVERY PERIODS; SINGLE U TUBES; TRANSIENT HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 84907810635     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2014.939553     Document Type: Article

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