Multi-scale modeling of the environmental impact and energy performance of open-loop groundwater heat pumps in urban areas

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 780-789

  Sciacovelli, A ^a   Guelpa, E ^a   Verda, V ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advection; Geothermal; Groundwater; Heat pump; Numerical simulation; Thermal plume

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PUMPS; THERMAL PLUMES;

ADVECTION HEAT TRANSFERS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; GEOTHERMAL; GROUNDWATER HEAT PUMPS; HEAT PUMPS; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; THERMO-FLUID DYNAMICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CFD MODEL;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 84908413292     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.11.028     Document Type: Article

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