Development and validation of a Slinky™ ground heat exchanger model

Applied Energy

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-69

  Xiong, Zeyu ^a   Fisher, Daniel E ^a   Spitler, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Ground source heat pump; Horizontal ground heat exchanger; Simulation; Slinky ground heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; COST REDUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; INVESTMENTS; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; EFFECT OF THE GROUND; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; HORIZONTAL GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE RESPONSE; UNDISTURBED GROUND TEMPERATURE;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

BOREHOLE; COST ANALYSIS; DESIGN METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; INSTALLATION; MODEL VALIDATION; PUMP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84919934526     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.11.058     Document Type: Article

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