Influences on the thermal efficiency of energy piles

Energy

Volumn 82, Issue , 2015, Pages 1021-1033

  Cecinato, Francesco ^a   Loveridge, Fleur A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convection diffusion; Energy piles; Geothermal; Numerical modelling; Thermal efficiency; Thermal response test

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUMERICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CONVECTION DIFFUSION; ENERGY PILES; GEOTHERMAL; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL RESPONSE TEST;

PILES;

BOREHOLE; CONVECTION; DIFFUSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID FLOW; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 84926154294     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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