Experimental investigation of a borehole field by enhanced geothermal response test and numerical analysis of performance of the borehole heat exchangers

Energy

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 473-484

  Luo, Jin ^a   Rohn, Joachim ^b   Xiang, Wei ^a   Bayer, Manfred ^c   Priess, Anna ^b   Wilkmann, Lucas ^b   Steger, Hagen ^d   Zorn, Roman ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c T V Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH   (Germany)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

BHE (borehole heat exchanger); EGRT (enhanced geothermal response test); GSHP (ground source heat pump) system; Layered subsurface; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; TESTING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGERS; EGRT (ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL RESPONSE TEST); EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GSHP (GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP) SYSTEM; HEAT TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; LAYERED SUBSURFACE; THERMAL RESPONSE TEST;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

BOREHOLE; BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84928427656     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.03.013     Document Type: Article

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