A new RC and g-function hybrid model to simulate vertical ground heat exchangers

Renewable Energy

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 631-642

  Maestre, Ismael Rodríguez ^a   Gallero, Francisco Javier González ^a   Gómez, Pascual Álvarez ^a   Pérez Lombard, Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Building simulation program; G function; Ground heat exchanger; RC model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; SPECIFIC HEAT;

BUILDING SIMULATION; EQUIVALENT HEAT CAPACITIES; G FUNCTION; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER EQUATIONS; RC MODELS; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; VERTICAL GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

BOREHOLE; BUILDING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUTING; HEAT FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; TRANSFER FUNCTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84939158481     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.01.045     Document Type: Article

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