A modified three-dimensional numerical model for predicting the short-time-step performance of borehole ground heat exchangers
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 618-627 |
Journal / Publication | Renewable Energy |
Volume | 87 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2016 |
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Abstract
A modified three-dimensional numerical model for the borehole ground heat exchangers was proposed which took into account the effect of grout thermal capacitance and fluid circulation period inside the U-tube in a short-time-step analysis. The present model was validated by experimental data from others. It was found that the fluid temperature along the U-tube changed abruptly at the interface between the entering and the existing fluid inside the borehole. Before the entering fluid travelled to the bottom of the U-tube, the borehole was only partly-loaded. The difference in the simulated fluid leaving temperatures between the long- and short-time-step approaches could be up to 3 °C when a periodic intermittent load, common during the low-load season, was applied. This implied that a short-time-step model should be used in a long-term dynamic system simulation.
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- Borehole, Ground heat exchanger, Ground-source heat pump, Short-time-step, U-tube
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In: Renewable Energy, Vol. 87, 01.03.2016, p. 618-627.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review