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Temperature distribution in a field of long Borehole Heat Exchangers (BHEs) subjected to a monthly averaged heat flux

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  • Zanchini, E.
  • Lazzari, S.

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A method to evaluate the long-term temperature distribution in a field of long Borehole Heat Exchangers (BHEs) subjected to a monthly averaged heat flux is presented, under the assumption that the effects of the groundwater flow are negligible. Each BHE is considered as a cylindrical heat source with diameter D and length L. For each ratio L/D and dimensionless radial distance r/D, the g-function (time-dependent dimensionless temperature, averaged along the BHE length, due to a uniform and constant heat load) is determined by finite-element simulations and written in polynomial form through accurate interpolations, in a very broad range of values of the dimensionless time. Tables of the coefficients of the polynomial functions are provided. The g-functions are then used to determine the time evolution of the mean dimensionless temperature at the interface BHE-ground, averaged among BHEs, for some BHE fields subjected to a monthly averaged heat load.

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  • Zanchini, E. & Lazzari, S., 2013. "Temperature distribution in a field of long Borehole Heat Exchangers (BHEs) subjected to a monthly averaged heat flux," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 570-580.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:59:y:2013:i:c:p:570-580
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.06.040
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