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A modified three-dimensional numerical model for predicting the short-time-step performance of borehole ground heat exchangers

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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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  • Lee, C.K., 2016. "A modified three-dimensional numerical model for predicting the short-time-step performance of borehole ground heat exchangers," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 87(P1), pages 618-627.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:87:y:2016:i:p1:p:618-627
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.10.052
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