Journal
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Volume 172, Issue -, Pages 1046-1062Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.03.102
Keywords
Borehole heat exchanger; Finite line source model; Convective boundary condition; Vertical water flow; Analytical solution
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51878657, 51978653]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2018XKQYMS16]
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This study investigates the heat transfer between BHE and surrounding soil, and develops an analytical solution by introducing a new variable and using the Green's function method. The results demonstrate the effect of vertical water flow on the temperature response of the ground outside the borehole, and showcase the error caused by neglecting the surface convection effect.
Borehole heat exchangers (BHEs) are widely used with ground source heat pump (GSHP) system for utilization of shallow geothermal energy. In this paper, heat transfer between a single BHE and the surrounding soil is investigated, in which convection at ground surface and advection of vertical water flow are considered in heat conduction process. The length of the borehole is much greater than its diameter, hence it is treated as a line source, and then an improved finite line source model is developed to describe the heat transfer process. The governing equations of the model are presented, and an analytical solution is established by introducing a new variable and using the Green's function method. The analytical solution is compared with a numerical solution to confirm the derivation and programming process, and then computational examples of the analytical solution are presented. The effect of vertical water flow on the temperature response of the ground outside the borehole is demonstrated; the line source model under a convective boundary condition is compared with that under a prescribed surface temperature to show the error caused by neglecting the surface convection effect; the mean borehole wall temperature and the total heat flux at ground surface are computed, and their responses to variations of external factors are analyzed. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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