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JOURNAL OF BUILDING PERFORMANCE SIMULATION
Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages 414-432Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/19401493.2017.1381993
Keywords
geothermal boreholes; ground heat exchangers; parallel arrangement; series arrangement; multiple U-tubes; thermal response factors
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A model for the simulation of geothermal systems with parallel- and series-connected boreholes is presented. Mass and heat balance problems are formulated for each component in the system and are assembled into system-level problems. A third problem is formulated to account for heat transfer in the bore field, using the finite line source solution. This third problem is coupled to the system-level heat balance problem by an analytical solution of the heat transfer inside boreholes with multiple U-tubes. The simulation model allows for any number of independent fluid loops within the bore field or within individual boreholes and allows for combinations of specified inlet fluid temperatures and heat extraction rates in independent fluid loops. The model accounts for the axial variation of the fluid and borehole wall temperatures and heat extraction rates. The capabilities of the model are demonstrated through three example simulations.
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