Abstract
Heat exchange performances of ground heat exchangers (GHEs) in Ground-Coupled Heat Pump (GCHP) systems are more or less affected by the advection of groundwater flow, if groundwater flows exist in the stratum. Under the influence of groundwater flow, heat exchange rates can be enhanced, while thermal interferences between GHEs should be considered if a large number of wells are drilled with a short spacing. In this paper, the heat exchange performances of large-scale GCHP systems with groundwater flow in a shallow stratum, in Akita Plain, Japan, are predicted with numerical simulation for determining the optimum operation strategies of the GCHP systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 79-84 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council |
| Volume | 28 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Event | Geothermal Energy: The Reliable Renewable - Geothermal Resources Council 2004 Annual Meeting, GRC - Indian Wells, CA, United States Duration: Aug 29 2004 → Sept 1 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Geophysics
