Evaluating Variability of Ground Thermal Conductivity within a Steep Site by History Matching Underground Distributed Temperatures from Thermal Response Tests

The variability of ground thermal conductivity, based on underground conditions, is often ignored during the design of ground-source heat pump systems. This study shows a field evidence of such site-scale variations through thermal response tests in eight borehole heat exchangers aligned at a site o...

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Main Authors: Yoshitaka Sakata, Takao Katsura, Ahmed A. Serageldin, Katsunori Nagano, Motoaki Ooe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/7/1872