Browsing Proceedings of the IGSHPA Research Track 2018 by Title
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Model predictive control applied to residential self-assisted ground source heat pumps
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)The seasonal performance and feasibility of a "self-assisted" ground source heat pump system are examined. The system uses an electric heating element to inject heat into the ground and reduce peak energy demand by eliminating ... -
Near-instant g-function construction with artificial neural networks
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)A g-function is a useful tool that simplifies the calculations of heat exchanges in a ground-coupled heat pump system. In this work, we show how an artificial neural network can be trained to construct a g-function with ... -
Newton-Raphson method applied to the time-superposed ILS for parameter estimation in Thermal Response Tests
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)Thermal Response Testing is now a well-known and widely-used method allowing the determination of the local thermal or geometrical properties of a Borehole Heat Exchanger (BHE), those properties being critical in the design ... -
Numerical simulation of slinky-coil ground heat exchangers installed in railway tunnels
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)The use of horizontal ground heat exchangers (HGHEs) greatly reduces the initial cost of GSHP systems in comparison with vertical GHEs. Though the HGHEs are commonly used in North American countries, the installation number ... -
On the role of vertical ground heat flux for analytical simulation of borehole heat exchangers
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)Analytical modelling techniques are frequently used for prediction of the impacts of borehole heat exchangers (BHEs) on the thermal conditions in the subsurface. They are appealing because they are easy to use, compact and ... -
Parameters optimization of ground source heat pump system combined energy consumption and economic analysis using Taguchi method
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)In order to obtain a high performance and low cost of ground source heat pump (GSHP) system, a methodology based on Taguchi method and analysis of variance (ANOVA) is used to optimize design parameters of GSHP systems. ... -
Performance analysis of a single underground thermal storage borehole using phase change material
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)Ground source heat pumps (GSHP) are used to provide both heating and cooling to a given system. These heat pumps transfer heat efficiently between the system and the ground. Despite this high efficiency, there has been a ... -
Preliminary research for eight possible groundwater energy utilisation sites in Southern Finland
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)Groundwater energy utilisation has not been widely regognised as a significant renewable energy source for industry in Finland. This investigation provides example of cost-effective study to map groundwater energy utilisation ... -
Pulsated Thermal Response Test experiments and modelling for ground thermal property estimation
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)The Thermal Response Test (TRT) is a well known experimental technique for estimating both the ground thermal conductivity and the effective borehole heat exchangers (BHE) resistance in ground coupled heat pump (GCHP) ... -
Randomly fractal approach to calculate the thermal conductivity of moist soil
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)Ground coupled heat pump (GCHP) is an energy saving technology that uses the shallow geothermal energy for the building heating and refrigeration systems. An optimized design of ground heat exchangers (GHEs) is the key to ... -
Seasonal performance assessment of a dual source heat pump system for heating, cooling and domestic hot water production
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)In order to contribute to a global CO2 emissions reduction in 2020, the increase in the use of highly efficient heat pumps for heating, cooling and domestic hot water production in buildings is very recommendable. In this ... -
Simulated temperature evolution of large BTES - case study from Finland
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)The largest borehole thermal energy storage system in Finland (also one of the largest systems in Europe) is located in Sipoo, Southern Finland. The system produces heating and cooling energy for a large logistics centre ... -
Soil thermal conductivity from early TRT logs using an active hybrid optic fibre system
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)At the Molinella test site in Italy, a monitoring well has been equipped with a hybrid active optical fibre cable down to the depth of 100 m sealed with geothermal grouting. The cored borehole provided a full stratigraphic ... -
Temperature profile measurements - easy, cheap and informative
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)Regular thermal response tests (TRT) are routinely performed to get data for sizing larger installations with borehole heat exchangers. The effective borehole thermal conductivity and the effective borehole thermal resistance ... -
Thermal analysis models of deep borehole heat exchangers
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)With the advantages of much less land demand and higher temperature available, the deep borehole heat exchanger (DBHE) gets down to a depth of 1000-3000 m below the ground surface, and provides a new variance of ground-coupled ... -
Thermal influence of neighbouring GSHP installations: Relevance of heat load temporal resolution
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)In densely populated areas where many ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems are present, it becomes important to consider the thermal influence of neighbouring GSHP installations while designing these systems. This question ... -
Thermal performance evaluation of horizontal spiral coil-type ground heat exchangers
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)Geothermal energy has been widely used over the world instead of fossil fuel for environmental merits. A ground-source heat pump (GSHP) system utilizes a constant ground temperature to absorb heat during winter and to emit ... -
Thermal Response Test experiments and modelling applied to shallow geothermal piles of different geometry
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)Geothermal piles are structural elements that encountered interest in ground source heat pump (GCHP) applications thanks to the great potential in cost reduction compared to the traditional solutions based on borehole heat ... -
Underground thermal energy storage in subarctic climates: A feasibility study conducted in Kuujjuaq (QC, Canada)
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)Underground thermal energy storage can provide space and water heating and has been used in temperate climates so far. A step forward is to evaluate the efficiency and viability in arctic to subarctic environments, where ... -
Understanding transient heat transfer in large-scale ground heat exchanger (GHE) matrices: Insights from high-resolution analytical solutions
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2018)This paper reports on a set of high-resolution analytical solutions, which combines a composite-medium line-source solution, the conventional finite and infinite line-source solutions, and a quasi-3D model for fluid inside ...