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Evaluation of Thermal Conductivity for Grout/Soil Formation Using Thermal Response Test and Parameter Estimation Models  

Sohn Byong Hu (Fire & Engineering Services Research Department)
Shin Hyun Jun (Fire & Engineering Services Research Department)
An Hyung Jun (Kolong Engineering & Construction Co., LTD.)
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Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.17, no.2, 2005 , pp. 173-182 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Performance of U-tube ground heat exchanger for geothermal heat Pump systems depends on the thermal properties of the soil, as well as grout or backfill materials in the borehole. In-situ tests provide a means of estimating some of these properties. In this study, in-situ thermal response tests were completed on two vertical boreholes, 130 m deep with 62 mm diameter high density polyethylene U-tubes. The tests were conducted by adding a monitored amount of heat to water over a $17\~18$ hour period for each vertical boreholes. By monitoring the water temperatures entering and exiting the loop and heat load, overall thermal conductivity values of grout/soil formation were determined. Two parameter estimation models for evaluation of thermal response test data were compared when applied on the same temperature response data. One model is based on line-source theory and the other is a numerical one-dimensional finite difference model. The average thermal conductivity deviation between measured data and these models is of the magnitude $1\%$ to $5\%$.
Keywords
Geothermal heat pump systems; Ground heat exchanger; Grout/soil formation; Thermal conductiv-ity; In-situ thermal response test;
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