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Measurement of Ground Thermal Conductivity and Characteristics of Thermal Diffusion by the Ground Heat Exchanger  

Jeong, Young-Man (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
Koo, Kyung-Min (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
Hwang, Yu-Jin (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
Jang, Se-Yong (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
Lee, Yeong-Ho (LG Electronics)
Lee, Dong-Hyuk (LG Electronics)
Lee, Jae-Keun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
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Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.20, no.11, 2008 , pp. 739-745 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents the measurement of ground thermal conductivity and the characteristics of ground thermal diffusion by a ground heat exchanger(GHE). A borehole is installed to a depth of 175 m with a diameter of 150 mm. To analyze the thermal diffusion property of the GHE, thermocouples are installed under the ground near the GHE. The outdoor temperature, the ground temperature, and the water temperature of the GHE are monitored for evaluating the characteristics of ground thermal diffusion. The ground thermal conductivity is evaluated by the in-situ thermal response tester and the line source model. It is found to be 3.08 W/$m^{\circ}C$ in this study. The ground temperature is greatly dependent on the outdoor temperature from the ground surface to 2.5 m in depth and is stable below 10 m in depth. The surface temperature of the GHE varies as a function of the temperature of circulating water. But the ground temperature at 1.5 m far from the GHE is not changed in accordance with the temperature of circulating water.
Keywords
Thermal conductivity; Thermal diffusion; Ground heat exchanger; Borehole;
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