• Korea Journal of Geothermal Energy
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.6-12
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• 2011

• Korea Journal of Geothermal Energy
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.67-73
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• 2013

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.10 no.7
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• pp.93-101
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• 2009

Standing column well (SCW) heat pump system produces geothermal energy by the heat exchange of the groundwater. If SCW system changed the temperature of soil and groundwater, it could also change species or population of microorganisms. Therefore it is needed to research about the effect of temperature change on microorganisms to use eco-friendly geothermal energy. We produced the simulative heat pump system (SHPS) and observed the change of the soil temperature in SHPS. Characteristic analysis of microorganisms isolated from soil was performed and groundwater temperature variation was evaluated. Also the bleeding effect in SHPS was investigated and the results are included. As the results, the population of microorganisms was increased about 90%, as the groundwater temperature increased 2-3 celsius degree. However the species of microorganism was little influenced by the temperature change of the soil.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.455-458
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• 2006

본 연구는 자연에너지를 이용하는 모든 냉 난방기술 중에서 에너지효율이 가장 높은 것으로 알려져 있으며 에너지 자원이 부족하고 에너지비용이 높은 상황에서 반드시 필요한 기술인 지하수를 이용한 건물의 냉 난방을 수행하는 스탠딩컬럼웰 지열히트펌프 기술을 운영함에 따른 지하수에 미치는 환경영향을 평가하기 위해 수행되었다. 즉 스탠딩컬럼웰을 적용한 지열히트펌프 시설이 가동되고 있는 주변지역의 지하수질 및 지하수위의 변화를 평가하기 위하여 지하수 환경영향평가를 실시하였다. 연구결과, 히트펌프의 유입수 및 유출수, 그리고 주변 지역의 수질은 지하수 수질기준 및 공업용수, 생활용수 수질기준에 적합한 안정적인 수질을 나타내었으며, 시설 운영에 따른 지하수 오염은 거의 없는 것으로 판단된다. 또한 지열히트펌프에 이용되는 4개의 양수정에 의한 주변 지역의 지하수위 변화등의 영향을 예측하기 위하여 취수가 없는 상태와 양수정당 취수량을 $50m^3/day$로 증가시켰을 경우를 가정하여 지하수두를 분석한 결과 취수량을 증가시켰을 경우 지하수두가 약2,.2m 감소하는 것으로 나타나 조사지역내의 지하수 거동은 양수정 가동조건과 주변지역에 분포되어 있는 정천의 취수량 변화에 따라 민감하게 반응하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.9-14
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• 2006

Open loop or ground water heat pump systems are the oldest of ground-source systems. Standing column wells can be used as highly efficient ground heat exchanger in geo-thermal heat pump systems, where hydrological and geological conditions are suitable. These systems require some careful considerations for well design, ground water flow, heat exchanger selection etc This paper describes 9round water temperature variations, performances in heat ins and cool ing mode and the results of ground water analysis.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.122.2-122.2
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• 2010

Knowledge of ground thermal properties is most important for the proper design of BHE(borehole heat exchanger) systems. The configure type, pipe size and thermal performance of the BHE is highly dependent on the ground source heatpump system-efficiency and instruction cost. Thermal response tests with mobile measurement devices were developed primarily for in-situ determination of design data for Standing Column Well apply. The main purpose has been to determine in-situ values of effective ground thermal conductivity and thermal resistance, including the effect of ground-water flow and natural convection in the boreholes. The test rig is set up on a some trailer, and contains a sub-circulation pump, a boiler, temperature sensors, flow meter and a data logger for recording the temperature and circulation fluid flow data. A constant heating power is injected into the SCW through the test rig and the resulting temperature change in the SCW is recorded. The recorded temperature data are analysed with a line-source model, which gives the effective in-situ values of rock thermal conductivity and thermal resistance of SCW.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.41-48
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• 2020

This study performed a single hole operation method using a balancing well-cross-mixed underground heat exchanger, and conducted thermal performance studies of an SCW-type underground heat exchanger using a two-well. The study attempted to change the existing operating method of the two adjacent SCW underground heat exchangers with one ball each. The SCW-type geothermal heat exchanger is considered to enable up to 20% of bleed discharge at maximum load, which makes groundwater usage unequal. The efficiency factor of the geothermal system was improved by constructing the discharged water by cross-mixing two balancing wells to prevent the discharge of groundwater sources and keep the temperature of the underground heat exchanger constant. As a result of the cooling and heating operation with the existing SCW heat exchange system and the balancing well-cross-mixed heat exchange system, the measured performance coefficient improved by 23% and 12% in cooling and heating operations, respectively. In addition, when operating with a balanced cross-mixing heat exchange system, it has been confirmed that the initial basement temperature is constant with a standard deviation of 0.08 to 0.12℃.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2010.03a
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• pp.625-630
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• 2010

Parametric study was performed using the SCW numerical model for evaluating the performance of the SCW. The five ground related parameters, which are porosity, hydraulic conductivity, thermal conductivity, specific heat, geothermal gradient, and five SCW design parameters, which are pumping rate, well depth well diameter, dip tube diameter, bleeding rate, were used in the study. Numerical simulations were performed for short-term (24-hour) simulation. The study results indicate that the parameters that have important influence on the performance of SCW were hydraulic conductivity, thermal conductivity, geothermal gradient, pumping rate, and bleeding rate. Overall, this study showed that various factors had a cumulative influence on the performance of the SCW, and a numerical simulation can be used to accurately predict the performance of the SCW.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2010.03a
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• pp.785-790
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• 2010

Geothermal energy is gaining wide attention as a highly efficient renewable energy and being increasingly used for heating/cooling systems of buildings. The standing column well (SCW) is especially efficient, cost-effective, and suitable for Korean geological and hydrological conditions. However, a numerical model that simulates the SCW has not yet been developed and applied in Korea. This paper describes the development of the SCW numerical model using a finite-volume analysis program. The model performs the hydro-thermal coupled analyses and simulates heat transfer through advection, convection, and conduction. The accuracy of the model was verified through comparisons with field data measured at SCWs in Korea. Comparisons indicated that the SCW numerical model can closely predict the performance of a SCW.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.26 no.9
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• pp.401-408
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• 2014

This paper proposes an optimum operation method for open type ground heat exchangers. A series of TRTs and artificial heating/cooling operations were carried out while monitoring temperature in the hole of SCW. The ground temperature naturally increases with depth, but a switch between the cooling/heating mode results in a change in the distribution of ground temperature. The effect of the mode change was evaluated by performing LMTD and COMSOL multiphysics analysis for a reduced model with the depth of 150 m. As a result, in the cooling mode, the upstream operation is more efficient than the downstream operation and reduces EWT by $2.26^{\circ}C$. On the other hand, in the heating mode, the downstream operation is advantageous over the upstream operation and increases EWT by $3.19^{\circ}C$. The merit of the optimum operation will be enhanced for the typical dimension of SCW with a depth of 400~500 m. In the future, an open type ground heat exchanger system adopting the optimum operation with variation in the ground temperature will be used in practice.