A Software Tool Developed for Simplified Numerical Modeling of Thermal Conduction around Distorted Geothermal Boreholes

Abstract:

The geometric characteristics of multiple geothermal boreholes organized in a geothermal system affect its thermal efficiency. The location of boreholes and their verticality and straightness is often distorted during drilling process. This distortion then degrades thermal properties of such a system. To study this phenomenon a specialized software tool was developed for numerical modeling based on a simplified mathematical model. This paper describes software tool briefly and presents some initial numerical models of basic borehole arrangements solved by this tool. Paper also contains a verification calculated by specialized software FEFLOW.

• Periodical: Advanced Engineering Forum (Volume 21)
• Pages: 529-534
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AEF.21.529
• Online since: March 2017
• Authors: Augustin Leiter*
• Keywords: Borehole Deviation, Borehole Numerical Model, Geothermal Borehole, Inclined Borehole, Numerical Modeling Software

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