Performance and Economic Evaluation of Ground Heat Exchangers

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This paper presents experimental study on the evaluation of thermal performance of U and W type ground heat exchangers (GHEs). These GHEs were installed in a partially saturated landfill ground which was composed of silt and clay in the runway area of Incheon International airport. Thermal performance tests (TPTs) were conducted for 100 hours under the continuous operation condition. Heat exchange rate of individual GHE was evaluated from the TPT results, and construction cost was also estimated. The required Borehole length of U and W type GHEs was calculated considering real construction condition from GLD (ground loop design) program.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 838-841)

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1913-1916

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November 2013

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