Thermal performance analysis of a deep coaxial borehole heat exchanger with a horizontal well based on a novel semi-analytical model

Ye Wang, Hengjian Liu, Qiqiang Zhang and Luyu Zhang

Renewable Energy, 2025, vol. 239, issue C

Abstract: This study introduces a novel semi-analytical model for deep coaxial borehole heat exchanger with a horizontal well(H-DBHE), which incorporates the effects of formation stratification and transient heat conduction within the pipe walls. Initially, the model's validity was checked through a comparison with the results derived from the published numerical models. This semi-analytical approach significantly reduces computational time while ensuring calculation accuracy. Subsequently, the study quantitatively examined the influence of the operation parameters, structural characteristics and the thermal capacity within the borehole on the dynamic heat extraction of H-DBHE. The numerical results demonstrate that the thermal capacity within the borehole significantly influences the heat extraction performance during intermittent operations of H-DBHE. Based on this finding, the study further investigated the effects of intermittent operation and heating time on the heat recovery performance of the system. Additionally, the study compared the long-term operational performance and thermal attenuation between H-DBHE and deep coaxial borehole heat exchanger (DBHE) over a ten-year simulation period. This research introduces a novel semi-analytical model for H-DBHE, which is of significant theoretical guidance for accurately predicting the heat extraction performance of H-DBHE and scientifically designing geothermal utilization systems.

Keywords: Geothermal energy; Coaxial borehole heat exchanger; Horizontal well; Semi-analytical model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.122073

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