Numerical sensitivity analysis of thermal response tests (TRT) in energy piles

A. Franco, R. Moffat, M. Toledo and P. Herrera

Renewable Energy, 2016, vol. 86, issue C, 985-992

Abstract: In recent years, energy pile systems have been developed as a cost effective alternative to traditional systems. An optimal design requires good characterization of the effective thermal properties of the soil and the system, through analysis of the results of thermal response tests (TRT). However, due to the size of foundation piles, accurate estimations require tests which are excessively long for practical applications. Hence, in most situations the analysis is carried out using the results of relatively short tests, which depend upon several factors, such as pile and ground thermal properties, pile geometry, pipe configuration, etc.

Keywords: Geothermal; Energy piles; Thermal response tests (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.09.019

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