Study on Engineering Construction with Three-Dimensional Heat Transfer Modeling for Double U-Tube Heat Exchangers in Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 700 ◽  
pp. 231-234
Author(s):  
Lian Yang ◽  
Yong Hong Huang ◽  
Liu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pump ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pumps ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Single Hole ◽  
Ground Source

There are many ground source heat pumps in engineering construction application. However, Research on heat exchanger models of single-hole buried vertical ground source heat pump mostly focuses on single U-tube ground heat exchangers other than double U-tube ones in China currently. Compared with single U-tubes, double U-tubes have the heat transfer particularity of asymmetry. Therefore, the use of the traditional single tube models would have large error in the simulation of the actual double U-tube heat exchangers. This paper frames a three-dimensional heat transfer model for the vertical single-hole buried double u-tube heat exchanger in a ground source heat pump system. The model considers the performance of U-bube material and uses a dual coordinate system and makes the control elemental volumes superimposed.

Performance Evaluation of a Vertical U-Tube Ground Heat Exchanger Using a Numerical Simulation Approach

2013 ◽  
Vol 724-725 ◽  
pp. 909-915
Author(s):  
Ping Fang Hu ◽  
Zhong Yi Yu ◽  
Fei Lei ◽  
Na Zhu ◽  
Qi Ming Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Heat Transfer Process ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Outlet Temperature ◽  
Ground Heat Exchanger ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pump ◽  
Ground Source

A vertical U-tube ground heat exchanger can be utilized to exchange heat with the soil in ground source heat pump systems. The outlet temperature of the working fluid through the U-tube not only accounts for heat transfer capacity of a ground heat exchanger, but also greatly affects the operational efficiency of heat pump units, which is an important characteristic parameter of heat transfer process. It is quantified by defining a thermal effectiveness coefficient. The performance evaluation is performed with a three dimensional numerical model using a finite volume technique. A dynamic simulation was conducted to analyze the thermal effectiveness as a function of soil thermal properties, backfill material properties, separation distance between the two tube legs, borehole depth and flow velocity of the working fluid. The influence of important characteristic parameters on the heat transfer performance of vertical U-tube ground heat exchangers is investigated, which may provide the references for the design of ground source heat pump systems in practice.

scholarly journals Ground-Source Heat Pumps with Horizontal Heat Exchangers for Space Cooling in the Hot Tropical Climate of Thailand

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arif Widiatmojo ◽  
Sasimook Chokchai ◽  
Isao Takashima ◽  
Yohei Uchida ◽  
Kasumi Yasukawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pump ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pumps ◽  
Air Source Heat Pump ◽  
Ground Source ◽  
Space Cooling

The cooling of spaces in tropical regions, such as Southeast Asia, consumes a lot of energy. Additionally, rapid population and economic growth are resulting in an increasing demand for space cooling. The ground-source heat pump has been proven a reliable, cost-effective, safe, and environmentally-friendly alternative for cooling and heating spaces in various countries. In tropical countries, the presumption that the ground-source heat pump may not provide better thermal performance than the normal air-source heat pump arises because the difference between ground and atmospheric temperatures is essentially low. This paper reports the potential use of a ground-source heat pump with horizontal heat exchangers in a tropical country—Thailand. Daily operational data of two ground-source heat pumps and an air-source heat pump during a two-month operation are analyzed and compared. Life cycle cost analysis and CO2 emission estimation are adopted to evaluate the economic value of ground-source heat pump investment and potential CO2 reduction through the use of ground-source heat pumps, in comparison with the case for air-source heat pumps. It was found that the ground-source heat pumps consume 17.1% and 18.4% less electricity than the air-source heat pump during this period. Local production of heat pumps and heat exchangers, as well as rapid regional economic growth, can be positive factors for future ground-source heat pump application, not only in Thailand but also southeast Asian countries.

Simulation on Ground Temperature Change of GSHP System in Severe Cold Regions

2014 ◽  
Vol 945-949 ◽  
pp. 2820-2824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Bai ◽  
Peng Xuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Temperature Change ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Ground Heat Exchanger ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pump ◽  
Cold Regions ◽  
Ground Source ◽  
Ground Coupled Heat Pump ◽  
Operation And Management

For the case of ground-source heat pump in severe cold regions in winter, the heat transfer situation of the ground and ground heat exchanger was dynamically simulated according to the statistics of a project in Changchun to analysis the change of the ground heat, which provided references for the initial design and operation and management of the ground-coupled heat pump in severe cold regions.

Influencing Degree of Star-Stop Frequency on Running Efficiency of Ground Source Heat Pump which Using Vertical Buried Pipe

2014 ◽  
Vol 508 ◽  
pp. 141-145
Author(s):  
Xian Fang Hu ◽  
Yu Yun Li ◽  
Yan Hua Chen ◽  
Zhong Yi Yu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Buried Pipe ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Ground Source ◽  
Unit Energy ◽  
Heat Pump Unit

Through the three-dimensional heat transfer simulation of different periodic running of 3×3 tube group during one running period, the article draw the influence of vertical buried tube heat exchanger heat transfer performance under the different start-stop times, when total time is certain, shortening the continuous time of intermittent operation (increasing the start and stop times) helps promote the unit energy efficiency as the outlet water temperature change of the heat exchanger is toward to the favorable direction, and the trend of the change showed first increased and then decreased with the increase of start-stop times. Increasing the number of start and stop times do more contribution to promote the energy efficiency of the heat pump unit under the Working condition of refrigeration.

Efficiency Analysis of Series Connection Ground Source Heat Pump Water Chiller-Heater Unit

2014 ◽  
Vol 529 ◽  
pp. 625-629
Author(s):  
Chao Yi Tan ◽  
Peng Fei Yang ◽  
Meng Meng Wang ◽  
Hai Hua Hu ◽  
Guo Qiang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Ground Heat Exchanger ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pump ◽  
Heat Transfer Area ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Series Connection ◽  
Ground Source

In order to improve EER of the ground source heat pump system and reduce heat transfer area of the ground heat exchanger, the authors had developed a series connection ground source heat pump water chiller-heater unit, after theoretical analyses, proved that placing the water chilled in front of the hot water unit could acquire a higher EER comparing to the opposite. In the meantime, this unit had a higher EER than a common water chiller-heater unit or a water chiller-heater unit with condensing heat recovery device. In an air conditioning system of ground source heat pump, employing the above mentioned unit can also reduce heat transfer area of the ground heat exchanger. It suggested that series connection ground source heat pump water chiller-heater unit is a kind of technology with a great development potential.

Non stationary combination for the simulation of time-varying flow rates in closed-loop ground heat exchangers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabrielle Beaudry ◽  
Philippe Pasquier ◽  
Denis Marcotte
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Superposition Principle ◽  
Ground Heat Exchanger ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pump ◽  
Circulation Flow ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pumps ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Ground Source

<p>Ground source heat pump systems are among the most energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies. Their performance is strongly related to the accuracy of the ground heat exchanger sizing, hence requiring the forecast of the system’s temperature evolution in response to the anticipated thermal loads. Through this process, simulation techniques that make use of the superposition principle are commonly used to reduce the computational burden. In their current state, these techniques are however only suitable for addressing linear and stationary problems and do not apply to fundamental non stationary situations related to ground source heat pumps operation that involve time-variant parameters.</p><p>The present work addresses this issue by introducing a novel method based on the principle of superposition that tackles the fast evaluation of the temperature of a closed-loop ground heat exchanger operating with a dynamic heat load as well as time-variant circulation flow rates. The developed method relies on the non stationary combination, a technique borrowed from the field of seismic data processing. This technique achieves discontinuous transitions of convolution products that can be smoothened near transition times by realizing a linear interpolation over the duration of the fluid residence time.</p><p>The accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method are verified by comparing its results with those provided by reference 3D finite-elements models developed in the Comsol Multiphysics environment. For this purpose, comparative simulations<strong> </strong>representing the non stationary operation of a closed-loop system having time-variant circulation flow rates are conducted. The case of a single well is first investigated, followed by a borefield of eight wells to demonstrate the validity of the method in both scenarios.</p><p>Findings indicate that the proposed method can reproduce the reference results with a mean absolute error that is lower than 0.02 °C, and that it is faster than the numerical models by several orders of magnitude. These findings suggest that a broader range of operating scenarios can be handled by highly efficient simulation tools based on the superposition principle, which could foster the development of optimal operating strategies and lead to enhanced overall performances of ground source heat pump systems.</p>

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