Ground-source heat pumps (GSHPs): Materials, models, applications, and sustainability

HM Maghrabie, MM Abdeltwab, MHM Tawfik - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last few decades, great deals on ground-source heat pumps (GSHPs) have been
broadly addressed. Various systems of GSHP have been employed worldwide for …

End-of-Life of used photovoltaic modules: A financial analysis

F Cucchiella, P Rosa - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
The photovoltaic (PV) industry has a relevant role in terms of energy systems sustainability.
The economic and environmental benefits related to its application brought the PV sector to …

Modelling and experimental performance analysis of solar-assisted ground source heat pump system

H Esen, M Esen, O Ozsolak - Journal of Experimental & Theoretical …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, slinky (the slinky-loop configuration is also known as the coiled loop or spiral
loop of flexible plastic pipe) type ground heat exchanger (GHE) was established for a solar …

Energy analysis of a solar-ground source heat pump system with vertical closed-loop for heating applications

K Bakirci, O Ozyurt, K Comakli, O Comakli - Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
A heat pump system is the ideal way to extend the heat supply of existing oil or gas fired
heating system. Consumption costs are lowered through the use of free energy from the …

Experimental study on the mechanical behaviour of a heat exchanger pile using physical modelling

N Yavari, AM Tang, JM Pereira, G Hassen - Acta Geotechnica, 2014 - Springer
This study aims to provide knowledge on the thermo-mechanical behaviour of heat
exchanger piles, through a laboratory scale model. The model pile (20 mm in external …

Numerical sensitivity study of thermal response tests

V Wagner, P Bayer, M Kübert, P Blum - Renewable Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Thermal conductivity and thermal borehole resistance are basic parameters for the technical
and sustainable design of closed ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems. One of the …

Simulation of thermal performance of horizontal slinky-loop heat exchangers for ground source heat pumps

CSA Chong, G Gan, A Verhoef, RG Garcia, PL Vidale - Applied Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents results obtained from a numerical simulation for the horizontal slinky-
loop heat exchanger of a ground-source heat pump system. A three-dimensional numerical …

The challenge of the ground heat Exchangers: A review of heat transfer efficiency

X Wang, Y Zhou, W Yao, Y Xia, T Xu, H Yang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
With its ability to accomplish heat transfer, the ground heat exchanger (GHE) is a crucial
component of a ground source heat pump system. Numerous research on various kinds of …

Thermal performance analysis of multiple borehole heat exchangers

A Gultekin, M Aydin, A Sisman - Energy Conversion and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of borehole spacing on Heat Transfer Rate per unit borehole length (unit
HTR) is computationally investigated for multiple Borehole Heat Exchangers (BHE) …

Design and optimization of heat extraction section in energy tunnel using simulated annealing algorithm

J Liu, C Han - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy tunnel has attracted increasing interest in preventing tunnel frost damage and
providing energy for space conditioning through utilizing geothermal energy from ground …