Thermally induced convection in the vicinity of borehole heat exchangers (BHE) in porous
media affects the heat transfer behaviour between the BHE and the surrounding ground and …

Ground thermal properties play important roles in the design of geothermal heat exchangers
(GHEs). Constant ground thermal properties, as often considered in analysis and design of …

Adequate estimation of thermal efficiency for a group of simultaneously acting geothermal
piles is an important factor that may affect sustainability and technical feasibility of pile …

Multi-dimensional natural convection and mixed convection have been studied numerically
for the vertical borehole, a heated cylinder characterized by length L b and diameter D, of a …

Motivated by porosity changes due to chemical reactions caused by injection of cold water in
a geothermal reservoir, we propose a two-dimensional pore scale model of a thin strip. The …

In geothermal reservoirs, fractures, serving as preferential channels for heat transfer fluid
circulation, can cause complicated migration patterns and heat transfer characteristics of the …

Natural convection heat transfer is measured in a horizontal enclosure filled with a gas-
saturated porous medium composed of glass spheres. The height-to-pore scale ratio (H/d) is …

地热能是储量巨大, 分布广泛且供给稳定的清洁能源. 地热发电对经济发展和环境保护都具有
重要意义. 然而, 现有地热电站广泛采用的开放性采热模式易导致发电设备结垢与腐蚀 …

Geothermal energy is a clean energy source with huge reserves, wide distribution and
stable supply. Geothermal power generation is of significant importance in economic …

This study presents experimental data on the effects of the solid-to-fluid thermal conductivity
ratio on natural convective heat transfer in a fluid-saturated porous medium heated from …