As a renewable energy source, geothermal energy has been widely used to provide space
heating and cooling for buildings. The thermal performance of ground heat exchanger …

Heat transfer between ground heat exchangers (GHE) and the soil is highly important for the
overall efficiency of geothermal heat pump systems. Therefore, the present study …

Backfill materials in vertical ground heat exchangers significantly affect the heat-transfer
efficiency of ground-source heat pump systems. In this study, the use of graphite improving …

This study conducted field tests to investigate the thermomechanical response of an energy
wall under practical intermittent and experimental monotone operation modes. Sensors and …

The ground surface condition is crucial in the thermal analysis of borehole heat exchange
(BHE) systems, as it directly influences the thermal regime within the subsurface. However …

Ground heat exchanges (GHEs) are widely applied in the ground source heat pump (GSHP)
system for exploration of shallow geothermal energy. Heat transfer around a single GHE in …

Using borehole heat exchangers (BHE) to extract shallow geothermal energy has grown
rapidly in recent years. How to maintain a long-term balanced, sustainable operation of the …

Accurate design of energy geostructures such as energy piles requires an exact prediction
of soil thermal responses close to the embedded heat sources in the ground. In saturated …

The space–time temperature distribution near ground heat exchangers is a crucial factor in
the rational design and a key consideration for the successful application of geothermal …

To better understand the influence of ground surface boundary conditions (GSBC) on the
thermal performances of U-shaped ground heat exchangers (UGHE), this study proposes a …