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Authors/type | Methodology | Comparison between experimental and simulation results | Reference |
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Santamouris et al. (1995), earth-to-air heat exchanger | A mathematical model based on the principle of balance point temperature within the TRNSYS environment | Sufficient accuracy observed | [37] |
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Mihalakakou et al. (1997), the variation of the ground surface temperature for bare and short-grass covered soil | A mathematical model based on heat conduction equations and on the energy balance at the ground surface | Very good agreement found | [38] |
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Kabashnikov et al. (2002), soil heat exchanger | Mathematical model in the form of Fourier integral | Close agreement observed | [36] |
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De Paepe and Janssens (2003), earth-air heat exchanger | One-dimensional analytical model | No such comparison available | [45] |
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Hollmuller (2003), cylindrical air/soil heat exchanger | Analytical solution with harmonic temperature signal at input | Good agreement against a finite-difference numerical simulation model and against an experimental setup | [28] |
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Pfafferott (2003), earth-to-air heat exchanger | Thermal efficiency characterization of EAHE by using parametric model and standardized graphs | No such comparison available | [17] |
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Ghosal et al. (2005), ground air collector and earth-air heat exchanger, integrated with the greenhouse | A complete numerical model was developed | Fair agreement observed | [25] |
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Al-Ajmi et al. (2006), earth-air heat exchanger | Theoretical model within the TRNSYS-IISIBAT environment | Good agreement showed | [26] |
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Sethi and Sharma (2007), aquifer coupled cavity flow heat exchanger system (ACCFHES) | Thermal model for heating and cooling of greenhouse solved within C++ programming | Close agreement observed | [20] |
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Lee and Strand (2008), earth tubes | A new module was developed for and implemented in the EnergyPlus program | Good agreement with both theoretical and experimental data showed | [30] |
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Cucumo et al. (2008), earth-to-air heat exchanger | One-dimensional transient analytical model | A very satisfactory agreement observed | [46] |
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Ben Jmaa Derbel and Kanoun (2010), earth fluid pipe system | A mathematical model validated by measured ground temperatures | Good agreement showed | [39] |
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Sehli et al. (2012), earth-air heat exchanger | One-dimensional steady numerical model | Satisfactory agreement observed | [43] |
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Su et al. (2012), air-earth- (rock-) tunnel system | 1D numerical simulating model | Max. error: temperature = 1.4°C; R. humidity = 10% | [42] |
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De Jesus Freire et al. (2013), compact buried pipes system | One-dimensional discrete model simulated within TRNSYS environment | Good accuracy observed | [47] |
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Ozgener et al. (2013), geothermal (ground) heat exchangers | One-dimensional transient heat flow model | Good accuracy observed | [41] |
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