Research Article

Thermal Performance Analyses of Multiborehole Ground Heat Exchangers

Table 2

Experimental data [26].

Borehole depth75 m
Borehole spacing9 m
Borehole diameter114 mm
U-tube inner diameter21.8 mm
U-tube outer diameter26.7 mm
Undisturbed ground temperature17.3°C
Ground thermal conductivity2.3 W/m-K
Ground volume specific heat2012 kJ/m3-K
Borehole thermal resistance0.1622 m-K/W
Fluid flow rate0.631 kg/s