Research Article

Thermal Performance Analyses of Multiborehole Ground Heat Exchangers

Table 4

Simulation input data.

Borehole depth100 m
Borehole spacing5 m
Borehole diameter126 mm
Fluid mass flow rate2.651 kg/s
Undisturbed ground temperature18°C
Ground thermal conductivity2 W/m-K
Ground heat capacity2000 kJ/m3-K
Borehole thermal resistance0.12 m-K/W