Research Article

Thermally Affected Zone (TAZ) Assessment in Open-Loop Low-Enthalpy Groundwater Heat Pump Systems (GWHPs): Potential of Analytical Solutions

Table 2

Thermal and hydrodynamic parameters used as input data in FEFLOW modelling (unit 1 and unit 2) [12].

ParameterSymbolUnit of measureTest site value

Unit 1
 Horizontal hydraulic conductivity[ms-1]0.0025
 Vertical hydraulic conductivity[ms-1]0.00001
 Effective porosity[-]0.2
 Volumetric heat capacity of the fluid[106 J·m-3K-1]4.2
 Volumetric heat capacity of the solid[106 J·m-3K-1]1.3
 Heat conductivity of the fluid[J·m-1·s-1K-1]0.65
 Heat conductivity of the solid[J·m-1·s-1K-1]3
 Longitudinal dispersivity[m]5
 Transverse dispersivity[m]0.5
Unit 2
 Horizontal hydraulic conductivity[m·s-1]0.00027
 Vertical hydraulic conductivity[m·s-1]0.000054
 Effective porosity[-]0.2
 Volumetric heat capacity of the fluid[106 J·m-3K-1]4.2
 Volumetric heat capacity of the solid[106 J·m-3K-1]2.52
 Heat conductivity of the fluid[J·m-1·s-1K-1]0.65
 Heat conductivity of the solid[J·m-1·s-1K-1]3
 Longitudinal dispersivity[m]5
 Transverse dispersivity[m]0.5