ABSTRACT

A Step-by-step Guide to Developing Innovative Computational Tools for Shallow Geothermal SystemsGeothermal heat is a viable source of energy and its environmental impact in terms of CO2 emissions is significantly lower than conventional fossil fuels. Shallow geothermal systems are increasingly utilized for heating and cooling of buildings and green

part |2 pages

Part I Preliminaries

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|12 pages

Heat transfer

chapter 3|10 pages

Heat transfer in porous media

chapter 4|8 pages

Heat transfer in borehole heat exchangers

chapter 5|16 pages

Thermal resistance

part |2 pages

Part II Analytical and semi-analytical modeling

part |2 pages

Part III Numerical modeling