Multi-scale modeling of the environmental impact and energy performance of open-loop groundwater heat pumps in urban areas

被引：26
作者：
Sciacovelli, A. [1 ]
Guelpa, E. [1 ]
Verda, V. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Politecn Torino, I-10129 Turin, Italy
来源：
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING | 2014年 / 71卷 / 02期
关键词：
Geothermal; Heat pump; Groundwater; Advection; Thermal plume; Numerical simulation; SYSTEMS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.11.028
中图分类号：
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号：
摘要：
Groundwater heat pumps are expected to play a major role in future energy scenarios. Proliferation of such systems in urban areas may generate issues related to possible interference between installations. These issues are associated with the thermal plume produced by heat pumps during operation and are particularly evident in the case of groundwater flow, because of the advection heat transfer. In this paper, the impact of an installation is investigated through a thermo-fluid dynamic model of the subsurface which considers fluid flow in the saturated unit and heat transfer in both the saturated and unsaturated units. Due to the large extension of the affected area, a multiscale numerical model that combines a three-dimensional CFD model and a network model is proposed. The thermal request of the user and the heat pump performances are considered in the multi-scale numerical model through appropriate boundary conditions imposed at the wells. Various scenarios corresponding to different operating modes of the heat pump are considered. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：780 / 789
页数：10
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