Affiliation:
1. Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environnement, 490 de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada.
Abstract
The construction of “green” buildings using geothermal energy requires knowledge of the ground thermal conductivity, assessed when designing the heating and cooling system of commercial buildings with ground-coupled heat pumps. The most commonly used method for active field assessment is the thermal response test (TRT), which consists of circulating heated water in a pilot ground heat exchanger (GHE) where temperature and flow rate are monitored. The transient thermal perturbation is analyzed to evaluate the subsurface thermal conductivity. Heat injection can also be performed with a heating cable in the GHE to conduct a TRT without water circulation, which can be affected by surface temperature variations. Passive methods, such as the interpretation of geophysical well logs and the analysis of temperature profiles measured in exploration wells, are emerging as alternatives to TRTs. Steady-state and transient laboratory measurements performed on samples collected in surface outcrops or drill cores can also be achieved. Methods to characterize the subsurface in the context of geothermal system design have evolved significantly since the original TRT concept proposed during the 1980s with different techniques inspired from the Earth science sector.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Civil and Structural Engineering,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
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18 articles.
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