The orientation strategy of side pipe and the heat transfer performance of six ground heat exchangers(GHEs) were optimized by numerical simulation,with soil being treated as a porous medium.An experiment on the heat t...The orientation strategy of side pipe and the heat transfer performance of six ground heat exchangers(GHEs) were optimized by numerical simulation,with soil being treated as a porous medium.An experiment on the heat transfer of four GHEs was carried out in 2010.Results indicate that the velocity field is disturbed by GHEs.The optimal orientation strategy of side pipe is that the upward pipe is located upstream and the downward pipe downstream.The space between GHEs should be appropriately adjusted,depending on the direction and flow velocity.Groups of GHEs should be installed perpendicular to the mainstream in a single row,but if the acreage does not meet the requirements,GHEs should be installed in staggered multiple rows.Fewer GHEs parallel to the mainstream strengthen the heat transfer.Moreover,numerical results agree well with the test data,with the maximum relative error being less than 7.7%.展开更多
To predict the heat diffusion in a given region over time, it is often necessary to find the numerical solution for heat equation. However, the computational domain of classical numerical methods are limited to fiat s...To predict the heat diffusion in a given region over time, it is often necessary to find the numerical solution for heat equation. However, the computational domain of classical numerical methods are limited to fiat spacetime. With the techniques of discrete differential calculus, we propose two unconditional stable numerical schemes for simulation heat equation on space manifold and time. The analysis of their stability and error is accomplished by the use of maximum principle.展开更多
文摘The orientation strategy of side pipe and the heat transfer performance of six ground heat exchangers(GHEs) were optimized by numerical simulation,with soil being treated as a porous medium.An experiment on the heat transfer of four GHEs was carried out in 2010.Results indicate that the velocity field is disturbed by GHEs.The optimal orientation strategy of side pipe is that the upward pipe is located upstream and the downward pipe downstream.The space between GHEs should be appropriately adjusted,depending on the direction and flow velocity.Groups of GHEs should be installed perpendicular to the mainstream in a single row,but if the acreage does not meet the requirements,GHEs should be installed in staggered multiple rows.Fewer GHEs parallel to the mainstream strengthen the heat transfer.Moreover,numerical results agree well with the test data,with the maximum relative error being less than 7.7%.
基金Supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under Grant No.20090460102
文摘To predict the heat diffusion in a given region over time, it is often necessary to find the numerical solution for heat equation. However, the computational domain of classical numerical methods are limited to fiat spacetime. With the techniques of discrete differential calculus, we propose two unconditional stable numerical schemes for simulation heat equation on space manifold and time. The analysis of their stability and error is accomplished by the use of maximum principle.
