Simulation of the flow and thermal breakthrough of a forced external circulation standing column well

The flow and thermal breakthrough phenomenon in a forced external circulation standing column well(FECSCW)directly affects heat transfer efficiency and load-carrying capacity.A numerical model for FECSCW is developed to analyze the migration of the temperature and velocity front under the flow and thermal breakthrough.The results indicated that thermal breakthrough began after simulation running 2.5 min and was completely formed after 12 min.The inlet water,which directly entered the production well without heat exchange with the aquifer,accounted for 12.8%.When the porosity of the backfill material decreased from 0.35 to 0,the coefficient of per-formance(COP)of the heat pump unit increased by 1.6%on average,and the thermal breakthrough strength decreased by an average of 45.3%within 25 min.Where seepage velocity near the well wall was greater than 1×10^(−3) m·s^(−1),faster velocity front migration was observed,while the migration advantage of the temperature front was more prominent outside of this region.Through quantitative analysis of flow and thermal breakthrough,temperature and velocity front migration,and COP change of heat pump unit,theoretical suggestions were pro-vided for the thermal transfer mechanism near the thermal well wall.The extended research in this study can be applied to the design and optimization of forced external circulation standing column well system.

基于CFD的填砾抽灌同井数值模拟

文章根据已有的填砾抽灌同井砂箱实验台,建立了两种不同尺寸的多区域耦合三维CFD模型,选取了热源井的抽水温度、逐时取热量和累计取热量进行模型验证。热源井抽水温度实验值与模拟值的吻合度较高,两种模型25 min内热源井累计取热量的相对误差分别为3.28%和5.56%。分析结果表明:砂箱的几何尺寸会对含水层流场和温度场的变化造成影响;回填砾石区会发生流贯通,中间隔断区的宽度与抽、回水区的间距会影响回水进入抽水区的速率,因此,应增大回水区与砂箱上顶板之间以及热源井与砂箱四壁之间的距离;应当增大中间隔断层的宽度以及抽、回水区的间距,以此来延缓流、热贯通的形成。