Journal article
Analytical interpretation and numerical analysis of multiple energy pile thermal response tests
Luis A Bandeira Neto, Guillermo A Narsilio, Nikolas Makasis
Computers and Geotechnics | Elsevier | Published : 2023
Abstract
Thermal response tests (TRT) are an essential in situ test for the sizing of ground source heat pump systems. Its application on energy piles is becoming an established practice, involving key differences in relation to testing boreholes. Recently, group TRTs emerged as an alternative to testing single short energy pile elements. This work assesses the execution and interpretation of those tests through different analytical heat transfer models implemented in a unit-response calculation methodology. To assess the suitability of the method, a comprehensive parametric analysis using a validated numerical model is undertaken, considering different energy pile sizes, thermal properties for both ..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was funded by the Australian Research Council (project number LP160101486), GeoExchange Australia, and the University of Melbourne. Support from The University of Melbourne's Research Computing Services and the Petascale Campus Initiative Assistance in the computational analysis is much appreciated. This research was supported by use of the Nectar Research Cloud, a collaborative Australian research platform supported by the NCRIS-funded Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The first author acknowledges the support from Dr Linden Jensen-Page and Stephan Duber with the Python code used in this work.