[HTML][HTML] New trilobular geometry using advanced materials for experimentally validated enhanced heat transfer in shallow geothermal applications

JF Urchueguia, B Badenes, MAM Pla, B Armengot… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Adapted Conductivity Trilobular (ACT) design, comprising an up-flow central
pipe and three satellite downward pipes, represents a novel configuration of a borehole heat …

Theoretical and experimental cost–benefit assessment of borehole heat exchangers (BHEs) according to working fluid flow rate

B Badenes, MÁ Mateo Pla, T Magraner, J Soriano… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
In ground-source heat-pump systems, the heat exchange rate is influenced by various
design and operational parameters that condition the thermal performance of the heat pump …

[HTML][HTML] Adapted composite two-region line source methods for evaluation of borehole heat exchangers with advanced materials

JF Urchueguía, B Badenes, H Javadi, MÁ Mateo… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The results of a large number of Thermal Response Tests (TRTs) performed on four different
borehole heat exchangers (BHEs) were analyzed to explore the effect of the novel grouting …

A case study of thermal evolution in the vicinity of geothermal probes following a distributed TRT method

H Schwarz, B Badenes, J Wagner, JM Cuevas… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
To meet the stated climate change targets and to ensure the capability of meeting the current
and future energy demands, there is an urgent need to develop renewable energy sources …

Use of Advanced Pipe and Grout Materials in an Experimental Single-U Bhe: Installation Procedure Assessment and Thermal Properties Comparison Using C2rlsm

MA Mateo Pla, JF Urchueguia, B Sanner… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
The performance of a Shallow Geothermal Energy System (SGES) is significantly influenced
by the materials that conform their borehole heat exchangers (BHEs). Traditionally, plastic …

[PDF][PDF] Shallow Geothermal Energy for existing buildings–overview and status of project GEO4CIVHIC

A Bernardi, M de Carli, L Pockelé, F Poletto… - Poster contributions of …, 2022 - geo4civhic.eu
ABSTRACT A major obstacle to decarbonisation in the building sector is the comparably low
share of new construction, and the specific problems encountered when supplying heat …