Part 2: Answers
In this chapter, you will find the answers to the questions in the different chapters of Part 1.
Our first GHEtool simulation
To end this part, we are going to make bring all the theory into practise with our first GHEtool Cloud simulation to see the effect of different design choices on our fluid temperatures.
Long-term effects: g-functions
Besides the short-term effects, borefields also experience long-term temperature variation. These are covered by the g-functions, which will be discussed in this chapter.
The effective borehole thermal resistance
One key concept in the world of borefield design is the effective borehole thermal resistance which is a measure for how good your borehole can exchange heat with the ground.
Temperature profiles
Temperature profiles, in all different shapes and forms, form the basis of geothermal design and it is really important to get familiar with them before proceeding in this course.
Introduction part 2
Welcome to the second part of the course ‘Design borefields with confidence.’