This model simulates the internal thermal resistance network of a borehole segment in the case of a single U-tube borehole using the method of Bauer et al. (2011) and computing explicitely the fluid-to-ground thermal resistance Rb and the grout-to-grout resistance Ra as defined by Claesson and Hellstrom (2011) using the multipole method.
J. Claesson and G. Hellstrom. Multipole method to calculate borehole thermal resistances in a borehole heat exchanger. HVAC&R Research, 17(6): 895-911, 2011.
D. Bauer, W. Heidemann, H. Müller-Steinhagen, and H.-J. G. Diersch. Thermal resistance and capacity models for borehole heat exchangers . International Journal Of Energy Research, 35:312-320, 2011.
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