.Buildings.DHC.Examples.Combined.BaseClasses.Borefield

Information

This model represents a borefield composed of 350 boreholes, with the following main assumptions.

• The soil is made of sandstone.
• The boreholes are filled with a bentonite grout.
• The boreholes have a height of 300 m and a diameter of 190 mm. They are discretized vertically in five segments.
• A distance of 10 m between each borehole is considered.
• HDPE pipes with a diameter of 40 mm are considered, in a double U-tube parallel configuration.

Revisions

• May 17, 2024, by Michael Wetter:
  Updated model due to removal of parameter dynFil.
  This is for IBPSA, #1885.
• January 8, 2024, by David Blum:
  Moved to Buildings.DHC.Examples.Combined.BaseClasses.Borefield. This is for issue 3628.
• May 31, 2023, by Michael Wetter:
  Removed final modifier for borFieDat to allow record to be replaced in models that extend this model.
• February 23, 2021, by Antoine Gautier:
  Updated documentation.
• January 12, 2020, by Michael Wetter:
  Added documentation.