functioncylindricalHeatSource

Cylindrical heat source solution from Carslaw and Jaeger

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).

Information

This function evaluates the cylindrical heat source solution. This solution gives the relation between the constant heat transfer rate (per unit length) injected by a cylindrical heat source of infinite length and the temperature raise in the medium. The cylindrical heat source solution is defined by

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where ΔT(t,r) is the temperature raise after a time t of constant heat injection and at a distance r from the cylindrical source, Q' is the heat injection rate per unit length, ks is the soil thermal conductivity, Fo is the Fourier number, aSois is the ground thermal diffusivity, rb is the radius of the cylindrical source and G is the cylindrical heat source solution.

The cylindrical heat source solution is given by:

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The integral is solved numerically, with the integrand defined in Buildings.Fluid.Geothermal.Borefields.BaseClasses.HeatTransfer.ThermalResponseFactors.cylindricalHeatSource_Integrand.

Inputs

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.TimetTime
Modelica.Units.SI.ThermalDiffusivityaSoiGround thermal diffusivity
Modelica.Units.SI.DistancedisRadial distance between borehole axes
Modelica.Units.SI.RadiusrBorRadius of emitting borehole

Outputs

TypeNameDefaultDescription
RealGThermal response factor of borehole 1 on borehole 2

Revisions

  • March 22, 2018 by Massimo Cimmino:
    First implementation.