Abstract:The thermal conductivity of soils is a fundamental parameter for the design of ground-source heat pump systems (GSHPs) and energy geostructures. This paper presents a comprehensive evaluation of the physical, mineralogical, and thermal characteristics of typical coastal soils from Tabasco, Mexico. Twenty-five soil samples from four different strata were studied using the thermal needle probe method, X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, and standard geotechnical soil classification tests. The res… Show more
“…In the present study, a stochastic method based on Bayes' Theorem [1] has been adapted to interpret the results of a shortduration TRT carried out in an energy pile in Mexico [5]. The aim is to infer Posterior Probability Density Functions (PPDFs) for the parameters of interest (ground thermal conductivity and concrete thermal resistance Rc), taking into account our previous knowledge (prior distributions) and the given measurements of the TRT (likelihood).…”
An efficient design of energy geo-structure systems requires an accurate characterization of the structure and ground thermal parameters (e.g., thermal resistance of the ground heat exchanger
“…In the present study, a stochastic method based on Bayes' Theorem [1] has been adapted to interpret the results of a shortduration TRT carried out in an energy pile in Mexico [5]. The aim is to infer Posterior Probability Density Functions (PPDFs) for the parameters of interest (ground thermal conductivity and concrete thermal resistance Rc), taking into account our previous knowledge (prior distributions) and the given measurements of the TRT (likelihood).…”
An efficient design of energy geo-structure systems requires an accurate characterization of the structure and ground thermal parameters (e.g., thermal resistance of the ground heat exchanger
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