<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I'm looking for the most suitable approach for modelling groundwater cooling in a thermal model. It's proposed to have pipes embedded in
a concrete ceiling with groundwater flowing through them. The groundwater supply temp will
be fixed at around 12degC. </span><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">I'm using IES software but I expect the possible approaches would be similar with most packages.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">I could either use a simplified approach calculating the cooling capacity from the flow rate and temperature difference, or use a detailed systems modelling approach. I want something fairly quick but reasonably accurate (don't we all?!) as it's a preliminary study.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Thanks,</span></p></div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(38,38,38)">Dr Claire Das Bhaumik CEng FCIBSE</span></b></p>

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