[TRNSYS-users] Geoexchange Field Design

[Fred Betz]

Is there a way of deciding a specific layout of the bore field using type 557a?
 
I have one vertical u-tube field type that is around the perimeter of a building, essentially all the pipes in a single row. 
 
The second is a typical vertical u-tube with the bore holes evenly spaced in an array. However that array is not symmetrical. 
 
Also, should I use a type 556 buried horizontal pipe between the bore field and the heat exchanger or a normal type 31 pipe? Is type556 meant to be used as a pipe or as another heat exchange method like type557a? Will the model take into account the volume of the pipe in the calculations so the simulation converges?
 
Thanks,
 
Fred
 
 
 
Fred Betz, PhD., LEED AP
Senior Sustainable Design Consultant
Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
608-236-1175
608-444-4857 (c)
fbetz at aeieng.com 
www.aeieng.com ( http://www.aeieng.com/ )
 
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