[TRNSYS-users] Question about Type557 Vertical U-tube Ground Heat Exchanger

[a8304506 at graduate.hku.hk]

Hello, Cao.

There is another component model, the borehole superposition model (SBM), which
should be able to handle your problem.

Best Regards
LEE, Chun Kwong

Quoting SUNLIANG CAO <caosunliang at msn.com>:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a question about Type557 Vertical U-tube Ground Heat Exchanger in GHP
> Library (TESS Library).
> 
> I found that Type557 has only one type of distribution for the boreholes in
> the ground: the boreholes are uniformly distributed within a cylindrical
> storage volume of ground.
> 
> However, if I want to simulate other distribution types for the boreholes,
> such  as distributed in a rectangle shape area, triangle shape area, or
> L-shape area, etc, how can I deal with this problem?
> 
> Is there any existing type in TRNSYS or TESS Libraries dealing with the
> Ground Heat Exchangers with different configurations?
> 
> 
> Thank you very much.
> 
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Cao Sunliang
> 
>