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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi All <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I am wondering what the configuration of the borehole is.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>When you look at the parameters list in the proforma, we can
read that the volume storage has a cylindrical shape and that its volume can be
calculated as following :<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Storage Volume = Pi * Number of Boreholes * Borehole Depth *
(0.525 * Borehole Spacing)^2 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>What does this mean about the configuration
in the cylindrical volume of ground?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I see it is the volume of ground surrounding one borehole, the
outer diameter of the ground cylinder being half of the spacing, times the number
of boreholes…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>But I struggle to see what configuration it is in the cylinder
of ground. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>And also, <b>is the energy transfer independent for each
borehole, or does the spacing influences it?</b> (i.e the geometrical layout is
important)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>How far are the boreholes from the side
of the ground cylinder?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for some help…<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>PS : by the way, it would have been nice
to have access to the parameters/inputs/outputs description in the table where
we set them, (as usual), instead of having to go in the proforma everytime…
in case of someone is able to add this feature.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>François Badinier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#C0504D'>Development Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#00B050'>ICAX Ltd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#00B050'>1 Hatfield House <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#00B050'>Baltic Street West<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#00B050'>London EC1Y OST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'><a href="mailto:alan.kiff@icax.co.uk"><span lang=EN-GB>francois.badinier@icax.co.uk</span></a></span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'><a href="http://www.icax.co.uk"><span lang=EN-GB>www.icax.co.uk</span></a></span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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