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<DIV>Is there a way of deciding a specific layout of the bore field using type 557a?</DIV>
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<DIV>I have one vertical u-tube field type that is around the perimeter of a building, essentially all the pipes in a single row. </DIV>
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<DIV>The second is a typical vertical u-tube with the bore holes evenly spaced in an array. However that array is not symmetrical. </DIV>
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<DIV>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?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Fred</DIV>
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<DIV>Fred Betz, PhD., LEED AP</DIV>
<DIV>Senior Sustainable Design Consultant</DIV>
<DIV>Affiliated Engineers, Inc.</DIV>
<DIV>608-236-1175</DIV>
<DIV>608-444-4857 (c)</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:fbetz@aeieng.com">fbetz@aeieng.com</A></DIV>
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