• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.800-807
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• 2010

In this study, a series of numerical analyses has been performed in order to evaluate the performance of a full-scale closed-loop vertical ground heat exchanger constructed in Wonju. The circulation pipe HDPE, borehole and surrounding ground were modeled using FLUENT, a finite-volume method (FVM) program, for analyzing the heat transfer process of the system. Two user-defined functions (UDFs) accounting for the difference in the temperatures of the circulating inflow and outflow water and the change of the surrounding ground temperature with depth were adopted in the FLUENT model. The thermal properties of materials estimated in laboratory were used in the numerical analyses to compare the thermal efficiency of the cement grout with that of the bentonite grout used in the construction. The results of the simulation provide a verification of the in situ thermal response test data. The numerical model with the ground thermal conductivity of 4W/mK yielded the simulation result closer to the in-situ thermal response test than with the ground thermal conductivity of 3W/mK. From the results of the numerical analyses, the effective thermal conductivities of the cement and bentonite grouts were obtained to be 3.32W/mK and 2.99 W/mK, respectively.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2011

This paper presents how to analyze heat transfer characteristics of double-layered soils. Thermal response tests were conducted to measure the ground thermal conductivities of Joomunjin sand and double layered soils filled in a steel box of which the size is $5m{\times}1m{\times}1m$. Double-layered soils were composed of Joomunjin sand and Kaoline clay. Each thermal conductivity of Joomunjin sand and Kaloine clay was measured by using Heat Flow Meter considering different void ratio. The ground thermal conductivity of double-layered soils was 15% smaller than that of Joomunjin sand.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.68-74
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• 2012

Investigation of the effective soil thermal conductivity($k$) is the first step in designing the ground loop heat exchanger(borehole) of a geothermal heat pump system. Another important factor is the borehole thermal resistance($R_b$). Thermal response tests offer a good method to determine the ground thermal properties for the total heat transport in the ground. The first step is measured for initial soil temperature. This is done by supplying a only pump power into a borehole heat exchanger. They need to supply into water unload heat power more than 30 minutes. In this study, the initial soil temperature was found to analysis $14.1{\sim}16.0^{\circ}C$,the ratio was 68.7% represented. In this case of $k$, was 2.1~3.0 $W/m{\cdot}k$, $R_b$ was 0.11~0.20 $m{\cdot}K/W$. In this work, it is also shown that the distribution of a soil thermal conductivity and borehole thermal resistance were on the influence of initial soil temperature. And soil thermal conductivity was related with factors of equation by linear least square method, borehole thermal resistance was on the influence of composite factors.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.80-86
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• 2011

Investigation of the effective soil thermal conductivity(k) is the first step in designing the ground loop heat exchanger(borehole) of a geothermal heat pump system. Another important factor is the borehole thermal resistance($R_b$). Thermal response tests offer a good method to determine the ground thermal properties for the total heat transport in the ground. This is done by supplying a constant heat power into a borehole heat exchanger. There are two methods to supply a constant heat power. One is to employ the electricity provided by Korea Electric Power Corporation(KEPCO). The other is to use electricity generated by a generator. In this study, the power supply regulation was found to reduce when the electricity generated by the generator was used. This is because the generator evaluated with the power supply characteristically reduces the power supply regulation between an overload and a complex using. But it sometimes occurs a power supply regulation in In-situ thermal response test. In this case getting of k,$R_b$ requires delay times and restored normal state. However, the effect of the delay times and restored normal state on the soil thermal conductivity and borehole thermal resistance is very small. Therefore it is possible to use a generally accepted delay times and restored normal state in the analysis. In this work, it is also shown that an acceptable range of ${\Delta}k$, ${\Delta}R_b$ for normal state and regulation state might be approximately 0.01-0.16W/m k, and -0.004-0.007m K/W, respectively. Thus, restored normal state of power supply regulation is valuable to recommend.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2019

In order to design coaxial-type Ground Heat Exchangers (GHEXs) efficiently, the effect of components (i.e, heat exchange pipe and grouting material) on the thermal performance of coaxial-type GHEXs should be identified in advance. In this paper, three coaxial-type GHEXs with different configurations were constructed in a test bed. Then, the effect of heat exchange pipes and grouting materials on the thermal performance of coaxial-type GHEXs was investigated by performing in-situ thermal response tests (TRTs) and thermal performance tests (TPTs). In the TRTs, the effective thermal conductivities of the coaxial-type GHEXs with concrete grouting and STS pipes were improved by 6.15 and 22.7%, respectively compared to those of bentonite grouting and HDPE pipes. Additionally, in the TPTs, the use of concrete grouting and STS pipes in the coaxial-type GHEXs enhanced the in-situ thermal performance by 15 and 33.8%, respectively.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2010

Investigation of the effective soil thermal conductivity(k) is the first step in designing the ground loop heat exchanger(borehole) of a geothermal heat pump system. The line source method is required by New and Renewable Energy Center of Korea Energy Management Corporation in analyzing data obtained from thermal response tests. Another important factor in designing the ground loop heat exchanger is the borehole thermal resistance($R_b$). There are two methods to evaluate $R_b$ : one is to use a line source method, and the other is to use a shape factor of the borehole. In this study, we demonstrated that the line source method produces better results than the shape factor method in evaluating $R_b$. This is because the borehole thermal resistance evaluated with the line source method characteristically reduces the temperature differences between an actual and a theoretical thermal behaviors of the borehole. Evaluation of $R_b$ requires soil volumetric heat capacity. However, the effect of the soil volumetric heat capacity on the borehole thermal resistance is very small. Therefore, it is possible to use a generally accepted average value of soil volumetric heat capacity($=2MJ/m^3{\cdot}K$) in the analysis. In this work, it is also shown that an acceptable range of the initial ignoring time should be in the range of 8~16hrs. Thus, a mean value of 12 hrs is recommended.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.456-459
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• 2007

Thermal conductivities (TC) of 57 Jurassic muscovitic granite samples (KIGAM) and 149 porphyritic granite samples (Yeonki: BE-2, BE-3) were measured with LFA-447. Ranges of TC values are $2.429{\sim}3.878$ W/mK (KIGAM), $2.220{\sim}3.767$ W/mK (Yeonki, BE-2) and $2.019{\sim}3.990$ W/mK (Yeonki, BE-3); arithmetic means are 2.924 W/mK (KIGAM), 2.907 W/mK (Yeonki, BE-2), and 2.881 W/mK (Yeonki, BE-3), respectively. In this study, harmonic mean values were calculated to estimate the average value of TC. Harmonic mean values are 2.883 W/mK (KIGAM), 2.886 W/mK (Yeonki, BE-2), and 2.866 W/mK (Yeonki, BE-3), respectively. Heat extraction rates of a borehole heat exchanger strongly depend on TC values. Heat-extraction rates from re values are expected to be a little lower than 84 W/m in all sites. However, considering ground water flow, it is expected that actual heat extraction rate would be higher than the expected value.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.93-106
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• 2010

현장 열응답 시험을 통해 지중 유효 열전도도를 산출하여 각 보어홀의 성능을 비교하기 위해 강원도 원주 현장에 6개의 보어홀을 시험 시공하였다. 6개의 보어홀은 그라우트 종류와 첨가재 종류, 지중열교환기 파이프 단면에 따른 영향을 검토하도록 시공되었다. 그라우트 재료는 벤토나이트와 시멘트를 사용하였으며 첨가재는 천연규사와 흑연, 파이프 단면은 기존 U-tube 파이프 단면과 유입과 유출 파이프 사이에 파이프를 추가로 삽입한 새로운 3공형 파이프 단면을 적용하였다. 현장 열응답 시험으로 산정한 지중 유효 열전도도 결과는 시멘트 그라우트로 시공한 보어홀의 경우가 벤토나이트 그라우트로 시공한 경우에 비해 전열 성능이 향상됨을 보였으며 흑연을 추가로 사용한 경우가 천연규사만 사용한 경우보다 높은 효율을 보였다. 또한, 유입과 유출 파이프 사이에 물을 채워 부분적 단열 구간을 형성한 새로운 3공형 파이프 단면의 경우가 기존 U-tube 파이프 단면에 비해 높은 효율을 보였다. 가상 건물에 대한 지중열교환기 설계를 수행하여 지중열교환기 시공비를 비교한 결과, 시멘트 그라우트에 첨가재로 천연규사와 흑연을 함께 사용한 경우가 벤토나이트 그라우트에 첨가재로 천연규사를 사용한 기존의 시공방법 보다 낮은 시공비로 설계가 가능하였다. 마지막으로 본 현장 열응답 시험결과를 바탕으로 일련의 경제성 분석을 통하여 새로이 제시된 첨가제와 3공형 파이프 단면의 적용성을 평가하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.2846-2851
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• 2012

미세하게 분쇄된 폐타이어 분말(GTR)과 미발포 $Expancel^{(R)}$ 분말이 경질 폴리우레탄 발포체(PUF)의 열전도 특성에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 마이크론 크기로 분쇄된 GTR과 $100^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도 영역에서 약 40배 부피로 팽창 가능한 $Expancel^{(R)}$ 미세분말을 사용하였고 이들이 경질 PUF 생성 시의 발포 기핵제 역할에 의한 기포크기 감소효과 및 이로 인한 PUF의 열전도특성 개선 효과를 집중적으로 살펴보았다. 연구의 결과로서, GTR이 충전된 PUF 샘플들의 열전도도는 GTR 함량이 증가함에 따라 선형적으로 증가하는 현상을 나타내는 반면, $Expancel^{(R)}$이 도입된 샘플들은 농도에 따라 약간 감소하는 특성을 보여 주었다. 이러한 결과로부터 GTR은 PUF 생성에서 증량제의 역할이 상대적으로 우세하여 단열 특성에 기여하지 못하는 반면, $Expancel^{(R)}$은 분말의 표면극성으로 인한 발포 기핵 작용에 의하여 셀 크기를 감소시킴으로서 단열효과에 기여할 수 있는 것으로 생각되었다.