Determination of the Temperature Development in a Borehole Heat Exchanger Field Using Distributed Temperature Sensing

Bertermann D, Suft O (2024)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Book Volume: 17

Article Number: 4697

Journal Issue: 18

DOI: 10.3390/en17184697

Abstract

The use of geothermal borehole heat exchangers (BHEs) in combination with ground-source heat pumps represents an important part of shallow geothermal energy production, which is already used worldwide and becoming more and more important. Different measurement techniques are available to examine a BHE field while it is in operation. In this study, a field with 54 BHEs up to a depth of 120 m below ground level was analyzed using fiber optic cables. A distributed temperature sensing (DTS) concept was developed by equipping several BHEs with dual-ended hybrid cables. The individual fiber optics were collected in a distributor shaft, and multiple measurements were carried out during active and inactive operation of the field. The field trial was carried out on a converted, partly retrofitted, residential complex, “Lagarde Campus”, in Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Germany. Groundwater and lithological changes are visible in the depth-resolved temperature profiles throughout the whole BHE field.

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APA:

Bertermann, D., & Suft, O. (2024). Determination of the Temperature Development in a Borehole Heat Exchanger Field Using Distributed Temperature Sensing. Energies, 17(18). https://doi.org/10.3390/en17184697

MLA:

Bertermann, David, and Oliver Suft. "Determination of the Temperature Development in a Borehole Heat Exchanger Field Using Distributed Temperature Sensing." Energies 17.18 (2024).

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