Implementation of methodologies for calculating vertical Borehole Heat Exchangers (BHE) lengths for Ground source heat pumps (GSHP) systems in MATLAB: Design of an App
The exponential exploitation of fossil fuels in the XX century, despite its positive benefits in terms of life quality and macroeconomic indicators, has brought what some consider the biggest challenge in the history of human era, being Global Warming and the consequent Climate Change. Citizens are...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/333862 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/333862 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Heat pumps Mobile apps Bombes de calor Aplicacions mòbils Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies |
| Sumario: | The exponential exploitation of fossil fuels in the XX century, despite its positive benefits in terms of life quality and macroeconomic indicators, has brought what some consider the biggest challenge in the history of human era, being Global Warming and the consequent Climate Change. Citizens are bombed everyday with information and press notes regarding the need to change the old, traditional fuels for new, renewable, sustainable energy sources, that joins technological advances with the sensitivity for environmental preservation, in a secondary transition from centralized to distributed generation and auto consumption. In this process, very low enthalpy geothermal installations can be a suitable option to air condition facilities and residences thanks to its flexibility and operability as thermal resources for both heating and cooling, coping with one of the most important energy consumption needs of buildings, and becoming an investment that would save money to its users. However, the lack of tools to assist professionals and citizens in the sizing of these installations hides the potential of this technology for the future. To assist the solution for this inconvenience, this project has been devoted to the conception of GeoHPEX-design tool© (v1.0), a standalone application to allow users (both professionals and citizens) to design very low enthalpy geothermal installations with vertical borehole heat exchangers. In this document, the reader will firstly understand the potential of this technology in the territory of Catalunya and the justification for constructing this application, after which it will be possible to study the theoretical design, the graphical user interface design and the mathematical models implemented in the program, finishing with its validation and calibration. The final product will be available at a resource dependant on the Institut Cartogràfic I Geològic de Catalunya, open to all users willing to try GeoHPEX. |
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