Method of and apparatus for empirically measuring the heat transfer rate of a ground heat exchanger (GHE) installation with its surrounding deep earth environment

摘要

Methods for designing and constructing geothermal ground loop subsystems, and also improved methods and apparatus for in situ measuring the capacity of a ground heat exchanger installation to transfer heat energy with its surrounding deep Earth environment, during cooling and heating modes of operation of the ground source heat pumps and other geothermal systems to which such ground heat exchangers are operably connected.