SET Proceedings 2978-4387 Caravel Press 10.65582/set.2005.093 2005.093 Analyses on Temperature Distribution around an Inclined Borehole in Ground Heat Exchangers ChenWeicui CuiPing FangZhaohong Ground Source Heat Pump Research Center, Shandong University of Architecture and Engineering, Jinan, China 23092005 4 1 978-7-112-07718-2 419 423 23 September 2005 © 2005 Copyright WSSET 2005

An analytical solution of the steady-state temperature distribution has been derived in a semi-infinite medium with an inclined line-source of finite length. The impacts of geometrical and physical parameters on this heat transfer process have been discussed accordingly. Two characteristic steady-state temperatures of the inclined borehole wall are defined as the middle section representative temperature and the whole-length integral average temperature. Differences between them are evaluated, and concise expressions for both of them are presented for practical engineering applications.

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