diff --git a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_2U_BHE/3D_2U_BHE.prj b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_2U_BHE/3D_2U_BHE.prj index 5c9bc89ffc6b313401ac9be839116f228fe9f2ec..af3b01fb806f830aec70dd39717b12f383dfde02 100644 --- a/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_2U_BHE/3D_2U_BHE.prj +++ b/Tests/Data/Parabolic/T/3D_2U_BHE/3D_2U_BHE.prj @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ <borehole_heat_exchanger> <type>2U</type> <flow_and_temperature_control> + <!-- if power type boundary conditions are selected, the related + power value should be set with half of the presumed BHE power--> <type>TemperatureCurveFlowCurve</type> <flow_rate_curve>flow_rate</flow_rate_curve><!-- flow rate within each U-pipe --> <temperature_curve>inflow_temperature</temperature_curve> diff --git a/web/content/docs/userguide/process-dependent-configuration/Heat_Transport_BHE.md b/web/content/docs/userguide/process-dependent-configuration/Heat_Transport_BHE.md index 63b0c935ddd8c24b892a6bc2b045318a387ef34c..fd02b4a18909e5f88fe31ac9a74fe79cf11a5293 100644 --- a/web/content/docs/userguide/process-dependent-configuration/Heat_Transport_BHE.md +++ b/web/content/docs/userguide/process-dependent-configuration/Heat_Transport_BHE.md @@ -139,13 +139,15 @@ Here is an example using `TemperatureCurveConstantFlow`. </flow_and_temperature_control> ``` +For 2U-type BHE configuration, the flow rate in < flow_and_temperature_control > indicates the flow rate within each U-pipe. +When a fixed power or power curve is imposed on a 2U-type BHE, the given value in < flow_and_temperature_control > or in the related power curve should be speficed with half of the user's presumed entire borehole exchanger power. ### < grout > The thermal properties of the grout material is defined here. * /density/: density of grout which has the unit of $\mathrm{kg/m^{3}}$; * /porosity/: porosity of grout which is dimensionless; -* /heat_capacity/: heat capacaity of grout which has the unit of $\mathrm{J·kg^{-1} K^{-1}}$; +* /specific_heat_capacity/: specific heat capacity of grout which has the unit of $\mathrm{J·kg^{-1} K^{-1}}$; * /thermal_conductivity/: thermal conductivity of grout which has the unit of $\mathrm{W·m^{-1} K^{-1}}$. Here is an example how the typical parameters of borehole grout looks like. @@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ Here is an example how the typical parameters of borehole grout looks like. <grout> <density>2190.0</density> <porosity>0.0</porosity> - <heat_capacity>1735.1</heat_capacity> + <specific_heat_capacity>1735.1</specific_heat_capacity> <thermal_conductivity>0.73</thermal_conductivity> </grout> ```