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Commit 312fdf97 authored by Shuang Chen's avatar Shuang Chen
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[HC/docu] fixed the input parameter typo and equation format errors

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......@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ In this model, the quad element was adopted to compose the mesh. The initial tem
| Parameter | Symbol | Value | Unit |
| -------------------------------- |:------------ | -------------------:| ----------------:|
| Soil thermal conductivity | $\lambda$ | 1.720 | $Wm^{-1}K^{-1}$ |
| Soil thermal conductivity | $\lambda$ | $2.0$ | $Wm^{-1}K^{-1}$ |
| Soil heat capacity | $\rho c$ | $2.925\times10^{6}$ | $J^{-3} mK^{-1}$ |
| Ground thermal diffusivity | $\alpha$ | $5.7\times10^{-7}$ | $Wm^{-1}K^{-1}$ |
| Initial subsurface temperature | $T_0$ | 10 | $^{\circ}C$ |
| Heat extraction rate of the BHE | $q$ | 35 | $W/m$ |
| Diameter of the BHE | $D$ | 0.15 | $m$ |
| Initial subsurface temperature | $T_0$ | $10$ | $^{\circ}C$ |
| Heat extraction rate of the BHE | $q$ | $35$ | $W/m$ |
| Diameter of the BHE | $D$ | $0.15$ | $m$ |
{{< img src="../BHE_array_benchmark_figures/figure_1.png" >}}
......@@ -65,15 +65,19 @@ Different meshes were adopted to analyse the impact of mesh density on the numer
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
\Delta = {\rm{ }}a{r_b}\ \hspace{6mm}
a = \left\{ \begin{array}{l}
4.81 \hspace{2mm} for\hspace{2mm} n=4\\
6.13 \hspace{2mm} for\hspace{2mm} n=6\\
6.16 \hspace{2mm} for\hspace{2mm} n=8
\end{array}\right.
\label{eq_4}
\Delta = {\rm{ }}a{r_b},\ \hspace{6mm}
\end{split}
\end{equation}
with
\begin{equation*}
a = 4.81 \hspace{2mm} for\hspace{2mm} n=4,
\end{equation*}
\begin{equation*}
a = 6.13 \hspace{2mm} for\hspace{2mm} n=6,
\end{equation*}
\begin{equation*}
a = 6.16 \hspace{2mm} for\hspace{2mm} n=8.
\end{equation*}
where $r_b$ is the BHE radius. n denotes the number of surrounding nodes. n = 8 is typical for a squared grid meshes. In this study, the BHE diameter is assumed to be 0.15 m. Based on equation (4) the optimal element size should be set to approximately 0.5 m.
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