Geothermal plant sizing
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The Institute of Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment provides services related to geothermal energy, particularly regarding geothermal system sizing and simulation for performance evaluation of systems using geothermal probes or energy piles.
Geothermal plant sizing
The sizing of a geothermal borehole heat exchangers (BHE) systems or the feasibility study of geothermal systems are performed with the PILESIM2, EED or PILEDHC programs.
The aims of the simulations are to size a BHE field, verify the technical feasibility of the system in the short and long term, and establish the maximum powers of the heat pump and cooling machine coupled to the geothermal probes.
PILESIM2
PILESIM2 is a dynamic simulation program for evaluating the thermal heating and cooling performance of a system using energy piles or geothermal BHE. Long-term effects, which are decisive for the correct dimensioning of an installation, can be simulated for a period of up to 50 years.
Geothermal probes or energy piles can be directly coupled to the cooling distribution (geocooling), or by a cooling machine. The system can also be bivalent, i.e. auxiliary energy can be supplied to meet specific and particular heating and cooling needs.
Anyone who needs to dimension a geothermal BHE field or assess its technical feasibility can also benefit from technical support at ISAAC. The dimensioning process is carried out step by step so that the user can learn how to use the PILESIM2 program and solve the dimensioning difficulties. The duration of technical support is a maximum of one working day and requires the advance purchase of the PILESIM2 program.
PILESIM2 is provided free of charge while the cost for any training is agreed upon.
PILEDHC
PILEDHC is a dynamic simulation program for the evaluation of low-temperature district heating systems (also called 5th generation). PILEDHC is based on PILESIM2, to which some components have been added, such as hybrid thermal and photovoltaic (PVT) modules, and a piping network whose length is user-defined, that is necessary for the hydraulic connection between the BHE field and the connected buildings. Thanks to an economic database, it is also possible to estimate the necessary investment, and thus carry out energy-economic analyses.
PILEDHC was used for research work, the results of which were published in this scientific article.
The sizing of a geothermal borehole heat exchangers (BHE) systems or the feasibility study of geothermal systems are performed with the PILESIM2, EED or PILEDHC programs.
The aims of the simulations are to size a BHE field, verify the technical feasibility of the system in the short and long term, and establish the maximum powers of the heat pump and cooling machine coupled to the geothermal probes.
PILESIM2
PILESIM2 is a dynamic simulation program for evaluating the thermal heating and cooling performance of a system using energy piles or geothermal BHE. Long-term effects, which are decisive for the correct dimensioning of an installation, can be simulated for a period of up to 50 years.
Geothermal probes or energy piles can be directly coupled to the cooling distribution (geocooling), or by a cooling machine. The system can also be bivalent, i.e. auxiliary energy can be supplied to meet specific and particular heating and cooling needs.
Anyone who needs to dimension a geothermal BHE field or assess its technical feasibility can also benefit from technical support at ISAAC. The dimensioning process is carried out step by step so that the user can learn how to use the PILESIM2 program and solve the dimensioning difficulties. The duration of technical support is a maximum of one working day and requires the advance purchase of the PILESIM2 program.
PILESIM2 is provided free of charge while the cost for any training is agreed upon.
PILEDHC
PILEDHC is a dynamic simulation program for the evaluation of low-temperature district heating systems (also called 5th generation). PILEDHC is based on PILESIM2, to which some components have been added, such as hybrid thermal and photovoltaic (PVT) modules, and a piping network whose length is user-defined, that is necessary for the hydraulic connection between the BHE field and the connected buildings. Thanks to an economic database, it is also possible to estimate the necessary investment, and thus carry out energy-economic analyses.
PILEDHC was used for research work, the results of which were published in this scientific article.