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In karst regions, groundwater flows through complex conduits and fractures, resulting in substantial variations in flow velocity and temperature, which impact the efficiency of ground heat exchangers (GHEs). In this study, numerous model experiments were carried out to examine the temperature distribution of the stratum surrounding GHEs under karst groundwater seepage conditions. A 3D numerical model and experimental platform were developed to simulate the interaction between seepage and GHE thermal dynamics under varying seepage velocity, seepage temperature and operating modes. Model experiment results show that increasing seepage velocity significantly enhances heat transfer efficiency and mitigates thermal accumulation. The influence of karst groundwater seepage results in significantly less temperature fluctuation upstream compared to downstream. As seepage velocity increases from 3.59 x 10-6 m/s to 1.08 x 10-5 m/s, the temperature differential between upstream and downstream regions rises by 73 %, while the heat transfer efficiency of U-shaped pipes improves by 36.7 %. Variations in seepage temperature also play a pivotal role, with heat exchange efficiency increasing by 51.3 % as seepage temperature rises from 58.2 degrees C to 94.3 degrees C. The heat exchange capacity of GHEs and the temperature difference between downstream and upstream increase with the rising temperature of karst subsurface water seepage. The core impact of seepage temperature lies in how groundwater seepage initially alters the temperature field of the strata around the GHE, ultimately influencing the efficiency of heat exchange between the soil and the buried pipe. This research provides new insights for optimizing GHE systems and ensuring their long-term stability and energy efficiency in karst region.
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ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
ISSN: 0378-7788
Year: 2025
Volume: 328
6 . 6 0 0
JCR@2023
CAS Journal Grade:2
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