A Step-by-step Guide to Developing Innovative Computational Tools for Shallow Geothermal SystemsGeothermal heat is a viable source of energy and its environmental impact in terms of CO2 emissions is significantly lower than conventional fossil fuels. Shallow geothermal systems are increasingly utilized for heating and cooling of buildings and green

Rafid Al-Khoury is a Senior researcher in computational mechanics in the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. His main area of interest is in computational mechanics with emphasis on computational geoenvironment. In particular, he is a developer of analytical, semi-analytical and numerical models for wave propagation in layered systems, multiphase flow and heat and fluid flow in shallow geothermal systems. The main focus of his research work is the development of innovative models and efficient computational procedures capable of simulating physical processes occurring in complicated geometry using minimal computational efforts. Along this line, Dr. Al-Khoury has published several models for different fields of computational mechanics, including wave propagation, parameter identification, fracturing porous media, and geothermics.

Part I: PreliminariesChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Heat transferChapter 3: Heat transfer in porous mediaChapter 4: Heat transfer in borehole heat exchangersChapter 5: Thermal resistancePart II: Analytical and Semi-Analytical ModelingChapter 6: Eigenfunction expansions and Fourier transformsChapter 7: Laplace transformsChapter 8: Commonly used analytical models for ground-source heat pumpsChapter 9: Spectral analysis of shallow geothermal systemsChapter 10: Spectral element model for borehole heat exchangersPart III: Numerical ModelingChapter 11: Finite element methods for conduction-convection problemsChapter 12: Finite element modeling of shallow geothermal systems