Community Geothermal: Borefield Design, Thermal Conductivity, and Subsurface Modeling Data - Chicago, IL

Description

This dataset encompasses the development of a geothermal energy system for the West Woodlawn neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. This project is part of a broader initiative to design and deploy geothermal heating and cooling systems at a community scale. The dataset includes thermal conductivity test results, calculations for borehole sizing based on the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) method, as well as simulated thermal loads based on actual energy usage from individual buildings. Also provided here are files used for numerical modeling via COMSOL Multiphysics to simulate borefield design and subsurface thermal behavior. Two manuscripts are attached, which outline the broad objectives of the project and a description of the numerical modeling methodology and results.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 This excel sheet contains borehole sizing calculations based on the ASHRAE method . https://gdr.openei.org/files/1665/ASHRAE%20%281%29.zip
33 This manuscript focuses on the design of a large-scale connected geothermal network using numerical models based on finite element method. The model is provided in this data set as "COMSOL Model.zip". https://gdr.openei.org/files/1665/2024%20-%205%20-%2020%20-%20Jello%20et%20al.%20-%20Numerical%20Investigation.pdf
57 This model is developed considering coupled heat transfer and water flow in geomaterials to predict subsurface temperatures and outlet temperatures. The included README provides more information regarding the model. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1665/COMSOL%20Model%20%281%29.zip
53 This zip file contains thermal loads for individual buildings in a neighborhood that are used as boundary conditions in the COSMOL Model simulations. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1665/Modules_Loads%20%281%29.xlsx
57 This archive includes thermal conductivity measurement and analyses for the core samples collected from a well in Chicago. The method for thermal conductivity estimation was a hot disk thermal test. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1665/Hot%20Disk%20Thermal%20Test%20%281%29.zip
33 This manuscript focuses on the description of the Sustainable Chicago Geothermal project for an efficient renewable energy design. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1665/2024%20-%205%20-%2019%20-%20Baser%20et%20al.%20-%20Sustainable%20Geothermal.pdf

Tags

  • ashrae
  • thermal-loads
  • processed-data
  • modeling
  • thermal-conductivity
  • community-scale
  • borehole-sizing
  • building-loads
  • commgeo
  • borefield
  • community-geothermal
  • comsol
  • chicago
  • sustainable
  • efficient-design
  • heating-and-cooling
  • geothermal
  • energy
  • numerical-modeling
  • thermal-conductivity-test

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