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Numerical modeling of the interference of thermally unbalanced Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage systems in Brussels (Belgium)
Bulté, Manon; Duren, Thierry; Bouhon, Olivier et al.
2021In Energies, 14, p. 6241
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Keywords :
confined aquifer; heat storage; ATES; groundwater modeling; heat transport modeling; thermal imbalance; urban engineering
Abstract :
[en] A numerical model was built using FEFLOW® to simulate groundwater flow and heat transport in a confined aquifer in Brussels where two Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) systems were installed. These systems are operating in adjacent buildings and exploit the same aquifer made up of mixed sandy and silty sublayers. The model was calibrated for groundwater flow and partially for heat transport. Several scenarios were considered to determine if the two ATES systems were interfering. The results showed that a significant imbalance between the injection of warm and cold water in the first installed ATES system led to the occurrence of a heat plume spreading more and more over the years. This plume eventually reached the cold wells of the same installation. The temperature, therefore, increased in warm and cold wells and the efficiency of the building’s cooling system decreased. When the second ATES system began to be operational, the simulated results showed that, even if the heat plumes of the two systems had come into contact, the influence of the second system on the first one was negligible during the first two years of joint operation. For a longer modeled period, simulated results pointed out that the joint operation of the two ATES systems was not adapted to balance, in the long term, the quantity of warm and cold water injected in the aquifer. The groundwater temperature would rise inexorably in the warm and cold wells of both systems. The heat plumes would spread more and more over the years at the expense of the efficiency of both systems, especially concerning building’s cooling with stored cold groundwater.
Disciplines :
Geological, petroleum & mining engineering
Author, co-author :
Bulté, Manon;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Urban and Environmental Engineering > Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology > Master student in Geological Engineering in 2019-2020
Duren, Thierry;  ARTESIA Ltd. Hydrogeology & Environment
Bouhon, Olivier;  ARTESIA Ltd. Hydrogeology & Environment
Petitclerc, Estelle;  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences > Geological Survey of Belgium > Geothermal Energy
Agniel, Mathieu;  Brussels Environment > Water Department
Dassargues, Alain  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Hydrogéologie & Géologie de l'environnement
Language :
English
Title :
Numerical modeling of the interference of thermally unbalanced Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage systems in Brussels (Belgium)
Publication date :
30 September 2021
Journal title :
Energies
ISSN :
1996-1073
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Basel, Switzerland
Special issue title :
Special issue on Geothermal Systems
Volume :
14
Pages :
6241
Peer reviewed :
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