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Table 2 Specific heat load (q), effective thermal conductivity (λeff), Darcy velocity (vf) and hydraulic conductivity (k) for the different approaches of heat load determination: qR=fix assuming constant electrical resistance, average qave and adjusted qadj

From: Evaluating an enhanced thermal response test (ETRT) with high groundwater flow

Specific heat load

q

[W m−1]

λeff

[W m−1 K−1]

vf

[m d−1]a

k × 10–3

[m s−1]b

qR=fix

22.8 (± 0.8)

5.1 (± 0.2)

0.68 (± 0.18)

3.9 (± 1.0)

qave

20.9 (± 0.8)

4.6 (± 0.2)

0.57 (± 0.16)

3.2 (± 0.9)

qadj

20.2 (± 1.1)

4.5 (± 0.2)

0.53 (± 0.15)

3.1 (± 0.9)

  1. Measurement uncertainties are provided in brackets. The averages of depth-specific values are calculated by applying the arithmetic mean
  2. aFrom Péclet number analysis
  3. bFrom vf assuming a constant hydraulic gradient of i = 0.002