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Table 2 Properties of the soil, grouting and pipe material used in the experiment

From: Impact of operational temperature changes and freeze–thaw cycles on the hydraulic conductivity of borehole heat exchangers

Soil

 Dry density

DIN EN 13286-1 (2003)

ρd

1.71

g cm−3

 Grain density

DIN EN ISO 17892-3 (2015b)

ρs

2.67

g cm−3

 Porosity

DIN EN ISO 17892-2 (2015a)

Ф

~ 36

%

 Hydraulic conductivity

DIN EN ISO 17892-11 (2019)

K

1 × 10–8

m s−1

 Thermal conductivity (Sat.)

Drefke et al. (2017)

λ

2.3

W m−1 K−1

 Liquid limit

DIN EN ISO 17892-12 (2020)

WL

23.5

%

 Plastic limit

DIN EN ISO 17892-12 (2020)

WP

21.3

%

 Plasticity

DIN EN ISO 17892-12 (2020)

IP

2.2

%

Grout

 Suspension density

VDI 4640-2 (2019)

ρs

1.47

g cm−3

 Marsh funnel time (4.76 mm)

DIN EN ISO 10414-1 (2009)

tf

51

s

 Water bleeding (24 h)

VDI 4640-2 (2019)

 

3

%

 Uniaxial comp. strength (56 d)

DIN 18141-1 (2014)

Cu

5.47

N mm−2

 Hydraulic conductivity

DIN EN ISO 17892-11 (2019)

K

< 1 × 10–11

m s−1

 Hydraulic system conductivity (FTC0)

VDI 4640-2 (2019)

K

7.0 × 10–10

m s−1

 Hydraulic system conductivity (FTC6)

VDI 4640-2 (2019)

K

2.8 × 10–9

m s−1

 Thermal conductivity

Manufacturer data

λ

> 2

W m−1 k−1

Pipe

 Pipe material

Manufacturer data

Polyethylene PE 100-RC

 Outer/inner diameter

Manufacturer data

do/di

32/26

mm

 Wall thickness

Manufacturer data

s

3.0

mm

 Surface roughness

Manufacturer data

Rt

1.86

µm

 Thermal conductivity

Manufacturer data

λ

0.40

W m−1 K−1

 Coefficient of thermal expansion

Manufacturer data

α

180 × 10–6

K−1