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Table 3 Parameters in specific depths for BHE #2 exemplary

From: Modeling neighborhood-scale shallow geothermal energy utilization: a case study in Berlin

Layer ID

z-coordinate bottom end [\(\mathrm {m}\)]

Effective porosity

Effective subsurface thermal conductivity \(\lambda _{s,eff}\) [\(\mathrm {Wm^{-1}K^{-1}}\)]

Effective subsurface volumetric heat capacity \(\rho _{s,eff} c_{s,eff}\) [\(\mathrm {MJ m^{-3} K^{-1}}\)]

\(\mathrm {k_f}\) [\(\mathrm {ms^{-1}}\)]

1

37.53

0.05

2.6

2.0

\(1\times 10^{-7}\)

2

19.73

0.2

2.3

2.5

\(5\times 10^{-4}\)

3

12.42

0.05

2.7

2.0

\(1\times 10^{-7}\)

4

−  41.53

0.2

2.2

2.5

\(1\times 10^{-4}\)

5

−  84.35

0.15

2.2

2.4

\(5\times 10^{-5}\)

6

− 120

0.02

1.4

2.3

\(5\times 10^{-9}\)