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pygfunction 2.2 : New features and improvements in accuracy and computational efficiency

Year: 2022

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Recent improvements to pygfunction, an open-source tool for the calculation of 𝑔-functions, are presented.The latest version 2.2 enables the calculation of 𝑔-functions for fields containing inclined boreholes.Various changes introduced in versions 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 have led to significant decreases in calculation time and memory usage while increasing the accuracy of calculations.This allows the calculation of 𝑔-functions of fields comprised of thousands of boreholes.A development roadmap towards a version 3.0 is presented.This future release will increase the scope of the tool to consider aditional physical processes.

Source: IGSHPA Research Track

DOI: 10.22488/okstate.22.000015

Authors: Massimo Cimmino, Jonathan Cook

Language: English

Topic: Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications

Subfield: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

OpenAlex ID: W4313061609

FWCI: 8.98

Cites: 21

Cited by: 19

Related to: 10