Table 3 The system under examination maintains consistent design parameters.
Parameter | Symbol | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
Specific heat capacity of air | Cp,air | 1005 | J kg⁻1 K⁻1 |
Ambient temperature | Tamb | 30 | °C |
Well water temperature | Twell,water | 14 | °C |
Soil temperature | Tsoil | 18.5 | °C |
Fan efficiency | ηfan | 0.5 | – |
Pump efficiency | ηpump | 0.7 | – |
Loss coefficient of the WAHE | kc,WAHE | 2 | W m⁻1 K⁻1 |
Loss coefficient of the EAHE | kc,EAHE | 2.6 | W m⁻1 K⁻1 |
Specific heat capacity of water | Cp,water | 4186 | J kg⁻1 K⁻1 |
Length of WAHE in line with air flow | L | 2 | m |
Air density | ρair | 1.2 | kg m⁻3 |
Water density | ρwater | 1000 | kg m⁻3 |
Dynamic viscosity of air | μair | 1.5E-05 | kg m⁻1 s⁻1 |
Dynamic viscosity of water | μwater | 0.001 | kg m⁻1 s⁻1 |
Well depth | Hwell | 35 | m |
Area of air inlet to WAHE | ab | 0.25 | m2 |
Hydraulic diameter of inlet air to WAHE | DH,WAHE | 0.5 | m |