Research Article

Recoverable Resource Prediction of Shallow Geothermal Energy in Small Towns Using the Finite Volume Method: Taking the Central Urban Area of Danyang City, Jiangsu Province, as an Example

Table 2

Results of thermal response experiment.

Test hole numberBed rock’s burial depth (m)Initial average temperature 
(°C)
Heat conductivity 
Coefficient
(W/m▪K)
Thermal diffusion coefficient 
(10−6m2/s)
Thermal capacity 
(106J/m3▪K)
Low heating
power
High heating
power
Average
value
Average
value
Average value

DW252.6118.901.731.981.840.581.90
DW353.5017.931.701.621.660.581.58
DW152.5818.371.621.811.720.621.66
DW648.2018.752.382.142.260.781.68
DW457.6018.942.042.172.110.791.54