DOE OSTI · 3399778
Geomatchd
Abstract
Geomatchd is a software tool to assist non-experts in the rapid conceptual design of geothermal district heating systems. This tool comprises three main parts: user-side heating and cooling demand profiles, district heating and cooling (DHC) network models for sizing and optimal layout selection, and geothermal system models for heat extraction calculation and cost comparison. The architecture of Geomatchd is opensource and is intended to simplify efforts by other coders to improve on existing functions, to add functions and to leverage available existing code and data – to improve the tool for public use. Geomatchd and the material supporting its development may provide a more intuitive window on district heating and the use of local shallow geothermal resources.
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Oryshchyn, Danylo [National Energy Technology Laboratory], Grabowski, Owen [National Energy Technology Laboratory], Florentina Balan, Claudia [National Energy Technology Laboratory], chong, leebyn [National Energy Technology Laboratory], zidane, ali [National Energy Technology Laboratory], Seol, Yongkoo [National Energy Technology Laboratory], McKoy, Mark [National Energy Technology Laboratory], Hammack, Richard [National Energy Technology Laboratory]. 2026-08-17. Geomatchd. https://doi.org/10.18141/3399778
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