Initial Architecture

GEOCLUSTER uses a precomputed-simulation to predict the output heat and exergy of a given Closed Loop Geothermal System (CLGS), defined by the heat-exanger type, working fluid, and 7 other modifiable parameters (the ones in the left column of GeoCluster). This output is combined with some modifiable economic parameters and is fed into an economic model which computes the levelized cost of heat (LCOF) and the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the CLGS.

Below-Ground Model

The simulation output of every combination of parameters is saved to an HDF5 file, which is read into memory. When parameters are selected, it uses those parameters to index into the hdf5 file and return the resulting simulation output. Notably, The HDF5 file is compressed, so we will need to handle decompressing it if we move the data to some other location.

Above Ground Economic Model

The economic model takes the output of the below-ground model and combines it with 4 modifiable economic parameters (the ones in the right-hand column) to compute the LCOH and the LCOE. This computation happens at runtime, and isn't pre-computed like the below ground model is.