This authoritative guide provides a basis for understanding the emerging technology of ground source heat pumps. It equips engineers, architects, planners,regulators and geologists with the fundamental skills needed to manipulate the ground’s huge capacity to store, supply and receive heat, and to implement technologies (such as heat pumps) to exploit that capacity for space heating and cooling. INDICE: About the Author. Acknowledgements. An Introduction. Geothermal Energy. The Subsurface as a Heat Storage Reservoir. What is a Heat Pump?. Heat Pumps and Thermogeology: A Brief History and International Perspective. Optionsand Applications for Ground Source Heat Pumps. The Design of Groundwater-based Open Loop Systems. Horizontal Closed Loop Systems. Pond and Lake-Based Ground Source Heat Systems. Subsurface Heat Conduction and The Design of Borehole-Based Closed Loop Systems. Standing Column Wells. Thermal Response Testing. Environmental Impact, Regulation and Subsidy. Symbols used in this Book. Conversion of Units. References. Glossary
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-7061-1
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés