A design tool for hybrid geothermal heat pump systems in heating-dominated buildings.(Report): An article from: ASHRAE Transactions

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From the author: The design method for GHP systems was developed from results of 62 detailed computer simulations. Three dimensionless groups containing key GHP design parameters were identified using the Buckingham Pi Theorem, and correlated with a fitted surface equation. With typical design parameters available to a practitioner, the design method developed here can be used to estimate the total ground loop length for stand-alone GHP systems, along with the quantity of annual energy required to balance the annual ground loads. With additional input parameters also readily available to designers, the area of a solar collector array can be calculated, along with the corresponding reduced borehole heat exchanger length. Solar collector array area is calculated using the utilizability method.

Citation Details
Title: A design tool for hybrid geothermal heat pump systems in heating-dominated buildings.(Report)
Author: A.D. Chiasson
Publication:ASHRAE Transactions (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 115 Issue: 2 Page: 60(14)

Article Type: Report

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