Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Cold and Moderate Climates

The book covers fundamentals and design principles of vertical and horizontal indirect and direct expansion closed-loop, ground and surface water ground-source heat pump systems. It details thermodynamic aspects of mechanical and thermochemical compression cycles of geothermal heat pumps and energetic, economic and environmental aspects.
Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Cold and Moderate Climates: Fundamentals and Basic Concepts focuses on applications and cases studies of ground-source heat pumps in moderate and cold climates. It details technical aspects (as materials, thermal fluid carriers and pumping, and drilling/trenching technologies), as well as the most common and uncommon application fields of basic system configurations. The principles of system integrations and applications in moderate and cold climates (as hybrid, solar-assisted, thermos-syphon, foundation, mines, snow melting, district heating and cooling ground-source heat pumps systems, etc.) are also presented, each followed by case studies.

Based on the author's more than 30 years of technical experience

Discusses on ground-source heat pump technologies that can be successfully applied in moderate and cold climates

Presents several case studies including successful energy results as well as the main lessons learned

This work is aimed at designers of HVAC systems and geological, mechanical, and chemical engineers implementing environmentally friendly building heating and cooling technologies.