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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Ground Source Heat Pump"”.
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Performance Analysis of a Large-Scale Ground Source Heat Pump System
… 15% of total energy demand by renewable energy sources by 2020. Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) systems can play a critical role in reaching these goals within the building sector. Achieving such benefits relies on proper design, integration, installation, commissioning, and operation of these …
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Development and modeling of a solar powered ground source heat pump system
… Most building energy consumption is for space heating, cooling and water heating in buildings. Enhancing building efficiency represents one of the easiest, most immediate and most cost-effective ways to reduce carbon emissions. One of energy efficient and environment friendly technologies with …
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Proposed Design for a Coupled Ground-Source Heat Pump/Energy Recovery Ventilator System to Reduce Building Energy Demand
… of a residential building by using a coupled ground-source heat pump/energy recovery ventilation (GSHP-ERV) system to present a novel approach to space condition and domestic hot water supply for a residence. The proposed system is capable of providing hot water on-demand with a high …
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ENERGETIC STUDY OF A SOLAR ASSISTED GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR DOMESTIC HEATING WITH PARAMETRIC ANALYSES VIA SIMULATION
In this thesis, a solar assisted ground source heat pump system is energetically evaluated for the UK Midlands climate conditions. The conducted research is supported by an experiment made by De Montfort University. This consisted of seven photovoltaic-thermal collectors and a novel very shallow …
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An investigation into the performance of a very shallow borehole thermal energy store for a solar-assisted ground source heat pump
Ground-source heat pumps (GSHP) have been used in building applications to meet heating needs at lower energy costs. Likewise, solar thermal systems have been integrated into conventional GSHP to reduce the size of the ground heat exchanger and provide seasonal heat storage. So far, this technology …
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Modelling and Experimental Characterization of Solar-Assisted Ground Source Heat Pump Systems with and without Thermal Energy Storage for Cold Climates
… of low energy technologies for building heating and cooling. Among the efficient energy technologies and systems developed to enhance efficiency and reduce building carbon footprint, the use of ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) is gaining traction as a cost-competitive, reliable, and …
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Applications of sustainable technology to retrofits in urban areas
… an eventual depletion of the world's natural resources. This investigation analyzes energy efficient measures applicable to retrofits in residential buildings in New England. The project estimates the likely performance of the latest sustainable technology and rates them according to …
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Nuevos desarrollos en la determinación de parámetros térmicos del subsuelo aplicados a la investigación geotérmica somera
… conocido en inglés por el acrónimo Geothermal Heat Pump (GHP) o Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP). Este es un tipo de recurso energético que aprovecha el calor del subsuelo para calefacción y de climatización de viviendas fundamentalmente, y que precisa del uso de una bomba de calor. La energía …
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Numerical Analysis of Thermal Behavior and Fluid Flow in Geothermal Energy Piles
Geothermal heat exchangers are a growing energy technology that improve the energy efficiency of heating and cooling systems in buildings. Vertical borehole heat exchangers (BHE) coupled with ground source heat pumps have been widely developed and researched in the past century. The major …
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Thermal Numerical Analysis of Vertical Heat Extraction Systems in Landfills
… of landfills to the operation of a vertical ground source heat pump (i.e., heat extraction system, HES). Elevated landfill temperatures, reported various researchers, impact the engineering performance of landfill systems. A numerical model was developed to analyze the influence of vertical …
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Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of temperature distribution in traditional and automated dairy buildings under changing climate
Changing weather patterns increase heat stress in modern dairy systems, driving higher ventilation demands and enhanced energy consumption. While free stall barns often rely on mechanical ventilation to ensure cow comfort, calf housing systems often lack an effective ventilation system, exposing …
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Analysis of alternative energy options for buildings
… must change their attitude toward the use of resources, and in particular, be conscientious about energy consumption. Next, renewable energy promises a suitable alternative to energy needs in this century, and the best means to overcome the environmental issue and energy crisis is discussed. The …
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Solar Colletors Combined with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Dwellings - Analyses of System Performance
The use of ground-source heat pumps for heating buildings and domestic hot water in dwellings is increasing rapidly in Sweden. The heat pump extracts heat from the ground by a U-pipe in a vertical borehole. In order to reduce the electricity demand in the system, the combination with solar …
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Analytical and Experimental Study on Coaxial Borehole Heat Exchangers
… geothermal energy considering a coaxial borehole heat exchanger (BHE) as a major component in a ground-source heat pump (GSHP) system. A GSHP system is a sustainable energy system that transfers thermal energy between the surrounding ground and the conditioned space of a building. Various methods …
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Numerical modelling of geothermal borehole heat exchanger systems
… efficiency in buildings, in particular their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, a policy objective for reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions nationally and internationally. Ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems, due to their high coefficient of performance …
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Assessing the potential of heat pumps to reduce energy-related carbon emissions from UK housing in a changing climate
… of development and analysis of residential heat pump energy use: firstly, the analysis of heat pump performance data from a monitoring study of ground source heat pumps; secondly, the definition and development of a generalised residential heat pump energy model embedded within an enhanced …
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Assessing the impacts of geological factors on the thermo-economic performance of ground coupled heat pump systems
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-09-01 without embargo terms
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Energy Performance and Economic Evaluations of the Geothermal Heat Pump System used in the KnowledgeWorks I and II Buildings, Blacksburg, Virginia
Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems (HVAC) are not only one of the most energy consuming components in buildings but also contribute to green house gas emissions. As a result often environmental design strategies are focused on the performance of these systems. New HVAC technologies …
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Characterizing long-term groundwater conditions and lithology for the design of large-scale borehole heat exchangers
<p>"Construction of large scale ground coupled heat pump (GCHP) systems that operate with hundreds or even thousands of boreholes for the borehole heat exchangers (BHE) has increased in recent years with many coming on line in the past 10 years. Many large institutions are constructing these …
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Development, analysis and performance assessment of net zero energy house systems.
… and other techniques are used to curb down heat transfer from and to the building. These robust energy measures combined with using highly efficient domestic appliances, lighting fixtures, seasonal air-conditioning equipment with high coefficient of performance (COP) and thermal heating …
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