Ground and Water Source Heat Pumps

By Steve Kavanaugh,
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama

Topics

  • Introduction

  • Heat Pump Units

  • GSHP Pumps and Piping

  • Ground Loop and System Design

  • Ground Loop Installation

  • Ground Water Heat Pump Systems

  • Lake Water Heat Pump Systems

  • Direct Cooling and Pre-Cooling

  • Economics

  • Appendices - Unit Performance, Pipe Fusion

 

This document was prepared in 1988-90 with an emphasis on southern climates.  Revised design recommendations that have also been extended to colder climates are available at www.geokiss.com.

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This text is for residential and light commercial applications.

  A text with an emphasis on GSHP system design for larger buildings is available from ASHRAE.   Phone 800-527-4723 or e-mail orders@ashrae.org and request Ground Source Heat Pumps by Kavanaugh and Rafferty, Publication # 90376.

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