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HEAT PUMP DESIGN FOR AQUIFER SEASONAL HEATING-ONLY THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.

Author(s) : REISTAD G.M., MCMAHON W. R.

Summary

AQUIFER SEASONAL THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE IS CONSIDERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH RESIDENTIAL-SIZE WATER-SOURCE HEAT PUMPS FOR PROVIDING HEATING. THE SYSTEM INVESTIGATED CONSISTS OF A CONFINED AQUIFER, WHICH HAS TWO WELLS (INJECTION AND PRODUCTION) AND NUMEROUS HEAT PUMPS ATTACHED BY A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK. A MODEL OF THE SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED. THE MODELLING AND EVALUATION OF THE SYSTEM DELINEATED HOW THE ENERGY-EFFICIENCY FEASIBILITY OF SUCH SYSTEMS IS A FUNCTION OF A NUMBER OF GEOLOGICAL, GEOPHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, AND CLIMATIC VARIABLES. THE RESULTS ILLUSTRATE THAT THE RECHARGE SYSTEM, REGARDLESS OF THE SOURCE OF THE THERMAL ENERGY, CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ONTHE ENERGY FEASIBILITY OF SUCH SYSTEMS. FOR SOME RANGES OF PARAMETERS, THESE SYSTEMS SHOW GOOD ENERGY-EFFICIENCY FEASIBILITY, PROVIDING A WASTE THERMAL-ENERGY SOURCE FOR USE IN RECHARGE IS AVAILABLE.

Details

  • Original title: HEAT PUMP DESIGN FOR AQUIFER SEASONAL HEATING-ONLY THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.
  • Record ID : 1986-0386
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1984
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 90; n. 2B; 119-136; 23 fig.; 2 tabl.; 10 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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