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PERFORMANCE MONITORING RESULTS FOR AN OFFICE BUILDING GROUNDWATER HEAT PUMP SYSTEM.

Author(s) : BROWN M. J., HESSE B. J., O'NEIL R. A.

Summary

RESULTS OF A 20-MONTH PERFORMANCE MONITORING PROJECT ON A GROUNDWATER SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM INSTALLED IN AN OFFICE BUILDING ARE REVIEWED. AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS SHOWS A SIMPLE PAYBACK OF 2 TO 3 YEARS WHEN THIS OPEN-LOOP WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM IS COMPARED TO A CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL PLANT CONSISTING OF AN ELECTRIC BOILER AND COOLING TOWER. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE A PAYBACK WHEN COMPARED TO OIL OR GAS SYSTEMS AT CURRENT PRICES. THE AUTHORS CONCLUDE THAT AN OPEN-LOOP GROUNDWATER HEAT PUMP SYSTEM AS A CENTRAL PLANT IS COMPETITIVE WITH ALL-ELECTRIC SYSTEMS IN SMALL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.

Details

  • Original title: PERFORMANCE MONITORING RESULTS FOR AN OFFICE BUILDING GROUNDWATER HEAT PUMP SYSTEM.
  • Record ID : 1989-1559
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 94; n. 1; 1691-1707; 6 fig.; 5 tabl.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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