Geothermal Heat Pumps: A Guide for Planning and Installing

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Earthscan, 2008 - Architecture - 146 pages
Geothermal Heat Pumps is the most comprehensive guide to the selection, design and installation of geothermal heat pumps available. This leading manual presents the most recent information and market developments in order to put any installer, engineer or architect in the position to design, select and install a domestic geothermal heat pump system. Internationally respected expert Karl Ochsner presents the reasons to use heat pumps, introduces basic theory and reviews the wide variety of available heat pump models.
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Reasons to Use a Heat Pump
1
Chapter 2 Theory of the Heat Pump
11
Chapter 3 Heat Pump Types
18
Chapter 4 Complete System Planning
35
Chapter 5 Planning Instructions for Ground Heat Source Brine Systems Horizontal Collector Trench Vertical Loop
46
Chapter 6 Planning Instructions for Ground Heat Source Direct Expansion Systems
58
Chapter 7 Planning Instructions for Water Heat Source Systems
63
Chapter 8 Planning Details for Air Heat Source Systems
69
Chapter 9 Planning Instructions Heating Systems
78
Chapter 10 Heating and Cooling Reversible Heat Pump
90
Chapter 11 Control of Heat Pump Heating Systems Electrical Connections
96
Chapter 12 Domestic Hot Water Production
100
Chapter 13 Controlled Dwelling Ventilation
111
Chapter 14 Specialized Installations
116
Chapter 15 Appendices
126
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About the author (2008)

Karl Ochsner founded the OCHSNER Heat Pump Company in 1978 to become one of the first European industrial producers in this field. He is president and shareholder of the corporation and is also chairman of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). Dr Robin Curtis is technical manager for EarthEnergy Ltd, part of the GeoScience Group. He has been promoting and developing the introduction of geothermal heat pumps into the UK market since 1992.