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Geothermal heat pumps: a guide for planning and installing.

Author(s) : OCHSNER K.

Type of monograph: Book, Guide/Handbook

Summary

This comprehensive 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. It presents the reasons to use heat pumps, introduces basic theory and reviews the wide variety of available heat pump models. Extract from the table of contents: theory and reasons to use a heat pump; heat pump types: refrigeration cycle, refrigerant, safety measures and display for brine-water, water-water, direct expansion-water, air-water, and air-air heat pumps; complete system planning; planning instructions for ground heat source-brine systems, for ground heat source-direct expansion systems, and for water heat source systems; planning details for air heat source systems; heating and cooling: reversible heat pump; control of heat pump heating systems: electrical connections; domestic hot water production; controlled dwelling ventilation;specialized installations (low energy/passive house; swimming pool heating; livestock stable heat pump; absorber; heat pumps for industrial applications; CO2 heat pipes).

Details

  • Original title: Geothermal heat pumps: a guide for planning and installing.
  • Record ID : 2010-1341
  • Languages: English
  • Publication: Earthscan - United kingdom/United kingdom
  • Publication date: 2010
  • ISBN: 9781844074068
  • Source: Source: 163 p.; fig.; photogr.; tabl.; append.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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