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Sponsor: U.S.
Department of Energy
Investigators: J.D.
Spitler, S.J. Rees
Students: A.
Chiasson
Description: Aquifer flows are widely thought to
have a beneficial effect on closed loop ground source heat pump systems.
However, there has been little, if any work done to quantify the effects of the
groundwater flow. We performed a study of the effects of groundwater flow on
both in situ ground properties estimation and on the operation of the ground
loop heat exchanger. The results are soon to be submitted for publication. This
work is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. A six page summary of work done
in 1998 is available here.
Publications:
Andrew Chiasson's
M.S.
thesis
Chiasson, A., S.J. Rees and J.D
Spitler. 2000. A Preliminary Assessment of the effects of Ground-water
Flow on Closed-Loop Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. ASHRAE Transactions.
106(1):380-393.
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