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Sponsor: ASHRAE
Investigators: J.D.
Spitler, S.J. Rees
Students: A.
Chiasson, Z. Deng
Description:
Standing
column wells are used for direct (i.e. open-loop) heat exchange with the
earth. The objectives of this project include studying the characteristics of
standing column wells for the purposes of establishing firm guidelines for their
siting and design; developing analysis tools to strengthen these guidelines and
to provide the basis for computer codes which can supply ready prediction of
required well depth; and outline field tests which can provide monitoring data
to verify the codes. The information may become a part of the ASHRAE
handbook and an instruction manual for the design and installation of standing
column wells that will serve the geothermal and HVAC communities.
Publications:
Zheng Deng
Ph.D. Thesis
Rees, S.J., J.D. Spitler, Z.
Deng, C.D. Orio and C.N. Johnson. 2004. A Study Of Geothermal Heat Pump And
Standing Column Well Performance. ASHRAE Transactions, 110(1): 3-13.
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