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An introduction to thermogeology : ground source heating and cooling /

"This authoritative guide provides a basis for understanding the emerging technology of ground source heating and cooling. It equips engineers, geologists, architects, planners and regulators with the fundamental skills needed to manipulate the ground's huge capacity to store, supply and r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Banks, David, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, West Sussex ; Somerset, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. An Introduction
  • 2. Geothermal Energy
  • 3. The Subsurface as a Heat Storage Reservoir
  • 4. What is a Heat Pump?
  • 5. Heal Pumps and Thermogeology: A Brief History and International Perspective
  • 6. Ground Source Cooling
  • 7. Options and Applications for Ground Source Heat Pumps
  • 8. The Design of Groundwater-Based Open-Loop Systems
  • 9. Pipes, Pumps and the Hydraulics
  • 10. Subsurface Heat Conduction and the Design of Borehole-Based Closed-Loop Systems
  • 11. Horizontal Closed-Loop Systems
  • 12. Pond-and Lake-Based Ground Source Heat Systems
  • 13. Standing Column Wells
  • 14. Thinking Big: Large-Scale Heat Storage and Transfer
  • 15. Thermal Response Testing
  • 16. Environmental Impact, Regulation and Geohazards.