Browsing Proceedings of the IGSHPA Technical/Research Conference and Expo 2017 by Title
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Can ground source heat pumps perform well in Alaska?
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)The long heating season and cold soils of Alaska provide a harsh testing ground for ground source heat pumps (GSHPs), even those designed and marketed for colder climates. Fairbanks, Alaska has 7,509°C heating degree-days18 ... -
Comparison of the energy use for different heat transfer fluids in geothermal systems
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)Geothermal systems that operate under 0°C must use antifreeze mixtures instead of water to avoid operational problems. This paper examines the energy consumption of the circulating pump and heat pump for various heat ... -
Coupled heating optimization of hybrid GCHP system with heat compensation unit
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)The coupled HCUT-GCHP system (integrating the GCHP with the efficient heat compensation unit (HCUT)) can operate in heat compensation mode and coupled heating mode to effectively eliminate the soil thermal imbalance and ... -
Design and analytical analysis of foundation pile ground heat exchanger with spiral coils
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)Recently, utilization of building foundation piles as the ground heat exchanger (GHE) received more and more attention since it can reduce the initial cost and land area requirement compared with the borehole GHE. This ... -
Development of polyolefin compound and post-polymerization treatments for ground heat exchangers
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)A ground source heat pump (GSHP) system can be used for both cooling and heating modes simultaneously for commercial, industrial and residential buildings virtually at any location with great flexibility to cover a wide ... -
Development of TPRT (Thermal Performance-Response Test) for borehole heat exchanger design
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)To obtain the effective thermal conductivity and borehole thermal resistance required to design borehole heat exchangers (BHEs), thermal response tests (TRTs) are usually conducted. Although many advanced TRT methods have ... -
Direct expansion ground source heat pump using carbon dioxide as refrigerant: Test facility and theoretical model presentation
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)In an attempt to address recent challenges on using natural refrigerants and to develop further knowledge and expertise in the field of direct expansion ground source heat pump (DX-GSHP), an experimental transcritical ... -
Effect of an off-peak ground pre-cool control strategy on hybrid ground-source heat pump systems
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)Hybrid Ground-Source Heat Pump (HGSHP) systems have been introduced as an alternate system configuration to remedy the current financial hurdles associated to the installation of geo-exchange technology. However, there ... -
Energy performance evaluation of a recycled water heat pump system in cool and dry climate zone
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)This paper presents performance evaluation results for a recycled water heat pump (RWHP) system, which uses the recycled water from a municipal water system as a heat sink and heat source for heat pumps. The temperature ... -
Examination of ambient temperature variations effects on predicted fluid temperatures in vertical boreholes
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)A fully-coupled model of geothermal bore fields is presented, taking into account the axial variations of borehole wall temperatures and heat extraction rates along the borehole lengths, fluid temperature variations inside ... -
Fast and accurate calculation of the soil temperature distribution around ground heat exchanger based on a response factor model
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)Ground heat exchanger (GHE) is an important component of ground coupled heat pump system (GCHP). To calculate the soil temperature around GHE accurately and fast, a refined response factor model (RF model) is proposed. It ... -
First measurements of a monitoring project on a BTES system
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)Performance of Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (BTES) systems depends on the temperature of the secondary fluid, circulating through the ground-loop heat exchangers. Borehole systems are therefore designed in order to ... -
Fractal approach to calculate the thermal conductivity of moist soil
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)The ground heat exchanger (GHE) is a key component in the design of a GSHP system and the effective thermal conductivity is one of the most important parameters that determine the heat transfer underground. In this paper, ... -
Heat extraction distributed thermal response test: A methodological approach and in-situ experiment
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)The Thermal Response Test (TRT) is a worldwide adopted in-situ methodology able to estimate the ground thermal conductivity and borehole thermal resistance. During the test the carrier-fluid exchanges a constant heat flux ... -
Heat pump capacity effects on peak electricity consumption and total length of self- and solar-assisted shallow ground heat exchanger networks
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)A new "self-assisted" Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) system configuration is proposed to address the relatively high peak electricity demand of undersized GSHP systems equipped with auxiliary electric heater. In this ... -
High time-resolution analytical models for heat transfer through U-shaped ground heat exchangers
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)This paper reports a set of high time-resolution analytical models for heat transfer of GHEs, including a full scale line-source model for heat transfer outside U-shaped pipes and a quasi-3D heat transfer model for the ... -
Improving thermal conductivity and fluid loss properties of grouting materials: New mixed grout granules of bentonites and sands
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)We propose new granule type grouting materials with optimized ratio of bentonites and sands for use in the ground source heat pump systems. The grouting materials could be prepared in various size of 1.18 to 4.75 mm. The ... -
Influence of different ground thermal properties in a borehole heat exchanger's performance using the B2G dynamic model
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)Ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems for heating and cooling represent an efficient alternative to conventional air source heat pump systems, always provided that they present an efficient design and operation. In this ... -
Influence of ground heat exchanger zoning operation on the GSHP system long-term operation performance
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)To alleviate the ground heat accumulation after long term running of ground source heat pumps (GSHP), ground heat exchanger (GHE) zoning operation can be adopted. Two GHE operation modes - zoning operation and full running ... -
Investigation of thermo-hydro-geochemical processes in a standing column well intersected by a fracture
(International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, 2017)Local thermal and chemical conditions may favor minerals' scaling which can cause undesirable operational problems to standing column well systems. Precipitation may reduce heat exchange in the well and the heat exchanger ...