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The book focuses on applications and case studies of ground-source heat pumps in moderate and cold climates. It details technical aspects and common and uncommon application fields of basic system configurations. Principles of system integrations and applications in moderate and cold climates are presented and followed by case studies.
List of contents
1. Introduction. 2. Outline of Building Heating and Cooling Loads. 3. Conventional Building HVAC Systems. 4. Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 5. Vertical Closed-Loop (Indirect) Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 6. Horizontal Closed-Loop (Indirect) Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 7. Open-Loop Groundwater Heat Pump Systems. 8. Surface Water Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 9. Direct Expansion Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 10. Building Internal Distribution Systems. 11. Future R&D Requirements.
About the author
Vasile Minea is a PhD graduate of civil, industrial and agricultural installation engineering from the Bucharest Technical Construction University, Romania. He worked as a professor at that university for more than 15 years, teaching courses such as HVAC systems for civil, agricultural, and industrial buildings, as well as thermodynamics, heat transfer, and refrigeration. During this period, his R&D works focused on heat exchangers, heat pump and heat recovery systems, development and experimentation of advanced compression-absorption/ resorption heat pumps concepts, as well as on the usage of solar energy for comfort cooling processes and industrial cold and ice production. Since 1987, Dr. Minea has been working as a scientist researcher at the Hydro-Québec Research Institute, Canada. His research activity mainly focuses on residential and commercial HVAC systems, industrial refrigeration, geothermal heat pump systems, heat recovery technologies, low-enthalpy power generation cycles, and heat pump drying.
Summary
The book focuses on applications and case studies of ground-source heat pumps in moderate and cold climates. It details technical aspects and common and uncommon application fields of basic system configurations. Principles of system integrations and applications in moderate and cold climates are presented and followed by case studies.
