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Construction of a "Slinky"® Style Ground-Coupled Heat Exchanger
Ground-coupled heat exchangers for geothermal heating/cooling systems unite thermal needs of a building and thermal capacity of available ground, using excavation or drilling equipment to place High Density Polyethylene Pipe (HDPE) into soil in the most efficient manner. Each underground system is customized to site and circumstances. Design parameters vary among configuration options but comparable thermal exchange can be achieved. For structures to 50,000 square feet or 150 tons of cooling capacity, a horizontal, "Slinky"®-style ground-coupled heat exchanger may be most expedient or cost effective to install. "Slinkies" concentrate partially-uncoiled pipe in trenches or pits that are shorter or more compact than those used for straight loops. Documentation of heat exchanger location, configuration and components benefit future building operators and occupants not familiar with a site's history or underground features. Subsurface conditions can only be visually documented while exposed during construction. Photo series, slide shows or PowerPoint® presentations can provide such a record.
Construction of a "Slinky"® Style Ground-Coupled Heat Exchanger
Ground-coupled heat exchangers for geothermal heating/cooling systems unite thermal needs of a building and thermal capacity of available ground, using excavation or drilling equipment to place High Density Polyethylene Pipe (HDPE) into soil in the most efficient manner. Each underground system is customized to site and circumstances. Design parameters vary among configuration options but comparable thermal exchange can be achieved. For structures to 50,000 square feet or 150 tons of cooling capacity, a horizontal, "Slinky"®-style ground-coupled heat exchanger may be most expedient or cost effective to install. "Slinkies" concentrate partially-uncoiled pipe in trenches or pits that are shorter or more compact than those used for straight loops. Documentation of heat exchanger location, configuration and components benefit future building operators and occupants not familiar with a site's history or underground features. Subsurface conditions can only be visually documented while exposed during construction. Photo series, slide shows or PowerPoint® presentations can provide such a record.
Construction of a "Slinky"® Style Ground-Coupled Heat Exchanger
Geyer, John D. (author)
2014
2 Seiten
Conference paper
Storage medium
English
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