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* Introduces basic theory and reviews a wide variety of available heat pump models
* Will put any installer, engineer or architect in the position to design, select and install a domestic geothermal heat pump system
Geothermal Heat Pumps is the most comprehensive guide to the selection, design and installation of geothermal heat pumps available. This leading manual presents the most recent information and market developments in order to put any installer, engineer or architect in the position to design, select and install a domestic geothermal heat pump system. Internationally respected expert Karl Ochsner presents the reasons to use heat pumps, introduces basic theory and reviews the wide variety of available heat pump models. Expertly reviewed and adapted for the most geographically broad application possible, the book offers the reader valuable tips for planning and system control using data, graphics and tables from a growing and innovative market.
December 2007, 166 pp., 6 1/8" x 9 1/4"
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Table of Contents:
Preface; Introduction—Robin H. Curtis; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1) Reasons to Use a Heat Pump; 2) Theory of the Heat Pump; 3) Heat Pump Types; 4) Complete System Planning; 5) Planning Instructions for Ground Heat Source–Brine Systems (Horizontal Collector, Trench, Vertical Loop); 6) Planning Instructions for Ground Heat Source–Direct Expansion Systems; 7) Planning Instructions for Water Heat Source Systems; 8) Planning Details for Air Heat Source Systems; 9) Planning Instructions–Heating Systems; 10) Heating and Cooling–Reversible Heat Pump; 11) Control of Heat Pump Heating Systems–Electrical Connections; 12) Domestic Hot Water Production; 13) Controlled Dwelling Ventilation; 14) Specialized Installations; 15) Appendices: a) Hydraulic Schematics; b) Investment/Operation Costs (1/2007); c) Units, Symbols and Conversion; List of Figures and Sources; List of Tables and Sources.
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