"Best practices for designing nonresidential geothermal systems (ground-source heat pump, closed-loop ground, groundwater, and surface-water systems) for HVAC design engineers, design-build contractors, GSHP subcontractors, and energy/construction managers; includes supplemental Microsoft Excel macro-enabled spreadsheets for a variety of GSHP calculations"--
Introduction to ground source heat pumps -- equipment for ground source applications -- fundamentals of vertical ground heat exchanger design -- applied ground coupled heat pump system design -- surface water heat pumps -- piping and pumps for closed-loop ground source heat pumps -- hydrology, water wells and site evaluation -- ground water heat pump system design -- GSHP performance and installation cost
29 cm Illustrationen Includes bibliographical references and index "A complete guide to design of ground-coupled, groundwater, and surface-water systems for commercial and institutional buildings" - Buchdeckel "... a complete revision of the 1997 ASHRAE publication 'Ground source heat pumps: design of geothermal systems for commercial and institutional buildings'" - Vorwort