Operating experiences with commercial ground-source heat pumps. Part 1

Conference · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:392518

Cane, R L.D.; Clemes, S B; Morrison, A ^[1]

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1. Caneta Research Inc., Mississauga, Ontario (Canada)

There are many ground-source heat pump (GSHP) installations in commercial and institutional buildings in the US and Canada, but little information is available about their merits, design details, ground heat exchanger design and sizing, integration with traditional buildings systems, and performance. ASHRAE RP-863 is gathering, analyzing, and documenting information on such installations that should be useful for consulting engineers who wish to consider GSHP systems for their clients. The information being gathered includes descriptions of buildings and systems, project costs, system performance, operating difficulties, and owner satisfaction. The information was obtained through direct telephone contact with different individuals and organizations at each site and supplemented with published literature where available. This part describes results from 12 of the case studies under preparation.

• OSTI ID: 392518
• Report Number(s): CONF-960254--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA COMPILATION
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
OFFICE BUILDINGS
OPERATION
POWER DEMAND
SPACE HVAC SYSTEMS