Heating Facilities, Virginia Lake Townhouses and Apartments, Reno, Nevada.
The Virginia Lake Townhouses and Apartments are located in a 12 acre parcel in the geographic center of Reno, Nevada. There are 148 apartments, consisting of 70 single story garden apartments in 10 buildings, 40 two story townhouses in six buildings, and 38 two story apartments in five buildings. All apartments are presently heated with individual natural gas fired forced air furnaces. Hot water is provided by gas fired water heaters, except for the 40 older townhouses which are using water directly from a geothermal source. This water has now been found to be unsuitable for potable use. Located on the property are two geothermal wells, complete with pumps. The larger well can deliver 500 gallons per min., and the smaller well 65 gallons per min., of the 135/sup 0/F geothermal water. The Geo-Heat Utilization Center has been asked to determine a scheme for using the geothermal water from these wells to provide the needed space and hot water heating for the 148 apartments. An outdoor swimming pool also requires heating. Space heating in all three types of apartments will be accomplished through the installation of finned water coils in existing ductwork or furnaces. Geothermal water will be pumped from Well No. 2 through a main distribution system and used directly in the coils. Piping system specifics are available in the Appendix.
- Research Organization:
- Oregon Inst. of Tech., Klamath Falls (USA). Geo-Heat Utilization Center
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC79-79BP15325
- OSTI ID:
- 6749242
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BP-15325-T14
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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APARTMENT BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
GEOTHERMAL HEATING
GEOTHERMAL HEATING SYSTEMS
GEOTHERMAL SPACE HEATING
GEOTHERMAL WATER HEATING
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