PARAMETRIC STUDY OF GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR HOT AND HUMID CLMATE
The U-tube sizes and varied thermal conductivity with different grout materials are studied based on the benchmark residential building in Hot-humid Pensacola, Florida. In this study, the benchmark building is metered and the data is used to validate the simulation model. And a list of comparative simulation cases with varied parameter value are simulated to study the importance of pipe size and grout to the ground source heat pump energy consumption. The simulation software TRNSYS [1] is employed to fulfill this task. The results show the preliminary energy saving based on varied parameters. Future work needs to be conducted for the cost analysis, include the installation cost from contractor and materials cost.
- Research Organization:
- Florida International University/University of North Texas
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0002802
- OSTI ID:
- 1039051
- Report Number(s):
- 10EE0002802; TRN: US201214%%950
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition November 11-17, 2011, Denver, Colorado, USA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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