Part 1: Answers
In this chapter, you will find the answers to the questions in the different chapters of Part 1.
Required inputs: Heat pump efficiency
The last piece of information you need is the efficiency of your heat pump (and/or) heat exchanger to convert your building demand into a ground load. In this chapter, we discuss everything you need to know.
Required inputs: Building demand
In addition to the ground data, we need to know the thermal building demand for our geothermal simulation. Sometimes, this information is available in great detail, but more often than not, it has to be estimated. This chapter will cover how you can do that.
Required inputs: Ground properties
Before we can begin our first design, it is important to establish what information we require. In this chapter, we will discuss ground properties.
The importance of borefield design
Now that we understand the advantages of a ground-source heat pump, the next step is to explore the importance of borefield design and the benefits of using design software.
The advantages of a ground source heat pump
Before we discuss the importance of borefield design, let’s first talk about the advantages of a ground source heat pump.
The history of geothermal energy
In this first section, we will provide context for the entire course by examining the history of geothermal energy in relation to the human race.