Ground Source Heat Pump
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J: Thermal Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 3607
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ground-source heat pumps; energy efficiency in buildings; distributed generation; combined heating; cooling and power systems
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Dear Colleagues,
The share of the building sector in the total energy use in the US is almost 48%. Providing thermal comfort in buildings is an energy-intensive task. Heat pumps have proven to be a reliable technology that can significantly reduce energy use by increasing the seasonal coefficient of performance (COP) compared to traditional heating systems. Ground-source heat pumps can further improve the COP by leveraging the thermal energy stored seasonally in the soil. The capital cost of implementing ground-source heat pump projects is the most important issue. This Special Issue aims to address two main issues. The first is research proposing methods for cutting the capital cost, and the second is research leading to methods that address the sustainability of the ground source by mitigating long-term soil thermal energy degradation.
Dr. Hessam Taherian
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Ground-source heat pumps (GSHP)
- Horizontal ground loop
- Long-term performance of GSHP
- Capital cost reduction of GSHP
- Assistive technologies for GSHP
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