Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Moderate and Cold Climates, Two-Volume Set

Volume 1: Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Moderate and Cold Climates: Fundamentals and Design Principles.

1. Introduction. 2. Outlook for Building Heating and Cooling Loads, and Simulation Tools. 3. Conventional Building HVAC Systems. 4. Geothermal Energy Resources. 5. Ground/Soil Types and Thermo-Physical Properties. 6. Determination of Ground/Soil Effective Thermal Conductivity. 7. Classifications of Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 8. Geothermal Heat Pumps. 9. Refrigerant-to-Air Condensers. 10. Air-to-Refrigerant Evaporators. 11. Closed-Loop (Indirect, Secondary Fluid) Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 12. Vertical Closed-Loop (Indirect, Secondary Fluid) Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 13. Heat Transfer. 14. Horizontal Closed-Loop (Indirect, Secondary Fluid) Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 15. Closed-Loop Direct Expansion (Mono-Fluid) Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 16. Closed-Loop Vertical Thermo-Syphon Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 17. Open-Loop Groundwater Heat Pump Systems. 18. Open-Loop, and Dual- and Multiple-Well Groundwater Heat Pump Systems. 19. Open-Loop Single-Well (Standing Column) Groundwater Heat Pump Systems. 20. Surface Water Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 21. Advantages and Limitations of Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 22. Future R&D Requirements.

Volume 2: Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Moderate and Cold Climates: Applications and Cases Studies.

1. Introduction. 2. Vertical Closed-Loop (Indirect, Secondary Fluid) Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 3. Horizontal Closed-Loop (Indirect, Secondary Fluid) Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 4. Open-Loop Multi-Well Groundwater Heat Pump Systems. 5. Open-Loop, Single Well (Standing Column) Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 6. Horizontal Closed-Loop Direct Expansion Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 7. Vertical Direct Expansion Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 8. Closed-Loop Vertical Thermo-Syphon Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 9. Municipal Water–Based Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 10. Municipal Sewage–Based Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 11. Building Energy Foundation–Based Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 12. Solar-Assisted Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 13. Snow Melting Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 14. Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems for Low-Energy Buildings. 15. Mine Water Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems. 16. District Heating and Cooling Geothermal Systems. 17. Hybrid Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems.

Biography

Vasile Minea is a PhD graduate of civil, industrial and agricultural installation engineering from the Bucharest Technical Construction University, Romania. He worked as a professor at that university for more than 15 years, teaching courses such as HVAC systems for civil, agricultural, and industrial buildings, as well as thermodynamics, heat transfer, and refrigeration. During this period, his R&D works focused on heat exchangers, heat pump and heat recovery systems, development and experimentation of advanced compression-absorption/ resorption heat pumps concepts, as well as on the usage of solar energy for comfort cooling processes and industrial cold and ice production. Since 1987, Dr. Minea has been working as a scientist researcher at the Hydro-Québec Research Institute, Canada. His research activity mainly focuses on residential and commercial HVAC systems, industrial refrigeration, geothermal heat pump systems, heat recovery technologies, low-enthalpy power generation cycles, and heat pump drying.