978-1118961940 Geothermal Heat Pump and Heat Engine Systems: Theory And Practice (Wiley-ASME Press Series) – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1118961943
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118961940
• Author:  Andrew D. Chiasson

This book takes a unique, holistic approach to the interdisciplinary study of geothermal energy systems, combining low, medium, and high temperature applications into a logical order. The emphasis is on the concept that all geothermal projects contain common elements of a “thermal energy reservoir” that must be properly designed and managed.

The book is organized into four sections that examine geothermal systems: energy utilization from resource and site characterization; energy harnessing; energy conversion (heat pumps, direct uses, and heat engines); and energy distribution and uses.

Table contents:

1 Geothermal Energy Project Considerations 1

Part I Geothermal Energy – Utilization and Resource Characterization 21

2 Geothermal Process Loads 23

3 Characterizing the Resource 55

Part II Harnessing the Resource 81

4 Groundwater Heat Exchange Systems 83

5 Borehole Heat Exchangers 138

6 Multi-Borehole Heat Exchanger Arrays 181

7 Horizontal Ground Heat Exchangers 219

8 Surface Water Heat Exchange Systems 246

9 Opportunistic Heat Sources and Sinks 267

10 Piping and Pumping Systems 280

Part III Geothermal Energy Conversion 307

11 Heat Pumps and Heat Engines: A Thermodynamic Overview 309

12 Mechanical Vapor Compression Heat Pumps 324

13 Thermally Driven Heat Pumps 376

14 Organic Rankine Cycle (Binary) Geothermal Power Plants 399

Part IV Energy Distribution 419

15 Inside the Building 421

16 Energy Economics and Environmental Impact 433