An introduction to thermogeology:ground source heating and cooling

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Banks David 1961-
Published: Blackwell Pub.,
Publisher Address: Oxford Malden, MA
Publication Dates: 2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xii, 339 p.: ill., maps ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 9781405170611 (hardback : alk. paper)
1405170611 (hardback : alk. paper)
Index Number: TU833
CLC: TU833
Call Number: TU833/B218
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-317) and index.
Geothermal energy -- Subsurface as a heat storage reservoir -- What is a heat pump? -- Heat pumps and thermogeology : a brief history and international perspective -- Options and applications for ground source heat pumps -- The design of groundwater-based open-loop systems -- Horizontal closed-loop systems -- Pond- and lake-based ground source heat systems -- Subsurface heat conduction and the design of borehole-based closed-loop systems -- Standing column wells -- Thermal response testing -- Environmental impact, regulation and subsidy.