Geothermal

Mark Custis

If you are trying to design ground loops the information is well guarded. The University of Oklahoma has designed a formula, but a lot of the numbers needed are impossible to get.

Try the geothermal heat pump consortium wed site.

Unknown

Does anybody know

where I can get some good books on Geothermal field and system design?

Radiator Ranger

Some Geothermal Resources

Hi Tony,

Here are a few links. Hopefully you'll find some useful information. I live and work with a low temperature geothermal system but find resources on low-temp geo scarce. There are crossovers with district heating systems in universities (though those are mostly high temp, steam boiler systems with black iron distribution piping).

District Energy Library http://www.energy.rochester.edu/

The DOE has info. at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/

Southern Methodist University at: https://smu.edu/geothermal/ has done a lot of work with geothermal but it appears to be focused primarily on high temp geo.

There is a Geo_Heat Center at: http://geoheat.oit.edu/. They publish a free bulletin which I've signed up for but never received (yet). They also published a book called Geothermal Direct Use Engineering & Design Guidebook which is under $100. I've not yet ordered it (but want to) because I've got a lot to read already.

I'm curious about your project - what are you working on?

Gwen

Jack Smith

Good luck

on finding any real hard and fast numbers for designing. However, my vote of confidence for consulting goes to Poenix Int.