Ground Source and Sewage Water Source Heat Pump Systems for Block Heating and Cooling Network
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Overview of the Field Test Site
2.2. Overview of Ground and Sewage Water Source Heat Pumps
2.3. Overview of the Monitoring Systems
2.4. Outdoor Air Conditions during the Test
2.5. Water-to-Water Heat Pump Model
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Thermal Loads during the Test
3.2. Operation Results of the Heat Pump Systems
3.2.1. Comparison of GSHP and WSHP during Cooling Seasons
3.2.2. Comparison of GSHP and WSHP during Heating Seasons
3.3. Heat Pump Models
3.4. Discussion
4. Conclusions and Future Work
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Category | Specification |
---|---|
Solar thermal collector | Flat plate type: 399 EA (798 m2) Evacuated tube type: 198 EA (808 m2) |
Heat pumps | Seasonal thermal energy storage source heat pump (STHP): 181 kW (R134a) Ground source heat pump (GSHP): 175 kW (R410a) Sewage water source heat pump (SWSHP): 181 kW (R134a) |
Seasonal thermal energy storage | Double wall structure, stainless lining 4000 m3 (24.7 m × 16.7 m × 10.3 m) |
Night-time thermal energy storage | Concrete wall, 200 m3 |
Ground source heat exchanger | HDPE pipe (30 A, SDR-11) U-Bend 30 A Grout: volclay Casing: 150 A 150 m depth × 24 holes |
Category | Model | Specification | Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
Temperature (T) | RTD PT100 transmitter | −10–100 °C Accuracy ± 0.106 °C Resolution 0.001 °C | 57 |
RTD 3 wire | 11 | ||
RTD pt1000 | 5 | ||
Pressure | Sensys PSCH0006K | 0–6 bar Accuracy ± 0.25% FS | 21 |
Solar irradiation | Kippen & Zonen | CMP11 Accuracy 0.2% (1000 W/m2) | 2 |
Flow () | Toshiba LF620 | Accuracy Vs > 0.5 m/s ± 0.3% of rate Vs < 0.5 m/s ± 0.4% of rate | 17 |
Outdoor air temperature | GOTH-1420/PT1000 | −36~80 °C ±(0.2~0.4) °C @25 °C | 1 |
Category | Parameters | Values |
---|---|---|
Ground source heat pump (GSHP) | 175,436 W | |
177,980 W | ||
580 LPM | ||
580 LPM | ||
37,469 W | ||
47,733 W | ||
Sewage water source heat pump (SWSHP) | 141,000 W | |
186,900 W | ||
580 LPM | ||
580 LPM | ||
29,800 W | ||
53,900 W |
GSHP for Cooling | ||||||
[°C] | [°C] | [LPM] | [LPM] | [kW] | [kW] | Dataset |
7.0–18.5 | 26.7–35.5 | 617.3–658.1 | 704.6–891.0 | 140.0–198.9 | 40.0–44.5 | 5092 |
GSHP for Heating | ||||||
[°C] | [°C] | [LPM] | [LPM] | [kW] | [kW] | Dataset |
26.7–46.8 | 7.1–18.5 | 514.4–704.6 | 693.0–879.4 | 177.3–245.1 | 42.2–60.5 | 11,358 |
SWSHP for Cooling | ||||||
[°C] | [°C] | [LPM] | [LPM] | [kW] | [kW] | Dataset |
5.84–12.8 | 24.2–38.3 | 611.5–663.9 | 555.6–733.8 | 72.47–131.9 | 25.68–45.83 | 5897 |
SWSHP for Heating | ||||||
[°C] | [°C] | [LPM] | [LPM] | [kW] | [kW] | Dataset |
49.6–52.5 | 9.8–12.8 | 663.9–669.7 | 578.7–582.4 | 162.3–170.5 | 49.5–52.6 | 361 |
−1.26713 | +6.37042 | −3.53001 | −0.336208 | −0.030342 |
−0.359476 | −2.79622 | +4.49128 | +0.007381 | +0.053795 |
−4.92172 | +9.04453 | −4.52053 | +0.995621 | +0.344876 |
−3.03365 | +0.272381 | +2.44377 | +1.01202 | +0.001317 |
−5.62857 | +1.36093 | +4.99586 | −0.001842 | −0.014707 |
−5.45878 | +5.31541 | +0.764227 | −0.062415 | +0.001011 |
−12.05627 | +3.91437 | +11.30657 | −2.45730 | −0.015136 |
−5.69276 | +5.17011 | +1.20514 | −0.136563 | −0.325128 |
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Kim, M.-H.; Kim, D.-W.; Han, G.; Heo, J.; Lee, D.-W. Ground Source and Sewage Water Source Heat Pump Systems for Block Heating and Cooling Network. Energies 2021, 14, 5640. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185640
Kim M-H, Kim D-W, Han G, Heo J, Lee D-W. Ground Source and Sewage Water Source Heat Pump Systems for Block Heating and Cooling Network. Energies. 2021; 14(18):5640. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185640
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Min-Hwi, Deuk-Won Kim, Gwangwoo Han, Jaehyeok Heo, and Dong-Won Lee. 2021. "Ground Source and Sewage Water Source Heat Pump Systems for Block Heating and Cooling Network" Energies 14, no. 18: 5640. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185640
APA StyleKim, M. -H., Kim, D. -W., Han, G., Heo, J., & Lee, D. -W. (2021). Ground Source and Sewage Water Source Heat Pump Systems for Block Heating and Cooling Network. Energies, 14(18), 5640. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185640