[Equest-users] Ground Source heat pumps (pump Energy)

[Nick Caton]

Charles, 

 

Every time I've modeled a ground source heat exchanger, I've for one
reason or another ended up manually entering pump power/flow parameters.


 

This may or may not apply to you, but I would advise against using
eQuest as a means of sizing a well field.  

 

My general approach is... There are free & for-pay software options out
there (GS2000 is a free one) better suited to this task.  Such programs
(or whoever may have already designed your well field) can provide
annual loop temperature behavior, which you can turn into a lake/well
GLHX temperature schedule for properly modeling energy behavior in
eQuest.  More on this procedure is in the archives.  After this, I
manually input loop/pump flow and power properties.

 

Best of luck,

 

~Nick

 

 

 

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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Charles
Land
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:57 PM
To: John Aulbach; eQUEST Users List
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Ground Source heat pumps (pump Energy)

 

That actually makes my pumping power go up due to moving more water.

 

From: John Aulbach [mailto:jra_sac at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 2:25 PM
To: Charles Land; eQUEST Users List
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Ground Source heat pumps (pump Energy)

 

Increase the number of your holes..

 

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From: Charles Land <cland at geo-marine.com>
To: eQUEST Users List <equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org>
Sent: Tue, April 13, 2010 11:07:03 AM
Subject: [Equest-users] Ground Source heat pumps (pump Energy)

I have created a ground source heat pump system and my pumps and
auxiliary energy is coming out almost as high as my ventilation fan
energy.  Is this normal?  This just seems a little high to me.

 

 

 

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