Date of Award
5-17-2014
Document Type
Masters Project
Abstract
The Purpose of this project is to investigate the factors involved in the application of a ground source heat pump in subarctic conditions. This project originated with the construction of a ground source heat pump (GSHP) built at Cold Climate Housing Research Center's (CCHRC) Research Testing Facility. The GSHP built by CCHRC is an experiment to test the viability of a GSHP with different surface coverings. Specifically, this project will focus on different soil and atmospheric properties to gauge their effect on a GSHP in sub-arctic conditions. The project is primarily broken into 3 main sections which test in simulation: the effects of soil and atmospheric properties on heat flow into soil, the effects of these properties on a hypothetical GSHP and applying this to a simulation of CCHRC's GSHP. Additionally, some mitigation efforts were attem pted in simulation to improve the viability of the GSHP built by CCHRC.
Recommended Citation
Bishop, Stephen, "Analysis of ground source heat pumps in sub-Arctic conditions" (2014). Engineering . 362.
https://ualaska.researchcommons.org/uaf_grad_engineering/362
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/9749