Standing Column Well Geothermal Systems |
Tuesday only, 8am-5pm
Learn about standing column wells from the industry's expert. This geothermal design course will address the fundamentals of what makes the Standing Column Well (SCW) different and compelling as a geothermal HVAC solution. It will investigate a number of SCW design applications, and review the key thermal and hydro-geological bases for good performance.
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Course content includes the following:
- Walk through of well-sizing and performance
- Review of leading industry data on SCW systems
- Group activity with the guidance of the instructor and a workbook to perform calculations to design a system, determine its payback and costs
- Walking tour of a recent 200 ton SCW project at the nearby Friends Center
- Analysis of actual data from thermal testing with interpretation
- Hands-on session with a model simulator to predict SCW system performance
- Learning what a standing column well is, how it works, and how it compares to other geothermal system
- Designing your own standing column wells
- Finding out how to predict installation costs and actual performance of a standing column well design
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Who should attend: (click here to view)
Over half the class is made up of Engineers and HVAC professionals. Builders, Consultants and Drillers are the most significant professional groups represented after that. In all classes we have a variety of trades people in professions such as an Architect, Geologist, Hydrogeologist or Career Changer that have an interest in the "green" building profession. Given this mix of students the discussion among these different groups tends to be outstanding and the instructor's technical expertise makes him uniquely qualified to moderate.
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What people like most about the course:
- Walking tour of a 200 ton SCW system
- The technical knowledge and field experience brought to the classroom by Dr. Albert Koenig - including information on the Villanova University SCW project
- High level discussions on key thermal and hydrogeological indicators that predict well performance
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Meet the instructor:
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Albert Koenig |
Phd
ARB GeoWell |
Dr. Koenig is a physicist and consulting engineer in the greater Philadelphia area. He has been involved in numerous alternative energy development activities since 1975, including large solar thermal industrial energy projects, residential passive solar and photovoltaic applications, advanced battery development, battery energy storage for on-site power, SOFC fuel cells, enhanced oil recovery and geothermal HVAC. He is a member of the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), the Am. Soc. Of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and the Association of Energy Engineers, Greater Philadelphia Chapter. Dr. Koenig is currently overseeing a standing column well project at Villanova University as part of a renewable energy curriculum. Since obtaining his Ph.D. from Duke, he has worked for the General Electric Company, Advanced Energy Programs, Chloride Silent Power in the UK, and the Ben Franklin Technology Partnership. During this time, he taught various courses in renewable energy, physics, solar energy and heat transfer. He was awarded Engineer of the Year by General Electric and has received several patents. He has numerous publications and presentations, most recently as an invited speaker at the NGWA Ground Source Heat Pump Conference in Columbus, OH. |
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Training cost and location:
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Regular Price: |
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$ 595 |
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$ 100 |
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Early Bird Price: |
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$ 495 |
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Early Bird Discount Price Expires February 5, 2010 |
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Philadelphia, PA Area |
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Exact Location TBD |
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Philadelphia, PA |
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The exact location will be determined approximately 4 weeks prior to the training. |
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Philadelphia, PA |
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March 18-18, 2010 |
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Early Bird Discount Expires
February 5, 2010
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