Commercial Geothermal Heat Pump System Design - Self Study
About this course
Participants are quizzed on key concepts and then use LoopLink Pro software to work through design and load calculation assignments.
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Course outline
1 module • 12 assignments • 2:13 hours of video lectures
Module 1 • 10 assignments
Designing the Ground Heat Exchanger
In this two-hour video lecture, Dr. Remund lays out the process for sizing and designing a closed loop ground heat exchanger, including all of the calculations. The lecture is followed by a quiz on the concepts presented. Course participants receive a free LoopLink PRO software license, which is used complete design and load calculation assignments for a commercial building.
- Request a Free LoopLink PRO License
- Presentation Slides (PDF) (.pdf)
- Designing the Ground Heat Exchanger (2 hours, 8 minutes) (02:08:09 hours)
- Review of Ground Loop Design Basics
- Assignment #1: Determining GHEX Layout (.pdf)
- Assignment #2: Condensing Hourly Loads (.pdf)
- Resource: LoopLink PRO Instructional Video (05:11 minutes)
- Assignment #3: Ground Loop Design using LoopLink PRO (.pdf)
- Resource for Assignment #3: FTC Test Report (.pdf)
- Resource for Assignment: GeoPro Head Loss Calculator (.xls)
Author
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Dr. Remund has over 20 years of experience installing and designing geothermal systems. He has been a certified instructor for IGHSPA since 1994. As a member of the Mechanical Engineering faculty at South Dakota State University (SDSU) he taught thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, design of thermal systems and applied laboratory courses from 1988 to 2009. He... Learn more
