Deep Boreholes in GSHP Systems: Pressure Considerations & Installation Practices - Self Study
About this course
In such cases, hydrostatic pressures must be considered to ensure successful installation can take place. This course focuses on the necessary calculations along with the recommended installation practices for deep geothermal borehole design and installation.
Who should enroll? Geothermal system designers, but particularly architects and engineers involved in commercial system design. You'll get access to the lecture video, an Excel calculator, and additional resources.
This course was developed by the team at GeoPro, GeoConnections, and Dandelion.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of deep bore design
- Review current industry trends
- Learn how to calculate and evaluate internal versus external hydrostatic pressures exerted on a system.
- Determine the critical design factor, pipe burst or pipe collapse, and learn steps to avoid issues altogether.
Course outline
1 module • 8 assignments • 24 minutes of video lectures
Module 1 • 6 assignments
Deep Boreholes in GSHP Systems: Pressure Considerations & Installation Practices
This course focuses on the necessary calculations along with the recommended installation practices for deep geothermal borehole design and installation. It includes: (1) Reading Assignment: Thermal Grout and Pipe Buckling, (2) PowerPoint Presentation: Pressure Considerations & Installation Practices of Deep Bore GSHP Systems, (3) Free Tool: Pipe Buckle Depth Calculator, and (4) Skills Assessment Exam
- Read: Thermal Grout & Pipe Buckling (.pdf)
- HDPE Pressure Ratings vs. Temp and DR (.pdf)
- Slide Presentation (.pdf)
- Deep Boreholes in GSHP Systems: Pressure Considerations & Installation Practices (24:37 minutes)
- Pipe Buckle Depth Calculator (.xls)
- Skills Assessment (10 questions)
Author
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Ryan Carda is Principal Engineer for Dandelion. He is primarily responsible for design and engineering standardization, with a focus on optimizing the performance and lowering the cost of geothermal systems. Prior to that, Ryan co-founded Geo-Connections in 2004 and served as the company’s President until he sold the company to Dandelion. The products Ryan developed... Learn more
