Volume II: Low Enthalpy Geothermal Energy
Low enthalpy geothermal energy has a great potential to reduce the climate impact of building heating and cooling systems. The use of this renewable energy source involves a number of scientific disciplines including energy engineering, heat transfer, geology, hydrogeology, chemistry, and economics....
Format: | eBook |
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Language: | English |
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Basel, Switzerland
MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
2020
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Online Access: | Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication Open Access: DOAB, download the publication |
Summary: | Low enthalpy geothermal energy has a great potential to reduce the climate impact of building heating and cooling systems. The use of this renewable energy source involves a number of scientific disciplines including energy engineering, heat transfer, geology, hydrogeology, chemistry, and economics. Low enthalpy geothermal energy, i.e., the underground heat available at temperatures below 90°C, has great potential in terms of reducing the climate impact of heating and cooling buildings. It can also be employed for other thermal uses, such as industrial processes, road de-icing, and bathing. The Special Issue "Volume II: Low Enthalpy Geothermal Energy" includes seven articles that discuss the topic from the following points of view: mapping of shallow geothermal potential, recent developments for enhancing the performance of borehole heat exchangers, exploitation of asphalt-covered surfaces for heating, measurement of the thermal conductivity of rocks and sediments, and performance monitoring of closed-loop and open-loop low enthalpy geothermal systems. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
ISBN: | 9783039362844 9783039362851 books978-3-03936-285-1 |
Access: | Open Access |