School of Civil Engineering FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Ground=source Heat Pump Applications CIBSE Yorkshire March 16 th 2016 Simon Rees [email protected]
School&of&Civil&EngineeringFACULTY&OF&ENGINEERING
School&of&Civil&EngineeringFACULTY&OF&ENGINEERING
Ground=source&Heat&Pump&Applications
CIBSE&YorkshireMarch&16th 2016
Simon&Rees
Outline
• Heat*pump*principles
• Historical*developments
• Domestic*field*trials
• Non6domestic*Systems*6
• Ground*heat*exchange
• System*Integration
• Measured*Performance
• GSHP*Research
Rees,%S.%and%R.%Curtis%(2014)%National%Deployment%of%Domestic%Geothermal%Heat%Pump%
Technology:%Observations%on%the%UK%Experience%1995–2013.%Energies.%7(8):% 5460T5499Free%online%at:%http://www.mdpi.com/1996T1073/7/9/6224
Heat&Pump&Principles
• Based&on&a&vapour=compression&refrigeration&cycle
• Heat&is&‘pumped’ by&a&compressor:&more&heat&out&than&electrical&power&in.
• Coefficient&of&Performance&defines&thermodynamic&efficiency
• The&smaller&the&temperature&difference&Inside=to=outside,&the&greater&the&efficiency.
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Heat&Pump&Characteristics
Staffell,%I%(2009).%A)review)of)domestic)heat)pump)coefficient)of)performance,%2009.%
Heat&Sources:&Air&or&Ground?
The&ground’s&high&thermal&mass&means&it&has&a&temperature&that&is&more&favourable&for&heat&exchange&than&the&air.
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The&coupling&with&the&ground&can&be&through&
closed=loop&systems&with:
• Vertical&borehole&heat&exchangers&(100=150m&typical&in&UK)
• Single&U=tube
• Double&U=tube
• Co=axial
• Horizontal&loops&with&straight&pipe
• ’Slinky’&horizontal&loops
Water&sources&can&be&used&through:
• Extraction&from&wells,&rivers,&lakes&(open&loop)
• Closed&loops&submerged&in&lakes
Seasonal&storage&can&be&achieved&using&large&groups&of&boreholes&(BTES)&or&pairs&of&wells&in&aquifers&(ATES).
SingleU-tube
DoubleU-tube
Co-axial
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Seasonal&Performance
• Coefficient*of*Performance*(COP)*is*a*steady6state*parameter*at*particular*operating*conditions*(catalogue*values).
• Seasonal*Performance*Factor*(SPF)*is*based*on*seasonal*energy* inputs*and*outputs.*This*is*of*more*interest* in*evaluating*real*performance
• SPF*is*the*ratio*of*total*useful*thermal*energy*to*system*electrical*energy*consumed.
• In*reality*systems*are*complex*and*SPF*can*be*calculated*different*ways*depending*on*what*electrical*demands*are*included.
• Heating*and*cooling*can*be*separated:*SPFH,*SPFC
SPF&Defined
• SPF1 is*heat*pump*product*alone
• SPF2 includes*the*ground*loop*pump
• SPF3 includes*supplementary* heater
• SPF4 includes*the*heating*circulating*pump
SPF&Target&Values
• Acceptable*values*vary*depending*on*the*comparison*being*made:*site*energy,*primary*energy,*carbon*saving,*running*cost,*renewable*contribution…
• A*modern*domestic*gas*boiler*system*has*SPF4 about*0.85.
• For*carbon*benefits*in*the*UK,*HP*SPF4 needs*to*be*>*2.21
• For*cost*savings*(DECC*2014*values)*SPF4 needs*to*be:
• >*2.49*relative* to*gas
• >*1.9*relative* to*LPG
• >*1.65*relative* to*oil
• For*the*purposes*of*the*RES*Directive*SPF2 >=*2.5*to*be*classed*as*renewable*(saving*primary*energy).
Early&Heat&Pump&Pioneers
• Originally&proposed&by&Lord&Thompson&Kelvin&“On&the&Economy&of&the&Heating&or&Cooling&of&
Buildings&by&Means&of&Currents&of&Air.”&Proceedings+of+the+Physical+Society+of+Glasgow 3:&269–72.
• Further&comments&in&a&book&‘The&Steam&Engine&
and&other&Heat&Engines’&(1910)&by&James&Alfred&Ewing:&“Burning+fuel+to+warm+a+room+by+a+few+degrees+is+a+wasteful+way+to+utilise+heat”.
• First&GSHP&patent&by&Swiss&engineer,&Heinrich&
Zoelly in&1912.
Early&Heat&Pump&Pioneers
Haldane,&T.G.N.&1930.&“The&Heat&Pump===an&Economical&Method&of&Producing&
Low=Grade&Heat&from&Electricity.”&Journal+of+the+Institution+of+Electrical+Engineers68&(402):&666–75.
Results&from&his&Glasgow&home:&
1926=1928&season
Haldane’s&proposal&for&a&River=source&
heat&pump&and&radiant&panel&system
Early&work&in&the&USA
Crandall,&A.C.&1946.&“House&Heating&with&Earth&Heat&Pump.”&Electrical+World 19&(November&9):&94–95.
‘Earth&coils’&were&metal&pipes&to&directly&evaporate&
the&refrigerant&(DX)
The&origins&of&GSHP:&USA
Coogan,%C.%H.%1948.%The)residential)heat)pump)in)New)England.%Waterbury,%CT,%USA:%Connecticut%Light%and%Power%Co.
A&Divergence&of&Opinions…
The%heat%pump%holds%promise%of%permitting%the%industry%to%supply%domesticT
heating%service%in%an%economical%manner.%Up%until%now%the%electric%utility%
industry%has%supplied%very%little%of%this%market%and%we%think%that%without%the%
heat%pump%we%are%not%likely%ever%to%supply%very%much%of%it.
Andrews,%S.%W.%1948.%The%Heat%Pump%From%the%Utility’s%Point%of%View.%Transactions)of)the)American)Institute)of)Electrical)Engineers,%67(1),%562–564.%
undesirable%electrical%features%such%as%highTstarting%current,%lowTpower%
factor,%and%high%demand,%which,%otherwise,%would%have%adverse%economic%
effects%upon%the%electric%supply%system%and%thus%result%in%economic%
handicaps%in%the%utilization%of%the%electrical%service%by%this%device.%
Bary,%C.%1948.%The%Heat%pump%– Its%Significance%As%a%Potential%Residential%Load.%Electrical)Engineering,%p.%340T344.%
Origins&of&the&GSHP:&UK
Comment% from%J.%Sumner%(1957)%in%response%to%Miriam%Griffith’s%
presentation:
It%has%been%said%that%nowadays%we%cannot%afford%the%capital%
required%to%build%heat%pumps.%I%understand%that% the%National%
Coal%Board%is%proposing%to%spend%£1000%million%in%the%next%ten%
years%in%order%to%increase%the%output%of%coal%by%10%million%tons%a%
year.%I%think%it%could%be%demonstrated% that,%if%the%N.C.B.%were%to%
allocate%even%£1%million%of%this%to%building%heat%pumps,%they%
could%conserve%more%coal%than%if%it%were%spent%on%new%plant.%
After&the&1950s&…
In&the&UK:
• Miriam&Griffith&and&BEAIRA&did&no&further&work
• John&Sumner&was&a&lone&campaigner&for&HP&technology
• Natural&Gas&was&a&clear&winner
• Some&EA&Technology&work&on&ASHP&in&70/80s
• No&GSHP&interest&until&mid&1990s
In&the&rest&of&the&world:
• The&immediate&post&war&US&oil&shortage&eased&– little&further&interest&in&50/60s
• Domestic&air&conditioning&demand&in&the&USA&grew&hugely
• The&1973&oil&crisis&saw&a&big&spurt&in&GSHP&research&– National&Labs,&Universities,&Utilities&and&IGSHPA.&Similarly& in&Europe&(Sweden&and&Switzerland)&but¬&UK.
• Plastic&pipe&meant&corrosion&and&DX&could&be&avoided.&Better&compressors&by&the&80s
Current&Worldwide&Deployment
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981667
476842
314502
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141833
122250
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Current&Worldwide&Deployment
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Installaions)per)million)captia
UK&Developments&(later&1990s)
Initial&installations:&one=off&‘low&energy’ houses&and&refurbs
Source:&GeoScience Ltd
UK&Support&Programmes
Grant&programmes
• Clear&Skies&(£10m,&8.2%&for&GSHP)
• Low&carbon&building&Programme&(£139m)
• Renewable&Heat&Premium&Payments&(RHPP)
Supplier&Obligation&programmes
• Energy&Conservation&Commitments:&ECC1,&ECC2&(£500m)
• Carbon&Emissions&Reduction&Target:&CERT&(£1.2bn)
• Energy&Company&Obligation:&ECO&(£1.3bn&– now&cut)&
Current&programmes:&RHI&and&Green&Deal&.&ECO&does¬&support&renewables
UK&Support&Programme&Outcomes&to&2014
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National&Trials&and&Monitoring
• EST&National&Field&Trial&– Phase&1&(54&GSHP&sites)
• Monitored&‘system&efficiency’
• User&research&by&the&Open&University
• DECC&technical&investigation
• EST&National&Field&Trial&– Phase&2.&After&a&range&of&interventions
• RHPP&– more&detailed&monitoring&but&without&manufacturers.&User&data&from&online&questionnaires.&Initial&results&published&in&2014.
• Related&domestic&fields&trials:&
Stafford,%A.,%&%Lilley,%D.%(2012).%Predicting%in%situ%heat%pump%performance:%An%
investigation% into%a%single%groundTsource%heat%pump%system%in%the%context%of%10%
similar%systems.%Energy)and)Buildings,%49,%536–541.%
Field&Trial&Results&– Phase&1&Findings
A&number&of&systems&with&Efficiencies&>&3&but&some&very&poor&performing&systems
Main&technical&findings:
1. under=sizing&of&the&heat&pumpq
2. under=sizing&of&the&ground&heat&exchangerq
3. poor&insulation&standards&(pipes&and&tanks)q
4. flow&temperature&unnecessarily&highq
5. excessive&pump&usage&(time&control&or&number&of&pumps)q
6. poor&control.
Non=technical& findings&from&user&surveys:
• 86%&satisfied&with&heating&performanceq
• only&63%&satisfied&with&level&of&supportq
• only&62%&satisfied&with&cost&savingsq
• controls¬&easy&to&understand&and&use.
Issues&for&the&industry:&changes&to&Micro=generation&Certification&Scheme&standards&(MIS),&better&training,&better&user&support&and&information.
Field&Trial&Results&– RHPP&2013
• Mean&SPF4 is&2.92,&System&efficiency&2.74&(from&2.39)
• 84%&of&systems&would&be&classed&as&renewable
• 85%&would&show&carbon&savings&relative&to&gas&heating
• 64%&would&show&cost&savings&relative&to&gas.&Nearly&all&RHPP&participants&
saved&money&as&initial&fuel&was¬&gas
Further&Technical&Challenges
• Performance&levels&are&improving&but&still¬&as&high&as&other&EU&trial&results
• Some&systems&are&still&‘failures’
• User&survey&highlights&some&control&issues
• UK&Specific&issues:&small&houses,&high&thermal&mass,&high&heating&temperatures?
Ground&heat&exchange
The*design*question:*for*a*given*set*of*heating*and*cooling*demands,*how*many*and*how*deep*do*the*boreholes*need*to*be?
Key*design*points:
1. System*efficiency*depends*on*fluid*temperatures* and*so*we*want*these* to*be*close*to*the*‘undisturbed’*or*background*ground*temperature.
2. The*relationship*between* fluid*temperatures* and*the*ground*temperature*depends,* in*general,*on
• Ground* thermal*conductivity
• Borehole*thermal*resistance.
3. Long*term*(seasonal)* temperatures* depend*on*long*term*energy*exchange:*
• design*is*based*on*annual*energy*demands*– not*just*peak*loads.
• consider*several*years*of*operation* to*find*the*min/max*fluid* temperature*range.
4. In*design*methods*(software)*we*define*the*temperature* limits*we*want*to*work*with*(targets).*These*can*be*based*on:*
• Heat*pump*min/max*operating* temperatures
• Values*that*are*going* to*give*the*SPF*we*are*looking* for
Borehole*resistance*and*ground*conductivity
• First,*think*about*rejecting*a*given*amount*of*heat*per*meter*of*borehole.
• Local*temperature*gradient*depends*on*the*thermal*resistance*of*the*components*in*the*borehole*and*the*thermal*conductivity*of*the*ground
• High*thermal*resistance*means*fluid*temperatures* have*to*be*higher*to*reject*a*given*amount*of*heat.
Borehole*resistance*and*ground*conductivity
• Borehole* resistance*depends*on
• Configuration*– single,*double*or*co6ax
• Pipe*size*and*spacing
• Grout*properties*– thermally*enhanced*grouts*are*often*used
• Borehole*diameter*– typically*1206150mm.
• Fluid*resistance*– flow*rate*and*fluid*properties*(Reynolds*number).
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System&hydraulic&design
• Propylene&or&Ethylene&glycol&based&mixtures&are&the&common&heat&transfer&fluids&for&geothermal&systems
• Viscosity&is¬iceably&higher&than&water&and&varies&with&temperature&
significantly
• Reynolds&numbers&can&be&low&and&heat&transfer&drop=off&without&care.
• Some&optimization&is&required:
• High&flow&rate&gives&better&heat&
transfer
• Higher&flow&rate&gives&higher&pressure&drop&and&pump&energy&demand
• Pump&demand&no&more&than&3%&of&
heat&delivered&is&required&for&compliant&domestic&systems
Long6term*borehole*field*response
• Long*term*temperature* trends*are*important*and*depend*on*annual*heating*and*cooling*energy*balances
• Whether*the*long*term*trend*is*rising*or*falling*temperatures* depends*on*whether*heating*or*cooling*is*dominant
• Borehole*depth*is*selected*on*the*basis*of*the*long6term*trend
• Balanced*demands*lead*to*the*most*economical*solutions*– shortest*boreholes.
• Max*and*min*temperatures* depend*on*a*combination*of*demands*and*peak*loads
• Simulation*results*are*needed* to*estimate*the*costs*accurately
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Borehole&field&configuration
• After&a&few&seasons,&boreholes&interact&– temperature&changes&at&one&influence&those&at&neighboring&boreholes.
• This&effect&is&well&understood&and&can&be&modelled.
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• Different&configurations&(rows&and&columns&of&boreholes)&respond&differently&e.g.&2&x&6&
is¬&the&same&as&3&x&4&etc.&
• Response&characteristic&also&depends&on&spacing/depth&
ratio.
• Response&can&be&characterized&by&‘g=function’&
data.&This&relates&temperature&change&to&heat&input. 0
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Borehole&Array&Design
Simulationof+GHE
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User+input:GSHP+Loads+&+(optionally)GHE+Loads
User+inputs:+Ground+properties
BH+info.HP+characteristics
HP+Simulation
Spitler and%Bernier%(2016).%Vertical%Borehole%Heat%Exchanger%Design%Methods
Ground&heat&exchanger&design&software&helps&with&the&iterative&process&needed&to&find&the&design&heat&exchanger&size
Essential&Design&Data
To&summarize:&the&design&data&needed&is:
1. Local&undisturbed&ground&temperature
2. Ground&thermal&conductivity&and&diffusivity
3. Building&heating/cooling&rejection&demands&(monthly)
4. Monthly&peak&heating&and&cooling&loads
5. Borehole&resistance&– pipe&size,&spacing,&grout&properties,&
borehole&diameter
6. Target&temperature&range&for&the&system&– avoiding&
freezing&and&high&pressure&limit,&or&targets&for&SPF.
Ground&Thermal&Response&Testing
Ground&thermal&conductivity&is&a&key¶meter&– how&do&we&estimate&it?
• Reference&book&valuesq
• British&Geological&Survey&desktop&study
• In=situ&Thermal&Response&Testing&(TRT)&f
In&Situ&Thermal&Response&Testing
1. A&single&test&borehole&is&completed
2. A&closed&circuit&is&formed&and&electrical&heaters&used&to&
apply&a&pulse&of&heat&over&48+&hours.
3. Flow,&power&and&temperature&data&are&collected&and&
analyzed.
Typical&TRT&Responses
The&key&data&needed&for&
analysis&is&the&average&fluid&
temperature&and&power&input
Data& source:& IGSPHA
Data& source:& Groenholland
Research&Equipment
Photos:&J.D.&Spitler
Electric&heaters&
(3&x&3kW)
Flow&
meterFlow/return&temp.&
sensors
Pumps&and&purge&valves
TRT&Analysis
1. Plot&temperature&vs natural&log&of&time2. Find&the&slope&– ignoring&some&early&data
3. Use&the&slope&to&derive&the&effective&conductivity
! = #4%&'!
Where&s is&the&slope&of&the&temperature&vs natural&log&time&plot
System&Integration
Operating&temperatures
• Chilled&water&temperatures&can&be&in&the&usual&range&– hence&able&to&serve&AHUs,&Fan&Coils&etc.
• Heating&temperatures&can&be&up&to&55&but&better&at&40/45.&Hence&well&suited&to&underfloor&heating/&oversized&radiators,&fan&coils.
Central&Plant&Integration&– 3&basic&approaches
1. Reversible&heat&pumps&with&sliding&headers.
2. Reversible&heat&pumps&with&Independent&header&connections.
3. Reversing&on&the&water=side&and&heat&exchange&between&buffer&tanks.
Sliding&header&configuration
CIBSE&TM51
• Header&is&split&between&heating&and&cooling&depending&on&valve&position&
and&demand
• Heat&pumps&are&controlled&in&sequence&according&to&
heating/cooling&demand&by&BMS.
• Heat&pumps&can’t&be&
independently&switched&between&heating&and&cooling.
• A*multi6use*building*(15,607*m2)
• Monitored*since*opening*in*Jan.*2010
• GSHP*system*provides*all*AHU*and*FCU*cooling*(360*kW*peak)*and*all*underfloor heating*(330*kW*peak*capacity)***
• Has**Four*Water*Furnace*26stage*reversible*heat*pumps
• 56*x*100m*deep*borehole*heat*exchangers,*125mm*diameter.*30*l/s*peak*flow
Monitoring*at*De*Montfort*University*Hugh*Aston*Building
Naiker,%S.S.%(2016)%Performance%Analysis%of%a%LargeTscale%Ground%Source%
Heat%Pump%System.%PhD%Thesis:%De%Montfort%University.
Monthly&Heat&Balances
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System&Efficiencies
2.89
3.99
3.31
2.69
2.22
3.55
3.87
3.67
3.16
2.61
3.19
4.06
3.54
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Year%(%Season) SPF%%H1 SPF%C1 SPF%1 SPF%2 SPF%4May%52010%to%April%52011 2.89 3.99 3.31 2.69 2.22May%52011%to%April%52012 3.55 3.87 3.67 3.16 2.61Feb%52010%to%July%52012 3.19 4.06 3.54 2.97 2.49
Seasonal&performance&Factors:
• SPF1&is&heat&pump&alone
• SPF2&includes&the&ground&loop&pump&demand
• SPF&4&includes&the&heating/cooling&header&pumps
RES&Directive&requires&SPFH2&>&2.5
Dynamic&Operation
Only&one&compressor&stage&is&needed&for&much&of&the&time.&On/off&control&leads&to&short&cycle×.
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Improving&Performance
Overall,&performance&is&satisfactory.&
Cycle×&would&be&improved&by
• Smaller&lead&machine
• Variable&compressor&speed
• Buffer&tanks
Lift&could&be&reduced&by&heating&temperature&
tuning/reduction
Pump&energy&demands&could&be&reduced&by:
• Better&hydraulic&design
• More&robust&control&(fault&detection/correction)
• Reduced&start=up/shut=down&running
• Ground&loop&demand&control
The&EU&Horizon&2020&Programme
Aim:&reduced&complexity,&improved&robustness&and&efficiency
Key&Technologies:
• Innovative&drilling&technology
• High&efficiency&heat&exchanger
• Dual=source&heat&pump
• Robust&control&systems&and&
monitoring
• Foundation&heat&exchange&systems
Geothermal&Technology&for&Economic&Cooling&and&Heating
� Innostock�2012� ���The�12th�International�Conference�on�Energy�Storage�
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INNO-U-32
The GEOTHEX geothermal heat exchanger, characterisation of a novel high efficiency heat exchanger design
Henk Witte
Groenholland Geo-Energysystems, Valschermkade 26, 1059CD Amsterdam, Netherlands,
Phone: 31-20-6159050, e-mail: [email protected]
1. Introduction
The Geothex heat exchanger (http://www.geothex.nl/en/), figure 1, has been developed to provide a highly efficient ground source heat exchanger for use with geothermal heat pumps. The goal has been to develop a high-quality heat exchanger with a very low thermal resistance, even at laminar flow conditions and, at the same time, achieve this with a low pressure loss.
Geothermal heat pumps are widely recognized as very efficient systems for heating and cooling applications that combine a high potential for saving on primary energy and greenhouse gas emissions with a very long life span and low maintenance. Different ways to interface the heat pump with the ground are in use, but by far the largest number of systems use a closed loop heat exchanger placed vertically to depths varying between perhaps 30 and 400 meters. In these so-called "Borehole Heat Exchangers" (BHE) heat is exchanged between the primary side (the fluid flowing through the loop and heat pump) and secondary side (the ground volume) due to a temperature difference.
Figure 1. Impression of the Geothex heat exchanger showing the insulated inner pipe and helical vanes (source: Geothex BV). Shown is the functioning in heat extraction mode with flow through the inner tube or flow through the
annulus.
As with any heat exchanger, there is a relation between the amount of heat transferred (q), the thermal resistance of the heat exchanger (R) and the temperature difference ('T) between the primary and secondary side:
q = 'T/R
This implies that, for a given constant heat flux rate, the higher the thermal resistance of the heat exchanger, the larger the required temperature difference between the fluid and the ground. Now, the efficiency of the heat pump depends mainly on the difference between the source (cold) and sink (hot) temperatures. In fact, it can be shown that for every degree of temperature
The&EU&Horizon&2020&Programme
The&EU&Horizon&2020&Programme
• A&hybrid&dual=source&approach:&air&and&ground&heat&exchanger&for&optimal&choice&of&source/sink&temperature
• Variable&speed,&DC&permanent&magnet&motor,&scroll&compressor,&refrigerant&R32.
• Hybrid&design&and&smart&controls&make&the&implementation&robust
• Reduced&complexity&to&improve&uptake&(consumers,&developers&and&SMEs).
New&Heat&Pump&Development&in&the&GEOTeCH project&=
Sources&of&information
http://geotrainet.eu
http://www.gshp.org.uk
http://www.igshpa.okstate.edu
http://www.egec.org
CIBSE&TM45,&TM51&and&CP2&– via&knowledge&portal
Useful&web&sites:
UK
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