Proceedings of the SAREK Conference (대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집)

The Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (대한설비공학회)
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Performance Analysis of the Horizontal Ground Source Heat Pump for Greenhouse

시설원예용 수평형 지열 히트펌프 시스템의 성능분석

  • 박용정 ((주) 공간코리아 기술연구소) ;
  • 강신형 (건양대학교 기계공학과)
  • Published : 2007.11.30
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Abstract

Greenhouses should be heated during nights and cold days in order to fit growth conditions in greenhouses. Ground source heat pump(GSHP) or geothermal heat pump system(GHPs) is recognized to be outstanding heating and cooling system. Horizontal GSHP system is typically less expensive than vertical GSHP system but requires wide ground area to bury ground heat exchanger(GHE). In this study, a horizontal GSHP system with thermal storage tank was installed in greenhouse and investigated as performance characteristics. In the daytime, heating load of greenhouse is very small or needless because solar radiation increases inner air temperature. The results of study showed that the heating coefficient of performance of the heat pump ($COP_h$) was 2.9 and the overall heating coefficient of performance of the system($COP_{sys}$) was 2.4. Heating energy cost was saved 76% using the horizontal GSHP system with thermal storage tank.

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