Course Overview
This course is an introduction to geothermal energy exchange and thermal energy storage systems for students who wish to become familiar with industry-standard commercial design processes. It is open to students with a recognized Diploma of Technology in an engineering or science discipline or a related degree in engineering or science. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to identify the critical design parameters and choices involved in the appropriate design of several different types of geothermal energy systems.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
2.5
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Contrast the different standard system types when analysing a system in the field.
- Draw a schematic layout of each type of system showing the main components of that system.
- Analyze the theoretical efficiency and power consumption of a vapour compression refrigeration cycle operating at several different temperatures, given several key equipment parameters and refrigerant pressure-enthalpy diagrams.
- Simulate different theoretical operating points and refrigerant systems to aid and expedite system design choices using refrigeration cycle analysis software.
- Outline the basic processes involved in assessing project sites while developing the design of geothermal energy systems.
- Summarize critical decision milestones pertaining to the choice of ground coupling methods.
- Choose appropriate construction methods for installation of the fundamental system types while meeting the administration needs pertaining to the operation of each major type of equipment.
- Prepare a quality control and occupational health and safety task list for each type of construction method.
- Conduct a general assessment of the surface / near-surface materials on a potential site, to include the recording of attributes that are useful in the design and development of that site.
- Analyse the results of a formation thermal conductivity test based on downloading data from the data acquisition system.
- Determine the apparent thermal conductivity of the formation.
- Log test pits and boreholes and present information for their design and development.
- Draw a schematic design of a typical open-loop well system, including the installation process.
Effective as of Fall 2009
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