• Journal of the Korean Society for Geothermal and Hydrothermal Energy
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.30-40
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• 2021

This paper compares the annual energy performance of four different types of air-conditioning systems in a medium-sized office building. Chiller and boiler, air-cooled VRF, ground-source VRF, and ground-source heat pump systems were selected as the systems to be compared. Specifically, the energy performance of the GSHP system and the ground-source VRF system were compared with each other and also with conventional HVAC systems including the chiller and boiler system and air-cooled VRF system. In order to evaluate and compare the energy performances of four systems for the office building, EnergyPlus, a whole-building energy simulation program, was used. The EnergyPlus simulation results show that both the GSHP and the ground-source VRF systems not only save more energy than the other two systems but also significantly reduce the electric peak demand. These make the GSHP and the VRF systems more desirable energy-efficient HVAC technologies for the utility companies and their clients. It is necessary to analyze the impact of partial load performance of ground-source heat pump and ground-source VRF on the long-term (more than 20 years) performance of ground heat exchangers and entire systems.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.17-29
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• 1994

An one dimensional atmosphere-vegetation interaction model is developed to discuss of the effect of vegetation on heat flux in mesoscale planetary boundary layer. The canopy model was a coupled system of three balance equations of energy, moisture at ground surface and energy state of canopy with three independent variables of $T_f$(foliage temperature), $T_g$(ground temperature) and $q_g$(ground specific humidity). The model was verified by comparative study with OSUID(Oregon State University One Dimensional Model) proved in HYPEX-MOBHLY experiment. As the result, both vegetation and soil characteristics can be emphasized as an important factor iii the analysis of heat flux in the boundary layer. From the numerical experiments, following heat flux characteristics are clearly founded simulation. The larger shielding factor(vegetation) increase of $T_f$ while decrease $T_g$. because vegetation cut solar radiation to ground. Vegetation, the increase of roughness and resistance, increase of sensible heat flux in foliage while decrease the latent heat flux in the foliage.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.66-72
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• 2013

In this study, the thermal conductive characteristics and basic properties of the nine commercial products of bentonite grouts were studied. Six of the nine products for ground heat exchanger systems are imported and others for civil engineering are domestic. The thermal conductivities of all bentonite products are nearly similar among products. The free swell indexes, viscosities and filter losses of the ground heat exchanger grouts are lower than those of the civil engineering ones. These characteristics seem to increase of the fluidity to fill the bentonite slurry to bore-hall perfectly, rather than to prevent underground water penetration. Thus, the mixtures of bentonites and sands are recommended for high thermal conduction grouts.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2002.03a
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• pp.439-444
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• 2002

Geothermal or ground source heat pumps(GSHPs) are electrically powered systems that take advantage of the earth's relatively constant temperature to provide heating, cooling, and hot water for homes and commercial buildings. The buried pipe, or ground loop, is the most recent technical advance in heat pump technology. The idea to bury pipe in the ground to gather heat energy began in the 1940s. Only recently, however, have new heat pump designs and improved buried pipe materials been combined to make GHP systems the most efficient heating and cooling systems available. The aim of the study is application of the GSHP system in korea. Our environments for economy, politics and society are different from other countries. For a case, the progressive tax rate of home electricity is represented.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.31-38
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• 2015

Geothermal heat pump (GHP) systems have become an efficient alternative to conventional cooling and heating methods due to their higher energy using efficiency. These systems use the ground as a heat source in heating mode operation and a heat sink in cooling mode operation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the heating performance of the GHP system for a residential building ($420m^2$) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of a sustainable performance of this system, we installed the water-to-water geothermal heat pump with ten vertical ground heat exchangers and measured operation parameters from October 19, 2013 to March 26, 2014. The results showed that the entering source temperature of brine from the ground heat exchangers was in a range of the design target temperature of $-10^{\circ}C$ for heating. For total values of the representative results, the ground heat exchangers extracted heat of 53.51 MWh from the ground. In addition, the GHP system supplied heat of 83.55 MWh to the building and consumed power of 30.27 MWh. Consequently, the average heating seasonal performance factor ($SPF_h$) of the overall system was evaluated to be 2.76 during the measurement period of the heating season.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.15 no.3 s.47
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• pp.160-165
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• 2006

Ground source heat pump (GSHP) or geothermal heat pump systems (GHPs) are recognized to be outstanding heating and cooling systems. Most of GSHP systems installed and studied in korea are vertical GSHP systems. A horizontal GSHP system was installed in greenhouse and investigated for the performance characteristics. The results of the study showed that the heating coefficient of performance of the heat pump was 3.64 and the overall heating coefficient of performance of the system was 3.31. The pumping power was obtained as 28.0 W/kW and the required ground heat exchanger length was 53.3 m/kW of rejection heat of condenser. The heat extraction rate was, on average, 14.58 W/m of ground heat exchanger length and trench length is 27.7 m/kW of rejection heat of condenser.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Geothermal and Hydrothermal Energy
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.17-22
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• 2016

It is very important to obtain a out-of season production in horticultural greenhouses corresponding with higher crop prices. A ground source heat pump system has been highly spotlighed as an energy efficient heating system for the greenhouse. This paper investigated the operating cost of the ground source heat pump system with the variation of generating temperature and designing methods for heating system of the greenhouse. Even though the COP of the ground source heat pump system decreased with an increment of generating temperature in heating mode, the operating cost could be reduced. By adopting the high temperature heat pump system and heat storage tank, it could be achieved to save energy and reduce the operating time of auxiliary oil heating system for producing good plant-growth in the greenhouse.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.2 no.2 s.6
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• pp.86-93
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• 2006

유출지하수나 지표수를 열원으로 지열히트펌프의 지초자료로 활용하기 위하여 Pond Loop형 열교환기를 설계, 제작하여 유동이 없는 수조 내에서 수조의 온도가 변화함에 따라 일정한 열교환기 입구온도를 유지하면서 열전달량을 측정하였다. 그 결과 수조를 Heat Source로 사용하는 경우 $5,500{\sim}4,500kcal/h$의 열량이 전달되었고 수조를 Heat Sink로 사용할 경우 $5,200{\sim}3,500kcal/h$의 열량이 전달되었다. 또한 열교환기 관내 유속이 증가함에 따라 열전달량이 증가하는 경향성을 확인할 수 있었고 이는 동시에 열교환기 입출구의 차압을 증가시킴을 알 수 있었다. 열교환기의 설계단계에서 사용하였던 열전달관계식으로 구한 총괄열전달계수, U와 실험값을 통해 유추한 U값을 비교한 결과 실험에 의해 유추된 U값이 $24{\sim}27%$ 설계치보다 크게 나타났다. 본 연구를 통하여 유출지하수 뿐만 아니라 하수 및 하천수를 이용한 지열히트펌프의 기초자료를 확보할 수 있었다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.15-19
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• 2006

유출지하수나 지표수를 열원으로 하는 지열히트펌프의 Pond Loop형 열교환기를 개발하기 위하여 미국에서 상용화된 Slim-Jim 열교환기와 본 연구에서 자체설계, 제작한 Pond-loop type의 열교환기를 유동이 없는 유출수조 내에서 수조온도가 변화함에 따라 일정한 열교환기 입구온도를 유지하면서 열전달량의 변화를 측정하였다. 그 결과 유출수를 Heat Source로 사용하는 경우 Slim-Jim에서는 $8,000{\sim}11,000 kcal/hr$의 열량이 전달되었고, 자체 제작한 열교환기에서는 $11,000{\sim}16,000kcal/hr$의 열량이 전달되었다. 유출수를 Heat Sink로 사용할 경우 Slim-Jim에서는 $2,500{\sim}7,000 kcal/h$의 열량이 전달되었고, 자체제작한 열교환기의 경우, $6,800{\sim}14,00 kcal/hr$의 열량이 전달되었다. 측정된 열전달량을 바탕으로 총괄열전달계수를 구한 결과 Slim-Jim 열교환기의 경우 $210{\sim}340 kcal/hr\;m^2{\circ}C$, 자체개발한 열교환기의 경우 $350{\sim}590 kcal/hr\;m^2{\circ}C$로 나타나 자체 개발한 열교환기의 열전달 성능이 비교적 우수함을 입증하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.143.2-143.2
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• 2011

Energy foundations and other thermo-active ground structure, energy wells, energy slab, and pavement heating and cooling represent an innovative technology that contributes to environmental protection and provides substantial long-term cost savings and minimized maintenance. This paper focuses on earth-contact concrete elements that are already required for structural reasons, but which simultaneously work as heat exchangers. Pipes, energy slabs, filled with a heat carrier fluid are installed under conventional structural elements, forming the primary circuit of a geothermal energy system. The natural ground temperature is used as a heat source in winter and heat sink in summer season. The system represented very high heating and cooling performance due to the stability of EWT from energy slab. Maximum heat pump unit COP and system COP were 4.9 and 4.3.