Performance evaluation of a ground-source heat pump system utilizing a flowing well and estimation of suitable areas for its installation in Aizu Basin,Japan |
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| Authors: | Gaurav Shrestha Youhei Uchida Satoru Kuronuma Mutsumi Yamaya Masahiko Katsuragi Shohei Kaneko Naoaki Shibasaki Mayumi Yoshioka |
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| Institution: | 1.Renewable Energy Research Center, Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute,AIST,Koriyama,Japan;2.Japan Groundwater Development Pvt. Ltd.,Yamagata,Japan;3.Graduate School of Symbiotic Systems Science and Technology,Fukushima University,Fukushima,Japan;4.Faculty of Symbiotic Systems Science,Fukushima University,Fukushima,Japan |
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| Abstract: | Development of a ground-source heat pump (GSHP) system with higher efficiency, and evaluation of its operating performance, is essential to expand the growth of GSHP systems in Japan. A closed-loop GSHP system was constructed utilizing a flowing (artesian) well as a ground heat exchanger (GHE). The system was demonstrated for space-heating and space-cooling of a room (area 126.7 m2) in an office building. The average coefficient of performance was found to be 4.5 for space-heating and 8.1 for space-cooling. The maximum heat exchange rate was 70.8 W/m for space-heating and 57.6 W/m for space-cooling. From these results, it was determined that a GSHP system with a flowing well as a GHE can result in higher performance. With this kind of highly efficient system, energy saving and cost reduction can be expected. In order to assess appropriate locations for the installation of similar kinds of GSHP systems in Aizu Basin, a suitability map showing the distribution of groundwater up-flowing areas was prepared based on the results of a regional-scale three-dimensional analytical model. Groundwater up-flowing areas are considered to be suitable because the flowing well can be constructed at these areas. Performance evaluation of the GSHP system utilizing the flowing well, in conjunction with the prepared suitability map for its installation, can assist in the promotion of GSHP systems in Japan. |
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