Assemblies of heat pumps served by a single underground heat exchanger

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 327-336

  Errera, M R ^a   Lorente, S ^b   Bejan, A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b INSA Paul Sabatier University   (France)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructal design; Geothermal; Ground coupled; Heat pumps; Sustainable communities; Urban design

Indexed keywords

DESIGN;

CONSTRUCTAL DESIGN; GEOTHERMAL; GROUND COUPLED; HEAT PUMPS; SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES; URBAN DESIGN;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 84899570965     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.03.039     Document Type: Article

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