Expert Instructor Ryan Carda discusses vertical boring systems, horizontal ground loops and Energy Recovery Ventilator ducting on the IGSHPA Certified GeoExchange Designer (CGD Plus) Training discussion board…
Student 1: Would you say that the addition costs associated with vertical boring are greater than the cost of extra piping necessary for a horizontal system?
Ryan Carda: To a point – HDPE pipe itself is […]
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In this free course, Dr. Charles Remund, author of the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) Design Manual, explains how to design a ground heat exchanger for a commercial geothermal system. Participants are quizzed on key concepts and then use LoopLink Pro software to work through […]
Improving Accuracy with Ground Loop Design Flow
Proper geothermal heat exchanger design is not a simple matter.
The following piece was written by Doug Carruthers of Geo-Connections, Inc.
Systems, especially big commercial systems, have a lot of moving parts and the chassis onto which they are all strapped is flow.
Flow through the coil, flow through the ground loop, […]
Ryan Carda, P.E. is the author of the International Ground Source Heat Pump’s official design and installation guide. Carda’s Antifreeze Volume Calculator for Geothermal Loopfields free tool is used in his Entry Level Geothermal Professional Certificate Training.
Here’s what the tool looks like:
Uses: This calculator is used to quickly determine how much antifreeze will be needed to reach the target […]
In this two hour free lecture, Dr. Charles Remund, author of the IGSHPA Design Manual, walks you through the calculations for designing the ground heat exchanger for a commercial geothermal system. To download a copy of the slides, discuss the lesson with other professionals, and get access to additional tools: click here to sign up for […]
