Discussion in geothermal loops started by calladrilling, mar 14, 20. Geothermal loop design and installation louisville. Gld is the choice of professionals in over 62 countries. Its intuitive, easy to navigate and designed to help you do more in less time. Ground loop design gld is the leading software suite for designing geothermal ground source heat pump systems. The hydronic heating bulldog system providesmore design flexibility, which allows. Fundamentals of commercial geothermal wellfield design. It said for a 45000 btu load 23in pipe at 5 with turbulent flow, if i choose a straight run instead of slinky, i only need 3 trenches of 600 feet of pipe. Patented residential and commercial geothermal design software to simplify your effort and improve accuracy in ground loop, energy cost analysis, hybrid. Careful design is necessary to ensure that there is sufficient capacity available for the geothermal heat pump to operate properly. It also said i could do the same thing with 7 300 loops. Calladrilling member industry professional forum leader. The ground loop is a key part of the geothermal system and it must be properly designed and installed. Feb 15, 2016 home in geothermal designs, dont succumb to rules of thumb.
The most important part of any geothermal installation is the design of the system, and that begins with an accurate. Hvac residential market residential geothermal heat pumps. Geothermal loop design for gshp in a geothermal loop design verticalhorizontalhybrid geothermal design software ground loop design ground source heat pumps utilizes water to cool and heat the refrigerant instead of air. Looplink pro is simple, powerful, webbased ground loop design software commercial designers can use anywhere. Geothermal hvac software ground loop design, load calculation. Geo hourly was created as a genuine simple design tool that is easy to use, extremely fast, and reliable. Home forums geothermal heat pump info geothermal loops loop design software. Be confident in the performance of the ground heat exchangers you design, whether they are vertical borehole fields, horizontal trenches, pits, slinkies or horizontal directional drilling, or surface water heat exchangers. The build design parameters are then used in software that uses your geographic weather data to calculate the average coldest day. Ground loop design gld 2016 edition is the leading software suite for designing geothermal ground source heat pump systems. Glhepro was developed as an aid in the design of vertical boreholetype ground loop heat exchangers used in geothermal heat pump systems. Design with confidence using the only software built on the calculation methods outlined in the 2011 igshpa residentiallight commercial design manual. The actual developer of the software is gaia geothermal.
Tools to design and support your ground source heat pump installation. Right loop provides quick, easy and accurate geothermal loop designs that comply with all industry standards. There are several wellfield design software programs that assist designers in calculating the total required vhe lengths such as ground loop design that can be downloaded. He is a coauthor of design and installation of residential and light commercial gshp systems, developed in cooperation with the international ground source heat pump association igshpa. Based on methods developed by the osu design manual for the general method, ashrae design manual for fundamental calculations, cavanaughalabama for lakepond calculations, and nrecaosuepri for slinky calculations. Self paced online course this is a selfstudy, selfpaced online course. It is currently in an open loop configuration, and am planning to convert to horizontal closed loop in ohio. A hybrid geothermal heat pump system can lower your costs by reducing the peak capacity of your ground loop and allowing you to install a smaller, less expensive ground heat exchanger. Our website provides a free download of ground loop design 7. This product line is unmatched in overall efficiency and dependable service with system simplicity as the cornerstone in product design.
Ground loop design gld is a software tool for designing and optimizing ground source heat pump systems. Example of slinky loop in a geothermal system the thinking that slinky loops will let you get the same or more geo capacity from a smaller loop footprint is dead wrong. Our new piping system designer is unique to the geothermal industry. A few weeks ago, i shared a piece thanks to ryan carda on geothermal flow path analysis for ground loop design that came from a discussion forum from our advanced. Abandon preconceived notions and carefully deliver properly designed loop systems. Gld is windowsbased and runs on macintosh computers running parallels or bootcamp. Weve found it useful to focus on both articles that will help companies with their sales and marketing and design and installation. In cooperation with climatemaster, we are pleased to offer the climatemaster edition of the geothermal design suite. Geothermal systems that work by design, not by accident ground loop design software gldtm is the worlds leading commercial ghx software design tool with design professionals in more than 60 countries using it in a dozen different languages to design english and metric based systems. Discussion in vertical and horizontal loops started by milkweed, feb 17, 2016. Windowsbased revolutionary geothermal hvac software design package gld software. The climatemaster edition geothermal design software provides worldclass design power for commercial professionals.
Load calculations and ground loop design and sizing for your geothermal system. Reading design guide from the manufacturer of our geothermal heat pump. While glhepro may be used for residential system design, it is aimed at commercial systems. Geo thermal design provides installation of open loop, pond loop and closed loop geothermal heating and cooling systems for homes and offices. Ive been asked by contractors, engineers, and architects which software they should be using. Use geothermal software for design, sizing and load calculations to make a sales presentation look even more professional. Basic design considerations for geothermal heat pump. Proper design and installation of geothermal loops is the key to its efficient and reliable operation. Your earth loop must be matched to the home, and the geothermal heat pump, that it is coupled to. Dont do this the geo guy geothermal consulting, design. But i was going to play around with some of the double. Ive used gaias gld program the full version and was pretty satisfied with it although it had a few quirks where the output came out obviously incorrect.
Best practices for geothermal vertical closedloop installations. Looplink pro is a creative space that empowers you to intuitively experiment with complex system designs without getting bogged down in popup windows, calculator modules and everything else that makes other ground loop design software a challenge. Hygchp modeling tool reduce the cost of implementing geothermal heat pump systems on your building projects by going hybrid. In geothermal designs, dont succumb to rules of thumb. Patented residential and commercial geothermal design software to simplify your effort and improve accuracy in ground loop design, energy cost analysis, hybrid design, and solar design. Basic design considerations for geothermal heat pump systems. In geothermal designs, dont succumb to rules of thumb abandon preconceived notions and carefully deliver properly designed loop systems balance the load. We have design software and experience for residentiallight commercial loop fields as well as for large commercial projects. Thus, it is a network of custom fabricated ducts that have been professionally designed and sized in conjunction with an accurate heating and cooling load calculation. Geoexcel has an extensive line of single and twospeed geothermal.
There are two basic geothermal designs to choose from. Geothermal software this seems to be a pretty big question in the industry right now. Geothermal design for residential and commercial systems integrated to save time in your ground loop design, energy cost analysis, and hybrid design. Based on methods developed by the osu design manual for the general method, ashrae. Ground loop design best directory building energy software tools. This web page focuses on computer programs for geothermal hvac systems. If you were to apply the laws of thermodynamics to ground loop design, it would be clear that there is a limited amount of energy available from a. About geothermal by design louisville geothermal loops and. Climatemaster edition ground loop design software brochure pdf. I am currently on a trial of looplink, and i must say im very impressed.
Geolink design studio combines geothermal engineering design with annual operating cost comparison and sales proposal software. Geoexcel is a superior line of geothermal equipment with ultimate performance and reliability as the standard. Take a look at how geoexcel geothermal design software stacks up to the leading alternative. Closed loop systems the following presentation is a summary of material with the appropriate unit conversions presented in groundsource heat pumps design of geothermal systems for commercial and institutional buildings by. This reference page has an index that will guide you directly to geothermal software and programs online.
Here you can find software programs that model geothermal systems and economics, as well as data related to geothermal technology and energy to assist with calculation and model construction. The thinking that slinky loops will let you get the same or more geo capacity from a smaller loop footprint is dead wrong. If you were to apply the laws of thermodynamics to ground loop design, it would be clear that there is a limited amount of energy available from a given area of earth, and a. It is a companion guide to mcquays catalog 3301, water source heat pump design manual, which discusses boilertower heat pump design. Glds flexible geothermal design studio concept offers a user friendly format of modular tools that provides tremendous benefits to the designer. Vertical closed loop means a heat exchange well consisting of a loop of sealed piping installed either singularly, or in a series or parallel pattern, or other devices installed in the. This easy to use software package allows a quick design and proposal to be generated for any residential or light commercial project. Geothermal design software patented vertical, horizontal, hybrid. Windowsbased revolutionary geothermal hvac software design package gld. In a geothermal loop designverticalhorizontalhybrid geothermal design software ground loop design ground source heat pumps utilizes water to cool and heat the refrigerant instead of air.
Rightloop provides quick, easy and accurate geothermal loop designs that comply with all industry standards. However if space is limited the slinky loop will help you maximize the space while still providing good performance especially with an oversized loop. Looplink pro is the first and only ground loop design software to account for flow throughout the entire project. Our ecomech geothermal system designer will custom fabricate a network using three separate engineering software programs to design the loops and the hvac stystem for your home. Mar 24, 2016 rightloop provides quick, easy and accurate geothermal loop designs that comply with all industry standards. There are two primary types of geothermal system loops. In addition to matching a heat exchanger to a building load, the gld grid builder allows the designer to specify an irregularly shaped loopfield. Geothermal heat pumps loop operating temperatures while it is not unusual for geothermal and boilertower summer design loop temperatures to be around 90f, geothermal systems can have a winter design condition below freezing 25f to 30f in cooler climates. Geo hourly geothermal design software takes load calculations through to equipment sizing. Ground loop design 2010 or glhepro can be used to test out the viability of some hybrid designs its hybrid functionality is relatively basic. Rightloop is the digital version of the geothermal design worksheet. Because of the lack of trained geothermal professionals in the louisville area we started our company in 2005, in order to offer home owners an ecofriendly, reliable and efficient way to heat and cool their home with significant yearly financial savings. The 8760 hourly integration applies your detailed heat pump operation to the building usage for the climate site location you select.
Free commercial geothermal design software included each student will receive a free 1month license to looplink pro as part of registering, which will be used to complete a ground loop design assignment in the course. We will install any loop system from small residential installations up to large scale commercial applications. Our projects involve vertical drilling, directional drilling, trench excavation or pond installation. The most important part of any geothermal installation is the design of the system, and that begins with an accurate load calculation. Glhepro is used for designing ground loop heat exchangers for use with ground source heat pump systems. Application guide ag 31008 3 introduction this application guide is written to assist the designer in geothermal heat pump design. A geothermal heat pumps earth loop installation is not just a matter of burying some pipes and hooking these pipes to your geothermal heat pump. This program will design your geothermal system instantly, once the data set is completed. Discover the leading commercial ghx software design tool in the world. A closed loop design utilizes a tubing heat exchanger called a ground loop, which may be installed horizontally or vertically below the earths surface. Instructions are available within the application on registering to unlock the full application. Tracking ground loop design flow unlocks some powerful capabilities and vastly improves the accuracy of the overall design process.
Regardless of the software program used, designers need to have a fundamental understanding of various factors affecting vhe design lengths. Ground loop design 2016 by gaia geothermal software. Vertical ground loop design design software essential for commercial scale systems. All of the heating loads to connect onto one common loop, thereby maximizing the heat sharing capabilities of the system. Used in more than 70 countries, gld is the tool of choice for innovative engineering, design and consulting firms. Multizonemultiheat pump designs take on bigger residential projects than ever before with the only residential software that allows up to 10 zones with any number of heat pumps per zone. The plans to the loop field are easy to understand but applying the technology to the design is quite complicated.
Design comparisons and multiple scenarios or projects are handled easily. Ground loop design gld is an integrated suite of powerful, flexible and customizable tools for designing commercial and residential closed loop ground source heat pump systems. Our builtin antivirus checked this download and rated it as 100% safe. Trnsys and energyplus welltested fullbuilding simulation software packages have the capability to complete detailed subhourly models of hybrid groundsource heat pumps systems.
Geothermal heat pump system means a mechanical system for space heating or cooling that relies on the transfer of thermal energy between the earth and a heat transfer fluid and consists of a heat pump, a heat exchange well, and a heat distribution network. In geothermal designs, dont succumb to rules of thumb 2016. Looplink pro and looplink rlc are purpose built to make the complicated business of ground loop design fast, easy and accurate. A closed loop system is the most common type of geothermal system installation. Ground loop design is the choice of professionals in over 60 countries and is the worlds leading software suite for commercial geothermal heat pump and ground heat exchanger system design. The heat exchanger may be composed of any number of boreholes arranged in various configurations. So, the first step in sizing an earth loop is having a correct heat lossgain calculation done. Ground loop heat exchanger design software building. The unbiased physics based models are designed and optimized for accurate dependable results that reflect years of engineering and design experience. Based on sophisticated simulation theory that has been developed specifically for geothermal design, this powerful tool will allow the user to quickly select climatemaster heat pumps, size loopfields verticalhorizontalpondhybrid. Looplink pro is different from any ground loop design software you have used in the past. Instructions are available within the application on.
Geoexcel geothermal design software is designed, built and maintained by dandelion energy. Gld is the leading software suite for geothermal heat pump and ground heat exchanger system design. Mar 14, 20 i used gaia geothermal last night and it seemed like nice software anyone else look at this. Each student will receive a free 1month license to looplink pro as part of registering, which will be used to complete a ground loop design assignment in the course. Free commercial geothermal design software included.
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