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A Study on the Operational Condition of a Ground Source Heat Pump in Bangkok Based on a Field Experiment and Simulation

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  • Yutaro Shimada

    (Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan)

  • Youhei Uchida

    (Renewable Energy Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2-2-9 Machiikedai, Koriyama-shi, Fukushima 963-0298, Japan)

  • Isao Takashima

    (The Mining Museum, Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University, 1-1 Tegatagakuen-machi, Akita 010-8502, Japan)

  • Srilert Chotpantarat

    (Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
    Research Program on Controls of Hazardous Contaminants in Raw Water Resources for Water Scarcity Resilience, Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management (HSM), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
    Research Unit of Green Mining (GMM), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand)

  • Arif Widiatmojo

    (Renewable Energy Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2-2-9 Machiikedai, Koriyama-shi, Fukushima 963-0298, Japan)

  • Sasimook Chokchai

    (Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand)

  • Punya Charusiri

    (Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), King Rama VI Rd, Ratchatewi, Bangkok 10440, Thailand
    MESA Research Unit, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand)

  • Hideaki Kurishima

    (School of Architecture, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan)

  • Koji Tokimatsu

    (Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan)

Abstract

The deployment of highly efficient cooling equipment is expected to promote energy savings and greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the tropics. A ground source heat pump (GSHP) has high energy-savings potential for use in Bangkok, Thailand. This study aimed to elucidate the operational conditions of a GSHP when used in Bangkok which was expected to achieve a higher efficiency than an air source heat pump (ASHP) over the long term. An operational experiment on a pilot facility in Bangkok and a simulation over a three-year GSHP operation were conducted. As a result of the operational experiment and simulation, the proposed operational condition was that the 90th percentile value of the hourly heat pump (HP) inlet temperature did not exceed 5 °C above that of the hourly annual ambient temperature during the third year of operation. When a GSHP designed based on this condition was utilized for a small government building, the required number of boreholes were 24, 4, and 3 for air-conditioned areas of 200, 40, and 25 m 2 , respectively, which achieved 40% energy savings. Thus, a small-scale GSHP in Bangkok designed based on the proposed condition can achieve high efficiency within space limitations.

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  • Yutaro Shimada & Youhei Uchida & Isao Takashima & Srilert Chotpantarat & Arif Widiatmojo & Sasimook Chokchai & Punya Charusiri & Hideaki Kurishima & Koji Tokimatsu, 2020. "A Study on the Operational Condition of a Ground Source Heat Pump in Bangkok Based on a Field Experiment and Simulation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-17, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:1:p:274-:d:305565
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