First E.C. Conference on Solar Heating pp 886-893 | Cite as
The Seasonal Heat Store in Groningen
Summary
In Groningen a project with seasonal storage of solar heat in the upper layer of the soil is realized. The total solar energy system will involve 96 solar houses connected to a seasonal heat store in the soil of about 23.000 m3.
The project has two main phases: an experimental phase during which the heat store is tested and a demonstration phase during which the total system is monitored. The store was constructed during the latter half of 1982. In 1983 the store was tested: heat input to the store was effected with a boiler, heat output with a cooler. At the moment the solar houses are under construction. This summer the solar houses will be coupled to the heat store.
In this paper the results of the experiments on the heat store and those of the validation work on our heat storage models are discussed.
Keywords
Heat Exchanger Heat Input Heat Store Heat Output Heat Exchanger TubePreview
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