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[#2] Posted: 03/05/2010 - 09:11:01 AM |  |  |
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By chance are you looking at a water source heat pump system? Was there a boiler present?
From Trane:
Cooling Tower/Boiler System
A cooling tower/boiler system (see Figure 8)
utilizes a closed heat recovery loop along
with multiple water source heat pumps in a
more conventional manner.
Typically, a boiler is employed to maintain
closed loop temperatures above 60 F and a
cooling tower to maintain closed loop
temperature below 90 F. All the units
function independantly, either by adding
heat, or removing heat from the closed
water loop, making this system more
efficient than air cooled systems.
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[#3] Posted: 03/05/2010 - 09:15:40 AM | | |
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The system provides condensing water to heat pumps as well as condensers for non-heat pumps. Mostly heat pumps though.
Yes, there is a boiler to increase the temp if it gets too cold because efficiency goes in the dirt if it is too cold in the winter.
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Read though this Joe and you should have a much better understanding of what you're looking at.
McQuay Water Source Heat Pump Design Manual
It's only 48 pages so I wouldn't say that after you're done reading you can go right to designing systems but it will give you a better idea of how these systems work.
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[#5] Posted: 03/05/2010 - 10:12:03 AM | | |
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I am sorry that I have stated this poorly.
I do not want to design anything. I understand how everything works.
What I am doing is energy saving calculations that require some estimate of how long the water tower pumps are pumping over a year. No-one on site usually has any idea.
Thank you again fro your help.
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