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4.4 Bosch Water-to-Air Geothermal
Heat Pump Operation
4.4.1 Heating Cycle
In the heating cycle, the groundwater, or groundwater and
antifreeze mixture, circulating in the earth loop is colder
than the surrounding ground. This causes the water to
absorb energy, in the form of heat, from the earth. The
water carries the heat back to the water-to-refrigerant
heat exchanger in the geothermal heat pump unit inside
the structure (Fig. 13). In the water-to-refrigerant heat
exchanger, refrigerant absorbs the heat energy from the
water. The water now leaves the water-to-refrigerant heat
exchanger at a colder temperature, and circulates through
the earth loop to pick up more heat.
The refrigerant gas, which contains heat gained from
the earth loop boils to become a low-temperature vapor.
The reversing valve sends the refrigerant vapor to the
compressor. The vapor is then compressed which reduces
its volume, causing it to heat up.
Fig. 13 Water-to-air heating cycle
In the compressor, the refrigerant rises in temperature.
From the compressor, the reversing valve sends the now-
hot gas to the air-to-refrigerant heat exchanger (“air” coil),
where the heat is removed by the air that passes over the
coil surface, and the hot gas condenses into a liquid. Here,
the geothermal heat pump's blower circulates air across
the air-to-refrigerant heat exchanger (air coil), increasing
the temperature of the air, which is blown through
ductwork to heat the structure. After the refrigerant
releases its heat to the air, it then ows to the water-to-
refrigerant coaxial heat exchanger. When evaporating into
a gas, the liquid absorbs heat and cools the water. The
heating cycle is completed when the refrigerant ows as a
low pressure gas through the reversing valve and back to
the suction side of the compressor.
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