The heat exchange loop in a GSHP system that consists of the ground heat exchanger, the circulating pump, and the water-source heat pump in which the heat transfer fluid is not exposed to the atmosphere.

Use of geothermal heat without first converting it to electricity, such as for space heating and cooling, food preparation, industrial processes, etc.

Steam produced when the pressure on a geothermal liquid is reduced. Also called flashing.

System that conditions a space by circulating air through a heat exchanger or fan coil

Of or relating to the Earth's interior heat.

The Earth's interior heat made available to man by extracting it from hot water or rocks.

Geothermal Heat Pumps:

Devices that take advantage of the relatively constant temperature of the Earth's interior, using it as a source and sink of heat for both heating and cooling.

Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP):

A heat pump system that uses the ground as a heat source and/or heat sink.

A device for transferring thermal energy from one fluid to another.

A mechanical device used for heating and cooling which operates by pumping heat from a cooler to a warmer location. Heat pumps can draw heat from a number of sources, e.g., air, water, or earth, and are most often either air source or water source.

Horizontal Closed Loop:

A horizontal closed loop field is composed of pipes that run horizontally in the ground.

A system using water from a well, lake or pond that is discharged to a drain, re-injected into a return well or returned to the same well, lake or pond it was extracted from.

A bladed, rotating engine activated by the reaction or impulse, or both, of a directed current of fluid. In electric power applications, such as geothermal plants, the turbine is attached to and spins a generator to produce electricity.

A ground loop oriented in the vertical direction, commonly in one or more vertical boreholes.

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Key Terms

Term	Definition
Closed-Loop System:	The heat exchange loop in a GSHP system that consists of the ground heat exchanger, the circulating pump, and the water-source heat pump in which the heat transfer fluid is not exposed to the atmosphere.
Direct Use:	Use of geothermal heat without first converting it to electricity, such as for space heating and cooling, food preparation, industrial processes, etc.
Flash Steam:	Steam produced when the pressure on a geothermal liquid is reduced. Also called flashing.
Forced Air:	System that conditions a space by circulating air through a heat exchanger or fan coil
Geothermal:	Of or relating to the Earth's interior heat.
Geothermal Energy:	The Earth's interior heat made available to man by extracting it from hot water or rocks.
Geothermal Heat Pumps:	Devices that take advantage of the relatively constant temperature of the Earth's interior, using it as a source and sink of heat for both heating and cooling.
Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP):	A heat pump system that uses the ground as a heat source and/or heat sink.
Heat Exchanger:	A device for transferring thermal energy from one fluid to another.
Heat Pump:	A mechanical device used for heating and cooling which operates by pumping heat from a cooler to a warmer location. Heat pumps can draw heat from a number of sources, e.g., air, water, or earth, and are most often either air source or water source.
Horizontal Closed Loop:	A horizontal closed loop field is composed of pipes that run horizontally in the ground.
Open Loop:	A system using water from a well, lake or pond that is discharged to a drain, re-injected into a return well or returned to the same well, lake or pond it was extracted from.
Turbine:	A bladed, rotating engine activated by the reaction or impulse, or both, of a directed current of fluid. In electric power applications, such as geothermal plants, the turbine is attached to and spins a generator to produce electricity.
Vertical loop:	A ground loop oriented in the vertical direction, commonly in one or more vertical boreholes.

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