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Mechanical Depths
A comparison of the benefits gained by utilizing a geothermal heat pump and chilled water thermal energy storage systems was conducted. A geothermal heat pump will use the constant temperature of the earth as the exchange medium rather than the outside air. It was installed to handle the full capacity of the cooling and heating loads but was deemed uneconomical.
A chilled water thermal energy storage system was used to downsize the evaporative condensing chiller by creating and storing chilled water in a storage tank. Since the chiller is smaller and can run at night, significant electric costs were saved. Breadths
An acoustical analysis of the sound attenuation through the wall
from the penthouse to the offices was performed. An analysis of the sound reduction caused by the change in equipment due to the implementation of the geothermal system was also conducted. An architectural breadth studied the effects of moving the penthouse to the roof and raising all the floor to floor heights, as well as an integration of the chilled water storage tank with the existing parking garage. |
Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work-in-progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Alexander Quercetti. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.
This page was last updated on 4/16/2012, by Alexander Quercetti and is hosted by the AE Department ©2011
This page was last updated on 4/16/2012, by Alexander Quercetti and is hosted by the AE Department ©2011