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geothermal heat pump, ground source heat pump (s) (noun); geothermal heat pumps: ground source heat pumps (pl)
Heat pumps which consist of underground coils that transfer heat from the ground to the inside of a building: The large company had a ground source heat pump to heat and to cool their many buildings.
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“geothermal heat pump”
geothermal heat pump
A heat pump in which the refrigerant exchanges heat (in a heat exchanger) with a fluid circulating through an earth connection medium (ground or ground water).
The fluid is contained in a variety of loop (pipe) configurations depending on the temperature of the ground and the ground area available.
Loops may be installed horizontally or vertically in the ground or submersed in a body of water.
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