Shallow Geothermal Energy Theory And Application - Alejandro Garca Gil

This Book Is The Outcome Of More Than A Decade Of Research And Technical Development Activities At Spains Geological Survey (igme) Concerning Shallow Geothermal Energy, Which Were Pursued In Collaboration With Other Public Bodies And European Entities. It Presents A Compilation Of Papers On The Theoretical Foundations Of, And Practical Aspects Needed To Understand The Thermal Regime Of The Topmost Subsoil, Up To 400 M Deep, And The Exceptional Properties That This Underground Environment Offers, Which Make It The Ideal Thermal Reservoir For Heating, Ventilation, And Air Conditioning (hvac). In The Books First Section, The Basic Theory Of Thermodynamics As Applied To Shallow Geothermal Energy, Heat Transfer And Fluid Mechanics In The Geological Porous Medium Is Developed.