LA-80-06-4 -- The EI Centro Geothermal Energy Heating and Cooling Field Experiment PDF

The overall objective of this field experiment is to demonstrate the engineering and economic feasibility of the utilization of moderate temperature geothermal heat, on a pilot scale, in the City of EI Centro for space cooling, space heating and domestic hot water heating. This paper describes the preliminary design for a geothermal hot water/chilled water plant utilizing the Heber geothermal resource for heating and cooling the EI Centro Community Center. This field experiment will be utilized as a test bed for evaluating engineering variables essential to the design of cost effective geothermal hot and chilled water distribution systems.