WATER TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT IN SPAS BY THE AID OF HEAT PUMPS

Abstract

Mineral spas are considered an important national resource, used mainly for therapeutical nd recreational purposes. However, raw mineral waters are often at emperatures different from the required ones and need to be cooled or heated to be djusted to the level adequate for a specified purpose. For such an adjustment, energy s either released (when cooling down the mineral water) or consumed (for eating up the mineral water). Heat pumps may be used to multiply the gain of energy hen released, or reduce the energy needed for heating the water. The report eals with technical possibilities and economic benefits of the use of heat pumps in uch case studies in two spas of Serbia, Mataruska spa near Kraljevo, and ukovicka spa in Arandjelovac.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2012-07-17
  • Revision Date2012-08-08
  • Acceptance Date2012-10-03

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI1204127R

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