Thermal Science 2012 Volume 16, Issue 4, Pages: 1127-1136
https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI1204127R
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Water temperature adjustment in spas by the aid of heat pumps
Riznić Dejan T. (Technical Faculty, Bor)
Kovačić Bojan J. (Serbian Energy Efficiency Agency, Belgrade)
Mineral spas are considered an important national resource, used mainly for
therapeutical and recreational purposes. However, raw mineral waters are
often at temperatures different from the required ones and need to be cooled
or heated to be adjusted to the level adequate for a specified purpose. For
such an adjustment, energy is either released (when cooling down the mineral
water) or consumed (for heating up the mineral water). Heat pumps may be used
to multiply the gain of energy when released, or reduce the energy needed for
heating the water. The report deals with technical possibilities and economic
benefits of the use of heat pumps in such case studies in two spas of Serbia,
Mataruska spa near Kraljevo, and Bukovicka spa in Arandjelovac.
Keywords: mineral spa, geothermal energy, heat pump, coefficient of performance