Safety shower water temperature control using geothermal energy
AssigneeFluor Technologies Corporation
InventorsFloris Hekster, Chris Woltering
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for maintaining a temperature of water for a safety shower within a desired range using geothermal energy. A conduit containing at least 150 liters of water can be fluidly coupled to a safety shower through which at least a portion of the water can exit. The conduit can be disposed under ground soil at a depth such that the water buffer is maintained at a temperature of between 15 C. to 40 C. as a direct function of a thermal inertia of the ground soil.
Claims19
A safety shower system that maintains a temperature of water within a desired range using geothermal energy, comprising:
- a safety shower through which at least a portion of a water buffer can exit;
- a conduit containing the water buffer, and disposed under ground soil at a depth of at least 0.3 meters such that the water buffer is maintained at a temperature of between 15° C. to 40° C. within the conduit as a direct function of a thermal inertia of the ground soil;
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- wherein the water buffer is at least 150 liters.
A method of maintaining a temperature of a water buffer within a desired range using geothermal energy, comprising:
- measuring a temperature range of a ground soil to determine a minimum depth of the ground soil at which a temperature is between 15° C. to 40° C.;
- laying a conduit underground at or below the minimum depth;
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- wherein the conduit is sized and dimensioned to contain a water buffer of at least 150 liters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.