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sjövärmepump

English translation: lake water heat pump

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Swedish term or phrase:sjövärmepump
English translation:lake water heat pump
Entered by: stephen mewes

15:53 Aug 2, 2010
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
Swedish term or phrase: sjövärmepump
Stöd ges även för konvertering från direktverkande elvärme till fjärrvärme eller individuell uppvärmning med biobränsle eller berg-, sjö- eller jordvärmepump.

It's fairly obvious that 'jordvärmepump' is a geothermal heat pump but what about 'sjövärmepump'? Is is something to do with wave power? I'm just guessing here.
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:20
lake water heat pump
Explanation:
This is inland, not from the ocean. From the first link below:
"Bor du nära vatten kan denna form av värmepump vara möjlig. Sjövärmepumpen hämtar nämligen värmen från en sjö eller vattendrag där solens värme lagrats. Från en *kollektor som är ankrad på sjöbotten kan sedan värmepumpen ta hand om värmeenergin och sprida den i fastigheten via det vattenburna systemet och till tappvarmvattnet."

Second link is examples of "lake water heat pump", including one with the same general description of the mechanism.


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Note added at 1 hr (2010-08-02 17:29:16 GMT)
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Sorry, I probably assumed too much from your reference to wave power. It got me thinking of such systems that are found in the ocean.
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 18:20
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4 +1lake water heat pump
Charles Ek
5seawater heat pump
Robert Sommerfelt (X)


  

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lake water heat pump


Explanation:
This is inland, not from the ocean. From the first link below:
"Bor du nära vatten kan denna form av värmepump vara möjlig. Sjövärmepumpen hämtar nämligen värmen från en sjö eller vattendrag där solens värme lagrats. Från en *kollektor som är ankrad på sjöbotten kan sedan värmepumpen ta hand om värmeenergin och sprida den i fastigheten via det vattenburna systemet och till tappvarmvattnet."

Second link is examples of "lake water heat pump", including one with the same general description of the mechanism.


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Note added at 1 hr (2010-08-02 17:29:16 GMT)
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Sorry, I probably assumed too much from your reference to wave power. It got me thinking of such systems that are found in the ocean.


    Reference: http://www.tesab.se/extra/pod/?id=96&module_instance=1&actio...
    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/336j4u9
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 18:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

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2 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
seawater heat pump


Explanation:
Heat pump utilizing sea water. Gives 10,000 more hits on Google than "lake water heat pump".

Example sentence(s):
  • Now, the largest seawater heat pump facility is Värtan Ropsten
  • The actual COP value of a seawater heat pump unit.

    Reference: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S096014810700005...
    Reference: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/ICEET.2009.36
Robert Sommerfelt (X)
Norway
Local time: 01:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
PRO pts in category: 4
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