The Sandia mini-reactor would be about the size of a two- or three-storey office building. At its heart is a small uranium core submerged in a tank of liquid sodium. The sodium capturies the high temperatures of the core and carries it to a heat exchanger, where liquid carbon dioxide then absorbs the heat. The [...]
One type of heating system that is starting to gain popularity in home construction, is the installation of geothermal heat pumps (also called GeoExchange, earth-coupled, ground source or water-source heat pump). Basically this system replaces all fuel-fed furnaces and air conditioners by having a pump buried deep in the ground. The pump circulates hot and [...]
By: JEANNIE GRIMWOOD
There are different home-heating systems that can save you more money on fuel costs. Those of you that are using wood stoves can get even better use of your burn time by the following methods.
Before every heating season, have chimney stacks adequately cleaned to aid drafting and prevent stack fires. Green and unseasoned [...]
SmartHeat Inc. (www.smartheatinc.com) is a US company with its primary operations in China. SmartHeat is a market leader in China`s “green” technology heat energy saving industry. SmartHeat manufactures standard plate heat exchangers and custom plate heat exchanger units — technology that helps to capture and recycle waste heat thus reducing fossil fuel related costs and [...]