Heat Sources

At TU Delft we develop technologies to optimally harvest and utilize sustainable sources for heating and cooling. This ranges from using the deep underground for geothermal heat, to harvesting heating or cooling capacity from outside air. Of course also solar heat is an important source which is available  in various forms, e.g.: solar or asphalt collectors, surface water.

This profile deals with sources of heating and cooling we have at our disposal in our environment (ground, air, water). You will learn to quantify the available heat sources, establish a supply profile and design a supply system/technology from sources.

Master thesis

The following departments offer graduation projects in the profile Heat Sources:

• Architectural Engineering and Technology (Architecture and the Built Environment)
• Management in the Built Environment (Architecture and the Built Environment)
• Geoscience and Engineering (Civil Engineering and Geosciences)
• Water Management (Civil Engineering and Geosciences)
• Process and Energy (Mechanical Engineering)

Examples of graduation projects

• Assess viability of a combination of open and closed loop ground source heat pump systems
• Thermal interactions between multiple aquathermal systems