LECTURE INVITATION

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET - Cyprus Network),
In collaboration
with
The Cyprus University of Technology (CUT),
organises a lecture on

“APPLICATIONS OF GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS IN CYPRUS”

By Dr. Georgios Florides

Thursday, 17 March 2011, at 18:30

Pefkios Georgiades Amphitheater, CUT Limassol

The event is organised and presented in Greek. (PowerPoint slides in English).

Heat pumps work more efficiently when they reject heat in lower temperature environments than the air in the summertime or when they absorb heat from hotter environments in winter. The subsoil is a favourite environment because in the summertime its temperature is lower from the air of the atmosphere and in the winter it is hotter. Various types of earth heat exchangers can be used for the exchange of energy that need to be sized accordingly. Their types and the basic design principals will be explained. Basic thermal properties of the ground in various areas of Cyprus will be presented, including the heat exchanger overall thermal conductivity, temperatures of subsoil in various regions etc. These data were obtained through the research program Technology/Energy/0308(ΒΙΕ)/15 funded by the RPF.

Dr. Georgios Florides is a Lecturer (Entagmenos) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering of the Cyprus University of Technology. He received his basic degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Higher Technical Institute and he was awarded an MPhil and a PhD by Brunel University, London, UK. He was employed by the Higher Technical Institute from 1975-2007 in various posts, in the Mechanical Engineering Department and in the Engineering Practice Department. His research activity focuses on the topic of Energy which includes studies and analysis of the energy requirements of buildings,