Amatrol geothermal learning systems help students understand how ground-source heat pump systems transfer energy between a building and the earth. Operational equipment, exposed components, and interactive multimedia curriculum connect geothermal theory with hands-on technical skills.
Learners can develop experience with geothermal heat pumps, closed-loop source circuits, flow centers, heat exchangers, compressors, controls, system startup and shutdown, performance evaluation, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting. The Geothermal Flush Cart Learning System also covers loop flushing, purging, charging, and pressurization.
Available configurations support foundational geothermal operation, desuperheater applications, and advanced fault diagnosis. These systems are designed for HVAC/R, renewable energy, building technology, and workforce development programs preparing learners for residential and commercial geothermal applications.
Learners work with a functioning geothermal heat pump system featuring industry-standard components, accessible test points, gauges, controls, and an exposed component layout.
A temperature-controlled ground simulator provides a consistent heat source and heat sink, supporting continuous operation, observation, measurement, and system-performance analysis.
Select systems include Amatrol’s FaultPro electronic fault insertion, allowing students to safely diagnose repeatable electrical, mechanical, and fluid-based system faults.
Students can observe refrigerant and water circuits, collect pressure and temperature measurements, evaluate heat transfer, and study the relationship between source-loop conditions and heat pump performance. Clearly arranged components make normally concealed system processes easier to see, measure, and understand.
Programs can begin with geothermal system fundamentals and expand into desuperheater operation, loop service, and systematic troubleshooting. This modular approach helps instructors align equipment with introductory HVAC/R instruction, advanced technician training, renewable energy coursework, and continuing education.
Teach ground-source heat pump components, closed-loop source circuits, heat transfer, controls, startup, shutdown, maintenance, and system-performance evaluation.
Available desuperheater configurations demonstrate how heat recovered from a geothermal system can support domestic water-heating applications.
The Geothermal Flush Cart Learning System provides hands-on practice purging air and debris, adding a glycol-and-water solution, and pressurizing a geothermal source circuit.
