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loop

In computing, short for program loop.

loop

In mathematics, part of a curve that encloses a space when the curve crosses itself. In a flow chart, a path that keeps on returning to the same question.



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A geothermal heat pump may be either a closed loop or open loop system.
Open Loop Groundwater Ground coupling by pumping groundwater from a supply well though a plate heat exchanger (indirect system) or heat pump (direct system) then discharging to an injection well, infiltration pit, or surface point; site footprint typically smaller than closed-loop trench or borehole options.
By their very nature, these are open loops, meaning they can be opened to accommodate another component of the piece.
 
 
 
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