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Simulation of the Optimal Refrigerated Floor Design for Ice Rinks

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  • Wenjie Zhou

    (Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
    Hangzhou Forstar Special Material Corporation, Hangzhou 310018, China)

  • Zhihua Gan

    (Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China)

  • Lei Han

    (School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China)

Abstract

A good design of the ice rink floor could save a great deal of capital and operational costs for hockey arenas. This ice rink floor design focuses on a cost-effective tube arrangement and an optimal concrete coverage over the tubes that could provide sufficient heat transfer rate between the coolant and the freezing ice. This paper reports a theoretical model to simulate the heat transfer characteristic of a different tube diameter, spacing distance, and thickness of the concrete coverage of the tubes of an ice rink. In addition, calcium chloride and ethylene glycol with water solutions are compared to figure out the pros and cons of these two secondary coolants. This model prediction is compared to the typical ice floor arrangement in order to determine the best floor construction scenario.

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  • Wenjie Zhou & Zhihua Gan & Lei Han, 2021. "Simulation of the Optimal Refrigerated Floor Design for Ice Rinks," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:6:p:1535-:d:514539
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    1. Zhenying Zhang & Shiqi Wang & Meiyuan Yang & Kai Gong & Yanhua Chen, 2022. "Parametric Evaluation of Cooling Pipe in Direct Evaporation Artificial Ice Rink," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(21), pages 1-16, October.

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