Simulation of the Optimal Refrigerated Floor Design for Ice Rinks

Wenjie Zhou, Zhihua Gan and Lei Han
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Wenjie Zhou: Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, 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

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-12

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.

Keywords: heat transfer; optimal floor design; ice rink (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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