Ice ponds for air conditioning and process cooling

Conference · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5308394

Taylor, T B

An ice pond is a mound of ice made by water sprays exposed to freezing air during the winter accumulated in a watertight insulated reservoir for its meltwater to be pumped to a heat exchanger used for air conditioning during the summer. Two test ponds, P-I, and P-II, were tested at Princeton's Forrestal campus in 1979 and 1980 with excellent results. A much larger ENERPLEX ice pond, for air conditioning new office buildings, is planned. The ice pond will save 12 to 15,000 dollars a year in air conditioning costs. The world's first ice pond for process cooling was built for Kutter's Cheese Factory outside Buffalo, New York in 1982. The ice pond will pay for itself in three to four years.

• Research Organization: Taylor Kirkpatrick, Inc., Damascus, Maryland
• OSTI ID: 5308394
• Report Number(s): CONF-830213-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States) Journal Volume: 10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
AIR CONDITIONING
BUILDINGS
COOLING SYSTEMS
COST
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT STORAGE
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ICE
MELTING
OFFICE BUILDINGS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PAYBACK PERIOD
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PLANNING
PUMPING
SEASONAL THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
STORAGE
SURFACE WATERS
TESTING
WATER
WATER RESERVOIRS