Design and construction of an ice-in-tank diurnal ice storage for the PX building at Fort Stewart, GA. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6890539

Sohn, C W; Tomlinson, J

Diurnal cold-storage cooling systems may be effective tools for reducing peak electrical demand at Army installations. Ice, water, or eutectic salts can be used to store refrigeration produced during offpeak hours. Then, during peak-load periods, the stored cold can be used to cool a facility. Such a reduction in the peak electrical demand can result in substantial savings in utility bills throughout the year. However, there is a lack of standard design guidance on these systems for Army engineers. As a first step toward remedying that situation, a demonstration ice-in-tank diurnal ice storage (DIS) cooling system was designed and installed--using standard engineering practices--at Fort Stewart, GA. Although the concept of cold storage is new, it can be implemented using familiar engineering procedures. This report documents the design and installation of the ice-in-tank system. The results of performance and operational testing will appear in a future technical report.

• Research Organization: Army Construction Engineering Research Lab., Champaign, IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6890539
• Report Number(s): AD-A-197925/1/XAB; CERL-TR-E-88/07
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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