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Title: Weather network computer to control deck-heating system

Journal Article · · ENR
OSTI ID:535170

A ground-source heating system for bridge deicing is briefly described in this article. The deck heating system will be controlled by the Oklahoma state weather network. Warm ground air will be pumped from more than 100 boreholes at least 200 feet deep. The heat transfer fluid, possibly propylene glycol, will be circulated through a sealed tube system in the bridge deck. Costs are estimated at $200,000 for the heating system and $840,000 for the total redecking project.

OSTI ID:
535170
Journal Information:
ENR, Vol. 238, Issue 14; Other Information: PBD: 7 Apr 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English