Preliminary economic analysis of aquifer winter-chill storage at the John F. Kennedy airport

Technical Report · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5810011· OSTI ID:5810011

Fox, E. C.; Thomas, J. F.

A conceptual design was formulated in conjuction with a cost analysis to determine the feasibility of retrofitting the present John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport air-conditioning system with an aquifer cold water storage system. It appears technically feasible to chill and store aquifer water at the airport site during the winter months for later air-conditioning use. However, the economic analysis shows that although a significant energy savings is realized, the money saved from reduced energy costs would not be enough to recover the necessary capital investment over a 20-year period. JFK airport may be a poor economic choice for an aquifer cold water storage demonstration site due to site specific problems, and other sites may provide economic incentive.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5810011
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-6876
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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