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The most important issue for ice rinks is energy and operating costs, which depend on the environmental weather conditions and the location of the rink.
In properly designed ice rinks, energy consumption can be reduced by up to 50%. The building construction becomes important for maintaining indoor temperature and humidity levels at the desired levels. Proper ventilation must be provided to keep the indoor air in the desired conditions in ice rinks, and humidity levels must be maintained at appropriate levels to prevent fog formation on the rink surface. In the cooling system, Freon (404a) or Ammonia (NH3) can be used depending on the capacity.
The first step in working on an ice rink project is designing and planning. The most important issues for the ice skating rink are energy and operating costs, which depend on the weather conditions and location of the ice rink. Accurately designed ice rinks can save up to 50% in energy consumption. Building construction is important in order to keep indoor temperature and humidity values at the desired level. In the ice rinks, proper ventilation is required to keep the indoor air in the desired conditions and the moisture level must be maintained at the appropriate level to avoid fog on the surface.
There are several factors that have to be taken into consideration when working on a project the most important being the building, floor, and weather conditions.
The construction process of the ice rink includes floor and refrigeration system piping, heat and vapor insulation, appropriate chiller system, and dasher board installation with the assembly of different components depending on the size and complexity of the project.
The Ice rinks are made in two forms fixed or modular (mobile) systems. The choice of the piping system depends on which system is selected.
Cross-linked polyethylene (PE-x piping system) pipes are used in the field piping. These pipes are laid in the field with special fixing elements and then the final concrete is poured on the field. The final layer of concrete must be poured very smoothly. For this, a special vibratory floating rule must be made and the concrete must be poured in a single day. Cold joints should never be allowed to form. In addition, during the cooling process, additional reinforced concrete must be poured to prevent cracking of the concrete.
For mobile systems, flexible MAT system piping, which is made from plastic material, is applied. This system is generally created by combining ready-made parts called Ice Boxes.
At the beginning of the MAT system piping, the pipes are in roll form and the system is installed with these rolls laid on the ground. The Ice Boxes can be arranged side by side and the collector can be made in any desired length. Special connection sets, flanges, bolts, and nuts are used for this purpose.
The goal of Frigo Mekanik is to offer customers economical and environmentally friendly chillers with power consumption as low as possible while maintaining optimum performance. We ensure the right solutions for all types of ice skating rinks (arenas, sports centers, shopping centers, indoor or outdoor ice rinks).
The equipment is chosen mainly based on the size of the ice field in varying levels of performance and the temperature. The chiller units work in an outside temperature range of – 20°C up to + 45°C problem-free and can also provide sufficient cooling performance in warmer regions with brine temperatures of – 10°C to – 12 °C for rink ice making. Frigo Mekanik is also offering machines that are equipped with energy-saving components such as a winter kit or heat recovery for a warm water supply. In addition, Frigo Mekanik ensures its customers 7/24 maintenance and repair services for the entire warranty period.
The most healthy way to keep the indoor air on the ice rinks under the desired condition is to make forced ventilation. Air conditioning units are provided with heating and cooling coils to maintain the desired temperature and humidity conditions.
The temperature of the ice skating rink should be kept at 14°C. To avoid fog on the ice rink, the humidity must be very low. If the ice rink is to be operated in winter, the optimum design values should be 14°C and 50% relative humidity. During summer periods, up to 16°C and 70% relative humidity can be arranged to save energy consumption. Some customized air conditioning units used in ice rink areas may also have a dehumidification system.
