Numerical prediction of ventilation patterns and thermal processes in ice rinks

Performance Assessment of Air Conditioning Installation In Multifunctional Sports Hall Using Cfd Simulations

“…Supplying air to the occupied zone can be difficult due to the strong thermal stratification and large distances from diffusers to the target area [2,3]. For example, hot convectional plume above the audience can deflect the air jet flowing from above [4], so it would not reach the occupied zone. The presence of such phenomena can be predicted in the system design phase using tools such as CFD simulations.…”

Effective cooling of stacked heat-generating bodies in a large room: Comparison between floor and side-wall air injection

“…Its location is defined by length L 6 and its size is defined by lengths L 4 and L 5 in the x and z directions, respectively. One outlet opening is For both computational domains, the thyristor tower is modeled as a series of sixteen stacked vertical blocks.…”

“…It was determined that the location of the inlet and outlet ducts as well as the orientation of the inlet air can have a large effect on the heating load, the humidity, and the comfort of the spectators in the ice rink. Later, Bellache et al [5] considered two different positions of the air outlet and found that the position initially envisaged in the architectural plans resulted in higher heat losses and a higher refrigeration load for the ice rink. However, neither of the two air outlet positions gave satisfactory results as far as air renewal in the area occupied by the spectators.…”

Comparison of Air Distribution Systems in Ice Rink Arena Ventilation

“…Literature points out only few experimental and numerical studies about air distribution systems in indoor ice rinks, for example, an ice rink arena in Montreal (Bellache et al 2005), Greater Boston (USA) (Yang et al 2000), GJ0vik Olympic Cavern Hall in Norway (Ventilation... 1998 and Tsherepovets and Hodynka arenas in Russia . However, these studies are concerned with a traditional air distribution system.…”