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Year round ice hotel chilled by hot spring water.

Author(s) : ERICKSON D. C., KYUNG I., MAKAR E., et al.

Type of article: Article, Case study

Summary

A double lift absorption chiller ("ThermoChiller") was installed in the Aurora Ice Museum at Chena Hot Springs, Alaska. The ThermoChiller runs on locally available 75.5°C hot spring water, and provides 4.26 kW of -28.8°C chilling. The ThermoChiller successfully kept the Ice Museum frozen year round, and thus allowed summer visitors to experience winter amenities at the resort. The ThermoChiller was custom-designed to deliver very cold chilling from a low-temperature heat source, by using a double-lift ammonia absorption cycle. The Chena Ice Museum is the only such structure in the world to remain frozen year round.

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  • Original title: Year round ice hotel chilled by hot spring water.
  • Record ID : 2006-1758
  • Languages: English
  • Source: www.heatpumpcentre.org/IEA HPC Newsl. - vol. 24 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 2006

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