Special HVAC solution for the largest ice arena in Melbourne

Aug. 17, 2015 - PRLog -- http://www.geoclima.com/portfolio-item/melbourne-ice-rink/

The development of special applications never stops and, after a ten-year experience and several installations in Russia, we have exported our know-how in ice rink installations also to Australia.

Indeed, Geoclima Australasia jumped at the chance of taking part in an important project for the Australia’s largest and world-class ice arena. The project concerned the replacement of the existing chiller with a new and more efficient unit.

In such applications, a reliable and efficient refrigeration system is essential to ensure constant temperature and to keep air humidity under control. Without a proper refrigeration system many problems may arise, such as excessive humidity, with the resulting condensation and dripping, and uneven surface.

The project developed by Geoclima concerned the design and production of one chiller GHH B2240 WT-04 with screw compressor and 770 kW of cooling capacity. The main peculiarity of this unit lies in the special evaporator, which has been developed by Geoclima R&D division together with CROM engineers so that it can run at two different duties: at 80l/s at -12 °C on ice making duty and at 40l/s on dehumidification duty.

Besides the working issue, this was a very challenging project also from the installation point of view. Indeed, it was necessary to design the unit so that it could be completely dismantled, skated over the ice, lifted into a ceiling hole of around 1880 mm2 and then fit back together within the technical room.

Thanks to the ability to adapt to the different working and installation conditions and to the maximum optimization of available technologies, Geoclima has been able to provide a cutting-edge and unique solution and to meet all specific client’s requirements.