Ice rink cooling facility

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8720214
APP PUB NO 20130055745A1
SERIAL NO

13145303

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An ice rink cooling facility 100 in which a cooling-pipe bank 1 having a plurality of cooling pipes 11 is arranged at the bottom part of the ice rink 10 and CO2 brine streams through the cooling pipe bank 1 so as to cool the ice rink 10, the ice rink cooling facility 100 including, but not limited to: at least one planar heat conduction member that is arranged on and over the cooling pipes 11; a CO2 circulation circuit 3 that is connected to the cooling pipes 11 so that the CO2 brine circulates in the CO2 circulation circuit 3; an ammonia refrigerating cycle in which an ammonia refrigerant circulates; and, a cascade condenser 211 in which the heat exchange is performed between the CO2 brine and the ammonia refrigerant so that the CO2 brine is cooled and re-liquefied by use of the ammonia refrigerant.

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MAYEKAWA MFG CO LTDTOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fukuoka, Yoshinori Tokyo, JP 5 44
Tanaka, Yoshiteru Tokyo, JP 20 118

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