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Proof of Concept: Firn Air Facility Cooling at Summit Station, Greenland

Knuth, Margaret A. / Courville, Zoe R.

A firn air cooling system that utilized the natural reservoir of cool air at depth in polar ice sheets was tested at Summit Station, Greenland during the summer of 2010. Cooling is required on station to meet the requirements for food safety and scientific core storage. Firn air cooling is a potential replacement for traditional mechanical cooling systems. The system design, installation, and results of several experiments are presented. The system cooled a $27 m^{3}$ enclosed, insulated structure from $- 20$ to $- 25 ° C$ using a 10-m borehole and a fan pumping the naturally cool air. The system was easy to install in a short time frame and was low cost from an equipment and operating perspective.

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Proof of Concept: Firn Air Facility Cooling at Summit Station, Greenland

Knuth, Margaret A. / Courville, Zoe R.

A firn air cooling system that utilized the natural reservoir of cool air at depth in polar ice sheets was tested at Summit Station, Greenland during the summer of 2010. Cooling is required on station to meet the requirements for food safety and scientific core storage. Firn air cooling is a potential replacement for traditional mechanical cooling systems. The system design, installation, and results of several experiments are presented. The system cooled a $27 m^{3}$ enclosed, insulated structure from $- 20$ to $- 25 ° C$ using a 10-m borehole and a fan pumping the naturally cool air. The system was easy to install in a short time frame and was low cost from an equipment and operating perspective.

Proof of Concept: Firn Air Facility Cooling at Summit Station, Greenland

Knuth, Margaret A. / Courville, Zoe R.

A firn air cooling system that utilized the natural reservoir of cool air at depth in polar ice sheets was tested at Summit Station, Greenland during the summer of 2010. Cooling is required on station to meet the requirements for food safety and scientific core storage. Firn air cooling is a potential replacement for traditional mechanical cooling systems. The system design, installation, and results of several experiments are presented. The system cooled a $27 m^{3}$ enclosed, insulated structure from $- 20$ to $- 25 ° C$ using a 10-m borehole and a fan pumping the naturally cool air. The system was easy to install in a short time frame and was low cost from an equipment and operating perspective.

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Title:

Proof of Concept: Firn Air Facility Cooling at Summit Station, Greenland

Contributors:

Knuth, Margaret A. (author) / Courville, Zoe R. (author)

Published in:

Journal of Cold Regions Engineering ; 27 ; 16-28

Publication date:

2012-09-03

Size:

132013-01-01 pages

ISSN:

0887-381X , 1943-5495

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CR.1943-5495.0000049

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

English

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