Indoor ice rinks use 1091 MWh per annum for ice hockey based on statistics from over 100 Swedish ice rinks (Stoppsladd, 2011).The refrigeration system contributes 35 to75%( (Rogstam, 2010) of total energy usage in ice rinks with average value of 43% (Stoppsladd, 2010) for indoor to 75% for outdoor ice rinks. The basic aim of project is to reduce energy consumption in Swedish ice rinks and scope is for indoor and outdoor ice rinks in cold and mild summer climatic conditions like Sweden. To achieve target of energy reduction in ice rinks actual heat loads on outdoor bandy ice rink are being estimated along with performance analysis of refrigeration machine. The refrigeration system, heat loads on ice surface and their correlation is studied and analyzed in detail for Norrtälje Outdoor bandy ice rink for four warm days and whole season 2010-2011. The tricky and significant task of validation of input climate data for accurate heat loads calculations is completed with Swedish Metrological & Hydrological (SMHI) climate model data, correlations and related web based geographical data. The heat loads (conductive, convective and radiant) on outdoor bandy ice rink are calculated through thermodynamic relations with validated input climate data and measurements where as refrigeration system performance is monitored and analyzed with ClimaCheck(CC) instrumentation. The average cooling capacity is calculated for four warm days by CC internal method and actual cooling energy produced is obtained by practically assumed COP of system with aid of MYCOM compressor software. The cooling capacity and heat loads on ice surface are compared and analyzed considering energy usage affecting parameters and weather parameters like temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and solar load. The convection and condensation are contributing 75%, radiation 18%, ice resurfacing 4% and ground and header heat gain 3% to total heat loads on ice sheet for whole season. The deviation between total cooling energy produced by refrigeration machine and total heat load energy is found 19% and 27% for four warm days and whole season 2010-2011.The deviation is due to overestimation of heat losses from compressor’s body, compressor’s on and off operations, overestimated radiation heat load due to unmeasured negative radiation and lack of actual ice resurfacing heat load evaluation. The developed model in MS Excel allows comparison of field climate data with SMHI model data, indoor and outdoor ice rinks in terms of predicted energy usage by refrigeration system and in total and acts as decision tool to choose for building an indoor/outdoor ice rink.

In Sweden there are about 350 ice rinks in operation today which consume approximately 300 GWh per year. The average energy consumption for a Swedish ice rink is approximately 1000 MWh per year. Ice rink dose not only consume energy it also rejects heat. The rejected heat comes from the refrigeration system that cools down the ice floor. The refrigeration system rejects heat around 700 to 1000 MWh per season. The reason for this study is because of the rejected heat which leads to the question how the rejected heat can be used.The object is to find a heat pump concept that can use the rejected heat or another heat source in an ice rink. Three different heat pump concepts were evaluated. The first heat pump concept use the ice floor as a heat source (called BHP), the second concept use the rejected heat as a heat source (called CHP) and the third concept use the rejected heat to charge an energy storage (called GHP).To accomplish the objective a heat analysis of two ice rinks were made to be able to simulate the heat pump concepts. With the simulation results a life cycle cost was made for a better evaluation. The results from the heat analysis were used for simulating the heat pump concepts. The two ice rinks that were analyzed were Järfälla ice rink and Älta ice rink. The main heat source the two ice rinks uses today is district heating and electricity. Järfälla only use district heating (DH) as a heat source and Älta ice rink use recovery heat, electricity and district heating.The heat analysis of the two the ice rinks showed that the highest district heating consumer was the domestic hot water at 47% of the DH followed by the dehumidifier at 32% of the DH and last the space heating at 22% of the DH. This shows how the heat is used in a general ice rink in Sweden. The temperature levels for the dehumidifier is around 65 °C (only DH part), the domestic hot water at 55 °C and last the space heating at 20 °C. However the heat demand for the ice rinks resulted in 443 MWh for Järfälla and 192 MWh for Älta. To know the size of the heat pump used for the heat pump concepts a heat profile for the ice rinks were made. The result of heat profiles lead to a heat pump size of 105 kW in Järfälla and 45 kW in Älta. The rejected heat for one season in Järfälla is 1000 MWh and 780 MWh in Älta.With the results from the heat analysis the evaluation the heat pump concepts was possible. The COP1 for the CHP resulted at 3,8 and the COP1 for the GHP was assumed to be the same as for the CHP. The COP1 calculations for the BHP concept resulted at 2,5. COP was calculated with collected data from the respective ice rinks refrigeration system. The simulations results were that the BHP and the CHP concept could fulfill the heat demand up to around 79% and the GHP up to around 84% in both ice rinks. The rest of the heat demand is heated with supplementary heat. The life cycle cost (LCC) showed that the CHP concept had the lowest cost followed by the GHP concept. The BHP concept had the highest LCC, because of the low COP. The LCC model dos not include the running cost, the maintenance cost and the energy tariffs for the district heating.The recommended solution is the GHP concept. This is because it is a good investment for the future since other buildings can be connected to the energy storage. The GHP concept is also the solution that fulfills the heat demand best and has the lowest annual energy cost.

This project aimed to investigate the existence of thermal surplus energy from the ice rinks at Gränby Sports Field, Uppsala. Furthermore, a secondary goal was to suggest a distribution system for sharing the potential surplus energy. To fulfil the purpose, each ice rink was modelled in the software IDA ICE. The following ice rinks were considered: buildings A and B, building C and the bandy arena. Data regarding the total heat and cold consumption for each building was collected from the owner, Uppsala kommun Sport- och rekreationsfastigheter AB, and was used to validate the simulation results from the building models. The results from IDA ICE were presented in graphs that illustrate each ice rink’s total heat and cold consumption, surplus energy and energy balance. However, the results from the models in IDA ICE were not validated within a deviation of a maximum of 10% when compared to the data from Uppsala kommun Sport- och rekreationsfastigheter AB. Hence, the results were analyzed on a general level, which showed that there was a greater need for heating during wintertime, with certain peaks during the coldest months, whereas the cooling is maintained at a relatively stable level throughout the year, but with a slightly greater need in the summer. Further on, there was an identified surplus energy from the ice rinks, in terms of waste heat from the refrigeration systems. During the summer there was a greater amount of surplus heat generated, caused by the greater cooling demand. Due to not being able to validate the models, complementary calculations of the yearly surplus heat were made with data from Uppsala kommun Sport- och rekreationsfastigheter AB. The surplus heat was 1 200 MWh for buildings A and B, 497 MWh for building C and 1 492 MWh for the bandy arena. No surplus cold was identified within the ice rinks. The suggested solution for sharing the surplus energy is to implement seasonal thermal storage, due to the similar characteristics in heating and cooling demand for the ice rinks. The stored surplus energy could cover the ice rink’s peaks in heating demand during winter, which is an energy-efficient way would reduce purchased heat from the district heating grid. For further studies, it is of great interest to identify the possibilities of implementing a distribution system similar to the fifth generation district heating as well as seasonal storage, to possibly enable a direct share of energy between all the buildings within the sports field.

The transition from fluorinated gases to natural refrigerants could be key to reducing the impacts of climate change. Ice rinks are energy-intensive buildings, with large heating and cooling demands. The pumping power required to move the secondary refrigerant typically accounts for a sizable amount of the energy use of the refrigeration system. The use of aqua ammonia as a secondary fluid shows promising results, with pumping power use of about half that required of ethylene glycol, environmental friendliness, and low corrosivity to steel components. Aquaammonia is still novel but is currently in usein 34 Swedish ice rinks. This thesis addresses questions regarding evaporation rates, performance, material compatibility, safety, and regulations of aqua ammonia in ice rink systems. Laboratory tests were performed to assess aqua ammonia evaporation rates during storage and operations. Long-duration concentration change, in well-sealed and well-stored containers, indicated low levels of evaporation for all tested concentrations samples. Short-term concentration in open-air conditions, indicated rapid rates of evaporation, with nearly full evaporation of all ammonia concentration occurring within only 90seconds of open-air exposure. Testing of sample-mixtures containing contamination by substances aquaammonia was likely to encounter during retrofit replacement situations determined that aquaammonia and calcium chloride produce flakey sedimentation. Additionally, lower concentrations of aquaammonia are slightly more prone to becoming basic when mixed with the tested substances, such as calcium chloride. Historical data of systems operating with aquaammonia were analyzed for energy performance. While pumping requirements typically account for 10-20% of the energy for refrigeration, the pumps of the rinks studied with aqua ammonia accounted for only 1.2 to 4.2%. However, data availability and system configuration anomalies suggest additional analyses are required. Furthermore, best operating, maintenance, and safety practices were analyzed and global regulatory restrictions were examined. Surveying of manufacturer material compatibility information found copper and brass to be incompatible with aqua ammonia, while steel and carbon steel are recommended. Various plastics were addressed by the manufacturers, notably PVC was found to be acceptable for use with aqua ammonia. A cost comparison between aqua ammonia and calcium chloride found aqua ammonia to require less expensive equipment. Finally, aqua ammoniawas determined to fall outside of the classification of refrigerants in several international refrigeration codes. Various additional safety regulations guiding personal protective equipment, exposure times, transportation, storage, and disposal regulations were catalogued as part of this work. In summary, aqua ammoniawas found to be a safe substance with performance that matches theoretical energy savings. Pumping requirements were reduced from 10-20% to approximately 1-5% of overall refrigeration system energy use. Necessary safety precautions were found to be much less stringent than high concentrations of ammonia and aqua ammonia was ascertained to fall outside of refrigeration codes in Europe, Canada, and the United States of America. / Övergången från fluorerade gaser till naturliga köldmedier kan vara nyckeln till att minska effekterna av klimatförändringen. Isbanor är energikrävande byggnader med stora värme-och kylbehov. Den pumpeffekt som krävs för att pumpa köldbärare står vanligtvis för en stor mängd energianvändning i kylsystemet. Användningen av ammoniakvatten som köldbärare visar lovande resultat, med användning av pumpeffekt på ungefär hälften som krävs av etylenglykol, miljövänlighet och låg korrosion för stålkomponenter. Ammoniakvattenär fortfarande ny men används för närvarande i 34 svenska isbanor. Detta exjobb behandlar frågor om avdunstningshastigheter, energiprestanda, materialkompatibilitet, säkerhet och föreskrifter för ammoniakvatten i isbanasystem. Laboratorietester utfördes för att bedöma avdunstningshastigheter för ammoniakvatten under lagring och drift. Långvarig koncentrationsförändring, i väl tillslutna och välförvarade behållare, indikerade låga nivåer av avdunstning för alla testade koncentrationsprover. En kortvarig koncentration under friluftsförhållanden indikerade snabba avdunstningshastigheter, med nästan full avdunstning av all ammoniakkoncentration inom endast 90 sekunder efter exponering. Testning av olika ammoniakvatten lösningar som innehåller föroreningar skulle sannolikt påträffas vid byte av köldbärare. Dessutom är lägre koncentrationer av ammoniakvatten lite mer benägna att bli basiska när de blandas med de testade ämnena. Historiska data för system som arbetar med ammoniakvatten analyserades med avseende på energiprestanda. Medan pumpeffekten vanligtvis står för 10-20% av kylenergin, pumparna för de studerade isbanorna med ammoniakvatten behövde bara för 1,2 till 4,2%av kylenergi. Datatillgänglighet och systemkonfigurationsavvikelser föreslår dock att ytterligare analyser krävs. Dessutom analyserades bästa metoder för drift, underhållning och säkerhet och globala regleringsbegränsningar. Kartläggning av tillverkarens materialkompatibilitetsinformation visade att koppar och mässing var oförenliga med ammoniakvatten, medan stål och kolstål rekommenderas. Olika plast och packning materialbehandlades, särskilt PVC var acceptabelt för användning med ammoniakvatten. En kostnadsjämförelse mellan ammoniakvatten och kalciumklorid köldbärare visade att ammoniakvatten krävde billigare utrustning. Slutligen visades det att ammoniakvatten faller utanför klassificeringen av köldmedier i flera internationella kylnormer. Olika ytterligare säkerhetsreglersom styr personlig skyddsutrustning, exponeringstider, transport, lagring och bortskaffande föreskrifter katalogiserades som en del av detta arbete. Sammanfattningsvis visade ammoniakvatten vara ett säkert ämne med prestanda som matchar teoretiska energibesparingar. Pumpeffekten minskade mellan 10-20% och 1-5% av den totala energianvändningen i kylsystemet. Nödvändiga säkerhetsåtgärder visade sig vara mycket mindre stränga än att höga koncentrationer av ammoniak och ammoniakvatten konstaterades falla utanför kylnormeri Europa, Kanada och USA.

Refrigerant management is crucial in the attempts to slow climate change. Emissions from the refrigeration sector are primarily due to poor management and unsafe destruction of refrigerants currently in circulation. Safe refrigerant management and improving system operating efficiency can result in a reduction of emissions. Ice rinks are some of the most energy-intensive public buildings, providing both heating and cooling. The major share of energy in an ice rink is the refrigeration system, which consumes about 43%. There are more than 360 ice rinks in Sweden as of 2018 and the most common type of refrigeration system is an indirect system. With the push for natural fluids, aqua ammonia is becoming a more appealing option as a secondary fluid in ice rinks because of its minimal negative impact on the environment and favorable thermophysical properties. The main drawbacks of the fluid are its toxic characteristics and material compatibility. However, since the first use in 2007, there has been an increase to 34 of the total ice rinks in Sweden that have aqua ammonia as a secondary fluid.  Thermophysical properties are used to calculate refrigeration design parameters, including secondary fluid concentration and pumping power required. The properties of aqua ammonia have not been experimentally tested within this century to the extent presented in this thesis. Existing data is either derived from measured values taken several decades ago or has been calculated. The novelty of this thesis project stems from the unique and more accurate results measured through laboratory work and from the ability to determine the impact of the newly measured values in ice rink refrigeration design. A total of 11 varying concentrations of aqua ammonia were tested for density, dynamic viscosity, specific heat capacity, thermal conductivity, and corrosion of 7 metal specimens. The solutions tested ranged from 2 wt-% to 30 wt-%, correlating to freezing points from -2C to -84C. The measurements for density resulted in values similar to reference values, ranging in a difference of only 0.3% to 1.7%. Dynamic viscosity results followed nearly the same trend as references with changing temperature and solution concentration, with values varying from 0.8% to 17% different than references. Specific heat capacity measurements proved significantly different than reference values. The trend is opposite of the reference, leading to drastically different values, especially at lower temperatures and higher solution concentrations. The difference in values ranges from 0.1% to 28%. Thermal conductivity results show similar trends, but higher values than expected. The difference between measured values and reference values range from 0.1% to 13%. Corrosion results show that copper and brass have the highest corrosion rates of 16.2 mm/yr and 1.84 mm/yr, respectively. The most compatible specimen was stainless steel, followed by carbon steel, with maximum corrosion rates of 0.041 mm/yr and 0.11 mm/yr, respectively. Brass connections commonly used in industry were also tested and resulted in corrosion rates ranging from 69.6 g/yr to 112 g/yr, which accounts for about 1% and 1.5% of the connections’ total weight lost per year. Compiling the laboratory measurements taken during the completion of this thesis project results in a more complete and accurate list of thermophysical properties for aqua ammonia that has never existed before.  These updated thermophysical properties for aqua ammonia, along with measured properties for other secondary fluids, were used to calculate operational parameters in a hypothetical ice rink refrigeration system. The results show that aqua ammonia is favorable with high COP and low pumping power, and therefore low pressure drop. Ammonia is most comparable to CaCl2 and K-formate for most results. The changes in calculated COP between old reference data and new measured data were less than a 1% decrease when plotting versus the temperature of the ice surface and with a set pump control (T) for cooling capacities of 200kW and 300kW. The change in heat transfer coefficients was more significant, with a range of about a 9% to 27% decrease in either the U-pipe under the rink floor or in a plate of the heat exchanger. Even though these heat transfer coefficient values are lower than previously calculated, the required pumping power is also lower using updated properties: 40% lower at a secondary fluid temperature of -10C. Even though the change in heat transfer coefficients is larger with experimental values, the impact on COP is minimal.  The takeaway from this project is that aqua ammonia is a favorable secondary fluid compared to calcium chloride and ethylene glycol, the two most commonly used secondary fluids in ice rink refrigeration. A system using aqua ammonia would have a 45% and 47% lower pumping power requirement compared to calcium chloride and ethylene glycol, respectively. The system would also have a 4.7% and 11.6% higher COP when compared to systems with calcium chloride and ethylene glycol, respectively. The significantly lower pumping power will lower total energy demand of the ice rink, thus decreasing operation costs. / Köldmediehantering är avgörande i försöken att sakta ner klimatförändringen. Utsläppen från kylsektorn beror främst på dålig hantering och osäker destruktion av köldmedier som för närvarande är i omlopp. Säkrare hantering av köldmedium och förbättrad systemdriftseffektivitet kan leda till ett minskat utsläpp. Ishallar är några av de mest energiintensiva offentliga byggnaderna som ger både uppvärmning och kylning. Den största andelen energi i en ishall är kylsystemet som förbrukar cirka 43%. Det finns mer än 360 isbanor i Sverige från och med 2018 och den vanligaste typen av kylsystem är ett indirekt system. Med trycket på naturliga vätskor blir ammoniakvatten ett mer tilltalande alternativ som en köldbärare i ishallar på grund av dess minimala negativa påverkan på miljön och gynnsamma termofysikaliska egenskaper. Köldbärares främsta nackdelar är dess toxiska karaktär och materialkompatibilitet. Sedan den första användningen 2007 har det dock skett en ökning till 34 av de totala ishallar i Sverige som har ammoniakvatten som köldbärare.  Termofysikaliska egenskaper används för att beräkna parametrar för kyldesign, inklusive köldbärares koncentration och pumpeffekten som krävs. Ammoniakvattens egenskaper har inte testats experimentellt under detta sekel i den utsträckning som presenteras i detta exjobb. Befintliga data härleds antingen från uppmätta värden som tagits för flera decennier sedan eller har beräknats. Nyheten härrör i detta exjobbsprojekt från de unika och mer exakta resultat som mätts genom laboratoriearbetet och från förmågan att bestämma effekten av de nyligen uppmätta värdena i kylskåpsdesign. Totalt 11 olika koncentrationer av ammoniakvatten testades med avseende på densitet, dynamisk viskositet, specifik värmekapacitet, värmeledningsförmåga och korrosion av 7 metallprover. De testade lösningarna varierade från 2 vikt-% till 30 vikt-%, korrelerade med fryspunkter från -2 ° C till -84 ° C. Mätningarna för densitet resulterade i värden som liknar referensvärdena, med en skillnad på endast 0,3% till 1,7%. Dynamiska viskositetsresultat följde nästan samma trend som referenser med förändrad temperatur och lösningskoncentration, med värden som varierade från 0,8% till 17% annorlunda än referenser. Specifika värmekapacitetsmätningar visade sig vara väsentligt annorlunda än referensvärden. Trenden är motsatt referensen, vilket leder till drastiskt olika värden, särskilt vid lägre temperaturer och högre koncentrationer. Skillnaden i värden varierar från 0,1% till 28%. Värmeledningsförmåga visar liknande trender, men högre värden än förväntat. Skillnaden mellan uppmätta värden och referensvärden sträcker sig från 0,1% till 13%. Korrosionsresultat visar att koppar och mässing har de högsta korrosionshastigheterna på 16,2 mm / år respektive 1,84 mm / år. Det mest kompatibla exemplet var rostfritt stål, följt av kolstål, med maximala korrosionshastigheter på 0,041 mm / år respektive 0,11 mm / år. Mässinganslutningar som vanligen används i industrin testades också och resulterade i korrosionshastigheter från 69,6 g / år till 112 g / år, vilket motsvarar för cirka 1% och 1,5% av anslutningarnas totala viktförlust per år. Att sammanställa laboratoriemätningarna som gjorts under slutförandet av detta projekt resulterar i en mer fullständig och noggrann lista över termofysikaliska egenskaper för ammoniakvatten som aldrig funnits tidigare.  Dessa uppdaterade termofysikaliska egenskaper för ammoniakvatten, tillsammans med uppmätta egenskaper för andra köldbärare, användes för att beräkna driftsparametrar i ett hypotetiskt kylsystem. Resultaten visar att ammoniakvatten är gynnsam med hög COP och en låg pumpeffekt och därmed ett lågt tryckfall. Ammoniakvatten är mest jämförbart med CaCl2 och K-formiat för de flesta resultat. Förändringarna i beräknad COP mellan gamla referensdata och nya uppmätta data var mindre än 1% minskning vid planering jämfört med isytans temperatur och med en inställd pumpkontroll (T ) för kylkapacitet på 200 kW och 300 kW. Förändringen i värmeövergångstal var mer signifikant, med ett intervall på cirka 9% till 27% minskning i antingen U-röret under golvet eller i en platta på värmeväxlaren. Även om dessa värmeövergångstal är lägre än tidigare beräknat, är den erforderliga pumpeffekten också lägre med hjälp av uppdaterade egenskaper: 40% lägre vid en köldbärarestemperatur på -10 ° C. Även om förändringen i värmeövergångstal är större med experimentella värden, är påverkan på COP minimal.  Slutsatser från detta projekt är att ammoniakvatten är en lämplig köldbärare jämfört med kalciumklorid och etylenglykol, de två vanligaste köldbärare i ishallskylning. Ett system som använder ammoniakvatten skulle ha ett pumpeffektbehov på 45% respektive 47% jämfört med kalciumklorid respektive etylenglykol. Systemet skulle också ha en 4,7% och 11,6% högre COP jämfört med system med kalciumklorid respektive etylenglykol. Den betydligt lägre pumpeffekten kommer att sänka det totala energibehovet för ishallar, vilket minskar driftskostnaderna.

Title: Comparison of performance in test of skating with and without the puck among the Extraleague U16 competition defensemen and forwards Objectives: The aim of this diploma thesis is to compare basic ice hockey skills of defensemen and forwards in a skating test carried out with and without the puck. We would like to analyze the data we receive, draw conclusions about the skills of players and come up with practice recommendations for defensemen and forwards. Methods: The diploma thesis was written from a methodological point of view based on experiment, which resulted in a comparative analysis by using different statistical methods. The testing was done on ice hockey stadiums of HC Hvězda Praha, HC Slavia Praha and HC Letci Letňany. The tested group of ice hockey players came from HC Hvězda Praha, HC Slavia Praha and HC Letci Letňany who play in the Extraleague U16 competition. Results: From the results and comparison of average performances of the U16 players we can conclude that the defensemen did not dominate over the forwards in backward skating, tests carried out with the puck. The difference performances of backward skating without the puck was 0,12sec (in favor of the forwards) and in backward skating with the puck 0,69sec (in favor of the forwards). And not even when comparing deficient...

For this final paper, I chose a rather serious topic that is very topical in our society. Hazardous chemical substance ? ammonia ? is used very widely at present. Ammonia is used as a coolant in various plants. I have compiled a list of all plants in South Bohemia that work with ammonia, including ice rinks. I characterized the properties of ammonia, what damage it causes to the human organism and the environment. I noted a list of accidents during which there have been ammonia leakages of ammonia and I analyzed one accident using a software programme called TerEx. I chose the building of the ice rink in České Budějovice for my research. The objective was to determine the amount of ammonia and to simulate, using the TerEx software programme, an accident with a potential ammonia leakage from the ice rink. I also listed all the activities of the individual components of the Integrated Rescue System, which would help during such an accident, as well as urgent and follow-up measures that would be used. Having assessed the results I came to the conclusion that ammonia leakage from the ice rink would have serious impacts on the residents of České Budějovice. Finally I explained what the terms of evacuation and individual protection mean for the people lining around the ice rink.

Kondensbildning är ett stort problem i ishallar vilket leder till stora konsekvenser ifall det inte åtgärdas. Installation av ett avfuktningssystem är ett måste i ishallar men det betyder högre energianvändning. Denna studie undersöker hur RH-styrning (relativ fukthalt) för en avfuktare i PF Arenan lokaliserat i byn Lindefallet i Hudiksvalls kommun kan energieffektiviseras och samtidigt se till att kondensbildning undviks i ishallen. Kondensbildning i ishallar framkommer framförallt på takytan och isplanen. Kondens på isplanen sker när luftens absoluta luftfuktighet är större än den absoluta fuktigheten för isens gränsskikt. Eftersom isen har en temperatur under 0 °C så kommer vattnet att frysas på planen vilket åtgärdas genom att slipa isen med en ismaskin. Forskning visar att avfuktningsstyrning för att undvika kondens på isplanen leder till att avfuktaren blir överdimensionerad för att undvika takkondens. Konsekvenser för takkondens anses som mer allvarliga än de för kondens på isplanen, vilket har lett till att framtagning av ny styrning har fokuserat på att undvika takkondens. Mätningar har utförts i PF Arenans roterande sorptionsavfuktare och lufttillstånden inuti ishallen samt utomhus. Resultatet från mätningar används för att avgöra om det sker kondensbildning i ishallen. Olika styrstrategier jämförs med befintlig RH‑styrning för att fastställa vilka förbättringar som kan tillämpas. Resultat visar att vid stora personlaster och användning av ismaskinen leder till att takkondens framkommer under korta perioder. Samtidigt så går inte regenereringsbatteriet på maxeffekt under dessa perioder vilket betyder att avfuktningskapaciteten kan höjas. RH-styrning leder till överdimensionering i förhållande till båda kondensfenomenen under stora perioder, speciellt under kalla inomhustemperaturer. Föreslagen styrning går ut på att processluftens daggpunkt ska hållas två grader Celsius under takets yttemperatur. Styrningen kan definieras som en varierande daggpunktsstyrning. Det rekommenderas också att regenereringstemperaturen ökar ju mer börvärdet avviker från målfunktionen. Dock så analyserades inte en sådan ökning av regenereringstemperaturen i detalj. Det approximerades att ungefär 1 100 kWh el per månad kan sparas för avfuktaren motsvarande en energiminskning av 22 % gentemot den befintliga styrningen. Approximering förmodar att ismaskin slipar isen lika mycket med båda styrningarna och tar inte hänsyn till den ökade energianvändningen ifall högre regenereringstemperaturer tillämpas i avfuktaren. / Condensation is a major problem in ice rink arenas and if it is not resolved, will lead to construction damages. Generally, ice arenas use dehumidifiers to dehumidify the indoor air which causes an increase in energy use in the facility. This study investigates how the control strategy of the dehumidifier in the PF Arena localized in Lindefallet in Hudiksvall municipality can be improved to save energy while preventing the occurrence of condensation in the ice rink arena. Condensation in ice arenas occur on the ice surface and roof surface. Ice surface condensation occur if the indoor air humidity is higher than the humidity of the ice surface boundary layer. The ice will freeze the moisture onto the surface which require an ice resurfacer to flatten the playing field. Studies has shown that control strategies for dehumidification to prevent condensation on the ice surface results in oversizing of the dehumidifier for preventing condensation on the roof surface. And as condensation on roof surface leads to more serious consequences than that of ice surface condensation, it is of more interest to prevent the former. Measurements has been carried out on PF Arenan’s desiccant wheel dehumidifier and indoor as well as outdoor air. Results from measurements are used to analyze if any condensation occurs in the ice rink arena. Other control strategies are compared to the one used in PF Arenan to determine what improvements can be applied to the dehumidifier. Results show that during events and use of ice resurfacers some condensation on the roof surface occurs for short periods. During these periods, the regeneration heater does not use full power which could be used to increase the moisture removal capacity. The RH-control strategy results in oversizing for most hours when controlled to both condensation phenomenon, especially during cold temperatures. The recommended control strategy is to keep the dewpoint of the inlet process air 2 °C below the roof surface temperature. This control strategy is a type of variable dewpoint control function. It is also recommended to increase the regeneration temperature proportionally to the difference between the setpoint and the objective function. However, the results of this measure were not analyzed in detail. The new control strategy would approximately save 1 100 kWh per month over the current control function which amounts to an energy use decrease of 22 % for the dehumidifier. Assumed that behavior of ice resurfacing is not changed with the new control function and the approximation does not consider the increase of energy use if the regeneration temperature is increased.

With the increasing importance of CO2 as natural refrigerant with low Global Warming Potential(GWP) ejectors have been used in a number of recent installations to recover expansion work atthe high operating pressures of these systems. In colder climates, this is particularly seen in combinationwith heat recovery due to the high compressor discharge pressures.This work analyses the field measurement data of two ice rink refrigeration systems with integratedvapor ejectors and two supermarket refrigeration systems with integrated liquid ejectors, alllocated in northern Europe. The aim is to evaluate the interaction of the ejector with the refrigerationsystem in practical applications. A theoretical model of the ejector systems is developed andevaluated in parallel as a reference for the analysed system installations.The model of the analysed vapor ejector system shows an increasing eciency improvement potentialby the ejector for higher gas cooler outlet temperatures, while the liquid ejector systemmodel indicates higher eciency improvement potential at relatively lower gas cooler outlet temperaturesand pressures.From the vapor ejector field data evaluation, this is confirmed with additional findings of lowejector work recovery eciencies at low gas cooler outlet temperatures. Furthermore, problemsin the ejector operation are found for too low evaporation temperatures in one of the systems. Inaddition, an unstable ejector control at certain operating conditions is linked to a decreasing ejectorperformance. While the ejector is found not to provide any significant savings in one of the systemsmainly due to low evaporation temperatures, the other ice rink system is found to achievetotal energy savings of 7% from the ejector.For the liquid ejector field data evaluation, the ejectors are found to work as expected for the purposeof removing liquid from the low-pressure receiver. However, overfed evaporation conditionsare only found temporarily for most cabinets in the analysed systems, with remaining high averagesuperheat values. Low required air supply temperatures in the cabinets and the dimensioning of theexpansion valves at the evaporator inlet are identified as possible limitations for a further decreaseof the superheat and increase of the evaporation temperature. / Med den ökande betydelsen av CO2 som naturligt köldmedium med låg global uppvärmningspotential(GWP) har ejektorer använts i ett antal nya installationer för att återvinna expansionsarbetevid de höga drifttrycken i dessa system. I kallare klimat är detta särskilt vanligt i kombination medvärmeåtervinning på grund av de höga utloppstrycken i kompressorerna.I detta arbete analyseras fältmätdata från två kylsystem för isbanor med integrerade ångejektoreroch två kylsystem för livsmedelsbutiker med integrerade vätskeejektorer. Samtliga system finns inorra Europa. Syftet med studien är att utvärdera ejektorns samverkan med kylsystemet i praktiskatillämpningar. En teoretisk modell av ejektorsystemen utvecklas och utvärderas parallellt som referensför de analyserade systeminstallationerna.Modellen för det analyserade ångejektorsystemet visar att potentialen för e ektivitetsförbättringgenom ejektorn ökar vid högre utloppstemperaturer för gaskylare, medan modellen försystemet med vätskeutkastare visar att potentialen för e ektivitetsförbättring ökar vid relativt lägreutloppstemperaturer och tryck för gaskylare.Detta bekräftas i utvärderingen av fältdata från ångejektorsystemen som vid låga utloppstemperatureri gaskylaren samtidigt ger låg e ektivitet för ejektorn. Dessutom noteras problemmed ejektorns funktion vid för låga förångningstemperaturer i ett av systemen. En instabilstyrning av ejektorn vid vissa driftsförhållanden leder vidare till en minskad ejektore ektivitet.Medan ejektorn inte ger några betydande besparingar i det ena systemet, främst på grund av lågaavdunstningstemperaturer, har en total energibesparing på 7% från ejektorn hittats i den andra isbanan.När det gäller utvärderingen av fältdata för vätskeejektorer konstateras att ejektorerna fungerar somförväntat för att avlägsna vätska från vätskeavskiljaren. För de flesta kyldiskar i de analyseradesystemen syns dock bara kortvarigt flödad tillstånd i förångrarna, och i övrigt en kvarvarande höggenomsnittlig överhettning. Låg erforderlig tilluftstemperatur i kyldiskarna och dimensioneringenav expansionsventilerna vid förångarens inlopp identifieras som möjliga begränsningar för enytterligare minskning av överhettningen och en ökning av förångningstemperaturen.

Behrn Arena in Örebro, Sweden, is an ice rink facility where the company is interested in ways of improving their current energy system in terms of energy efficiency. Currently, district cooling is purchased to reclaim the waste heat from the ice rink refrigeration system, which is further used as a heat source for local district heating distributor. In return, the cost of district heating is reduced. A techno-economic analysis was conducted where the current refrigeration and heating system in Behrn Arena was compared to three different scenarios. These were defined as the current refrigeration system with improved performance, the most common ice rink heating and refrigeration system in Sweden, and an ice rink with a trans-critical CO2-refrigeration system with heat recovery. Furthermore, alternatives to how the reclaimed heat may be utilized were investigated from an economic point of view. This included using the heat internally in the facility or selling the heat to a district heating distributor. From this study it was concluded that the current refrigeration system using district cooling as a heat sink, with the cost reductions, had a lower cost of operation relative to the typical ice rink in Sweden. Furthermore, a CO2-refrigeration system running in trans-critical operating conditions with two-stage heat recovery has potential of reducing the seasonal cost of energy of the current system with regards to heating and cooling by approximately 50 %. At the same time the heating demand coverage will be up to 89.5 %. Finally, selling heat to a district heating distributor proved to be unfavourable from a prosumer perspective if the waste heat could be utilised internally by the facility. / Behrn Arena i Örebro är en isrinkanläggning där intresse från fastighetsägaren finns för att förbättra det nuvarande energisystemet för ökad energieffektivitet. Det nuvarande systemet återvinner spillvärmen från kylaggregaten via det lokala fjärrkylanätet genom att anläggningen köper fjärrkyla. Spillvärmen används sedan som värmekälla för en värmepump som vidare distribuerar fjärrvärme. Ersättningen för att köpa fjärrkylan är en prissänkning av vad fastighetsägaren betalar för fjärrvärme. En teknoekonomisk analys genomfördes med syfte att jämföra det nuvarande kyloch värmesystemet med tre olika scenarier. Dessa definierades som en mer energieffektiv version av det nuvarande kylsystemet, det vanligaste kyl- och energisystemet för isrinkar i Sverige samt ett system för transkritiskt CO2 och värmeåtervinning i två steg. Därtill undersöktes olika alternativ för hur spillvärmen kan användas, till exempel genom att använda den internt eller sälja den till en fjärrvärmesdistributör. Från denna studie framkom det att det nuvarande kylsystemet med fjärrkyla som värmesänka, inklusive kostnadsreduktionen av fjärrvärme, hade en lägre driftkostnad jämfört med den typiska isrinken i Sverige. Därutöver finns potential att reducera driftenergikostnaden av det nuvarande energisystemet med avseende på kyla och värme med cirka 50 % genom att nyttja ett kylsystem med värmeåtervinning i två steg och en transkritisk kylcykel med CO2. Samtidigt uppgår täckningen av värmebehovet till 89,5 %. Slutligen framkom det att sälja spillvärme till en fjärrvärmedistributör är ekonomiskt ofördelaktigt om det finns ett värmebehov inom fastigheten.