An Analysis of the System Installation Costs of Diurnal Ice Storage Cooling Systems for Army Facilities
Abstract
Field demonstrations of three diurnal ice storage (DIS) cooling systems are being conducted at Army facilities. The demonstrations are part of the Facilities Engineering Applications Program (FEAP). A static ice system (ice-in-tank) is in operation at Fort Stewart, Georgia, an ice-on-coil system has been completed at the Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, and an ice harvester was installed at Fort Bliss, Texas. These demonstrations are intended to introduce DIS cooling technology to Army engineers and to generate technical information for the development of an Army design guide on storage cooling systems. During the installation of these three DIS cooling systems, USACERL incurred higher system construction costs than those reported in the private sector. An accurate assessment of system first cost is critical to predict the economic performance of storage cooling technology. The Army needs to identify the potential causes of these high costs for cost-effective use of storage cooling systems at Army facilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA240077
Entities
People
- Chang W. Sohn
- Robin W. Taylor
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory