CH-89-25-3 -- Ice Storage Can Reduce the Construction of Office Buildings PDF

This paper demonstrates an approach that can be used to reduce the construction cost of office buildings through the judicious application of ice-storage systems when combined with lowtemperature supply air and lowtemperature chilled water distribution. The total energy of the air-conditioning system is addressed, including air and water transport energy as well as the energy used to generate chilled water.

By applying the inherent low-temperature feature of ice storage to air-handling and distribution systems, advantages beyond the central plant are realized. These additional advantages include reduced space requirements for air-handling and distribution systems, and further reduced electrical loads.

Reduced need for electric power-generating capacity, as well as reduced construction cost, can result from this combination.