It always surprises me the challenges people have who run facilities and that they are at the mercy of professionals designing their systems. This week we had plans on using an existing pump to circulate our excess heat to a sub-floor warming loop installed in an ice arena. This is pretty typical from a process […]
As active as we can be, Fusion is one of those things that is very permanent when completed and is a process that is part of your system design. One which you take personally to ensure it is completed on time budget and without errors. Most of the time when we arrive on site we […]
We recently put together a proposal for the supply of a Geothermal Ice Rink in a large custom home. The rink is only 2400 square feet, but it still requires a significant tonnage in refrigeration in order to achieve the indoor requirements and quality of ice. In the old days we would simply put a […]
This last week I found myself in South Jersey installing a hybrid dehumidification system in a two slab ice arena using geothermal heat pumps and thermal energy storage as my system base. All the project coordination in the world could not help us on this one, as the 8 heat pumps that were supposed to […]
People always ask, what’s so special about Geothermal Ice Rinks vs conventional ice rink refrigeration systems that simply have one function and are designed solely to make ice. Lots to talk about here, but it essentially comes down to what I call the 3 (R’s); Refrigerant safety, Reject heat and Reduced energy. Historically, a well […]
Beginning July 6th, we will be installing a hybrid dehumidification system in an ice arena setting. It is a double slab formation with common area central. We have designed the system to function with 22 tons capacity in each of the ice shed areas. The function has both heating and cooling capabilities with compressors mounted […]
I wanted you all to know that the information contained within this site and blogs are being backfilled to account for the time where I held a contract consulting position as President of Thermo Source LLC, a Michigan based company. From July 2004 to May 1, 2015, I held various positions under the same independent […]
Photo Credit Brendon Lenko Ice rinks have always been a specialty of DSB Management And Associates. From the early 90’s we began studying electrical consumption and applying techniques to optimize energy consumption and understand both the operations and the operators to find the best solution possible to optimize performance and minimize energy usage. in 2008 […]
In 2008, Trenchless trenching was born. We were challenged with a geothermal field application that was originally proposed to be drilled using vertical wells at 540′ deep. Each well at this depth provides approximately 3 tons of cooling and heating BTU extraction and storage. The challenge is vertical boring does not work every time. Why? […]
This project included the need to transfer geothermal fluid 800′ from field to return. We accomplished this through horizontal boring with and puling the 8″ return line back from point of origin. The video shows the fusion process. Notice the beaded plastic form over the joint ensuring the 550 degree fusion weld becoming one congruent […]