September 1998 - September 1999
Principal investigators: Qingyan Chen and John D. Spengler
Research Assistants: Chunxin Yang and Phil Demokritou
Sponsors: Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc., New England Ice Skating Managers Association, the Ice Skating Institute, Ice Skating Institute of America Education Foundation, and the Nova Scotia Sport and Recreation Commission
Carbon monoxide distribution in a typical section at an ice rink
The study, in collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health, was to assess the ventilation system effectiveness in the community and college ice rinks in North America by the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique. Detailed in-situ measurements on indoor air quality and air distribution have been conducted to verify the CFD results. The investigation explored several alternative ventilation systems and operating strategies for the rink design and operation.