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That's One Big Ass Ice Cube Tweedle Dee 07-17-2007
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Posted by Zephyr on July 22, 2007, 11:27 am
Well ther' ya go.

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>
> >
> >>
> >> <Tweedle Dee> wrote in message
> >> > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289456,00.html
> >> >
> >> > New York Skyscrapers Use Ice to Stay Cool
> >> >
> >> > Monday, July 16, 2007
> >> >
> >> > NEW YORK - As the summer swelters on, skyscrapers and apartments
> >> > around the city will be cranking up the air conditioning and pushing
> >> > the city's power grid to the limit.
> >> >
> >> > But some office towers and buildings have found a way to stay cool
> >> > while keeping the AC to a minimum - by using an energy-saving system
> >> > that relies on blocks of ice to pump chilly air through buildings.
> >>
> >>
> >> Yes but it takes energy to make Ice
> >But wouldnt it take less energy to make ice at night than to cool air
during
> >the day. I think thats the saving they are talking about.
> >
>
> Well, you see - at night, it's a lot easier to sneak up on the
> water before you yell FREEZE !!! , because it's sleeping. So, yeh.
>
>
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Posted by stu on July 22, 2007, 10:29 pm

>
> >
> >>
> >> <Tweedle Dee> wrote in message
> >> > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289456,00.html
> >> >
> >> > New York Skyscrapers Use Ice to Stay Cool
> >> >
> >> > Monday, July 16, 2007
> >> >
> >> > NEW YORK - As the summer swelters on, skyscrapers and apartments
> >> > around the city will be cranking up the air conditioning and pushing
> >> > the city's power grid to the limit.
> >> >
> >> > But some office towers and buildings have found a way to stay cool
> >> > while keeping the AC to a minimum - by using an energy-saving system
> >> > that relies on blocks of ice to pump chilly air through buildings.
> >>
> >>
> >> Yes but it takes energy to make Ice
> >But wouldnt it take less energy to make ice at night than to cool air
during
> >the day. I think thats the saving they are talking about.
> >
>
> Well, you see - at night, it's a lot easier to sneak up on the
> water before you yell FREEZE !!! , because it's sleeping. So, yeh.
>
Well sure, you could do that if you think it helps



Posted by on July 22, 2007, 10:49 pm

>
>>
>> >
>> >>
>> >> <Tweedle Dee> wrote in message
>> >> > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289456,00.html
>> >> >
>> >> > New York Skyscrapers Use Ice to Stay Cool
>> >> >
>> >> > Monday, July 16, 2007
>> >> >
>> >> > NEW YORK - As the summer swelters on, skyscrapers and apartments
>> >> > around the city will be cranking up the air conditioning and pushing
>> >> > the city's power grid to the limit.
>> >> >
>> >> > But some office towers and buildings have found a way to stay cool
>> >> > while keeping the AC to a minimum - by using an energy-saving system
>> >> > that relies on blocks of ice to pump chilly air through buildings.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Yes but it takes energy to make Ice
>> >But wouldnt it take less energy to make ice at night than to cool air
>during
>> >the day. I think thats the saving they are talking about.
>> >
>>
>> Well, you see - at night, it's a lot easier to sneak up on the
>> water before you yell FREEZE !!! , because it's sleeping. So, yeh.
>>
>Well sure, you could do that if you think it helps
>

        It's either that, or you'd have to put it some place really
really cold .....


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'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.'
'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.'
HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's
Free demo now available online http://pmilligan.net/palm/

Posted by stu on July 22, 2007, 10:58 pm

>
> >
> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> <Tweedle Dee> wrote in message
> >> >> > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289456,00.html
> >> >> >
> >> >> > New York Skyscrapers Use Ice to Stay Cool
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Monday, July 16, 2007
> >> >> >
> >> >> > NEW YORK - As the summer swelters on, skyscrapers and apartments
> >> >> > around the city will be cranking up the air conditioning and
pushing
> >> >> > the city's power grid to the limit.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > But some office towers and buildings have found a way to stay cool
> >> >> > while keeping the AC to a minimum - by using an energy-saving
system
> >> >> > that relies on blocks of ice to pump chilly air through buildings.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Yes but it takes energy to make Ice
> >> >But wouldnt it take less energy to make ice at night than to cool air
> >during
> >> >the day. I think thats the saving they are talking about.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Well, you see - at night, it's a lot easier to sneak up on the
> >> water before you yell FREEZE !!! , because it's sleeping. So, yeh.
> >>
> >Well sure, you could do that if you think it helps
> >
>
> It's either that, or you'd have to put it some place really
> really cold .....
>
>
In this case they are taking the cold to it....or taking the heat away if
you like



Posted by on July 22, 2007, 11:13 pm

>
>>
>> >
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> <Tweedle Dee> wrote in message
>> >> >> > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289456,00.html
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > New York Skyscrapers Use Ice to Stay Cool
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Monday, July 16, 2007
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > NEW YORK - As the summer swelters on, skyscrapers and apartments
>> >> >> > around the city will be cranking up the air conditioning and
>pushing
>> >> >> > the city's power grid to the limit.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > But some office towers and buildings have found a way to stay cool
>> >> >> > while keeping the AC to a minimum - by using an energy-saving
>system
>> >> >> > that relies on blocks of ice to pump chilly air through buildings.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Yes but it takes energy to make Ice
>> >> >But wouldnt it take less energy to make ice at night than to cool air
>> >during
>> >> >the day. I think thats the saving they are talking about.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Well, you see - at night, it's a lot easier to sneak up on the
>> >> water before you yell FREEZE !!! , because it's sleeping. So, yeh.
>> >>
>> >Well sure, you could do that if you think it helps
>> >
>>
>> It's either that, or you'd have to put it some place really
>> really cold .....
>>
>>
>In this case they are taking the cold to it....or taking the heat away if
>you like
>

        Wow. That would almost be like 'an ice making machine' or
something, huh ? I wonder if there's a market for something like that
? Maybe I could build one.


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Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me
'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.'
'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.'
HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's
Free demo now available online http://pmilligan.net/palm/

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