Abstract
Condensation may arise at the wall and ceiling surfaces enclosing the ice skating rink due to the potentially high radiation heat losses from such surfaces to the ice rink. Condensation will cause nuisance to people and damage building finishes. Humidity of the air surrounding the surfaces is the key factor to the occurrence of condensation but the risk can be minimised by using low emissivity finishes on surfaces that have large shape factors with the ice rink. In this study, methods have been developed for determining the threshold emissivity for individual surfaces for avoiding condensation. A method has been devised to deal with the many large surfaces involved. This study produced the necessary data to facilitate the architect and the engineer to choose finishing materials and to design and operate the air-conditioning and lighting systems for the indoor ice skating rink. The glass ceiling above the ice rink represents a unique design feature and a specifically devised method was used to assess condensation risk at the glass ceiling surfaces.
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