Ice Rink Vortex Water Treatment System

This project will evaluate performance of a water treatment system. This technology can be used in all ice rink facilities to replace conventional systems. This system can potentially offer significant energy savings and reduced maintenance costs by creating ice with fewer microscopic air bubbles. This reduces its insulation capacity, thereby allowing a higher ice temperature (26°F instead of 18°F, for example), and allowing for a lower temperature for water (120°F instead of 140°F, for example) required to melt ice for resurfacing.