Prince William Ice Arena
Woodbridge, Virginia
Features
- New facility constructed in 2011 to replace former ice rink
- NHL and Olympic-size ice surfaces
- Premium-efficiency ammonia refrigeration system
- Brine pump horsepower reduced to 1/3 through the use of pony pumps
- Oversized chiller and condenser for optimal efficiency
- Oversized condenser installed with VFD drive system
- Integrated energy recovery from compressor cooling and oil cooling
- 100% energy recovery with thermal storage
- Four hot water energy recovery tanks installed
- VFD installed on energy recovery system
- Premium-efficiency Mycom M compressors
- Arena-Logic computer control system
- Two new arena floors installed with a tolerance of ½”
- Variable frequency drive on pumps and fans
- Average refrigeration plant energy consumption less than 750 kilowatts per day per ice surface
- Energy consumption less than half of previous refrigeration system