They're going to have to condition all the air needed to keep the bubble inflated. Plus remove all the heat generated by the large fan. Is there any "structure" to this building, or is it just kept up using air? Is it insulated? Does it allow light through? How air tight is it? How many cfm's are they losing (and having to supply--conditioned) through the walls?<br>
<br>These are some important questions that will affect their energy use.<br><br>--<br>Karen Walkerman<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Ramana Koti <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ramana.koti@gmail.com">ramana.koti@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Dear all,<br><br>This AZ central article about the ASU inflated bubble practice facility says:<br>
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<p style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span></span></span>Rogers wasn't specific on what it will cost to
air-condition the bubble, but she said a comparative study on a similar
structure in Texas showed it was not extremely expensive, in part because it is
air-conditioned for only part of the year.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">(<a href="http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/2008/07/01/20080701asububble.html" target="_blank">http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/2008/07/01/20080701asububble.html</a>)</p>
<br>I am looking for this or other studies of energy performance of inflated bubble sports practice facilities compared to alternate ways of doing it.<br><br>Thanks,<br><font color="#888888"><br>Ramana.<br><br><br clear="all">
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