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Newsgroups: sci.cryonics
From:  (Perry E. Metzger)
Subject: Re: Hidden Cost
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Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1993 17:24:01 GMT

Brian Wowk <> writes:
>        My analysis of the operating costs of a mechanically 
>refrigerated Cold Room neglected something important.  The back end of 
>the refrigerator will spew out 5.5 kilowatts of waste heat.  This will 
>impose an additional load on the building air conditioning system.  
>Bearing in my that the new facility will likely be located in Arizona 
>or Nevada, this could add as much as 20% to the Cold Room operating 
>costs.  The exact cost is diffult to compute because it will depend on 
>the type of air conditioner in the builing (roof mounted?, water 
>cooled?, etc.)  In any case, it is something to consider.

The right thing to do is to put the hot end of the refrigeration coils
outside the building if possible -- not to shoot yourself in the foot
by heating a room that you have to cool. Of course, you then face
increased energy costs from an increased differential between the
target temperature and the temperature outside the chamber, but at
least you aren't facing the far greater inefficiencies of pumping heat
twice.

Perry
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