X-Message-Number: 2147 Date: Fri, 23 Apr 93 11:59:48 CDT From: Brian Wowk <> Subject: CRYONICS Waste Heat Steve Jackson: > Scottsdale is rather warm. Will that, in itself, raise the energy cost > of maintaining a patient facility so much that we should be looking > for a permanent home in, say, Montana instead? I don't think it will make that much difference. Local differences in electric power rates probably have more effect. Remember also that we're only a talking about a $10,000 annual expense, savings from which hardly justify moving across several more states. Also, Arizona is one of the few places where a solar electric system might be feasible. Even if expensive, the expense might be justified for the added operating security during socio-economic upheavals. > Wherever the facility is located, it's going to produce a lot of > waste heat. What use can we get out of a permanent plume of warm > air or water? Hmm. In a cold climate, we might be able to warm our > building, at least in part, with the waste heat from the Cold Room! > I suppose that even in Scottsdale the winters can be chilly once in > a while. How does the math work out? Are we moving enough heat to > make it worth our while to do something with it? As you have probably seen from my recent postings, I advocate an underground heat exchange system for the water coolant. Turning a valve so that the 5kW can heat the building during cool times sounds good, but the capital cost aspects will have to be looked at. --- Brian Wowk Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=2147