Armstrong In The Media

Toronto is home to the world’s largest lake-powered cooling system. Here’s how it works.

Posted by Armstrong Fluid Technology on Nov 12, 2021 5:05:17 AM

As seen on: washingtonpost.com November 5, 2021

Deep lake water cooling (DLWC) is used to cool over 100 buildings in the city. It saves enough electricity to power a town of 25,000 - and it’s so popular the city is pursuing an expansion.

With just minutes left in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA finals, the Toronto Raptors drained a 16-foot jumper to pull ahead by six points. Hardly a soul was sitting down or silent as fans cheered the team toward Canada’s first basketball championship.

But the sellout crowd also posed a challenge. The National Basketball Association requires arenas to be chilled to between 65 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit. And, left unchecked, the arena’s 20,144 attendees were likely to produce a sweltering mess that would set off alarms at league headquarters.

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Topics: Cooling Systems, Energy Saving, In The Media, Deep lake water cooling

Armstrong Fluid Technology at Datacenter Dynamics Converged

Posted by Armstrong Fluid Technology on Nov 14, 2014 4:55:54 AM

As seen on buildingdesign-news - November 14, 2014

19-20 November 2014, ICC ExCel London

At Datacenter Dynamics Converged Armstrong Fluid Technology will be featuring its portfolio of ultra-efficient products and systems for datacentre cooling and air conditioning. All solutions harness the benefits of Hartman LOOPTM digital relational control technology which is capable of treating the entire system ‘holistically’, rather than as individual sub-systems. This provides a number of environmental benefits. Controlled ‘holistically’, rather than as three independent control loops, chilled water system components are operated along their Natural Curve or “sweet points” for optimal energy consumption.

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Topics: Cooling Systems, Plant Automation, HVAC, In The Media, System Controls

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