The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-31
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The Distribution of Refrigeration in Cities
from Central Stations.

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from Central Stations.
The distribution OF refrigeration from
central stations through pipe lines is
discussed by John L. Starr in the En-
cheering Magazine. Some of the pur'
poses to which this system Is applicable
are thus mentioned;
The principal hotels and restaurants
and downtown butCher-shops in ST.
Louis and Denver are using this system
in their storage-boxes. But the apPlI-
cations OF the system do not end here.
In many hotels, cafes, and saloons
ice is required for wafer pitchers and to
crack up Tor mixing beverages. In such
cases miniature brine'tankis provided,
through which the expansion coils COLI
Meeting with the pipeline arc run.
Molds Of suitable size are placed in the
brine, and tho operation of ice'making
is carried on just as at the large ice
factory, Where small amounts Of ice
arc needed for cracking up, a small in
sulated reservoir is provided and the
expansion pipes are placed cloae to the
sides. Water is then poured into the
reservoir, and ice forms on the eSpan-
sion coils and extends towards the CEN
tor Of tho reservoir until u solid mass is
frozen. This is Clipped out as desired,
and new water added from time to
time.
Another important branch Of tho bus
mess is supplying cold water for large
stores, factories and offices, Tho in
stallatIon for this service consists OF q
water.tight insulated tank, having at
the bottom coil through which the by
drNnt water is passed on its way to the
taps. About foot OF water is poured
in on top OF this coil, and just under
noath the surface of this water the ex-
pangion pipes are placed, a sheet OF
Ice five or six inches thick is formed by
the action OF the expansion coil, thus
keeping the water coils continually sur
rounded by ice-water Of low tempera-
ture. The city water 80 cooled may
DO then carried by insulated piping to
taps in any portion OF tho building.
Some large installations OF this kind are
in successful opnration, Tho cooling
Of soda-wator fountains Is ELECTED in
the same way. The manufacture OF ice.
cream Is also more easily accomplished
by tho aid Of this system, Other
branches OF business arc also supplied,
as the manufacture oil perfume and
chocolate CONNECTIONS.
Among tho luxuries furnished by this
system may 10 mentioned the cooling
OF living rooms, which, in such climate
as that OF st. Louis, may prove great
luxury. The refrigOratng company
there started in with contracts to reduce
the temperature Of caies and dining
rooms twenty degrees below the out.
side temperature, No difficulty was
found in cheaply reducing the teInpera-
lure even to u lower point than this,
but sanitary considerations, and tho
comfort OF the frequenters OF such places.
determined that difference OF from ten
to fifteen degrees between the inside
and the outside temperature was tho
moat s0tiafaatory. 1t is interesting to
note that tho same piping used for tho
ammonia cooling service i'll the summer
is used for steam heating purposes in
the winter. 1t happens that in neither
beaver or St. Louis do the pine lines
reach any Of tho hospitals, though tho
benefit Of their use in such Institutions
is apparent.
Figures arc given TO show that this
service is less costly than tho shipping
OF ice, and that it can DO operated profit
ably in towns having 10000 or more in
habltants.