AIR - ENERGY - KLINGENBURG Business Products Reference Service Files to download Knowledge News contact Language Home News Sailors wintered in the eternal ice - with countercurrent Klingenburg heat exchangers News Robert Green takes up the position of CEO of Klingenburg LLC Thank you for visiting our stand at the Ventilation Forum Klingenburg delivered 2 PWT30-2400-2700-14 recuperator units New version of EUROVENT-certified selection program for rotary heat exchangers Higher efficiencies in counterflow heat exchangers Sailors wintered in the eternal ice - with countercurrent Klingenburg heat exchangers She was a seminar participant A new variant of the type GS30 Top All News contact Klingenburg International Sp. z o. o Tel: +48 74 851 54 00 Mail: Sailors wintered in the eternal ice - with countercurrent Klingenburg heat exchangers There are many passive houses - now it's time for a passive boat. This is what Swiss sailor, explorer and, above all, adventurer Peter Gallinelli thought and built - with the support of Klingenburg - a yacht full of innovative and revolutionary ideas. Gallinelli's yacht - "Nanuq" (Inuit word for polar bear) - a tall ship measuring less than 18 meters in length, made of aluminum, is essentially a floating igloo. And this is exactly what it is supposed to be, because the skipper's plans are as follows: "Nanuq" and his crew are to freeze in Greenlandic drifting ice and winter at temperatures as low as -40 ° C. Gallinelli calls this adventure in the eternal ice "Passive igloo project". The circulation center of the yacht-igloo is a countercurrent Klingenburg plate heat exchanger. Model GS-18/150 is covered with epoxy resin, which makes the heat exchanger resistant to sea water. The plate heat exchanger contributes significantly to the fact that "Nanuq" remains energetically self-sufficient in the eternal ice. In a small, completely insulated cabin, thanks to body heat and cooking, you can get a temperature that is 25 degrees higher than the outside temperature. The GS-18/150 recovers much of this heat. GS 18 from Klingenburg As the graphic shows, first the cold outside air (1) is heated by the seawater (2) . The counter-flow plate heat exchanger (3) uses exhaust air from the cabin higher temperature (4) heats the incoming air anyway. The example calculations show that from -30 ° C degrees outside air there is + 8 ° C on board. The remaining heat is to be provided by electricity generated by windmills located outside the sailing ship. Peter Gallinelli in the cabin of his Nanuq expedition boat. The accommodation and accommodation cell of the igloo boat is fully insulated. Six-centimeter thick window panes protect the crew from arctic frost. © photos: Lisa Gallinelli, Kalle Schmidt, Peter Gallinelli (1) outdoor air; (2) water; (3) GS 18 heat exchanger; (4) cabin; (5) condenser The "Passive igloo project" is entirely based on sustainability and energy efficiency, but serves other research purposes. For the state-owned French meteorological service Météo France, the crew deploys three weather stations in the form of buoys. For an environmental organization called Ocean Eye, sailors take water samples to measure the concentration of plastic in Arctic waters. More about the Nanuq project at http://igloo.sailworks.net/ All News Klingenburg International Sp. z o. o Tel: +48 74 851 54 00 Mail: Germany USA China UK Imprint / General terms of sale privacy policy