I have noticed that while going to a hockey game, in the middle of the winter, the temperature inside is cold.

Question

Is this because they have no heat on or is it because the doors are left open, or do they have air conditioners on?
My guess is that the heat given off by that many people would make the building hot. Does anyone know why its cold in the buildings?

LOL; Let me restate the question: Does anyone know the cause as to why the building is cold, where if a basketball game was played in that same building in the winter, it would be 80 degrees. The ice melting is a given.

Hmmm. Freon would be a great idea, but from that link I got the following:
Today, most uses of Freon have been phased out due to the negative effects that chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons have on the Earth's ozone layer.

Those environmentalists, what can you do? The space shuttle has a similar problem because the heat shields used to be made from a Freon based material and they were very stable in reentry into the Earth atmosphere. But now they use some other kind of chemical base and there is major problems. But thanks for the idea.. JCP

OOPS; when added the extra details I left out the first part:
Hmmm. :) Freon would be a great idea, but from that link I got the following:
Today, most uses of Freon have been phased out due to the negative effects that chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons have on the Earth's ozone layer.

Answer 1

well my guess is,is that i'm assuming it's too keep the ice from melting......makes sense right : )


EDIT- lol,yeah i guess we all got the question wrong : ) .....well i'm not sure but maybe it's their air conditioning......it's on for the hockey games and then they turn the heat on for the b-ball games....i'm not sure

i just asked my boyfriend and he said that he thinks it's something to do with or something LIKE "freon"??? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freon (whatever that is,lol) (i don't really know how to use that in a sentence:] ) and he said that they have like tubes or something running stuff under the ice that's super cold to freeze and keep the ice frozen. .......hope that helps : )





EDIT- yeah i read that as well about all the negative effects that it's had on the earth's ozone layer,but i think my boyfriend said that it was something similar to freon i guess but i'm really not too sure.i just found this about the ice http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=ice%20rink and i'm just looking to see if i can find out anything about the heating (or lack there of,lol) of the rink itself. this ones kind of interesting http://tyler.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2005/11/30/1429652.html .
ok i just talked to a buddy of mine and he was saying something about that the the ice was frozen by using ammonia gas,(something like freon),which has a high freezing point ,that's chilled and then is pumped in through pipes underneath the floor.he said that then with the ice being so cold,it radiates the coldness,and that in combination with air conditioning and lack of insulation (mainly in older rinks) is what keeps the rink cold.he said that most older rinks are made up of basically concrete and tin.(crazy huh :]) . so as for newer rinks....maybe the airconditioning is working extra hard,lol......i dunno.....just trying to throw some ideas out there : ) .....u've got me kinda curious myself!!

here's a couple more links that might be helpful,expecially the 2nd one :

http://www.energymatch.com/features/article.asp?articleid=46

http://www.geotility.ca/how_systems_work.html

so in conclusion,lol,i think it maybe has something to do with Geothermal heating systems.

i'll keep looking to see what else i can find : )


EDIT - 6 paragraphs down http://www.canren.gc.ca/prod_serv/index.asp?CaId=150&PgId=769

i think this one might be it!! : )
https://www.hydro.mb.ca/earthpower/geothermal_heat_pumps_for_ice_rinks.pdf

Answer 2

So the ice doesn't melt

Whoever is giving the thumbs down is lame~
I think that the answer to your question is that it is cold- because they keep it cold- so it does not get too warm to melt the ice.
It is good that you clarified, though, to ask HOW do they keep it cold- except you never really asked that- but now I see that that is what you meant.
My answer is that I really dont know, probably air conditioners, your freon idea sounds possible.
I wouldn't have answered if I knew that you were really asking HOW- since I have no idea. Hope someone else does...

Answer 3

Ice rinks are giant freezers. I've never been to a warm Ice rink. I wouldn't want to go to one either. It wouldn't be right. They probably do cool the building for larger events.

Answer 4

probably because of the ice and the fact that it is winter outside would make the most sense to me. where i watch hockey there aren't any heaters near the ice either.

Answer 5

To save lots of money!

Answer 6

yep.. ditto.. the ice has to stay cold... or.. no hockey! or maybe the building isn't insulated very well...

Answer 7

Duh! To keep the ice rink from melting when hundreds of people are giving off body heat!