Projects being funded By ASHRAE.Improved refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. technology and beautification beau·ti·fy tr. & intr.v. beau·ti·fied, beau·ti·fy·ing, beau·ti·fies To make or become beautiful. beau come together in a teaching project being funded by ASHRAE ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers . Through a grant from ASHRAE, students at Pennsylvania College of Technology Pennsylvania College of Technology, or Penn College, is a small university located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Affiliated with The Pennsylvania State University, the school offers more than 100 certificate, associate and baccalaureate degree programs in fields like will design and build a large-scale, clear ice maker for their refrigeration lab. The device also will be used by students in the School of Hospitality for decorative ice carvings. Twenty grants, totaling some $118,000, have been awarded by ASHRAE to colleges and universities worldwide to promote the study and teaching of HVAC&R, encouraging undergraduate students to pursue related careers. The grants are used to design and construct projects. Currently, students in the college's hospitality school use small clear ice blocks that include an unattractive seam where they are connected. The HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free construction and design technologies students will build a device that produces a large volume, monolithic clear ice structure suitable for carving, which is more attractive than the seamed ice. "The device will improve upon the state-of-the-art refrigeration systems used in developing optically clear ice," Thomas Ask, faculty advisor, said. "The final product also will be beneficially used and appreciated by those in our school of hospitality." |
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