Museum of Sciences and Industry:
"La Villette" (France)

The STL is installed in a Science Museum

 

Museum of Sciences and Industry : "La Villette" Museum of Sciences and Industry : "La Villette"
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Museum of Sciences and Industry : the STLs

 In 1983, at the place of the old Paris slaughterhouse in "La Villette" park, a modern leisure centre has been built including :
     The Sciences & Industry Museum
     An audio-visual centre
     The famous GEODE (revolutionary 3-D cinema)

 The "cité" is one of the largest science and technology centres in the world, and one of the most innovative (150 000 m² of displays, shows, exhibitions). A cooling and heating plant supplies air conditioning to a distribution network.

     

This plant includes an STL-00-550 (storing 31 MWh) and three 2700 kW chillers.

Technical Data

Main AC System Type : Air Handing Unit
Building Volume : 1 350 000 m³
Daily Cooling Energy Consumption : 163 000 kWh
Maximum Cooling Demand : 12 500 kW
Chiller Capacity :
-Direct Mode : 8100 kW (6/12°C)
-Charge Mode : 4400 kW (-6/-2°C)
Energy Stored : 31 750 kWh
Volume : 549 m³
Store Type : STL - 00 - 550
Number of Tanks : 3
Tank Diameter : 4 m
Tank Height : 18 m

Characteristics

The STL is used to shave 50% of the peak cooling demand. The STL is charged between 22 h and 7 h during the low electricity tariff.

 

 

Technical Advantages

Smaller chiller capacity
Smaller heat rejection plant
Reduced maintenance
System efficiency and reliability
    increased
Increase of plant life time expectancy

Projects Credits

Customer: French Ministry of Culture
Location: Paris La Villette
AC Designer: SGTE and TECHNIP
AC Contractor: TNEE - LEFORT FRANCHETEAU
Name: Sciences and Industry Museum
Architect: Adrien Fainsilber
Main Contractor: GTM BTP

 

Since 1985, the STL shaves 50% of the
cooling demand. Tremendous operating
cost savings have been achieved.

Environmental Advantages

Refrigerant charge reduced (ozone layer protection)
Emission of CO2, SO2 and N2O reduced (greenhouse effect)