Green Grass for Football

The first time in the history of Russian football championship games takes place on schedule “springautumn- spring.” In such a seasonal pattern is very important the state of football fields. To carry out the championship matches at a high level and show a beautiful, technically football, modern stadiums and soccer fields must be equipped with snow melt systems. One of these systems – Uponor Meltaway – offered by Uponor.

The company Uponor manufactures solutions for surface heating, which are used in swimming pools, water parks, gymnasiums, stadiums and other sports facilities. In addition, such systems can be used not only for heating but also for cooling fields when creating ice arenas, skating rinks. The snow melting system Uponor Meltaway was developed in Sweden and used since 1969. Since then, the world has more than 15 million meters of pipes Uponor Meltaway an area of over 3.75 million square meters.

Since then, all over the world are more than 15 million meters of Uponor Meltaway pipes Uponor Meltaway on area of over 3.75 million square meters. In Russia, a number of leading stadiums equipped with this system. Its main elements are cross-linked polyethylene pipe PE-Xb, laid in the shape of the coil, and collectors of high-density polyethylene PE 100. The way how the system operates is fairly simple, but effective. Under the turf is laid a layer of sand, within which are laid coils of pipe outer diameter 25 mm.

The maximum length of the loop is 200 m. Step laying pipe in the coil is 250 mm. Freezing coolant circulating in them (usually its ethylene glycol or propylene glycol), gives off heat to the sand, warming the lawn. As a result, the surface of the field remains zero temperature.

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