Natural gas cooling in DOD facilities. Final report

This study reviewed the status of the natural gas cooling demonstration programs for DOD facilities to document the progress of the Congressional natural gas cooling projects in various stages of execution. Natural gas cooling systems are currently in operation at 11 DOD installations, under construction at 23 installations, and in design at 8 installations. Preliminary reports from the DOD users in the field show that natural gas cooling systems have a strong potential for use in DOD facilities, even though a number of installations have reported problems in the early stages of system operation. Development of standard design guides and commissioning procedures will help DOD engineers eliminate such problems.