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The formation of an ice rink is quite simple. A true ice rink is made with water and smoothed out.
That being said, indoor arena rinks are made a little differently. A lot of the sports organizations have regulations on the ice to try and maintain quality and consistency. So these arenas often have big chillers working Behind the Scenes that are designed to pump water, freeze the water, and keep the surface chilled to avoid melting when the building is filled with people.
It's a really intricate process.
Synthetic_icerinks are constructed from a solid polymer material designed for skating using normal metal-bladed ice skates. High density polyethelene and Ultra-high-molecular-weight_polyethyleneare the only materials that offer reasonable skating characteristics, with UHMW synthetic rinks offering the most ice-like skating, but also being the most expensive. A typical synthetic rink will consist of many panels (usually in typical building material sheet sizes) of thin surface material assembled on top of a sturdy, level and smooth sub-floor (anything from concrete to wood or even dirt or grass) to create a large skating area.
There are several terms in use for ice surfaces:
Natural Ice
Many ice rinks are essentially just frozen ponds or other open bodies of water, or enclosed flooded areas which freeze naturally.
Artificial Ice
Artificial ice (also known as mechanically frozen ice) surfaces can be created in any properly constructed area, it requires a level floor and pipes containing chilled refrigerant.
The term "artificial ice" is something of a misnomer. It is basically frozen water just like any other. The difference is, it is not frozen by natural cold outdoors such as on a frozen pond or lake. It is frozen indoors by the installed refrigeration system.
Synthetic Ice
Synthetic ice, sometimes also called artificial ice, is a lightweight, low-friction, wear-resistant polymer (plastic) material used for skating with standard metal-bladed ice skates. The plastic sheets are laid on a flat surface, joined in any of several ways to prevent the formation of cracks or gaps where the sheets meet and surfaced with low friction materials to make them "feel" more like ice.
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Who makes artificial ice to skate on?
Global Synthetic Ice: http://www.superglideskating.com/gsidefault.aspx Ice Rink Engineering and Manufacturing, LLC: http://www.ezglide350.com/ezglide.php Synthetic Ice USA: http://www.syntheticiceusa.com KwikRink Synthetic Ice®: http://www.kwikrink.com Viking Synthetic Ice: http://www.vikingice.com/index_installation.php
What is synthetic ice?
Synthetic ice is a polymer-based ice skating surface. It is a type of plastic that takes slightly more effort to skate on it than real ice. But, if you're skating on a high-quality modern synthetic ice surface, the difference is very slight. Advances in synthetic ice have improved it greatly over the past 10 years or so. Some of the high-end artificial ice products currently on the market really do skate just like ice. You can read more about what synthetic ice is below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_ice http://superglideskating.com
Is synthetic man made or natural?
Synthetic is man made.
Where is synthetic hair made from?
Synthetic hair is made from acrylic or plastic.
What is an ice rink made of?
The ice-skates are made from a variety of materials. Some of the materials that are used to make the ice-skates includes the leg bones of the deer, ox, or horse.
What is the difference between synthetic oil and non synthetic oil?
Synthetic oil is a chemically made substitute made from petroleum components as opposed to non synthetic which is made from crude oil.
Are nano-particles man made or synthetic?
it is synthetic (man made and sythetic are the same thing "synthetic" is just a fancy word for man made)
What is synthetic paper?
synthetic paper is paper that is made from man made materials and not from trees
Which fibers are synthetic?
The fibers which are made by man are the synthetic fibers.
What is synthetic hydraulic fluid made of?
synthetic hydraulic fluid made for phosphate-ester base
Is slime a natural or synthetic polymer?
Slime is typically made from synthetic polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyvinyl acetate (PVA), making it a synthetic polymer.
What is the difference between synthetic and man made?
Big difference, Synthetic, generally refers to the thing itself being Synthetic, rather then Natural, whereas Man Made, refers to the process. Just because something is Man Made, does not by necessity make it Synthetic, look at all the man made mistakes in life, you wouldn't call them Synthetic Mistakes, would ya? or what about Man Made automobiles, you would call them Synthetic Transportation Vehicles would you? I mean,, cup cakes are man made, but are they Synthetic?
