Influence of Advertising Banners and Team Logos on the Temperature Regime of Ice of Indoor Ice Skating Rinks, Built Into the Ice Plate

Abstract

Artificial indoor ice rinks are complex and expensive engineering structures that are widely used for hosting various public and sports events, such as ice shows, hockey, figure skating, speed skating, etc. The presence of large audiences at all these events contributes to the widespread dissemination of information through various forms of advertising. As experience has shown, this primarily involves various banners and team logos placed within the ice surface. The latter obviously affects the temperature regime of the ice covering, as banners alter the heat transfer resistance of the ice layer. Furthermore, strict requirements for temperature field parameters on the ice surface are established for each type of event (by international federations of ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, including international rules). To study the impact of advertising banners on the temperature regime of the ice surface, both natural experiments on a standard-size ice rink in a multifunctional sports arena for 15,000 spectators and numerical solutions of the heat conduction differential equation for ice with advertising banners were conducted. The research confirms that advertising banners on ice rinks have a significant impact on the temperature regime of the ice, which in turn affects the quality of the ice and the conditions for holding sports competitions. Adhering to recommendations regarding the choice of banner materials and colors, as well as effective management of the cooling system, can help minimize the negative consequences of banners on ice quality.