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...Harvard community is still awaiting the first burst of steam this winter as a custom made steam meter, ordered from a Washington contractor over two months ago, has yet to be installed, said George Oommen, senior project development officer for the Harvard University Planning Group...
...test of the fountain last Monday and Tuesday revealed that winds above 15 knots blow away the water vapor, ruining the fountains rainbow affect, Oommen said...
...added that the recent warm weather has also prevented fountain operation. The fountain, which runs in the winter by spraying steam at 180 degrees, cannot operate when air temperature exceeds 40 degrees as the steam will not condense and will dangerously heat the spray jets, Oommen explained...
...track's impact will not only be felt at Harvard but also internationally. Oommen says, World class runners who are very close to setting records "may want to come and use the track to improve their time by the small amount necessary," he adds...
Harvard's indoor track, also designed by Oommen, was built in 1977 using the same concept as the outdoor track. But because it is housed in the Gordon Indoor Track and Tennis Building, where the temperature remains relatively stable, it has not experienced the same problems with bubbling. The indoor track is regarded as one of the world's fastest and close to a dozen other universities have already used the same design...