Hail producing machine
AssigneeAccudyne Systems, Inc.
InventorsTracy Dolan, Steven Cope, Jesse Brown, Kim Ferrara
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Abstract
A hail producing machine includes at least one diffuser for mixing water and carbon dioxide. At least one heat exchanger is in flow communication with the diffuser for receiving the mixture. A refrigeration unit freezes the mixture to form an ice rod in the heat exchanger. The ice rod is ejected from the heat exchanger and is converted into hail stones by a molding station downstream from the heat exchanger.
Claims9
An artificial hail producing machine comprising at least one diffuser for mixing water and CO2, at least one heat exchanger in selective flow communication with said diffuser for receiving a water/CO2 mixture from said diffuser, a refrigeration unit communicating with said heat exchanger for forming an ice rod in said heat exchanger from the water/CO2 mixture, and at least one heated molding system downstream from said heat exchanger for forming artificial hail stones from the ice rod, including at least one air cylinder for selective communication with said heat exchanger for ejecting the ice rod from said heat exchanger, at least one staging tube in selective communication with said at least heat exchanger for receiving the ice rod from said heat exchanger and feeding the ice rod to said molding system, and a freezer for collecting the hail stones formed from the ice rod.
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