Method and apparatus for producing fluid ice
AssigneeSkaginn Hf
InventorSigurgeir Sveinsson
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for producing a fluid ice, wherein the temperature, the thickness and the grain size of the fluid ice is controlled. This is done by mixing ice together with at least two liquid phases, and stirring the mix together, wherein the stirring is maintained until the desired grain size and the desired temperature of the fluid ice is obtained.
Claims17
A method for batch production of fluid ice, wherein the temperature, the thickness and the grain size of the fluid ice is controlled, the method comprising:
- mixing ice together with at least two liquid phases, and
- stirring the mix together to finely grind the ice,
- wherein suitable amounts of said liquid phases and ice are determined based on the salinity and temperature of the liquid phases, to obtain fluid ice with desired thickness and temperature, and
- wherein the stirring is maintained until the desired grain size is obtained and the desired temperature of the fluid ice is stable.
An apparatus for producing a fluid ice comprising:
- a drum supported by a supporting frame;
- an opening for introducing ice into the drum;
- at least one input channel connected to the drum for inflow of at least two liquid phases;
- means to agitate the liquid and ice within the drum;
- an output port for emptying the drum;
- and
- a nozzle connected to a pump for pumping the fluid ice out of the drum
- wherein
- the at least one input channel is provided with a salt meter, a valve and a flowmeter;
- and
- the apparatus is adapted such that the temperature and the thickness of batch-produced fluid ice can be controlled by determining suitable amounts of said liquid phases and ice based on the salinity and temperature of the liquid phases, to obtain fluid ice with a desired thickness and temperature.
(canceled)
An apparatus for producing a fluid ice comprising:
- a drum supported by a supporting frame;
- an opening for introducing ice into the drum;
- at least one input channel connected to the drum for inflow of at least two liquid phases;
- an agitator to agitate the liquid and ice within the drum;
- an output port for emptying the drum;
- and
- a nozzle connected to a pump for pumping the fluid ice out of the drum
- wherein
- the at least one input channel is provided with a salt meter, a valve and a flowmeter;
- and
- the apparatus is adapted such that the temperature and the thickness of batch-produced fluid ice can be controlled by determining suitable amounts of said liquid phases and ice based on the salinity and temperature of the liquid phases, to obtain fluid ice with desired thickness and temperature.
A drum for producing a fluid ice comprising:
- an opening for introducing ice into the drum;
- at least one input channel connected to the drum for inflow of at least two liquid phases;
- an agitator to agitate the liquid and ice within the drum;
- an output port for emptying the drum;
- and
- a nozzle
- wherein the at least one input channel is provided with a salt meter, a valve and a flowmeter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.