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US 2016/0061515 A1Published application
Slurries of Granulate Material for Use in Cooling Devices
AssigneeCornelius Deutschland
InventorsKlaus Wiemer, Detlef Dominik
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Abstract
Disclosed are cooling devices for beverage dispensing systems. The devices include and utilize a slurry of granules and a liquid in order to facilitate heat transfer in the cooling device.
Claims20
A cooling device for a beverage dispensing system:
- (a) an insulation body, wherein the insulation body is sealed,
- (b) a slurry of granulate material and a liquid, the slurry contained within the insulation body;
- (c) one or more circulation lines passing through the insulation body and in contact with the slurry.
A method for cooling a beverage component in a beverage dispensing system, the method comprising pumping the beverage component through a cooling device, the cooling device comprising:
- (a) an insulation body, wherein the insulation body is sealed;
- (b) a slurry of granulate material and a liquid, the slurry contained within the insulation body and
- (c) one or more circulation lines passing through the insulation body and in contact with the slurry;
- wherein the beverage component is cooled by pumping, the beverage component through one or more circulation lines in the insulation body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.