Apparatus and process for carbonating liquids
AssigneeDAGMA GmbH & Co.
InventorsAlexander Kuckens, Horst Kohl
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Abstract
An apparatus and a process for carbonating liquids, has inlet pipes for admitting a carbonating gas and a liquid into a container and outlet pipes for dispensing the carbonated mixture from the container. Cooling coils are provided in the container for forming an interior and an exterior surrounding ice layer so that the mixture can come into thermal contact with at least the interior ice layer and be cooled thereby. Electrodes are provided for preventing the thickness of at least the interior ice layer from exceeding a predetermined value.
Claims22
An apparatus for carbonating liquids, particularly for carbonating beverages, comprising a container;
- cooling means in said container and operative for forming at the interior and the exterior of said cooling means a respective interior and exterior surrounding ice layer;
- first admitting means and second admitting means operative for admitting a carbonating gas and a liquid into said container for thermal contact with at least said interior ice layer so as to be cooled and mixed therein;
- means for dispensing the mixture from said container;
- and means for maintaining said interior ice layer at a thickness which is smaller than the thickness of said exterior ice layer.
An apparatus for carbonating liquids, particularly for carbonating beverages, comprising a container;
- cooling means in said container and operative for forming at the interior and the exterior of said cooling means a respective interior and exterior surrounding ice layer, said cooling means is connected to said container and forms a first electrode means;
- first admitting means and second admitting means respectively operative for admitting a carbonating gas and a liquid into said container for thermal contact with at least said interior ice layer so as to be cooled and become mixed therein to form a carbonating gas-liquid mixture;
- means for dispensing said mixture from said container;
- and means for preventing the thickness of at least said interior ice layer from exceeding a predetermined thickness, said means including second electrode means insulated from said container and cooperating with said first electrode means.
An apparatus for carbonating liquids, particularly for carbonating beverages, comprising a container;
- cooling means in said container and operative for forming at the interior and the exterior of said cooling means a respective interior and an exterior surrounding ice layer;
- first admitting means and second admitting means respectively operative for admitting a carbonating gas and a liquid into said container for thermal contact with at least said interior ice layer so as to be cooled therein and become mixed to form a carbonating gas-liquid mixture;
- means for dispensing the mixture from said container;
- means for preventing the thickness of said interior ice layer from exceeding a predetermined thickness;
- and means including electrode means adjacent the interior wall of said container and positioned remote from and outside of said cooling means for preventing the thickness of said exterior ice layer from exceeding a pre-selected value so as to prevent the pressure exerted by said exterior ice layer from destroying said container.
A process for carbonating liquids, particularly for carbonating beverages, comprising the steps of providing cooling means within a container;
- connecting said cooling means to said container for forming first electrode means;
- forming an interior ice layer in said cooling means and an exterior ice layer in said container about said cooling means;
- admitting a carbonating gas and a liquid into the container for thermal contact with at least said interior ice layer so as to cool and mix the carbonating gas and liquid therein;
- dispensing the mixture from said container;
- and preventing the thickness of at least said interior ice layer from exceeding a predetermined thickness, said step of preventing including insulating a second electrode means from said container.
A process for carbonating liquids, particularly for carbonating beverages, comprising the steps of providing cooling means within a container;
- forming an interior ice layer in said cooling means and an exterior ice layer in said container about said cooling means;
- admitting a carbonating gas and a liquid into the container for thermal contact with at least said interior ice layer so as to cool and mix the carbonating gas and liquid therein;
- dispensing the mixture from said container;
- preventing the thickness of at least said interior ice layer from exceeding a predetermined thickness;
- and protecting said container from possible destruction caused by pressure being exerted outwardly by said exterior ice layer.
A process for carbonating liquids, particularly for carbonating beverages, comprising the steps of providing cooling means within a container;
- forming at the interior and the exterior of said cooling means a respective interior ice layer and exterior ice layer;
- admitting a carbonating gas and a liquid into the container for thermal contact with at least said interior ice layer so as to cool and mix the carbonating gas and liquid therein;
- dispensing the mixture from said container;
- and maintaining said interior ice layer at a thickness which is smaller than the thickness of said exterior ice layer.
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