SLUSH GENERATION METHOD

• Main Authors: FINBARR CHARLES WILLIAMSON, RODERICK ANDREW HAINES, SIMON PHILIP JELLEY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 05.03.2020
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; WEAPONS

To provide a small-sized, simple and inexpensive slush ice generation device.SOLUTION: Provided is a device for generating slush containing frozen and non-frozen liquid at a target ice/liquid ratio and a corresponding target temperature. The device has flow passages (1, 3) for liquid (110) to recirculate therethrough. The flow passage includes a heat exchanger (6) having a refrigerant inlet (106) and a refrigerant outlet (107). The heat exchanger (6) is configured such that a refrigerant (109) flows therethrough at a temperature lower than the target temperature. The device is configured to change the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the heat exchanger (6) between a first speed and a second, lower speed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】小型で簡易、かつ低コストのスラッシュ氷生成装置を提供する。【解決手段】目標の氷／液体比で、かつ、対応する目標温度で、凍結液および非凍結液を含むスラッシュを生成するための装置。該装置は、液体（１１０）がその中を通って再循環するための流路（１、３）を有し、該流路は冷媒入口（１０６）と冷媒出口（１０７）を持つ熱交換器（６）を具備し、該熱交換器（６）は前記目標温度より低い温度で冷媒（１０９）がその中を流れるように構成され、該装置は、該熱交換器（６）を流れる冷媒の流速を、第一の速度及び第二のより遅い速度との間で変更するように構成されている。【選択図】図１