Abstract: An installation is described for continuous production of whipped ice from a below-zero crystallization temperature solution, including methods for delivering solution and gas through the evaporator; a closed refrigeration circuit for the realization of cooling and three-dimensional (volume) crystallization of ice within the gas-solution flowing through the evaporator. These processes cause the formation within the evaporator unit(s) of a partly frozen foam with ice nuclei and gas bubbles occupying a space and a continuous phase consisting of concentrated, unfrozen liquor; preparation means is described for transportation and further storage or use of whipped ice. A method for continuous production of whipped ice is also described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 20, 1997
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2000
Assignee:
Brontec U.S.A., Inc.
Inventors:
Vladimir Zusman, Yuri Kayem, Boris Menin