6.4.3.Flake ice

Unit 6 - Ice Plant

6.4.3.Flake ice
This type of machine forms 2 to 3 mm thick on the surface of a cooled cylinder and the ice is harvested as dry sub cooled flakes. In some models, the cylinder or drum to rotates and the scrapper on the outer surface remains stationary. In others the scrapper rotates and removes the ice from the surface of a stationary drum, in this case built in the form of a double walled cylinder. It is usual for the drum to rotate in a vertical plane but in some models the drum rotates in a horizontal plane. One distinct advantage of rotating drum method is that the ice forming surfaces and the ice release mechanism are exposed and the operator can observe whether the plant is operating satisfactorily. The normal refrigerant temperature in a flake ice machine is -20oc to -25oc.

Flake ice maker


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