ICE ACCUMULATOR FOR PRODUCTION OF ICE WATER Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC F25D31/00 E04H5/10 

FIELD: heating.

SUBSTANCE: ice accumulator for production of ice water includes a heat insulated water tank that is hydraulically connected to ice water consumers; the main heat exchange section of the refrigerating unit and additional heat exchange section for water cooling with external cold carrier with ice thickness monitoring sensors are installed inside the tank. As external cold carrier, non-freezing liquid at ambient temperatures has been chosen. The device includes an air cooler of external cold carrier with forced air circulation, which is installed in the open air and connected to the additional heat exchange section via a closed hydraulic circuit with forced circulation of external cold carrier, as well as an ice thickness monitoring sensor of the additional heat exchange section is introduced, which is electrically connected to a drive of an air flow activator in the air cooler and the activator of external cold carrier flow in the hydraulic circuit.

EFFECT: reduction of power consumption of the refrigerating unit during winter season.

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