IMPROVED COMPONENTS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING PUMPABLE ICE

摘要

A slurry ice crystallization chamber unit comprising: a crystallization chamber for crystallizing ice dendrites out of an aqueous solution, the chamber having a smooth inner wall, fabricated from a material having a high heat conductivity coefficient, that is chemically compatible with the aqueous solution and with the refrigerant; the cylindrical chamber being surrounded by an evaporator chamber which is coupled in series with a compressor, a condenser and an expansion valve to provide a closed recirculating refrigerant loop; a wiper arrangement being provided within the crystallization chamber that is configured to wipe the smiooth inner wall of the chamber, preventing ice build up thereupon.