TRANSPARENT ICE PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

A method of making clear ice includes circulating a refrigerant through a refrigerant loop (238). A portion of the refrigerant loop (238) is in contact with a mold body (200). Thus, the refrigerant chills the mold body (200). The method also includes spraying a first volume of liquid water into a mo...

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Hauptverfasser: RYU, Choon Jae, KYRIACOU, Stephanos
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Zusammenfassung:A method of making clear ice includes circulating a refrigerant through a refrigerant loop (238). A portion of the refrigerant loop (238) is in contact with a mold body (200). Thus, the refrigerant chills the mold body (200). The method also includes spraying a first volume of liquid water into a mold cavity (204,206) of the mold body (200). As a result, a first volume of ice is formed in the mold cavity (204,206). The method also includes spraying a second volume of liquid water into the mold cavity (204,206) after the first volume of ice has formed. Thus, a portion of the first volume of ice is melted and a second volume of ice is formed in mold cavity (204,206). The clear ice includes an unmelted portion of the first volume of ice and the second volume of ice.