The
A&V Ice Making Principal
(How A&V Ice Machines Produce Ice)
A&V Ice Makers produce ice on vertically suspended,
double-walled cylindrical evaporators. Chilled water is continually re-circulated
over the inner and outer surface of the evaporators as refrigerant passes
through the space between the two ice making surfaces. This process utilizes
100% of the evaporators’ surface and provides fast production with
maximum efficiency of heat exchange. Ice making water is re-circulate
by a pump from the stainless steel sump (reservoir), where proper water
level is maintained by a float valve. Water flows onto the inner and outer
evaporator surfaces by simply tube water distributors. The freezing period
is determined by a repeating cycle timer.
When the ice has reached its desired thickness (programmable), hot gas from the compressor is introduced into the annular space breaking the ice bond from the evaporator surfaces realizing the concentric cylinders of ice which fall by gravity into the crusher (ice cutter) assembly. The rotation of the crusher delivers the ice across the grid and discharges it into the storage bin or bunker (not supplied).