Industrial Ice Machine
Omega Ice Machines can be used in various industries. Our Ice Machines are the ideal solution if you require large amounts of ice for your application. The Omega Ice Machine is designed with efficiency in mind, they take up less space and are easy to maintain due to utilization of laser welded Omega Pillow Plates which function as the evaporator.
How does an Ice Machine work?
The Omega Ice Machine works as follows: Water is pumped into a distribution pan, from here it flows down and films on the exterior of the Pillow Plates. A refrigerant is pumped on the interior of the evaporator which results in a uniform ice build-up on the exterior of the Pillow Plates. Once the ice reaches a thickness of between 5mm and 10mm, depending on the application requirements, there is a hot gas cycle applied to the inside of the evaporator so the ice build-up is released from the exterior of the Pillow Plates to fall down into a reservoir. Once the ice falls down it breaks into smaller pieces which then allows it to be pumped out or transported by a screw conveyor to where the ice is required.
Advantages
- Capacities from 1.000 up to >100.000 Kg/day of ice per unit
- Low energy consumption due to high refrigerant evaporating temperature and low volume
- No moving parts which results in low maintenance requirements
- High amount of ice production due to efficient laser welded evaporator Pillow Plates
- Units are easily cleanable due to the accessibility from all sides of the evaporator and large spaces between the Pillow Plates
- Large heat transfer area compared to the footprint required
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