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Harvest & Melt Water Energy Recovery System

Ice Plus™ utilizes normally wasted harvest & melt water to provide air cooled ice machines a dramatic increase in ice production capacities as well as efficiencies.

Benefits of the Ice Plus™

A standard ice machine’s rated capacity is rarely met because ice machines are generally located in the worst possible location. Typically for a restaurant it is located near the kitchen and near the stove(s) in particular. There usually is very little if any ventilation room around the ice machine and it will generate it’s own heat even if there is no heat being generated externally. This results in a locally hot environment around the ice machine and the ice machine’s production rate will drop as the local environment gets hotter.

The Ice Plus™ overcomes all of this by reclaiming the ice cold harvest and melt water stored energy into the refrigeration cycle of the ice machine.

The Ice Plus™ first utilizes the ice cold water in a sub-cooler to sub-cool the liquid refrigerant which increases the system capacity by 1 to 1 1/3% per degree of sub-cooling. The normal liquid refrigerant sub-cooled temperature is 105˚ to 115˚F and by cooling the liquid refrigerant with water at almost 32˚F, sub-cooled liquid refrigerant temperatures of lower than 50˚F can easily be obtained with this system. Even after sub-cooling the liquid refrigerant, the water is still relatively cold and when passed though the Ice Plus™ refrigerant desuperheater, the high side pressure is substantially reduced and heat that would normally been introduced into the condenser air cooling supply is now absorbed into the harvest and melt water and then sent to waste.

What the Ice Plus™ Does

The Ice Plus™ reclaims the stored energy in normally drained and wasted ice cold water of commercial ice machines and recycles it back into the system, resulting in the following dramatic improvements:

      •   Increases in ice production capacities by up to 40% or more

      •   Increases system efficiency by up to 30% or more

      •   Reduces up to 80% of the heat rejected into surrounding space

      •   Prolongs the life of the equipment due to equipment running at cooler temperatures

 

What is the Benefit of the Ice Plus™ Technology to You?

What is the Benefit of the Ice PlusTM Technology to You? A standard ice machine’s rated capacity is rarely met because ice machines are usually located in poor locations for good performance. For example, in a typical restaurant, the machine might be located in warmer spaces where there is little (if any) ventilation. Not only does the machine generate more heat where you don’t want it, it often doesn’t produce the rated amount of ice and takes way too much electricity to run.

The economical but effective Ice Plus™ system solves all of these problems. You’ll be amazed at the payback and return on investment. You’ll also be providing serious energy conservation and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. With the Ice Plus™, you get more ice, more dollar savings, and a cooler environment.

The patented Ice Plus™ technology is also scalable to very large, commercial applications. You’ll demonstrate real industry leadership by having the “greenest” ice production in the world!

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