Advantages And Market Demand for Flake Ice Machines

Advantages and Market Demand for Flake Ice Machines

1.Flake ice machine ice shape and size

Flake ice machine is a kind of ice making equipment widely used in many industries. The ice produced by flake ice making machine is in the form of thin flakes, with a thickness of about 1.5-2.5 mm and a diameter of about 12 to 45 mm. This kind of ice has no sharp edges and corners. The flake ice produced by the flake ice machine plays an important role in cold chain transportation, food processing, fishery and pharmaceutical industries.

2.Ice making principle and efficiency of flake ice machine

The ice flake machine uses a vertical evaporator. Water is evenly sprinkled on the inner wall of the evaporator, forming a water film that quickly freezes into flake ice, which are then scraped off by ice cutter and collected in the ice storage. It has a high ice-making efficiency and can make ice in 1-3 minutes after starting up.

Evaporator: Water flows down from the top of the evaporator, comes into contact with the cooling coils and quickly freezes into a layer of ice.

Compressor: The ice flake machine uses a compressor for refrigeration, passing the refrigerant through a condenser and expansion valve, finally entering the evaporator for heat exchange, causing water to freeze into ice under low temperature conditions.

Ice scraper: When the ice layer reaches a certain thickness, the ice scraper will peel off the ice layer through mechanical force to form flake ice. The ice making speed and ice thickness of the flake ice machine can be adjusted by controlling the water flow and temperature.

3.Technical advantages: 

The reason why flake ice machines are widely used is due to their many technical advantages:

Low energy consumption: Flake ice machines use optimized refrigeration systems and intelligent control systems that can automatically adjust the ice-making process according to different environmental conditions to minimize energy consumption. Many devices also use environmentally friendly refrigerants to reduce the impact on the environment.

Efficient ice making: The fast ice-making ability of flake ice making machines allows them to produce large amounts of flake ice in a short period of time, which is suitable for cooling applications that require large contact areas. The unique shape of flake ice can quickly melt and take away heat, making it suitable for areas that require rapid cooling.

High quality flake ice: The temperature of flake ice is usually between -5°C and -8°C. The ice flakes are thin and dry and not easy to clump. Flake ice has excellent fluidity and can evenly cover the surface of the refrigerated object to ensure the cooling effect.

Intelligent control: Through the digital control system, users can monitor the operating status of the equipment in real time, adjust the ice production amount and temperature, and automatically alarm in case of failure.

4.Application areas of flake ice machines

Due to flake ice fast cooling effect and good moisturizing effect, it is particularly suitable for occasions that require rapid cooling and humidity maintenance.

Food processing and storage: Flake ice is widely used in food processing, refrigeration and preservation of meat and seafood, especially in fish processing, where flake ice can quickly reduce the temperature and extend the shelf life of food.

Fisheries: There is a huge demand for ice in the fishing and storage processes in the fishery. Flake ice can maintain the freshness and quality of fish after fishing due to its good coverage and efficient cooling performance.

Pharmaceutical industry: Flake ice plays a key role in the cold chain transportation of vaccines, medicines and biological samples. As pharmaceutical products are highly sensitive to temperature, the stable low temperature environment provided by flake ice can effectively prevent the medicines from deteriorating.

Concrete cooling: Concrete is prone to quality problems in high temperature environments. Flake ice can effectively reduce the temperature of concrete and prevent it from cracking under high temperatures.

Conclusion

As an important equipment in the refrigeration industry,ice flake machine has become a key tool in the cold chain, food processing, fishery and other industries with its efficient ice making, intelligent control and multifunctional application. With the advancement of technology, flake ice machine will make greater breakthroughs in improving efficiency, energy saving and environmental protection, and intelligent control. In the future, the widespread application of flake ice machine will bring more efficient refrigeration solutions to multiple industries and promote the continuous development of the entire refrigeration technology.