cooling bath for cooling liquids

Abstract

An ice bath includes: a container; refrigeration coils for turning liquid in the container into ice; pipes for carrying liquid to be cooled by the ice bath for dispensing; and a plurality of conductive probes for measuring ice thickness, wherein the conductive probe is disposed between at least a portion of the refrigeration coil and the pipe for carrying the liquid to be dispensed, such that a first conductive probe of the conductive probes is disposed more than at least two other conductive probes closer to the refrigeration coil, whereby the at least two other conductive probes are positioned closer to the pipe than the first conductive probe, wherein the distance of the second conductive probe to the refrigeration coil and the distance of the third conductive probe to the refrigeration coil The distances are equal, and the ice bath also includes a device for measuring the conductivity between the first conductive probe and the second conductive probe, the conductivity between the first conductive probe and the third conductive probe, and the second conductive probe and the third conductive probe. between the conductivity devices.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an ice bath. Background technique [0002] For dispensing cooling liquids such as cold water, many different methods are used to cool water received from an external source before dispensing the water. These may include cold box systems where water from a water supply is stored in a cold box around which a number of refrigeration coils are coiled. The refrigeration coil is cooled by a mechanical compressor and condenser system, which cools the water in the cold box for distribution. [0003] In another type of system, direct cooling or internal coil systems are used where the refrigeration coil is placed inside the cooling tank in direct contact with the water to be cooled. This makes the cooling system more efficient, but more expensive to produce. [0004] A further variation is to use an ice bath system (also known as an ice bank system). An ice bath system has a container and means for converting the liquid in the conta...

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The temperature of the ice bath as a whole is generally controlled within a fixed amount, such as between 0°C and 1°C, and it is generally important that the ice produced in the ice bath does not extend to physically touch or surround the load to be contained. The extent to which the pipes are cooled and the liquid to be dispensed, as this may cause the pipes to freeze, clog or rupture

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