Performance Characteristics of a Seawater Ice-Making Device Using a Scraped Surface Double Tube Evaporator

Abstract

In this study, to investigate the performance characteristics of a seawater ice-making device, using a scraped surface double tube evaporator, experiments were conducted under various operating conditions, including inlet temperature and flow rate of seawater, evaporating temperature, and scraper rotation speed. The main results are summarized as follows: (1) The section where stable ice making is possible, is determined by the inlet temperature and the flow rate range of seawater. By controlling the flow rate of seawater, the ice packing factor (IPF) of the device can be adjusted from 0.3 to 14.7%. (2) The IPF increases in cases where the evaporating temperature decreases linearly, until −13 °C. As the temperature of refrigerant that flows into the evaporator changes, the IPF is changed. Consideration is required for these connections. (3) The IPF increases when speeding up the scraper. The minimum rotating speed of the scraper was 350 rpm in these experiments. Optimum operating conditions for the seawater ice slurry maker are established through experiments. These results will be considered as important data for designing a slurry type seawater ice-making device.

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