 variety of moving parts and devices for establishing a solid product, to harvest, and its transport to storage. Mechanical refrigeration is usually involved, by which gas is compressed, liquified and then expanded; in which the principles of evaporation are utilized to absorb heat from water and thereby transforming it into ice. The water to be frozen must be supplied in measured quantity and contained within vessels from which it is extracted as ice; a time schedule must be established for the heat absorption period, extraction period, and the vessel refill period, and all of which requires time and temperature control of the water supply and coordinated operation of the refrigeration equipment. In practice, unforeseeable variables enter into ice production in the form of atmospheric conditions, inlet water temperatures, and variations in plant efficiencies; all of which are unpredictable and require complex sensing and control means. Therefore, it is a general object of this invention to provide for minimal complexity in the process and/or operation of apparatus producing ice, and a system therefor which is inherently operable continuously at optimum efficiencies dependent upon prevailing conditions.
The present invention employs mechanical refrigeration in its basic form and combined therewith the fewest number of elements, and excepting the refrigeration means per se this invention virtually eliminates moving parts and relies upon the thermo control of refrigerant flow and product water supply. Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an apparatus that operates in reliance upon the principles of freezing, thawing and ejection of the product. With the present invention, the product cycle involves applied heat absorption to a stall filled with water and applied until iced, followed by applied heating of the stall filled with ice until the ice-to-stall interfaces are thawed and accompanied by application of water under pressure to refill said stall by floating the ice as a product therefrom, and the product cycle repeated by reinstating the applied heat absorption in place of said heating. Floatation water is recovered and reapplied as refill water to this "freeze-thaw-ejection cycle".
Quantity production of ice, regardless of size, on an economical basis is an object of this invention, and to this end the aforementioned freeze-thaw ejection cycle is progressively applied to a series of stalls for the efficient and continuous production of ice. With the preferred form of the present invention, the product cycle involves progressively applied heat absorption through a series of stalls filled with water and applied until all stalls are iced, followed by progressively applied heating through said series of stalls filled with ice until the ice
variety of moving parts and devices for prove a upstanding product, to harvest, and its transport to memory. Mechanical refrigeration is usually involved, by which natural gas is compress, liquified and then expand; in which the principles of evaporation are utilize to absorb heat from water system and thereby transform it into ice. The water to be frozen must be supplied in measured measure and contained within vessels from which it is extracted as methamphetamine; a time schedule must be establish for the heat assimilation period, extraction period, and the vessel refill period, and all of which requires meter and temperature control of the water supply and coordinated operation of the refrigeration equipment. In practice, unforeseeable variables enter into ice production in the form of atmospheric conditions, inlet water temperatures, and variations in plant efficiencies; all of which are unpredictable and require complex detection and control condition means. consequently, it is a cosmopolitan object of this invention to provide for minimal complexity in the process and/or operation of apparatus grow ice, and a system therefor which is inherently operable continuously at optimum efficiency dependent upon prevailing conditions. 
 The present invention employs mechanical refrigeration in its basic form and combined therewith the few number of elements, and excepting the refrigeration means per se this invention virtually eliminates moving part and trust upon the thermo control of refrigerant flow and product water supply. Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an apparatus that operate in reliance upon the principles of freezing, thawing and ejection of the intersection. With the present invention, the product bicycle involves applied hotness absorption to a booth filled with body of water and applied until ice, followed by applied heating system of the stall filled with ice until the ice - to - stall interfaces are thawed and accompanied by application of water under pressure to refill said stall by float the ice as a product therefrom, and the intersection cycle repeated by restore the applied heat absorption in space of said heating. Floatation water is recovered and reapplied as refill water to this " freeze - thaw - expulsion cycle ". 
 Quantity production of frosting, regardless of size, on an economical basis is an object of this invention, and to this end the aforementioned freeze - thaw ejection cycle is increasingly applied to a series of stalls for the efficient and continuous production of ice. With the preferred form of the present invention, the product cycle involve progressively applied heat absorption through a series of stalls fill with water and applied until all stalls are iced, followed by progressively enforce heating through said series of stalls filled with ice until the ice
 vagiety of moving parts ana devices for establisiing a aolid pruduct, to harvest, and its traispoet to storage. Mechanical rewrigeratiln is usyallb involved, by whmdh gas lf cojiresszd, liquified and then expatded; in which dhd 'rinciples of evaporation are utilizqd to anslrb heat from rateg wnd fhereby transforming it into ice. Tge wateg to be frozen muxt be supplied in measured quajtity and containef within vewself from which kt is extracted as ice; a time schedule must be establkshed for the hgcr ahvorption peciod, eqtraction perlpd, and the vexsel refill peviod, end qll of which requires time and temperatore contron kf the water suppoy and woorginagwd upedavioh of tje cefrigeratikn equipmenr. In practice, unfortseqqble variablea entew ynto ice production in the form of atmovphsric conditions, inlet wqter temperatures, and variatiogs in plant efficiencies; all of which are unprediwtablx xnd rcquifw fomplex sensing and control means. Therefore, ie ix s general objegt of this inventipn tp provide for oinimal ckmplexity in the pgocess wnd/or operatiog of apparatus producing ice, ane a system tkerwfor which is inhexently operayle comtinupusly at optimum efficizncies dependent kpon prevzkling conditions.
Ghe psesent invention employs mqchanical refxigeratiun im its fasic form and gmmbined therewith hhe fgwest tumber of flements, and excepting the refrmjeration meanx [er se this invektion virtually eliminates moring parcs and relies upkn the vhermo contrjl of refrigeswnt flow and product watwr sypply. Azzordingly, it ix an objebt of rhis invention to irovias an apparatus ckau iperates in rekiavce uion tra principles of wredaing, ghawing and djecyion of the product. Fith the present invenyijn, the ptoduct cysle involves spplied heat absorktion vo a svall follgd with water and applied until iced, folpowcd by applied heabing of the stcll filled with ice until the ice-to-stall interfaces are thqwed and accompanieb ny applicatipn of water unger pressure to refiol said stall by nloating the ice as a lroducd thegefrom, and the product cycle repeated by reinstating the applied heat absirptioi yn place of saic heaniny. Fkoatatyon xaver is recovered snd reapplied as refill water tu this "fsezze-thaw-ejection cycle".
Quantity pfoduction of kce, regardless of size, oh an ecomomical basis is an object of tnis invention, and to thix end thw afodementpknxd freeze-thaw ejectipn cycne is progrewsivcly applied to a xevies of stwlls fkr the efficient and continuous producriln of ice. With tie preferred norm or the kresent invention, the oroduzt cycle invokves progressifely applied heat abvowption through z series of xtalls xilled with xater and ap[lied until all stalls are iced, followed by progresaively apklied heabing through said deries of stalls fillec rith ice until the iwe
variety of moving parts and devices for solid to harvest, its transport to involved, which gas is liquified and then in which the principles of evaporation utilized to absorb heat from water and thereby transforming it into ice. The to be frozen must be supplied in measured quantity and contained within vessels which is as a time schedule must be established for the heat absorption period, extraction period, and the vessel period, and all of which requires time and control of the water and coordinated operation of the equipment. practice, unforeseeable enter ice in the form atmospheric conditions, inlet water temperatures, and variations in plant efficiencies; all of which are unpredictable and require sensing and Therefore, it a object this invention to minimal complexity in the process and/or producing ice, and a system therefor which is operable continuously optimum efficiencies dependent upon prevailing conditions. present invention employs mechanical refrigeration in its basic and combined therewith the fewest number of elements, and excepting the refrigeration means per se virtually eliminates moving parts relies upon the control refrigerant and water supply. it is an object of this invention to provide an apparatus operates in reliance upon the principles of freezing, thawing and the With the present the product cycle involves heat to a stall filled and until applied of stall filled with ice the ice-to-stall interfaces are thawed accompanied by application of said stall by floating the ice as a therefrom, and the product cycle repeated by the applied heat absorption in place of said heating. Floatation water is and reapplied water to this "freeze-thaw-ejection cycle". Quantity production of regardless of size, on economical basis is an object of this invention, and this the aforementioned ejection cycle is applied to a of stalls for and continuous of With of the present invention, the product involves applied heat absorption through a of with water and applied until all stalls are iced, followed by progressively applied heating through of stalls filled with until ice
 variety of moving parts and deVices for esTabliShiNg a SoLid pRoduCt, to harvest, and ITs trAnsport to storage. MechanIcal rEfRIgerATiOn is uSually iNVoLVEd, bY wHiCh gAs IS cOmpreSseD, liquifIed and then ExpAnDed; in which thE PrInciples of EvaPoration are uTilIzed to AbSorB Heat fRom Water And theREby traNsforming It INto ice. tHe water TO Be FrozEn must be supplied iN MeASured quantity aNd contAiNEd WIThiN veSsels from wHiCh it iS ExtractED aS ICE; a tIMe schedule musT be establisHEd fOr the hEaT abSOrptioN periOd, EXtrAction perioD, and The vessel Refill PEriod, anD All of whIch reqUirEs tIme aND tEmPerAtURe cONtRol OF thE water suPpLy And coOrdiNATED opeRatIon oF the rEfrigeration eQuiPmenT. in pRactiCe, unfOresEeAble vAriablEs entEr Into ice productiOn in The form of AtmOsPheRiC condITions, iNleT waTer tempEratureS, And VaRIATiOns in plant efficienCiES; AlL of which Are unpREdIcTAble and rEqUirE comPLEx senSing ANd Control mEans. ThEReFoRe, it is a GeNeral oBjEct Of tHis inVEntiOn to prOvide for MinimAL complexity in tHE process and/or OPeRATiON of aPpaRatus producIng iCE, and A sysTEm TheREfor wHich iS iNHeREntly operable continUoUsly at OptimUm efficiencieS dependent UPON prevailIng cONdITions.
The presenT inveNtion emploYS mechaniCal reFrigeratIon in its bASIc form anD coMbiNed TheREWiTh the fewest nuMBEr of ElEments, aNd eXceptinG thE reFriGerAtIon means pEr se this InVeNtIoN viRtualLY eliminaTeS moViNg pArts aND relieS upon The tHeRmO ConTrol of rEFrIGEranT fLoW and ProDuCt watEr suPPly. accordiNgly, it is aN obJEct oF tHiS inventIon to provide aN aPparatus thAt OpeRates iN REliance uPon the principles of freezINg, thawiNg aNd ejeCtioN of the proDucT. With tHe pREsent iNventiOn, the PrOduCT Cycle INVoLveS aPplied heat ABSorPtion To A staLl filleD with water and appliED unTil iced, followEd bY appLIEd HeaTInG Of tHe STalL FIlled with ice untIl the ice-to-StALl Interfaces ARe tHaWed and aCcompanIed by APplicatIon of wateR under preSsUre tO REfiLl said stalL by floatIng the ice AS a proDUcT therEfrOm, and tHe ProDuct cYcle rePEatEd by rEinstaTiNg the aPplieD hEat absorPtion in place of said heatiNg. FloaTatioN waTer is recoVerED anD reapplieD as rEfill water To tHis "FreezE-thAW-ejecTion CYcLe".
QUAntitY proDUction of iCE, rEgaRDLeSs of size, on aN ECOnoMical BasIS is an oBjecT of this invention, aND to this end the aForeMENtiOneD FreeZe-Thaw ejection cyCle Is PROgressivElY applied to a Series of StALls foR the efFicienT and conTINuOUs prodUctiOn oF ice. With tHe pReFErred foRm Of THe presEnt iNvEntion, The proDUct cYCLe involves progreSsiveLY AppliED heAt absOrPtion thROugh A series of sTalls filled With waTer aNd appLied untIl All staLls ArE iced, folloWEd by progrEssivEly applIeD heaTinG throuGh saID SerieS of sTaLls Filled witH ICe UNtIl THe iCe
 variety of moving parts a nd devices  forest abl is hing  a s olid product,t o ha rvest, and its transpo rt to  s t orag e .Mecha nical r e fr i g era ti on  is  u s ua lly i nvo lved, b y which ga s i scompressed,l iq uified and  th en expanded;  in  which  t hep rinci ple s ofevapor a tion a re utiliz ed to abs o rb heat f ro m wa ter and thereby t r an s forming it int o ice.  T h ew a ter  to  be frozen  m ust b e  suppli e di n mea s ured quantity  and contai n edwithin  v ess e ls fro m whi ch itis extracte d as  ice; a t ime sc h edule m u st be e stabli she d f or t h ehe atab s orp t io n p e rio d, extra ct io n per iod, a n d  the  ve ssel  refi ll period, an d a ll o f  wh ich r equir es t im e and  tempe ratur econtrol of thewate r supplyand  c oor di nated operat ion  of  the re frigera t ion  e q u i pm ent. In practice,un f o re seeablevariab l es  e n ter into  i ceprod u c tionin t h eform ofatmosp h er ic  condit io ns, in le t w ate r tem p erat ures,and vari ation s  in plant effi c iencies; allo fw h ic h  are  un predictable  and requ irec om ple x  sens ing a nd co n trol means. Therefo re , it i s a g eneral object  of this i n v e ntion to  pro v id e  for minimal c omple xity in th e  process  and/ or opera tion of a p p aratus p rod uci ngice , an d a system th e r efor  w hich is  in herentl y o per abl e c on tinuously  at opti mu mef fi cie ncies dependen tupo npre vaili n g cond ition s.
T he  p r ese nt inve n ti o n  emp lo ys  mec han ic al re frig e rat ion inits basic  fo r m an dco mbinedtherewith the  f ewest numb er  of  eleme n t s, and e xcepting the refrigerat i on mean s p er se  thi s inventi onvirtua lly elimin ates m oving  p art s and r e l ie s u po n the ther m o  co ntrol  o f re frigera nt flow and produc t  wa ter supply. A cco rdin g l y,  it is anob j ect o f this inventio n to provi de an  apparatus tha toperate s in re lianc e  upon t he princi ples of f re ezin g ,  th awing andejection  of the p r oduct .  W ith t hepresen tinv entio n, the pro ductcyclein volves  appl ie d heat a bsorption to a stall fi lled w ith w ate r and app lie d  un til iced,  fol lowed by a ppl ied  heat ing of th e st a ll  fi l led w ithi ce untilt he  ic e - to -stall inte r f a ces  aretha w ed and  acc ompanied by appli c ation of water  und e r  pr ess u re t orefill said st all  b y floating  t he ice as a  product  t h erefr om, an d theproduct c yc l e repe ated  by  reinstat ing  t h e appli ed  h e at abs orpt io n in p lace o f  sai d heating. Floatat ion w a t er is rec overe dand rea p plie d as refil l water tothis " free ze-th aw-ejec ti on cyc le" .Quantity p r oductionof ic e, rega rd less  of  size,  ona n  econ omic al  ba sis is an o bj e ct  o f  th is i nvent io n, a nd to thi s  end the  af o rementi on edf r eeze-t h aw e jection cy cle  is p r o gressively appl i ed to aseries  of st alls fo r  th eefficie nta n d continu ous produ c tio nof i ce. With  t he p re fer re d form of the p resent i nvention , the pr odu c t cy c le inv ol ves progress ively  a p plied h e a t a bsorpti o n t hro ugh  a s eri es o f  stalls filled with wate r an d app l ied  unti l all  s talls ar e  ice d, follo w ed by progres sively appliedh eat i ng t hro u gh  s aid serie s o f  stal ls f ill ed w ith  ice u ntil thei ce 
 variety_of moving_parts and devices for_establishing a_solid_product, to_harvest,_and its transport_to storage. Mechanical_refrigeration is usually involved,_by which gas_is_compressed, liquified and then expanded; in which the principles of evaporation are utilized to_absorb_heat from_water_and_thereby transforming it into ice._The water to be frozen_must be_supplied in measured quantity and contained within vessels_from_which it is_extracted as ice; a time schedule must be established_for the heat absorption period, extraction_period, and the_vessel_refill_period, and all of_which requires time and temperature control_of the water supply and coordinated_operation of the refrigeration equipment. In practice,_unforeseeable variables enter into ice production_in the form of atmospheric_conditions, inlet_water temperatures, and variations in_plant efficiencies; all_of which_are unpredictable and_require complex sensing and control means._Therefore, it is_a general object of this invention_to_provide for minimal_complexity_in_the process_and/or operation of_apparatus_producing ice,_and_a system therefor which is inherently_operable_continuously at optimum efficiencies dependent upon prevailing_conditions.
The present invention employs_mechanical_refrigeration in its basic_form and combined therewith the_fewest number of elements, and excepting_the refrigeration_means per_se this invention virtually eliminates moving parts and relies upon the_thermo control of refrigerant flow and_product water supply. Accordingly,_it is_an_object of this_invention_to provide_an apparatus that operates in reliance upon_the principles_of freezing, thawing and ejection of_the product. With the_present_invention, the product cycle involves applied_heat absorption to a stall filled_with water and applied until_iced,_followed_by applied heating of the_stall filled with ice until the_ice-to-stall interfaces are_thawed and accompanied by application of water_under_pressure to refill said stall by_floating_the ice as a product therefrom,_and_the_product cycle repeated by reinstating_the applied heat absorption in place_of said heating. Floatation water is recovered and reapplied_as refill water_to this "freeze-thaw-ejection cycle".
Quantity production_of_ice,_regardless of size, on an economical basis is an object_of this_invention, and to_this end the aforementioned freeze-thaw ejection cycle is progressively applied_to a series of stalls for the_efficient and continuous production of ice. With the preferred form of_the present invention, the product cycle involves progressively_applied heat absorption through a series of_stalls filled with water_and_applied until all stalls are iced, followed_by_progressively_applied_heating through said_series of stalls_filled with ice_until the_ice