Experimental Study on Ice-melting Process of a Floating Sheet Ice Storage Equipment

A newtechnique for making sheet ice was introduced and its experimental equipment was set up. Then the experimental research on the process of ice melting was carried out. The changes of the outlet water temperature with time was investigated and the rate of cold releasing was calculated. The results showed that it had low outlet water temperature and high cold releasing rate. It's very suitable for ice storage air-conditioning systems who need a large amount of cooling capacity in a short term such as the theatres, city hall,gymnasium.