Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a food thawing apparatus. An example food thawing apparatus includes a thawing chamber configured to receive a plurality of frozen products; at least one refrigeration element configure to cool air within the thawing chamber; at least one heating element configured to heat air within the thawing chamber; a plurality of fans spaced vertically apart from one another and in alignment with a vertical axis, wherein: at least one fan is configured to generate an airflow of heated air within the thawing chamber, the airflow configured to thaw the frozen products; and at least one rotational element configured to rotate the at least one fan about the vertical axis between a first orientation and a second orientation to adjust the direction of the airflow within the thawing chamber, wherein the fan is configured to continue to generate the airflow as the frame is rotated.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a food thawing apparatus. An example food thawing apparatus includes a thawing chamber configured to receive a plurality of frozen products; at least one refrigeration element configure to cool air within the thawing chamber; at least one heating element configured to heat air within the thawing chamber; a plurality of fans spaced vertically apart from one another and in alignment with a vertical axis, wherein: at least one fan is configured to generate an airflow of heated air within the thawing chamber, the airflow configured to thaw the frozen products; and at least one rotational element configured to rotate the at least one fan about the vertical axis between a first orientation and a second orientation to adjust the direction of the airflow within the thawing chamber, wherein the fan is configured to continue to generate the airflow as the frame is rotated.

A partial-freezing meat fresh-preservation control method, a controller and a refrigerator are provided. The control method includes: S1 (101), acquiring a current temperature of meat food in a compartment of a refrigerator in real time; S2 (102), judging whether the current temperature of the meat food is greater than or equal to a first temperature threshold t.sub.0, and if yes, performing S3 (103); S3 (103), controlling the compartment to perform a cooling operation; S4 (104), judging whether the meat food is frozen during the cooling operation, and if yes, performing S5 (105), S5 (105), starting timing once the freezing occurs, and performing S6 (106) after the timing reaches a first preset time period; S6 (106), controlling the compartment to perform a heating operation; wherein, after the performance of the step S6 (106) is completed, the performance of the step S1 (101) is continued. The partial-freezing fresh-preservation control method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can maintain the meat food in a fresh and easy-to-cut state for a long time, and make up for the technical gap in the field.

A partial-freezing meat fresh-preservation control method, a controller and a refrigerator are provided. The control method includes: S1 (101), acquiring a current temperature of meat food in a compartment of a refrigerator in real time; S2 (102), judging whether the current temperature of the meat food is greater than or equal to a first temperature threshold t.sub.0, and if yes, performing S3 (103); S3 (103), controlling the compartment to perform a cooling operation; S4 (104), judging whether the meat food is frozen during the cooling operation, and if yes, performing S5 (105), S5 (105), starting timing once the freezing occurs, and performing S6 (106) after the timing reaches a first preset time period; S6 (106), controlling the compartment to perform a heating operation; wherein, after the performance of the step S6 (106) is completed, the performance of the step S1 (101) is continued. The partial-freezing fresh-preservation control method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can maintain the meat food in a fresh and easy-to-cut state for a long time, and make up for the technical gap in the field.

A system and method for deglazing or defrosting items, for cleaning wares, and/or for thermalizing/rethermalizing food items. The system includes a tank for holding fluid and a wash pump for creating a rolling washing action within the wash tank. The method includes placing items into the fluid so that as the fluid rolls within the wash tank, the items become deglazed or defrosted. The system further includes a discharge manifold with a plurality of discharge jets, a flow balancer for equalizing flow to multiple sections of the tank, and a diffuser plate for equalizing flow within a section of the tank. The various components of the system can be removed for cleaning, inspection, and/or replacement. The discharge manifold is accessible for removal and is configured to be easily cleaned.

A system and method for deglazing or defrosting items, for cleaning wares, and/or for thermalizing/rethermalizing food items. The system includes a tank for holding fluid and a wash pump for creating a rolling washing action within the wash tank. The method includes placing items into the fluid so that as the fluid rolls within the wash tank, the items become deglazed or defrosted. The system further includes a discharge manifold with a plurality of discharge jets, a flow balancer for equalizing flow to multiple sections of the tank, and a diffuser plate for equalizing flow within a section of the tank. The various components of the system can be removed for cleaning, inspection, and/or replacement. The discharge manifold is accessible for removal and is configured to be easily cleaned.

A radio frequency thawing device includes: an RF power amplification loop configured for outputting an RF power to a tuning loop, and the tuning loop configured for an impedance matching. The method includes: identifying a food material in the radio frequency thawing device to obtain a food material information; determining a target RF power and an initial thawing time of the radio frequency thawing device according to the food material information; adjusting the initial thawing time according to a mismatch frequency or reflection coefficient of the tuning loop to obtain a target thawing time, the mismatch frequency being used to characterize a frequency degree at which the tuning loop is triggered for impedance matching, the reflection coefficient being used to characterize a power consumption degree of the RF power amplification loop; thawing the food material according to the target RF power and the target thawing.

A food material thawing method, apparatus, refrigeration device, medium and computer program is disclosed according to some embodiments of the disclosure. The method is applied to a refrigeration device provided with a radio frequency thawing apparatus. The method includes: acquiring a target food-material information of a to-be-thawed food material by a sensor disposed in a refrigeration device, the target food-material information comprising a food-material type, a food-material mass and initial food-material temperature of the to-be-thawed food material; determining, based on the target food-material information, radio frequency thawing parameters corresponding to the target food-material information; and controlling the radio frequency thawing apparatus to operate under the radio frequency thawing parameters to thaw the to-be-thawed food material.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a food thawing apparatus. An example food thawing apparatus includes a thawing chamber configured to receive a plurality of frozen products; at least one refrigeration element configure to cool air within the thawing chamber; at least one heating element configured to heat air within the thawing chamber; a plurality of fans spaced vertically apart from one another and in alignment with a vertical axis, wherein: at least one fan is configured to generate an airflow of heated air within the thawing chamber, the airflow configured to thaw the frozen products; and at least one rotational element configured to rotate the at least one fan about the vertical axis between a first orientation and a second orientation to adjust the direction of the airflow within the thawing chamber, wherein the fan is configured to continue to generate the airflow as the frame is rotated.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a food thawing apparatus. An example food thawing apparatus includes a thawing chamber configured to receive a plurality of frozen products; at least one refrigeration element configure to cool air within the thawing chamber; at least one heating element configured to heat air within the thawing chamber; a plurality of fans spaced vertically apart from one another and in alignment with a vertical axis, wherein: at least one fan is configured to generate an airflow of heated air within the thawing chamber, the airflow configured to thaw the frozen products; and at least one rotational element configured to rotate the at least one fan about the vertical axis between a first orientation and a second orientation to adjust the direction of the airflow within the thawing chamber, wherein the fan is configured to continue to generate the airflow as the frame is rotated.