A dual-phase refrigeration system for chilled storage containers (CSC) aboard boats maintains cold temperatures in the CSC by chilling the airspace in the upper portion of the CSC. A cooling liquid is circulated through coils installed on an interior sidewall about an upper margin of the CSC. The cooling liquid chills the air in the upper portion of the CSC which creates a thermodynamic airflow within the CSC which aids in cooling. The temperature of the cooling liquid is maintained by a heat exchange with a Non-Ozone Depleting Hydrofluorocarbon (NODHFC) refrigerant which, in turn, is cooled by a heat exchange with circulating water sourced from the body of water supporting the boat. If ice is added to the CSC, the cooling liquid in the coils reduces the air temperature differential across air/ice interface and maintains the quality of the ice.

A dual-phase refrigeration system for chilled storage containers (CSC) aboard boats maintains cold temperatures in the CSC by chilling the airspace in the upper portion of the CSC. A cooling liquid is circulated through coils installed on an interior sidewall about an upper margin of the CSC. The cooling liquid chills the air in the upper portion of the CSC which creates a thermodynamic airflow within the CSC which aids in cooling. The temperature of the cooling liquid is maintained by a heat exchange with a Non-Ozone Depleting Hydrofluorocarbon (NODHFC) refrigerant which, in turn, is cooled by a heat exchange with circulating water sourced from the body of water supporting the boat. If ice is added to the CSC, the cooling liquid in the coils reduces the air temperature.

The disclosure features various embodiments and aspects of containers and related systems for quenching contents of the containers.

A footrest apparatus is formed by a base structure and a padded upper panel. The base structure has an insulated compartment therein with an insulated cover to keep articles cool or warm therein. A hinge mechanism connected between the base and panel releasably locks the panel in an upward position.

In one aspect, thermal management devices are described herein. In some embodiments, the thermal management device is a thermal management plate comprising an exterior surface defining an interior volume, and a thermal management material disposed within the interior volume. Additionally, the plate includes a fill spout. The fill spout (when in an open configuration) provides fluid communication between the interior volume and the external environment of the plate. The exterior surface of the plate includes a front side, a back side, and at least four corners. The fill spout is disposed at one of the corners of the exterior surface. The plate can have a generally polyhedral shape, and the specific shape of the plate is not particularly limited.

The present invention discloses an air volume adjustment device for a refrigerator. The air volume adjustment device comprises: a fan capable of introducing cold air from an evaporator into the first air inlet cavity and the second air inlet cavity; a baffle arranged between a first air inlet cavity of a first compartment and a second air inlet cavity of a second compartment, which is capable of moving among a plurality of positions to adjust the volume of air entering the first air inlet cavity and the second air inlet cavity; and an operating knob and a potentiometer which are connected to the front side and the rear side of the baffle, respectively. The operating knob is capable of operably driving the baffle to move. The potentiometer transfers an electrical signal corresponding to a position of the baffle to the controller for controlling the fan or the compressor.

Provided is a cold storage unit that has a high cold storage capacity, does not generate carbon dioxide, and enables recycling of the cold source. Also provided are a moving body and an ice slurry supply system. In the cold storage unit, a casing that defines a cold storage space has a heat insulating structure, a partition wall that faces the casing is provided at least at a top portion of the cold storage space, and a gap between the casing and the partition wall is filled with an ice slurry that is a mixture of brine and flake ice acquired by freezing the brine. In addition, it is possible to provide a supply port for supplying the ice slurry into the gap and a discharge port for discharging the ice slurry from the gap.

Provided are: ice which has excellent cooling capacity; a production method therefor; a method for producing a cooled article; and a refrigerant. Also provided are: ice in a non-separating state; and a production method therefor and ice which satisfies conditions (a) and (b) and is from a liquid that includes an aqueous solution comprising a solute. (a) The temperature of the ice after melting completely is less than 0 C. (b) The rate of change of the solute concentration in the aqueous solution generated from the ice in the melting process is 30% or lower. The refrigerant includes the ice. The refrigerant also includes water which comprises the same solute as the solute included in the ice, wherein the ratio of the concentration of the solute in the ice and the concentration of the solute in the water is preferably 75:25 to 20:80.

A method for producing frozen fresh plants/animals or portions thereof includes the steps of: producing an ice slurry by mixing ice generated by freezing salt water having a salt concentration of from 13. 6% to 23 .1% and salt water having a salt concentration of from 13. 6% to 23.1%, and instantaneously freezing fresh plants/animals or portions thereof by immersing the fresh plants/animals or portions thereof in the ice slurry.

The disclosure features various embodiments and aspects of containers and related systems for quenching contents of the containers.