Adjustable Packing Insertion Module for Variable Column Diameters
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gas/liquid separation column insertion devices face challenges in grasping packing sections of varying diameters, requiring multiple devices or excessive financial investment for optimal grasping.
Innovation Solution
A single insertion device with a deployment module that adjusts its radial dimension using telescopic and pivoting branches to accommodate packing sections of different diameters, allowing attachment means to form a circular pattern tailored to the section's diameter.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a single insertion device is used for all packing section diameters, then equipment cost is reduced, but the ability to achieve optimal grasping for all diameters deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The insertion device incorporates a deployment module with telescopic branches that can dynamically adjust the radial distance between the main member and peripheral members. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the attachment means to be positioned at different radial distances to match various packing section diameters, enabling a single device to optimally grasp packing sections ranging from 2.5m to 5m diameter without requiring multiple fixed-size devices
Solution Approach 2:
The device changes the geometric parameter of radial distance between the main member and peripheral members through telescopic adjustment of the branches. By modifying this radial distance parameter, the deployment module adapts the attachment means configuration to complement the periphery of packing sections with different diameters, resolving the contradiction between using a single device and maintaining optimal grasping capability across all diameters
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple insertion devices are used for different packing section diameters, then grasping capability for each diameter is optimized, but equipment cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The insertion device is designed as a universal multi-functional system where the deployment module can accommodate multiple packing section diameters (2.5m to 5m) through telescopic branch adjustment. Instead of requiring separate specialized devices for each diameter, this single device performs the grasping function across the entire diameter range by adjusting its radial configuration, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining optimal adaptability
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an insertion device for inserting at least one section of packing for a gas/liquid separation column into a cylindrical casing, characterized in that a deployment module comprises a main member centred about a main axis of the insertion device, and a plurality of peripheral members arranged circumferentially and uniformly around the main axis, each of the peripheral members comprising an attachment means configured to grasp hold of a packing section, the deployment module comprising a plurality of branches arranged as pairs of branches connecting the main member to one of the peripheral members, the deployment module being able to modify the dimension of the insertion device by modifying a radial distance between the main member and each of the peripheral members.