Air Diffuser Misting Nozzle for Targeted Cooling Without Wetting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air diffusing and water misting systems lack control over the stream of water and placement of components, often resulting in unintended wetting of occupants in residential or commercial settings.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus features a body portion with a movable nozzle and support mechanism, a pump mechanism for high-pressure water delivery, and adjustable mounting options, allowing for controlled dispersion of a fine misted stream of water into the air for cooling purposes, while maintaining surfaces and people dry.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If water is forced through a high-pressure pump and tubing through a nozzle with a narrow orifice to create a fine mist, then evaporative cooling effectiveness is improved, but control over water stream and placement of components deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a movable nozzle assembly that can be adjusted to different positions and angles within the housing. This dynamic positioning capability allows the fine mist stream to be directed precisely where needed, providing operator control over water placement while maintaining the high-pressure雾化 mechanism for effective cooling.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a housing structure that serves as an intermediary between the high-pressure pump and the environment. This housing contains and directs the fine mist stream, allowing controlled delivery of cooled air to the target area without exposing the entire system or unnecessary areas to the mist, thus maintaining control while achieving cooling effectiveness.
2Temperature
If a high-pressure pump and narrow orifice nozzle are used to create exceptionally fine mist, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs a multi-functional housing that serves several purposes: it contains the high-pressure pump and nozzle assembly, directs the fine mist stream, provides structural support, and controls the delivery of cooled air. This consolidation of functions into a single housing structure reduces overall system complexity while maintaining the high-pressure雾化 mechanism for effective cooling.
3Temperature
If the nozzle is positioned to cool the target area, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but risk of wetting occupants increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing acts as an intermediary that contains and directs the fine mist stream precisely to the target area. By controlling the path and delivery location of the mist within the housing, the system achieves effective cooling of the target area while preventing mist from reaching and wetting occupants in the surrounding environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies cooling locally by directing the fine mist stream only to the specific target area that requires cooling. The housing enables localized delivery of the cooled air, concentrating the cooling effect where needed while leaving other areas, including areas with occupants, unaffected and dry.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides effective cooling by reducing ambient temperature by up to 20 degrees, with controlled directionality and minimal water usage, using a low-flow, high-pressure misting system combined with high-velocity air delivery, and is suitable for both indoor and outdoor environments.
Implementation Method 1
Evaporative cooling involves the evaporation of a liquid, often in the surrounding air, cooling the surrounding air and thereby the environment in which the liquid has evaporated
Implementation Method 2
water forced through a high-pressure pump and tubing through a nozzle with a narrow orifice, creating an exceptionally fine mist at the egress point of the nozzle. The mist contains water droplets so small that they may flash evaporate
Implementation Method 3
a pump mechanism operatively connectable to the body portion, the pump mechanism adapted to provide a stream of water of the necessary pressure to enable suitable misting
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus, system, and method for providing a fluid stream into an environment for cooling purposes are disclosed. Such an apparatus includes a body portion and a nozzle, the nozzle being adapted to direct water into the environment. Such an apparatus may include a body portion having a flow channel defined therein for gas flow therethrough; and, a nozzle operatively disposed within the flow channel; said nozzle adapted to direct a liquid therefrom; wherein the channel and the nozzle are operatively disposed relative to each other so that a gas flowing through the channel and the liquid are combined into a fluid stream directed from the apparatus into the surrounding environment.