Angled Impact Processing Apparatus for Organic Waste Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for processing organic products, such as fruits and vegetables, result in significant waste due to indigestible skins and cores, which are rich in nutritional value but cannot be commercially processed, leading to inefficiencies in waste disposal and underutilization of nutritional content.
Innovation Solution
A processing apparatus comprising a series of angled sections with impact walls and a pressurization system that forces materials through a bore at high pressure and speed, breaking down organic products to access previously unusable nutrients and reducing particle size for mineral extraction, utilizing a sleeve and bobbin design with alternating surfaces and a pneumatic or hydraulic system for efficient processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If conventional pressing methods are used to process organic products, then the processing is simple, but the nutritional value in skins and cores cannot be accessed and waste is generated
Solution Approach 1:
The processing apparatus is divided into multiple sections: a pressing chamber, a rupture chamber, and a collection chamber. Each chamber performs a specific function in the processing sequence, allowing systematic breakdown of the organic product from intact form to processed form, thereby accessing nutritional value in previously unusable parts.
Solution Approach 2:
A fluid medium (water or other liquid) is introduced as an intermediary to facilitate the rupture process. The fluid penetrates the organic material, helps rupture cell walls, and transports the processed material through the apparatus, enabling efficient extraction of nutrients from skins and cores without complex mechanical disruption.
2Loss of substance
If high pressure is applied to rupture cell walls and process material, then nutritional accessibility is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pressurization process is applied periodically rather than continuously. The piston alternates between applying high pressure to rupture cell walls and releasing pressure to allow material flow and fluid circulation. This periodic action reduces peak energy requirements while maintaining effective processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus utilizes hydraulic principles by introducing fluid under pressure to facilitate material rupture and transport. The fluid acts as a pressure transmission medium that distributes force evenly throughout the organic material, reducing the need for direct mechanical high-pressure application and thereby lowering energy consumption.
3Productivity
If the passage has multiple angled sections with impact walls, then material processing efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The passage is designed with curved and angled sections rather than straight rigid passages. The material flow path includes gentle curves and angled transitions that guide the material smoothly through the processing zones, reducing abrupt changes in direction and minimizing the need for complex impact walls while maintaining processing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The passage design allows the material itself to perform some processing through its own motion and interaction with the chamber walls. The angled sections and curved pathways enable the material to naturally progress through the system, reducing the need for additional mechanical processing elements and simplifying the overall device structure.
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 apparatus effectively reduces waste by converting previously unusable parts of organic products into usable forms, enhancing nutritional access and improving mineral extraction efficiency by breaking down materials into smaller particles for further processing.
Implementation Method 1
forcing the material under a pressure of between 200 and 2000 bar into a bore so that it emerges from the bore at a speed of between 500 and 6000 kph
Implementation Method 2
each of which is at an angle with respect to the section which precedes it, an impact wall at the outlet end of each section... the material impacts on the impact wall at the outlet end of the first section
Implementation Method 3
causing the material to flow from the bore through a passage comprising a plurality of sections each of which has an inlet end and an outlet end and which is at an angle with respect to the section which precedes it so that the material changes direction as it flows from one section to the next
Implementation Method 4
Another object of the present invention is to provide apparatus which reduces the particle size of mineral bearing ore in preparation for its further or simultaneous processing to separate the mineral from the rock in which it is dispersed
Data Source
AI summary
Method for processing organic material is disclosed which breaks down the inedible components of fruit and vegetables (core, skin, pips, pithy material) into an edible substance with a cream-like consistency. The method includes pressurizing the material and forcing it through a passage having a number of end-to-end sections which are at right angles to one another. The material as it emerges from each section impacts on the impact surface at the end of each section and changes direction and flows into the next section of the series.