Apparatus and a method for simulating one or more eco habitat conditions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional greenhouse systems are costly, energy-inefficient, and environmentally detrimental due to reliance on multiple single-function equipment and refrigerant gases, failing to effectively simulate desired eco-habitat conditions on a scalable and flexible basis.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus utilizing a pressurized water-driven turbine to create low-pressure vacuum and humid air chambers, enabling adjustable temperature and humidity control through turbulence and air-water heat exchange, with a single system capable of simulating wind chill, rain, and evaporative cooling effects, while removing pollutants and regulating humidity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple single-function equipment (humidifier, air conditioner, air purifier) are used to achieve desired habitat conditions, then the desired conditions can be achieved, but the system becomes costly and energy-inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple single-function equipment (humidifier, air conditioner, air purifier) into a single integrated apparatus that performs all functions simultaneously. The apparatus uses a water reservoir, pump, and spray system to achieve humidification, cooling, and air purification in one unified system, eliminating the need for separate devices and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus is designed as a multi-functional system where a single device performs multiple functions: it humidifies air through water spraying, cools air through evaporative cooling and compression cooling modes, and purifies air by capturing pollutants in water droplets. This universal design allows one apparatus to replace multiple specialized equipment.
2Temperature
If traditional air conditioning and refrigeration equipment are used, then temperature control is achieved, but harmful refrigerant gases are released into the environment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates harmful refrigerant gases by replacing traditional compression-based refrigeration with an evaporative cooling system that uses water. The system converts the natural evaporative cooling process into a beneficial alternative that achieves temperature control without environmental harm. Water evaporation provides cooling effect without releasing any harmful substances into the atmosphere.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus replaces the mechanical compression-based refrigeration system with a water-based evaporative cooling system. Instead of using mechanical compressors and refrigerant cycles, the system uses water pumping, spraying, and natural evaporation processes to achieve cooling, thereby eliminating the need for harmful refrigerants.
3Reliability
If separate single-function equipment are employed for different habitat conditions, then specific conditions can be achieved, but the system is not cost-effective or energy-efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple energy-consuming functions into a single integrated system that operates more efficiently. The water pump serves multiple purposes: circulating water for evaporative cooling, generating spray for humidification, and creating water droplets for pollutant capture. This consolidation reduces total energy consumption compared to running separate equipment for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus uses water as a self-service medium that performs multiple functions simultaneously: it cools air through evaporation, humidifies air through spraying, and captures pollutants through absorption. The water cycle within the system (pumping, spraying, evaporating, condensing) creates a self-sustaining process that reduces external energy input requirements.
4Reliability
If multiple distinct equipment are used to regulate humidity, temperature, and air quality, then desired conditions can be maintained, but the system requires high maintenance costs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple maintenance-requiring components into a single apparatus with fewer moving parts. The integrated design means that one maintenance schedule covers all functions (humidification, cooling, purification) rather than requiring separate maintenance for each device. The water-based system uses simple pumps and spray mechanisms that are easier to maintain than complex refrigeration systems or multiple electronic controls.
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 achieves cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly eco-habitat simulation by using pressurized water as a primary driver, reducing energy consumption and maintenance costs, and eliminating the need for harmful refrigerants, allowing scalable and flexible habitat/climate control.
Implementation Method 1
The pressurized water driven turbine is configured to receive pressurized water from a recycle water sump and to receive air from an environment external to the apparatus via an air inlet chamber, creating turbulence for generating an air-vapor-pollutant-water droplet mixture
Implementation Method 2
The at least one vacuum chamber is configured to enable at least one or a combination of: a wind chill simulation, a rain effect simulation and evaporative cooling
Implementation Method 3
The at least one vacuum chamber is configured to enable at least one or a combination of: a wind chill simulation, a rain effect simulation and evaporative cooling, to enable air and water heat exchange, and to generate water with an adjustable temperature by controlling the rate of evaporation of water
Implementation Method 4
The at least one pressurized humid air chamber is configured to capture the highly humidified air-vapor-pollutant-water droplet mixture created from turbulence generated by the pressurized water driven turbine, for removing pollutants from the air absorbed into water droplets
Implementation Method 5
The humid air exhaust heat remover coupled to the at least one pressurized humid air chamber for either one of: expelling or recycling the pressurized humid air-vapor mixture or latent heat into an environment external to the apparatus
Implementation Method 6
The at least one vacuum chamber is configured to enable at least one or a combination of: a wind chill simulation, a rain effect simulation and evaporative cooling, to enable air and water heat exchange
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AI summary
The invention relates to an apparatus for simulating one or more eco habitat conditions. The apparatus includes at least one eco capsule unit and an air inlet chamber for receiving air. The eco capsule unit includes a pressurized water driven turbine, a low-pressure vacuum chamber, a pressurized humid air chamber, where the pressurized water driven turbine is configured to receive pressurized water to propel the pressurized water driven turbine, for generating a highly humidified air-water mixture and a pressurized humid air-water vapor by creating turbulence. The vacuum chamber is configured to enable a wind chill simulation and to remove heat from water for generating a water with reduced temperature by controlling the rate of evaporation of water. The pressurized humid air chamber is configured to capture the turbulence created water-pollutant mixture, highly humidified air-water mixture and the pressurized humid air-water vapor, to be expelled or recycled via an air blower or a humid air exhaust, for removing pollutants from the air to generate purified air with a desirable temperature.