Atomization Assembly Insulation Layout for Heat Loss and Condensate Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Atomizing devices using heat-not-burn technology face issues of condensate leakage and high energy consumption due to heat transfer and condensate backflow along the air inlet, leading to inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
The atomizing assembly incorporates a heat insulation cylinder and base that form a heat insulation cavity around the heating cylinder, with an air inlet channel and communicating air cavity to reduce heat loss and condensate leakage by positioning the air inlet at both ends of the heating channel, ensuring airflow direction minimizes condensate backflow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the air inlet is located at the bottom of the atomizing device, then the structure is simple, but condensate leakage occurs and energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The air inlet is divided into two separate inlets: one at the bottom and one at the top of the heating cylinder. This segmentation allows the system to maintain structural simplicity while preventing condensate leakage by providing alternative airflow paths that avoid condensate accumulation and backflow issues.
Solution Approach 2:
A communicating air cavity is introduced as an intermediary structure between the bottom air inlet and the top air inlet. This cavity mediates the airflow, allowing air to enter from both ends while preventing condensate from blocking the airflow path, thus eliminating condensate leakage without complicating the overall structure.
2Device complexity
If the air inlet is located at the bottom of the atomizing device, then the structure is simple, but heat loss increases and energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The air inlet function is segmented into two locations (bottom and top) to create separate airflow paths. This segmentation prevents cold air from directly contacting the heating element and causes heat loss, while maintaining structural simplicity through the use of existing components.
Solution Approach 2:
The communicating air cavity serves as an intermediary that redirects airflow away from the heating element. By allowing air to enter from both ends and flow through the cavity, the system reduces direct heat transfer to the air inlet, minimizing heat loss and energy consumption without adding complex insulation structures.
3Ease of operation
If the air inlet channel is positioned to allow airflow, then atomization function is maintained, but condensate backflow occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The air inlet channel is segmented into two separate channels with inlets at opposite ends of the heating cylinder. This segmentation creates independent airflow paths that prevent condensate from accumulating and backflowing, while maintaining effective atomization function through controlled airflow from both ends.
Solution Approach 2:
The communicating air cavity acts as an intermediary structure that facilitates airflow while blocking condensate backflow. It allows air to enter from both the bottom and top inlets, maintain atomization function, while the cavity's geometry prevents condensate from traveling back through the air inlet channels.
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
This design reduces heat loss and energy consumption while minimizing condensate leakage by insulating the heating cylinder and directing airflow to prevent condensate backflow, enhancing the efficiency and performance of the atomizing device.
Implementation Method 1
a heat insulation cylinder located outside the heating cylinder, where the heat insulation cylinder is provided with an air inlet channel disposed in an extending direction of the heating channel... the base, the heating cylinder, and the heat insulation cylinder enclose to form a heat insulation cavity
Implementation Method 2
a condensed aerosol in the atomizing channel flows toward the air inlet along channel walls of the atomizing channel and the air inlet channel under the action of gravity
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to the field of heat-not-burn technology, and in particular to an atomizing assembly and an atomizing device. A heating cylinder is provided with a heating channel, a heat insulation cylinder is located outside the heating cylinder, and a base is configured to clamp and fix the heating cylinder together with the heat insulation cylinder in an extending direction of the heating channel. The base, the heating cylinder, and the heat insulation cylinder enclose to form a heat insulation cavity, and the heat insulation cavity reduces the heat transfer from the heating cylinder to the heat insulation cylinder, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the atomizing device. The heat insulation cylinder is provided with an air inlet exposed outside the atomizing body, and the air inlet may communicate with the heating channel through an air inlet channel and a communicating air cavity on the base. On one hand, the communicating air cavity on the base reduces the heat transfer from the heating cylinder to a bottom of the atomizing device in the extending direction of the heating channel, thereby reducing the heat loss and energy consumption of the atomizing device. On the other hand, the air inlet channel is arranged corresponding to the heating channel in the extending direction of the heating channel, which reduces the backflow of a condensate along the air inlet channel, thereby reducing the probability of condensate leakage from the air inlet.