Atomized Water Fan Dust Suppression for Elevated Transfer Points
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dust suppression systems fail to effectively control dust formation at its source and require constant human intervention, leading to environmental pollution and equipment damage, especially in industries like cement factories and mines, due to their inability to adjust to changing material volumes and locations.
Innovation Solution
A smart dust suppression system using an atomized water spraying fan with an automatic hose reel or external water tank, equipped with sensors and adjustable fan speed, airflow, and water flow control, to target and suppress dust at its point of formation, ensuring continuous operation and adaptability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If single or double fluid nozzles are used to suppress dust, then the system structure is simple, but the spraying range is limited and cannot suppress dust at elevated pouring points
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a fan and atomized water nozzles into an integrated dust suppression device. The fan creates a water curtain effect that extends the spraying range significantly, allowing suppression of dust at elevated pouring points while maintaining operational simplicity through the merged structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs adjustable fan speeds and variable nozzle positioning to dynamically adapt the spraying range and coverage area. This allows the system to effectively suppress dust across varying distances and heights, including elevated pouring points, while maintaining structural efficiency.
2Reliability
If dust suppression systems are deployed after dust spreads to the environment, then the system can be positioned sequentially along the stack yard, but the dust cannot be suppressed sufficiently and environmental pollution occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system is positioned to suppress dust at its source, including at elevated pouring points and material transfer locations, before the dust can spread to the environment. The extended spraying range of the fan-based system enables early intervention at the point of dust generation, preventing environmental contamination.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates sensors that detect dust presence and material movement, automatically activating the dust suppression mechanism. This feedback-based control ensures dust is suppressed immediately when generated, maintaining high suppression effectiveness and preventing environmental pollution.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional dust suppression systems are used, then the system structure is simple, but constant human intervention is required due to changing material volumes and locations
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses sensors to detect material volume, location, and dust generation in real-time, automatically adjusting fan speed and nozzle positioning. This feedback control eliminates the need for constant human intervention while maintaining adaptability to changing operating conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The dust suppression system autonomously monitors and adjusts its operation based on detected conditions, serving itself by automatically adapting to varying material volumes and locations without requiring external human control or intervention.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the spray angle is fixed, then the system structure is simple, but the system cannot adapt to different pouring heights and material volumes
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs adjustable fan speeds and variable nozzle positioning mechanisms that can be manually or automatically adjusted to different pouring heights and material volumes. This dynamic adjustability provides versatility while maintaining reasonable structural complexity through straightforward mechanical or automated adjustment systems.
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 system minimizes dust formation and environmental pollution by continuously adjusting to changing material volumes and locations, protecting human health and machinery, and providing uninterrupted dust suppression across various systems.
Implementation Method 1
sprays atomized water with fan
Implementation Method 2
sprays atomized water
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a smart dust suppression system that sprays atomized water through a fan that ensures the dust raised during collection, transport and discharge to be suppressed at the point where it starts to form without spreading to the environment, in enterprises such as cement factories, iron and steel factories, coal enterprises, thermal power plants, ports and the like, in machines that ensure the stockpiling of raw materials and the recovery of the stocked raw materials in all open and closed mine sites, in clamshell and conveyor belt systems, thereby preventing environmental pollution, protecting human health, preventing machinery and equipment from being affected by dust, and suppressing the dust emitted by the conveyor belts and the clamps during the unloading of the raw material.