Atomizing Device on Cooling Tower for Wastewater Disposal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for discharging waste water into the atmosphere, such as using nebulization devices, face challenges like ground fog formation and condensation due to temperature and weather conditions, and are structurally complex and costly to implement at elevated heights.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a heat source, such as a cooling tower, with a nebulizing device mounted above its outlet to generate a vertical air flow that entrains the mist, ensuring efficient disposal of waste water into the atmosphere by utilizing the air flow to transport the nebulized waste water upwards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If misting device is installed close to the ground for wastewater disposal, then the disposal process is simple, but ground fog forms and water condenses on the ground due to temperature and weather conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from ground-level misting to elevated misting by installing the atomizing device on a cooling tower structure. This vertical dimensionality change allows the mist to be released higher in the atmosphere where it can disperse more effectively without forming ground fog or condensing on the ground, thus resolving the contradiction between installation simplicity and avoiding harmful ground-level effects.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling tower serves as an intermediary structure that facilitates the release of mist at an appropriate height. By using the cooling tower's exhaust air stream and structural height, the system achieves elevated misting without requiring complex independent support structures, thus maintaining ease of installation while preventing ground fog formation.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If misting device is installed at elevated height to avoid ground fog, then ground fog formation is prevented, but structural complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling tower is utilized for multiple functions: it serves as both a thermal processing device and a support structure for the atomizing device. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate elevated support structures, thereby preventing ground fog through elevated misting while avoiding the structural complexity and cost associated with building dedicated high-rise misting towers.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling tower's own exhaust air stream and structural height are utilized to facilitate the misting process. The system leverages the existing cooling tower operations to provide both the elevation needed to prevent ground fog and the air flow needed to disperse the mist, eliminating the need for additional powered elevation mechanisms and reducing overall structural complexity.
3Productivity
If atomizing device is positioned in the exhaust air stream of cooling tower, then vertical transport of mist is enhanced, but precise positioning requires careful design
Solution Approach 1:
The atomizing device is positioned to utilize the dynamic exhaust air stream of the cooling tower. By aligning the mist release with the natural flow direction and velocity of the exhaust air, the system achieves efficient vertical transport of mist without requiring complex positioning mechanisms. The dynamic nature of the exhaust stream provides self-adjusting flow patterns that enhance mist dispersal while maintaining relatively simple installation geometry.
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 solution effectively prevents ground fog formation and reduces structural and operational costs by using the cooling tower's exhaust air flow to vertically transport nebulized waste water, ensuring efficient and cost-effective disposal.
Implementation Method 1
the mist generated by the atomizing device is located in the region of the airflow of the heat source, and wherein the atomizing device is supplied with the wastewater. The aim is for as much of the mist as possible to be carried away by the airflow.
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AI summary
To dispose of wastewater into the atmosphere, it is proposed to atomize the wastewater using a atomizing device (V, DV) and to install the atomizing device (V, DV) in the vertical airflow on a heat source (W). Suitable heat sources include, for example, wet or dry cooling towers on which the atomizing device (V, DV) is mounted.