Beverage Gasification System Centrifugal Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional beverage gasification systems require high-pressure gas supplies and complex conduit structures to achieve maximum gas absorption, which are energy-intensive and costly, and often do not result in optimal gas absorption and homogenization.
Innovation Solution
Injecting gas into the liquid upstream of the solids removal location, where a centrifuge concurrently removes solids and enhances gas absorption and homogenization, eliminating the need for high-pressure gas supplies and complex conduits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If high pressure gas supply is used to induce gas absorption in liquid beverage, then gas absorption increases, but energy consumption and operating cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the conventional mechanical high-pressure gas injection system with a centrifugal separation system. The centrifuge creates turbulent flow and pressure differential through rotational motion, enabling gas absorption without requiring high-pressure gas supplies. The centrifugal force generates the necessary turbulence and contact time for effective gas-liquid mass transfer.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the operating parameters from high gas pressure to rotational speed control. By adjusting the centrifuge rotation speed, the system optimizes gas absorption efficiency without the energy penalties associated with high-pressure gas compression and delivery systems.
2Quantity of substance
If complicated conduit piping with elbows and turns is used to create turbulence for gas absorption, then gas absorption increases, but system complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the complex conduit piping system with a centrifugal separation device. Instead of using multiple elbows and turns to generate turbulence, the centrifuge creates the necessary turbulent flow patterns through its rotational motion, simplifying the overall system design while maintaining or improving gas absorption efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention segments the gas injection process into discrete injection points within the centrifuge system, allowing for controlled gas introduction at multiple locations without requiring complex interconnected piping. This modular approach simplifies the system architecture while achieving thorough gas distribution.
3Quantity of substance
If gas is injected downstream of solids removal location, then gas absorption can occur, but a separate gas injection system is required adding complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the solids removal function and gas absorption function into a single integrated centrifugal separation system. The centrifuge simultaneously performs liquid-solids separation and gas-liquid mass transfer, eliminating the need for separate downstream gas injection equipment and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The centrifugal separation device is designed to perform multiple functions: it removes solid particulates from the beverage and simultaneously facilitates gas absorption into the liquid phase. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate process stages and equipment, streamlining the overall system.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This approach increases gas absorption and homogenization efficiency while reducing energy consumption and process complexity, achieving comparable results with lower gas pressures and simpler system designs.
Implementation Method 1
the particle separator is a centrifuge
Implementation Method 2
a gas supply assembly that is configured to introduce a gas into the liquid, resulting in a solution of liquid and gas
Data Source
AI summary
A beverage gasification system for concurrently extracting solid particulates from a solution of a liquid and a gas and increasing absorption of the gas into the liquid, in which a particle separator is located downstream of a gas supply assembly. A method of forming a clarified gasified beverage is also disclosed, in which gas is injected into the liquid at a location upstream of the point at which solids are removed from the liquid.