Bundled Membrane Shells with Shared Ports
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing membrane separation apparatus requires a large number of clamps for assembly, leading to high construction costs, increased workload, and hidden seepage risks due to multiple sealed points and a large occupied area.
Innovation Solution
A combination unit of multiple membrane shells is formed by bundling them in parallel, where raw and concentrated water ports are interconnected using adapters to create shared ports, reducing the need for clamps and sealed points, and allowing for easier assembly and installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple membrane shells are independently assembled with separate raw water ports and concentrated water ports connected to pipelines, then each membrane shell can function independently, but a large number of clamps are required, increasing construction cost and device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple membrane shells into a bundled assembly where adjacent membrane shells share common raw water ports and concentrated water ports. Instead of providing separate pipeline connections for each membrane shell, the invention combines multiple ports into shared ports that serve multiple shells simultaneously, thereby reducing the number of clamps and connection components required.
2Reliability
If multiple membrane shells are independently assembled with separate sealed points for each port connection, then each connection can be independently sealed, but the number of sealed points increases, increasing hidden seepage danger and reducing reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces the number of sealed points by merging multiple port connections into shared ports. Instead of having separate sealed connections for each membrane shell's raw water port and concentrated water port, the invention creates shared sealed ports that serve multiple membrane shells, thereby reducing the total number of sealed points and associated seepage risks.
3Ease of operation
If multiple membrane shells are independently assembled with individual pipeline connections, then each membrane shell has direct pipeline access, but the occupied area and engineering installation workload increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual pipeline connections into shared pipeline connection points. By bundling membrane shells together and providing shared raw water ports and concentrated water ports, the invention reduces the space required for pipeline connections and simplifies the engineering installation workload while maintaining adequate pipeline accessibility.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a combination unit and method of multiple membrane shells. The combination unit of multiple membrane shells is formed by bundling multiple membrane shells in parallel, wherein the raw water port and the concentrated water port of each of the membrane shells are respectively connected and sealed with the raw water port and the concentrated water port of the adjacent membrane shells to form the shared raw water port and the shared concentrated water port which are respectively connected with the raw water pipeline and the concentrated water pipeline. Since each of the combination units of multiple membrane shells is provided with the shared raw water port and the shared concentrated water port, it is adequate to finish the assembly of the shared raw water port with the pipeline and the assembly of the shared concentrated water port with the pipeline in the engineering installation. The combination unit of multiple membrane shells can be placed horizontally or vertically. By adopting the technology of the combination unit of multiple membrane shells, there does not need a large number of clamps, the number of sealed points is decreased, the engineering cost is reduced, the hidden seepage danger is lowered, the engineering installation workload is lessened, the occupied area of the apparatus is saved, and the maintenance and the service are convenient.