Cast Sheet Material Inhomogeneous Blending for Variable Sensory Experience
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cast sheet materials are macroscopically homogeneous, resulting in a uniform smoking experience and flavor distribution, which lacks variability and aesthetic appeal, failing to provide a dynamic taste and aroma experience for consumers.
Innovation Solution
A method of forming a cast sheet material by inhomogeneously blending two or more different slurries with distinct compositions, components, or properties during the casting process, allowing for macroscopic variations in texture, color, and flavor, creating a variable smoking experience and enhancing the product's appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a homogeneous slurry is used for casting, then the manufacturing process is simple and consistent, but the smoking experience lacks variability and aesthetic appeal
Solution Approach 1:
The homogeneous slurry is segmented into multiple distinct slurry compositions, each containing different flavoring agents, colorants, or texturizing agents. These segmented slurries are then combined in a controlled manner during casting to create macroscopically inhomogeneous cast sheet materials with varied regions that provide different sensory experiences during smoking.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the cast sheet material are assigned different local qualities by incorporating specific slurries with distinct properties into particular zones. This allows certain areas to have enhanced flavor, color, or texture characteristics while other areas maintain different properties, creating a spatially varied smoking experience across the product.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different slurries are inhomogeneously blended, then the cast sheet material gains variable flavor and texture, but the manufacturing precision becomes more difficult to control
Solution Approach 1:
The different slurries are prepared and pre-mixed to achieve the desired inhomogeneous distribution pattern before the actual casting process. This preliminary preparation ensures that when the slurries are introduced to the casting apparatus, their spatial arrangement and blending characteristics are already optimized, reducing the complexity of real-time control during manufacturing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates dynamic control mechanisms that allow adjustment of slurry flow rates, mixing intensity, and casting parameters during the manufacturing process. This dynamic adaptability enables precise control over the inhomogeneous blending of multiple slurries, ensuring consistent production of the desired variable flavor and texture patterns.
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 method produces a cast sheet material with distinguishable areas of different flavors, aromas, and textures, providing a dynamic smoking experience and visual appeal, enhancing consumer satisfaction by varying the taste and aroma during use.
Implementation Method 1
casting the slurry onto a movable support by means of a casting means to form a layer
Implementation Method 2
drying the layer for obtaining the cast sheet material
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for forming a cast sheet material, comprising introducing a slurry in a casting apparatus, casting the slurry onto a movable support by means of a casting means to form a layer and drying the layer for obtaining the cast sheet material.