Cavitation Gasification Device with Variable Speed Impeller
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fluid gasification, pumping, and mixing equipment face inefficiencies due to energy loss at great depths, inability to control gas bubble size, and limited operation to shallow fluid depths, leading to poor gas transfer rates and clogging issues with sintered or porous materials.
Innovation Solution
A fluid gasification, pumping, and mixing equipment utilizing a rotary actuator, hollow rotary shaft, fed cavitation device with Fibonacci spiral blades, and aeration chamber to generate controlled micro and nano bubbles, allowing efficient gas diffusion at various depths with adjustable bubble size and suction force.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of stationary object
If conventional pumping and gasification equipment is used at great depths, then the device can operate at deep fluid levels, but energy efficiency decreases and suction force is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The impeller speed is made variable through a speed controller, allowing the system to adapt to different depths and maintain optimal energy efficiency. The dynamic adjustment of rotational speed compensates for depth-related pressure changes, preventing energy loss while operating at various depths.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters including impeller speed, gas flow rate, and bubble size distribution to maintain efficiency at different depths. By adjusting these parameters, the device optimizes its performance regardless of the depth at which it operates in the fluid.
2Manufacturing precision
If sintered or porous materials are used to generate micro bubbles, then small bubble size is achieved, but clogging occurs and reliability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the problematic sintered or porous materials from the system entirely. Instead, it uses a jet injection mechanism that generates micro and nanobubbles through fluid dynamics without requiring porous structures, thereby eliminating clogging issues while maintaining reliable operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanical porous material system is replaced with a fluid dynamic jet injection system. The jet mechanism uses pressure differential and fluid flow to create bubbles, substituting the mechanical porous structure with a dynamic fluid-based approach that is resistant to clogging.
3Stability of the object's composition
If high input speeds and high pressures are used to generate stable micro or nano bubbles, then stable bubble size is achieved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies just enough pressure and speed to generate stable micro and nanobubbles without excessive input. The jet injection mechanism creates the necessary conditions for stable bubble formation with minimal energy input, avoiding the high speeds and pressures used in conventional systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system optimizes the balance between pressure, speed, and bubble stability by changing operational parameters. Rather than always using high input speeds and pressures, the system adjusts these parameters to achieve the minimum necessary for stable micro and nanobubble generation, reducing overall energy consumption.
4Productivity
If gas bubbles are pressurized for injection into fluid, then gas flow is maintained, but bubble size varies with depth
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts gas flow rate and injection parameters based on operating depth to maintain consistent bubble size. The speed controller and flow regulation mechanisms adapt in real-time, ensuring that bubbles remain uniform in size despite variations in hydrostatic pressure at different depths.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that monitor bubble characteristics and adjust injection parameters accordingly. This feedback control ensures that gas flow rate and pressure are optimized to maintain consistent bubble size across varying depths, preventing the size variation problem inherent in conventional pressurized injection 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
Enables efficient gasification and mixing at atmospheric pressure across different depths with controlled bubble size and sustained suction force, improving gas retention times and reducing maintenance costs.
Implementation Method 1
vacuum zones created by the controlled cavitation in the periphery of an impeller
Implementation Method 2
fed cavitation device with structures to diffuse micro and nano bubbles of a gas flow, towards vacuum zones created by the controlled cavitation
Implementation Method 3
pressures lower than atmospheric are generated causing self-suction to injection point, allowing a continuous gas flow
Implementation Method 4
pressures lower than atmospheric are generated causing self-suction
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AI summary
A fluid gasification, pumping and mixing equipment, for fluids contained in open or closed bodies, which allows to control the bubble size and the proportion of mixed gases, of a gas flow to be diffused into the fluid, which functions to generate a gas suction flow that allows active filling of cavitation zones created by the radial movement of a cavitation propeller, which can be used to suction at different depths without losing suction force or generate higher energy consumption.