Double-Containment Chemical Injection Lance for Leak Return
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing chemical injection systems lack effective double containment mechanisms to prevent chemical leaks during online dosing processes, posing safety and environmental risks.
Innovation Solution
A double containment chemical injection system is designed with a pump box attached to a chemical tank and a process line, featuring a pump assembly and an injection assembly with a lance having a flange and stem, and double containment conduits to ensure safe chemical delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a chemical injection system is provided to inject chemical into a process stream under pressure, then the chemical dosing function is achieved, but there is no secondary containment mechanism to prevent chemical leaks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements double containment by nesting an inner conduit within an outer conduit. The inner conduit carries the chemical from the pump to the injection point, while the outer conduit surrounds it to provide secondary containment. This nested structure ensures that if the inner conduit leaks, the outer conduit captures the泄漏 and returns it to the chemical tank, preventing environmental release while maintaining the chemical dosing function.
Solution Approach 2:
The chemical injection system is segmented into distinct functional components: the pump assembly, the inner conduit, the outer conduit, and the injection lance. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall system reliability. The separation of containment functions into inner and outer conduits enables independent maintenance and inspection of each segment.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If double containment conduits are added to prevent chemical leaks, then safety and environmental protection are enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The inner conduit is nested within the outer conduit, creating a compact double containment structure. This nesting minimizes the space required for the containment system while providing robust leak prevention. The inner conduit is positioned coaxially within the outer conduit, with the annular space between them allowing for thermal expansion and ease of installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer conduit acts as an intermediary containment barrier between the inner conduit and the environment. It mediates the potential harmful effect of chemical leakage by capturing any leaks from the inner conduit and redirecting them back to the chemical tank through drainage ports, thereby preventing direct environmental release.
3Reliability
If seals are added at the flange connections to ensure containment integrity, then the containment reliability is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Seals are introduced as intermediary elements at the flange connections between the inner conduit and the outer conduit. These seals mediate the joint interface, ensuring chemical-tight containment while allowing for standard manufacturing processes. The seals are positioned in seal grooves that are machined into the flange faces, making them replaceable and easy to install during assembly or maintenance.
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AI summary
Provided is a chemical injection system for connection to a chemical tank and a process line. The system includes a pump box configured to attach to the tank, the pump box including a body defining an interior, a pump assembly disposed within the interior of the body of the pump box, and an injection assembly configured to be fluidly coupled to the pump box. The injection assembly includes an injection lance having a flange and a stem, a first seal abutting a first side of the flange of the injection lance, and a second seal abutting a second side of the flange of the injection lance.


