Chemical Reaction Plant Modules With Compliant Part Selection

Solution Overview

Problem

Configuring a production plant for chemical reactions is challenging due to the difficulty in finding pre-existing plant modules that meet specific technical requirements, leading to costly and time-consuming development of new modules.

Innovation Solution

A method involving a computer program that selects and compiles plant modules from databases using query masks to identify and replace non-compliant components with compliant ones, ensuring rapid and inexpensive configuration of production plants by comparing technical parameters and parameters of part components.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a new plant module is developed to meet specific technical requirements, then the production plant can be configured to perform the required chemical reaction, but the development time and costs increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompliance with process-specific technical requirementsVSAvoiddevelopment time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the plant module into standardized part components that can be independently selected and configured. By dividing the plant module into modular parts with defined interfaces and parameters, the system enables rapid assembly of compliant configurations without developing entire modules from scratch, thus reducing development time while maintaining adaptability to specific technical requirements

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-defining part components with standardized parameters, interfaces, and compliance characteristics stored in a database. This advance preparation of modular components with known properties allows rapid selection and configuration when specific technical requirements arise, eliminating the need for time-consuming development of new plant modules

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If a new plant module is developed to meet specific technical requirements, then the production plant can be configured to perform the required chemical reaction, but the development costs increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompliance with process-specific technical requirementsVSAvoiddevelopment cost

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the plant module into standardized part components that can be independently selected and configured. By dividing the plant module into modular parts with defined interfaces and parameters, the system enables rapid assembly of compliant configurations without developing entire modules from scratch, thus reducing development time while maintaining adaptability to specific technical requirements

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses copying by retrieving and reusing existing part component definitions, parameters, and configurations from a centralized database. Instead of creating new plant modules de novo, the system copies and adapts proven components with known compliance characteristics, significantly reducing development costs while ensuring technical requirements are met

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Productivity

If plant modules are selected from a module database, then the configuration time is reduced, but the selection process becomes complex due to the need to compare multiple technical parameters

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconfiguration speedVSAvoidselection process complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary configuration system that mediates between the user's specific technical requirements and the available plant modules in the database. This intermediary automatically compares requirements with module parameters, identifies compliant configurations, and presents simplified options to the user, thus maintaining fast configuration speeds while reducing the perceived complexity of the selection process

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of comparing technical parameters with an automated computer-based system. The configuration software automatically retrieves module data from the database, compares it against specified requirements, and identifies compliant modules without requiring manual parameter-by-parameter analysis, thereby maintaining high configuration speed while eliminating complexity from the user's perspective

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS10998086B2Method for configuring a production plant designed for performing at least one chemical reaction

Publication Date: 2021.05.04 SUZHOU SKYWELL HEALTHCARE INFORMATION CO LTD

AI summary

Method for configuring a production plant designed for performing at least one chemical reaction, wherein the production plant has at least one plant module, and a plant module for configuring the production plant, which plant module is chosen from a module database running on a first server system and/or is combined from a component database running on a second server system.