Compact Turbine Power Unit Layout for Portable Fracturing Equipment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge is to design a fracturing device that is compact and portable, suitable for transportation to remote areas, as existing devices are large and cumbersome, making them difficult to transport efficiently.
Innovation Solution
The fracturing device incorporates a power unit with a turbine engine, air intake unit, and cleaner, arranged in a compact structure with a muffling compartment, allowing for noise reduction and efficient air intake, along with a lubricating system and firefighting system, all driven by electric motors for reduced size and increased efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If traditional fracturing facilities are designed with main power unit and auxiliary power units arranged transversely, then the device has sufficient power and functional completeness, but the device size becomes large and transportation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The turbine engine is nested within the muffling compartment, with the cleaner positioned at the side of the turbine engine. This nested arrangement allows multiple components to occupy overlapping spatial volumes, significantly reducing the overall device footprint while maintaining all necessary functions for power generation and noise control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional transverse arrangement to a three-dimensional integrated layout where the air intake unit is positioned at the top of the muffling compartment, the turbine engine is nested within the compartment, and the cleaner is positioned at the side. This multi-dimensional arrangement optimizes space utilization and reduces the device's external dimensions.
2Reliability
If the turbine engine is equipped with complete auxiliary systems (cleaner, lubricating system, firefighting system), then the operational reliability and safety are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaner, lubricating system, and firefighting system are merged into a single integrated power unit structure. The cleaner is positioned at the side of the turbine engine, the lubricating system is integrated with the turbine engine, and the firefighting system is combined within the same spatial envelope. This merging reduces the number of separate systems and simplifies the overall device complexity while maintaining comprehensive safety and reliability functions.
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
This configuration reduces the device's size, facilitates transportation, and enhances operational safety and efficiency by using a turbine engine for power generation, while the compact design and integrated systems improve maintenance and reduce noise and environmental impact.
Implementation Method 1
the air intake unit is communicated with the turbine engine through an intake pipe and configured to provide a combustion-supporting gas to the turbine engine
Implementation Method 2
a muffling compartment, a turbine engine, an air intake unit and a cleaner; the air intake unit is communicated with the turbine engine through an intake pipe
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AI summary
A fracturing device includes a power unit, and the power unit includes a muffling compartment, a turbine engine, an air intake unit and a cleaner. The air intake unit is communicated with the turbine engine through an intake pipe and configured to provide a combustion-supporting gas to the turbine engine; the cleaner is configured to clean the turbine engine; the air intake unit is at a top of the muffling compartment and the muffling compartment has an accommodation space, the turbine engine and the cleaner are within the accommodation space, and the cleaner is at a side of the turbine engine away from the air intake unit.