Insulating Coolant Storage Layout for Water Removal Without Flow Loss
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooling systems that incorporate water-removing filters in coolant circulation paths face increased flow path resistance and reduced coolant flow rates, leading to decreased cooling properties, and non-aqueous coolants with water droplets often fail to reach water-absorbing resins due to mesh structures.
Innovation Solution
A cooling system design where a water removing portion is fixed to the coolant storage unit with its upper surface directly contacting the insulating coolant, utilizing porous zeolites or water-absorbing resins like crosslinked polyacrylic acid, allowing efficient absorption of water droplets without obstructing coolant flow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a water removing filter is installed in the coolant circulation path, then water removal capability is improved, but flow path resistance increases and coolant flow rate decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The water removing portion is extracted from the main coolant circulation path and placed in a separate storage tank. This allows water removal functionality to be preserved while eliminating the flow path resistance that would occur if the filter were installed inline with the circulation path.
Solution Approach 2:
A storage tank is introduced as an intermediary component between the coolant source and the water removing portion. The coolant flows into the storage tank where water removal occurs, then the cleaned coolant returns to the circulation path, separating the water removal process from the main flow path.
2Reliability
If a water-absorbing resin is enclosed in a mesh structure, then water absorption capability is improved, but water droplets cannot pass through the mesh and reach the resin
Solution Approach 1:
The mesh structure is replaced with a porous sheet that allows water droplets to pass through while containing the water-absorbing resin. The porous structure provides sufficient openness for droplet penetration while maintaining resin containment through its pore structure.
Solution Approach 2:
A porous sheet is used instead of a mesh structure to allow water droplets to pass through to the water-absorbing resin. The porous material provides appropriate pore sizes that permit droplet passage while still supporting and containing the resin particles.
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
Maintains high insulating properties of the coolant while reducing energy loss by ensuring efficient removal of water droplets without increasing pump output, as water droplets sink and are absorbed directly from the coolant's surface.
Implementation Method 1
The insulating coolant has a smaller specific gravity than water
Implementation Method 2
a water-absorbing resin is enclosed in a wire mesh having a mesh structure
Implementation Method 3
porous zeolite or a water-absorbing resin as a water absorber
Data Source
AI summary
In the present disclosure, there is provided a cooling system including a circulation path for circulating an insulating coolant of a non-aqueous system, and a coolant storage unit provided in the circulation path and storing the insulating coolant, wherein a specific gravity of the insulating coolant is smaller than that of water, and the coolant storage unit has a water removing portion therein, and the water removing portion is fixed to the coolant storage unit so that at least part of an upper surface of the water removing portion directly contacts the insulating coolant, thereby solving the problem.