Pure Copper Distillation Condenser for Hydrogen Sulfide Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional distilling machines face issues with direct heating of fermented liquids leading to burnt flavors due to solid particle adherence and ineffective removal of hydrogen sulfide, resulting in lower-quality distilled spirits.
Innovation Solution
A copper condensing unit with a retention tube, vertical tube, spiral coil, and cooling vessel, all made of pure copper, facilitates vaporization and adsorbs hydrogen sulfide through catalytic reactions, improving the quality of distilled liquor by removing hydrogen sulfide from vaporized and condensed alcohol.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If direct heating of fermented liquid is used, then heating efficiency is improved, but burnt flavor occurs due to solid particle adherence
Solution Approach 1:
A copper mesh is introduced as an intermediary between the heat source and the fermented liquid. The mesh conducts heat to the liquid while preventing direct contact between solid particles and the heating surface, thus eliminating burnt flavor while maintaining heating efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The copper mesh acts as a porous material that allows heat and vapor to pass through while filtering out solid particles. The mesh structure provides sufficient surface area for heat transfer while preventing particle adherence to the heating element
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional materials are used for distillation, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but hydrogen sulfide removal is ineffective
Solution Approach 1:
The material of the distillation apparatus is changed from conventional materials to copper. This parameter change exploits copper's unique chemical property of catalytically reacting with hydrogen sulfide to form copper sulfide, thereby effectively removing this harmful gas from the distillate
Solution Approach 2:
The harmful hydrogen sulfide gas is converted into beneficial copper sulfide deposits on the copper surfaces. The harmful substance becomes part of the apparatus material, removing it from the distillate while maintaining the structural integrity of the system
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
The copper condensing unit enhances vaporization and effectively adsorbs hydrogen sulfide, improving the organoleptic properties of distilled liquor by minimizing burnt flavors and enhancing quality.
Implementation Method 1
A copper condensing unit with a retention tube, vertical tube, spiral coil, and cooling vessel, all made of pure copper, facilitates vaporization and adsorbs hydrogen sulfide through catalytic reactions
Implementation Method 2
a copper condensing unit for a distilling machine comprising: a heating vessel that heats a stored fermented liquid A by a heat source
Implementation Method 3
a cooling vessel which is formed of copper so as to adsorb hydrogen sulfide of condensed liquefied alcohol while condensing the vaporized alcohol by the cooling temperature of the stored cooling water
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AI summary
A hydrogen sulfide adsorption distiller using pure copper of the present invention has advantages in that, while alcohol vaporized in a heating vessel 100 sequentially passes through a retention tube 120, which is formed of pure copper having a catalytic reaction, a vertical tube 130, a spiral coil 132, a cooling vessel 140, and a liquid collecting tray 150 until distilled liquor C of condensed liquefied alcohol is completed, vaporization process is facilitated, and at the same time, hydrogen sulfide of the vaporized alcohol and the condensed liquefied alcohol is adsorbed, and thus, hydrogen sulfide, which (adversely) affects the organoleptic flavour properties of distilled liquor C, is removed as much as possible, thus improving liquor quality.