Curcumin Vaporizer Perforated Support Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vaporizers often interfere with the release of desired substance essences, such as curcumin, due to improper interaction with the vaporization process, leading to suboptimal extraction and potential release of unwanted components.
Innovation Solution
A vapor generator with a container and perforated support structure that gently releases the essence of substances into vapor, allowing controlled exposure and minimizing interference, featuring a container with a heat source for vapor formation and a lid with openings to regulate vapor emission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the contained substance substantially occludes the passage between the boiling water source and external environment, then maximum essence extraction is achieved, but the curcumin improperly interacts with vapor and unwanted components are released
Solution Approach 1:
The passage is segmented into multiple sections: a lower chamber for boiling water, an intermediate section with the perforated support structure containing curcumin, and an upper chamber for vapor collection. This segmentation allows controlled interaction between vapor and curcumin, enabling essence extraction while preventing release of unwanted components through the distributed perforations.
Solution Approach 2:
The perforated support structure acts as an intermediary between the boiling water source and the external environment. It mediates the vapor-curcumin interaction by providing a controlled interface where vapor can pass through perforations to contact curcumin, facilitating essence transfer while filtering out unwanted components before vapor exits to the environment.
2Quantity of substance
If the substance support occludes the vapor passage, then essence extraction is maximized, but the vapor flow is blocked and essence release is interfered with
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure has non-uniform perforation distribution with varying sizes and densities in different regions. Areas with higher essence concentration have denser perforations for maximum extraction, while other areas have larger or fewer perforations to maintain vapor flow pathways. This local quality variation optimizes both essence release quantity and vapor flow control simultaneously.
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
Effectively extracts and releases the essence of substances like curcumin into the vapor, maintaining the desired quality and minimizing unwanted components, providing a therapeutic and aesthetically pleasing experience.
Implementation Method 1
The region of the container holding the liquid of the exemplary embodiment may receive external or internal heat energy to warm the liquid (typically water) to controllably form vapor or steam
Implementation Method 2
warm the liquid (typically water) to controllably form vapor or steam
Implementation Method 3
a vapor generator providing the release of an essence, or compound or substances, from a solid or liquid into a vapor exiting the generator
Implementation Method 4
allowing the essence of the included material to be gently released into the vapor of the liquid
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AI summary
A curcumin entrained vapor generator providing the release of an essence, or compound or substances, from a solid or powder or liquid into a vapor exiting the generator, comprising a container having an interior volume and a region disposed to contain a liquid which emits or forms a vapor, and an openable closed end distal from said contained liquid. An interior support formed to support material (e.g. curcumin or other) thereon and is included and has a plurality of openings, and is dimensioned less than said container interior dimension across said container liquid to form a large vapor passage allowing the essence of the included material to be gently released into the vapor of the liquid and released into the external environment via the container openings. Other embodiments include esthetically shaped support structures, e.g. a leaf, a plant twig-like arms, etc. and/or graphic overlays, etchings, engravings, etc.