Deep Collection Container for Pneumatic Waste Conveying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pneumatic material conveying systems for waste management require significant upfront investments in equipment and are not economically viable for small sites, as they necessitate separate partial-vacuum generating apparatus and containers, which are large, heavy, noisy, and costly, and often inefficient in transporting certain types of waste.
Innovation Solution
A deep collection container system where the separating device is embedded in the ground, allowing for efficient storage and flexible, independent emptying of materials, using a mobile partial-vacuum source that can be shared among multiple systems, reducing space requirements and operational costs, and enabling the conveyance of materials that cannot be transported through standard piping.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate partial-vacuum generating apparatus and containers are used for each site, then material conveying capability is ensured, but investment costs and device complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a shared partial-vacuum generating apparatus that serves multiple separating devices across different sites. This mobile vacuum source can be transported between locations and connected to different material conveying systems, allowing one apparatus to perform the function of multiple separate apparatuses, thereby reducing overall system complexity and investment costs while maintaining material conveying capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the functions of separate vacuum generating apparatus and separate containers into an integrated mobile separating device. The container is equipped with both separation functionality and mobility features, merging what were previously distinct components into a single unified system that reduces device complexity
2Reliability
If separate separating devices and containers are deployed at each location, then material separation is achieved, but space requirements and operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile separating device is designed to be transported between multiple locations, allowing a single separating device to serve multiple sites that would otherwise each require their own stationary device. This eliminates the need for duplicate equipment at each location, significantly reducing total space requirements while maintaining material separation capability
Solution Approach 2:
The separating device transitions from a stationary configuration to a mobile one, capable of being transported and repositioned as needed. This dynamic characteristic allows the system to adapt to different locations and operational requirements without requiring permanent installation space at each site
3Quantity of substance
If large containers are used for waste collection, then storage capacity increases, but emptying frequency decreases and operational efficiency improves
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the key parameter of container size to a large capacity design. This allows the container to accumulate greater quantities of separated material before requiring emptying, thereby reducing the frequency of emptying operations and improving overall operational efficiency while maintaining adequate storage capacity
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 solution reduces the frequency of emptying, minimizes space requirements, and allows for the efficient conveyance of diverse materials, while providing a cost-effective and environmentally friendly waste management system suitable for small sites, with reduced noise and odor issues, and the ability to handle materials of varying sizes.
Implementation Method 1
A method for handling material in a material conveying system in which a pressure difference and/or a transporting air flow is/are achieved in the conveying pipe by mobile means
Implementation Method 2
the separating device is a deep collection container arranged in the ground or in the soil
Implementation Method 3
a so-called cyclone separator
Implementation Method 4
A method for handling material in a material conveying system in which the separating device is a deep collection container arranged in the ground or in the soil
Data Source
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AI summary
Method for handling material in a pneumatic material conveying system, which conveying system comprises at least one input point (108) of material, a material conveying pipe (100), which can be connected to an input point (108), and a separating device or a container (11), in which the material to be transported is separated from the transporting air, and also means for achieving a pressure difference and/or a transporting air flow in the conveying pipe (100) at least during the transportation of material. In the method the separating device is a deep collection container-separating device (10), into which material is conveyed from input points (108) via a conveying pipe (100), and in that in the emptying phase the collection container (11) is lifted with lifting means and the material (w) that has collected in the collection container (11) is emptied via an openable and closable aperture (6) arranged in the bottom part of the collection container (11). The invention also relates to a separating device and to a material conveying system.