Air-Material Spraying Assembly for Deep Soil Crack Injection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for applying fluidizable materials in deep soil are inefficient and have low absorption of liquid reagents, leading to poor work efficiency and high energy consumption.
Innovation Solution
An air-material mixing and spraying actuator that combines a material mixing and spraying pipe, a material temporary storage assembly, a second material supply assembly, and a compressed air supply assembly to synchronously apply high-pressure air and materials, forming cracks in the soil and distributing the materials evenly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If drilling holes and pouring reagents manually, then materials can be applied to deep soil, but work efficiency is low and material absorption is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses compressed air to propel material particles through a tube into deep soil layers. The air flow creates pressure that forces materials through the tube and into the soil, replacing manual pouring with pneumatic delivery. This resolves the contradiction by enabling efficient deep soil application while ensuring proper material placement for absorption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the material application process into separate stages: material storage, air compression, material propulsion, and soil injection. The material tube is segmented with multiple outlets at different depths, allowing targeted delivery to specific soil layers. This segmentation improves both efficiency and absorption by optimizing each stage of the process.
2Productivity
If using compressed air to propel materials, then work efficiency increases, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses periodic compression of air rather than continuous compression. The compressed air supply assembly operates in cycles, propelling material batches through the tube intermittently. This periodic action maintains high productivity while reducing overall energy consumption compared to continuous operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies compressed air only when material needs to be delivered, rather than maintaining constant air pressure throughout the system. The compressed air supply assembly activates partially - only during material propulsion phases - reducing energy consumption while maintaining efficient material delivery when needed.
3Reliability
If spraying materials into cracks, then material utilization improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The material tube serves multiple functions: it stores material, transports it through compressed air, and distributes it through multiple outlets at different depths. The compressed air supply assembly also serves dual purposes by creating both the propelling force and the cracks in the soil. This multi-functionality improves material utilization without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the material delivery function and the soil cracking function into a single integrated system. The compressed air both propels material and creates cracks simultaneously, and the material tube both transports and distributes material. This merging of functions achieves high material utilization while limiting the increase in device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The actuator achieves large-scale and fast spraying of materials in deep soil, improving work efficiency and reducing energy consumption while enhancing material utilization.
Implementation Method 1
the compressed air supply assembly communicates with the material temporary storage assembly, and is configured to provide high-pressure air that bursts the soil to form cracks (or to make cracks and splits come into being) or achieve an uplift effect
Implementation Method 2
provide high-pressure air that bursts the soil to form cracks
Data Source
AI summary
An air-material mixing and spraying actuator, which relates to the field of devices for spraying materials to deep soil. The actuator includes a material mixing and spraying pipe, a material temporary storage assembly, a second material supply assembly and a compressed air supply assembly, where a material discharge outlet is provided at one end of the material mixing and spraying pipe; the material temporary storage assembly is disposed at one end of the material mixing and spraying pipe to temporarily store materials; the second material supply assembly communicates with the material temporary storage assembly and sends materials to the material temporary storage assembly; and the compressed air supply assembly communicates with the material temporary storage assembly and provides high-pressure air that bursts the soil to form cracks or achieve an uplift effect, and spray the materials temporarily stored to the cracks in cooperation with the material temporary storage assembly.