Degassing Chamber Float Piston Mechanism Ozone Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ozone solution systems face challenges in efficiently removing excess ozone gas, which can lead to safety issues and non-compliance with regulations due to the difficulty in implementing effective degassing chambers that can handle significant flowrates and ensure safe removal of excess ozone.
Innovation Solution
A degassing chamber with a cylindrical float and piston mechanism is introduced, where the float is buoyant and moves along a central axis, allowing excess ozone gas to be directed into an ozone area and subsequently released through an ozone outlet, while the piston controls the opening and closing of the ozone outlet based on the mixture column level.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a degassing chamber is included to remove excess ozone gas, then safety compliance is improved, but system flowrate capability deteriorates due to long retention time requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The degassing chamber operates in periodic cycles: during the filling phase, the piston seals the ozone outlet to allow mixture accumulation; during the degassing phase, the float rises and opens the outlet to release excess ozone. This periodic operation enables the system to handle high flowrates while ensuring adequate degassing time, resolving the contradiction between safety compliance and flowrate capability
Solution Approach 2:
The piston seals the ozone outlet in advance before the mixture reaches the maximum level, preparing the chamber for controlled degassing. This preliminary sealing action ensures that excess ozone is captured and released at the appropriate moment, maintaining both safety compliance and system flowrate
2Quantity of substance
If more ozone gas is mixed with water to ensure saturation, then ozone solution effectiveness is improved, but excess ozone gas release worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The excess ozone gas that would normally be released as a harmful byproduct is instead captured and systematically released through the controlled degassing mechanism. The float-piston system converts the harmful excess ozone into a controlled release process, eliminating the harmful effect while maintaining the benefit of ozone saturation
Solution Approach 2:
The degassing chamber acts as an intermediary between the mixing stage and the final output, intercepting and managing excess ozone gas before it can be released. This intermediate processing step allows the system to achieve complete ozone saturation while preventing harmful emissions
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 degassing chamber effectively removes excess ozone gas from the water and ozone solution, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and maintaining the desired flowrate, thereby producing a safe and effective cleaning solution.
Implementation Method 1
The cylindrical float is buoyant with respect to the mixture. The mixture forms a column around the cylindrical float
Implementation Method 2
A piston is connected to the cylindrical float to move simultaneously with the cylindrical float. When the column of the mixture rises above a threshold, the piston moves into a closed position in which the piston seals the ozone outlet
Implementation Method 3
The degassing chamber is configured such that an ozone gas pressure builds up in the ozone region over time such that the column of the mixture is eventually driven downward by the ozone gas pressure
Data Source
AI summary
A degassing chamber for an ozone solution system includes a cylindrical housing defining a cavity. A mixture of water and ozone gas is delivered to the cavity, the mixture containing excess ozone gas. A cylindrical float is positioned centrally within the cavity to rise in accordance with the mixture column within the cavity. A piston is connected to move in accordance with the float. When the mixture level rises above a threshold, the piston the piston moves upward and seals an ozone outlet. As a pressure of ozone gas in the degassing chamber increases, the float is forced downward causing the piston to open a channel to an upper ozone outlet through which excess ozone gas is released. After removal of excess ozone gas, a mixture of water and ozone gas is output from the degassing chamber which is suitable for use as a general purpose cleaner.