Dual-Impeller Filter Extraction for Cleaner Resin Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for extracting botanical resins from plant-based materials are inefficient and lack effective mechanisms to separate trichomes from botanicals, leading to incomplete resin recovery and contamination issues.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a driver head with dual impellers creating opposing turbulence, a container with a secure attachment mechanism, and a filter accessory kit with multiple mesh filters to efficiently separate and collect botanical resins, utilizing flow dynamics and controlled agitation to break up plant matter.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single impeller is used for agitation, then the device complexity is reduced, but the extraction efficiency and separation quality deteriorate due to insufficient turbulence and flow dynamics
Solution Approach 1:
The single impeller is segmented into two separate impellers: a first impeller for creating downward turbulence and a second impeller for creating upward turbulence. This segmentation allows each impeller to specialize in one direction of flow, improving overall extraction efficiency while maintaining manageable device complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the extraction chamber are assigned different impeller configurations. The first impeller is positioned to create downward flow in the upper region, while the second impeller creates upward flow in the lower region. This local differentiation optimizes flow dynamics in each specific zone, enhancing separation quality and extraction efficiency.
2Reliability
If no filter system is included, then the device complexity is reduced, but the resin recovery completeness and contamination control deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
A filter system is introduced as an intermediary component between the extraction chamber and the collection system. The filter captures and removes plant matter and contaminants from the resin solution, ensuring complete resin recovery while preventing contamination. The filter acts as a mediator that separates the desired resin from unwanted substances.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter system extracts and removes unwanted plant matter and contaminants from the resin solution. By taking out these impurities through the filter, the system achieves complete resin recovery and minimizes contamination, directly addressing the reliability requirement.
3Manufacturing precision
If manual separation methods are used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the separation quality and resin recovery deteriorate due to inefficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The impellers generate mechanical turbulence and flow dynamics that create vibrational motion in the resin solution. This mechanical agitation enhances the separation quality by creating effective flow patterns that facilitate the separation of trichomes from plant matter, while the automated nature of the system maintains acceptable device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes hydraulic principles by creating controlled fluid flow and turbulence through the impellers. The downward and upward flow dynamics created by the impellers generate effective separation forces that improve separation quality, while the liquid-based mechanism maintains reasonable device complexity compared to manual methods.
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 system effectively separates trichomes from botanicals, achieving complete resin recovery while minimizing contamination, with adjustable speed and session time controls for optimal extraction efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a first downwardly directed impeller located at an intermediate portion of the shaft to create downwardly directed turbulence
Implementation Method 2
a second upwardly directed impeller located at a lower position on the shaft to create an upwardly directed turbulence opposite the downwardly directed turbulence generated by the first downwardly directed impeller
Implementation Method 3
the first downwardly directed impeller includes flow-compelling ridges extending downwards from a lower facing surface of the first downwardly directed impeller, and the flow-compelling ridges compel flow downwards towards the second upwardly directed impeller
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AI summary
A filter extraction system for filtering a botanical resin mixture in a container. An agitator assembly is configured to be spun in the container by a driver head and agitate the mixture. The mixture can be poured from the container and filtered such that botanical resin is removed from the mixture.