Effluent Treatment Device with Automated UV Level Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current effluent treatment methods, such as those using filtration cartridges and ultraviolet light radiation, lack autonomy and efficiency in managing liquid levels and dilution processes, leading to suboptimal decontamination of pollutants like bacteria, viruses, and molds in wastewater networks.
Innovation Solution
A device and process that monitor liquid levels in an enclosure to control the supply and evacuation of dilution liquids, using probes to detect intermediate and high/low levels, and expose the effluent to ultraviolet light radiation through treatment channels, ensuring efficient dilution and decontamination by managing liquid flow and radiation exposure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If simple storage of liquid effluents in an intermediate tank is used, then the treatment process is simplified, but the autonomy and efficiency of the treatment system deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The treatment system performs self-monitoring and self-regulation through automated level detection and control mechanisms. The system automatically activates treatment processes when liquid reaches appropriate levels and shuts down when levels are depleted, eliminating the need for continuous manual intervention while maintaining operational autonomy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates level detection probes that continuously monitor liquid levels and provide feedback signals to control the treatment process. When the liquid level reaches a predetermined threshold, the system automatically activates or deactivates treatment functions, creating a closed-loop control system that enhances autonomy without requiring complex manual operation.
2Quantity of substance
If dilution liquid is continuously supplied, then the effluent is constantly diluted, but the liquid level control and radiation exposure efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous dilution liquid supply, the system uses periodic supply triggered by level detection. The dilution liquid is supplied only when the liquid level reaches a predetermined threshold, creating intermittent treatment cycles that maintain efficiency while reducing waste and improving overall system productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system prepares the effluent for treatment by allowing it to reach an appropriate liquid level through detection probes before activating the treatment process. This preliminary accumulation ensures that treatment occurs at optimal concentrations and volumes, maximizing the effectiveness of radiation exposure and dilution processes.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the effluent is exposed to ultraviolet light radiation, then decontamination is achieved, but the liquid level management and radiation dosage control deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces complex mechanical liquid level management with optical or electromagnetic detection probes. These probes automatically detect liquid levels and trigger treatment sequences, simplifying the control mechanism while ensuring consistent radiation dosage delivery and maintaining effective decontamination processes.
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 approach enhances the autonomy and efficiency of effluent treatment by ensuring controlled dilution and exposure to UV radiation, effectively destroying pollutants and adapting to varying effluent conditions, with adjustable dilution and discharge rates for optimal decontamination.
Implementation Method 1
exposing, in at least one treatment channel, the discharged liquid to light radiation
Implementation Method 2
expose the effluent to ultraviolet light radiation through treatment channels, ensuring efficient dilution and decontamination
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AI summary
Method and device for treating a liquid effluent, in which this effluent enters a chamber. An intermediate liquid level (39) in the chamber is detected; an inflow of a dilution liquid into the chamber is started; a high liquid level (40) in the chamber is detected; the inflow of the dilution liquid is stopped and an outflow of the fluid is started; a low liquid level (37) in the chamber is detected; the outflow of the liquid is stopped; and, during the outflow of said liquid, the latter is exposed to light radiation in at least one treatment channel (13).