Electrode boiler device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electrode boiler devices face challenges in achieving both electrical stability and thermal efficiency, particularly in heating systems that use electricity as a heat source.
Innovation Solution
The electrode boiler device incorporates a heating region with electrolyzed water, a body part for fluid overlap, and a heat dissipation part with an insulating layer, allowing for efficient heat transfer and improved electrical stability through the use of electrodes and a heat dissipation structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a boiler system uses electricity as a heat source, then environmental problems such as soot are reduced, but thermal efficiency and electrical stability are difficult to secure
Solution Approach 1:
The heating chamber is divided into multiple electrode parts with multiple electrodes, allowing distributed heating across different zones. This segmentation enables better control of electrical current distribution and heat generation, improving both electrical stability and thermal efficiency while maintaining the environmental benefits of electric heating without fossil fuels
Solution Approach 2:
Electrolyzed water is introduced as an intermediary medium between the electrodes and the fluid to be heated. The electrolyzed water enhances electrical conductivity and facilitates more efficient heat transfer from the electrodes through the heating chamber to the target fluid, thereby improving thermal efficiency and electrical stability of the boiler system
2Loss of energy
If the body part is disposed to overlap the electrolyzed water for efficient heating, then thermal efficiency improves, but electrical leakage risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The harmful electrical leakage risk is extracted and isolated by introducing electrolyzed water as a conductive intermediary medium. The electrolyzed water absorbs and controls the electrical current between electrodes, preventing direct electrical contact and potential leakage to the body part while still enabling efficient heat transfer to the fluid
Solution Approach 2:
Electrolyzed water serves as a dual-function intermediary: it conducts electricity efficiently for heating while simultaneously acting as an insulating barrier that prevents electrical leakage to the body part. This intermediary layer enables the body part to be positioned close to the heating zone for thermal efficiency without direct electrical contact
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 configuration enhances user convenience by improving electrical stability and thermal efficiency, ensuring rapid and uniform heating of fluids.
Implementation Method 1
an electrode part having a plurality of electrodes formed to heat the electrolyzed water in the heating region
Implementation Method 2
a heat dissipation part disposed between the heating region and the body part
Implementation Method 3
the heat dissipation part may further include an insulating layer formed on one side facing the electrolyzed water
Data Source
AI summary
An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses an electrode boiler device configured to heat a fluid, the electrode boiler device includes a heating region formed such that electrolyzed water is disposed therein, and to have a length in one direction, a body part disposed in at least one region of an outer side of the heating region in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the heating region and formed to allow the fluid to be disposed therein to overlap the electrolyzed water, an electrode part having a plurality of electrodes formed to heat the electrolyzed water in the heating region, and a heat dissipation part disposed between the heating region and the body part.