Embedded Pressure Regulator Layout for Compact Gas Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pressure regulators for high-pressure gas storage units are bulky due to multiple regulating assemblies, making them inconvenient for mobile applications where space is limited.
Innovation Solution
A pressure regulator design that incorporates a valve tube assembly, gas-input assembly, first and second regulating assemblies, and a gas storage unit, where the high-pressure piston chamber communicates with the outside through a high-pressure gas channel to maintain elastic element operation while reducing overall volume by embedding the pressure regulator partially within the gas storage unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple regulating assemblies are used to handle high pressure difference, then pressure regulation safety and precision are improved, but the overall volume of the pressure regulator is enlarged
Solution Approach 1:
The pressure regulator is partially embedded in the gas storage unit, with the valve tube assembly and regulating assemblies integrated into the internal cavity of the gas storage unit. This nesting arrangement allows the regulator components to occupy space within the storage unit rather than adding external volume, thereby maintaining multi-level pressure regulation capability while reducing the overall device volume.
2Volume of stationary object
If the pressure regulator is embedded in the gas storage unit, then the overall volume is reduced, but the high-pressure piston chamber needs external communication to maintain elastic element operation
Solution Approach 1:
The gas storage unit is divided into distinct functional chambers including a high-pressure piston chamber and a low-pressure piston chamber, with separate gas channels for each. The high-pressure gas channel communicates with the external environment through the gas storage unit wall, while the low-pressure channel operates internally. This segmentation allows the embedded regulator to maintain proper function by providing necessary external communication paths for high-pressure gas supply to elastic elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The gas storage unit itself acts as an intermediary structure that facilitates external communication for the embedded pressure regulator. By incorporating high-pressure gas channels that penetrate through the storage unit wall, the system enables the regulator's high-pressure piston chamber to access external gas supply while maintaining the compact integrated design.
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 design effectively adjusts gas pressure for safety while minimizing the overall volume of the gas storage device, allowing for more compact and portable high-pressure gas storage units.
Implementation Method 1
the high-pressure piston chamber of the valve tube assembly communicates with the outside of the gas storage unit through the high-pressure gas channel to maintain the normal operation of the elastic element in the high-pressure piston chamber
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AI summary
A pressure regulator has a valve tube assembly, a gas-input assembly, a first regulating assembly and a second regulating assembly. The gas storage device has a storage unit and the pressure regulator. By the first and the second regulating assemblies, the effect of adjusting down the gas pressure is achieved to maintain the safety of use. The pressure regulator is partially embedded in the gas storage unit to reduce the overall volume of the gas storage device. However, the high-pressure piston chamber of the valve tube assembly communicates with the outside of the gas storage unit through the high-pressure gas channel to maintain the normal operation of the elastic element in the high-pressure piston chamber.