Fabric Enhancer Particles Shear Mixing Viscosity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current fluid fabric enhancers have inefficiencies due to the spherical shape of their active particles, which limits surface contact and requires additional processing methods like sonolation, increasing costs and viscosity.
Innovation Solution
The development of fluid fabric enhancing compositions with smaller, spherical fabric enhancer particles that increase surface area per unit mass, produced using a process that induces shear, turbulence, and cavitation to enhance mixing and dispersion without the need for costly additives or high-energy processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If spherical fabric enhancer particles are used, then the geometric shape is thermodynamically favored and easy to manufacture, but the surface area per unit mass is minimized reducing fabric enhancer active efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The fabric enhancer active is divided into smaller particles to increase surface area per unit mass. The patent describes producing fabric enhancer compositions with smaller particle sizes that provide greater surface area contact with fabric surfaces, thereby improving active efficiency while maintaining spherical geometry for ease of manufacture.
2Reliability
If fabric enhancer active particulate size is decreased, then the surface area per unit mass is increased improving fabric enhancer active efficiency, but the viscosity increases making the composition less desirable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes physical parameters including particle size distribution, pH range (2-12), and composition ratios to optimize both efficiency and viscosity. By controlling these parameters, the invention achieves small particle sizes for high surface area contact while maintaining acceptable viscosity levels through proper formulation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If current fluid fabric enhancer formulations are used, then the composition is stable, but additional processing methods like sonolation are required increasing costs and energy consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The fabric enhancer composition is formulated to self-disperse and self-adhere to fabric surfaces without requiring external energy input from sonication or other high-energy processing methods. The composition contains agents that enable spontaneous dispersion and fabric bonding, eliminating the need for additional processing steps.
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 process results in a more efficient fabric enhancer with improved surface area contact, reducing costs and viscosity while maintaining effectiveness, as demonstrated by increased particle index and lower viscosity in the final composition.
Implementation Method 1
The process induces shear, turbulence, and cavitation to enhance mixing and dispersion
Implementation Method 2
The process induces shear, turbulence, and cavitation to enhance mixing and dispersion
Implementation Method 3
The process induces shear, turbulence, and cavitation to enhance mixing and dispersion
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AI summary
The present invention is directed to fluid fabric enhancing compositions and processes of making and using same. Such fluid fabric enhancing compositions have a desirable fabric enhancer active efficiency that is, at least in part, due to the particle index of such fluid fabric enhancing compositions. Certain chemical processing and physical processing methods are not required to produce such compositions.