Floating Row Cleaning System for Water Intake Garbage Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual cleaning of floating garbage at water intakes in river channels is inefficient and requires regular manual intervention, affecting the cleanliness and diversion efficiency of river water.
Innovation Solution
A water intake floating row cleaning system comprising pier columns, vertical guide rail assemblies, submersible pumps, water spraying assemblies, floating fences, and pumping assemblies that use buoyancy and water flow to automatically remove and secondary clean floating garbage, eliminating the need for manual cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual cleaning is used to remove floating garbage at water intakes, then the cleanliness of water can be maintained, but the cleaning efficiency is low and requires regular manual intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic cleaning through the floating row with submersible pumps that autonomously collect floating garbage at water intakes without requiring manual intervention. The floating row self-adjusts to water level changes and continuously operates to maintain water cleanliness.
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical cleaning operations are replaced by an automated mechanical system consisting of floating row, guide rail assemblies, and submersible pumps that automatically navigate and collect garbage, eliminating the need for manual labor.
2Productivity
If a floating row with submersible pumps is deployed to automatically clean floating garbage, then cleaning efficiency improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The floating row serves multiple functions: it acts as a platform for mounting submersible pumps, functions as a floating barrier to concentrate garbage, and automatically adjusts to water level changes. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide rail assemblies are vertically adjustable to match water level changes, keeping the floating row and pumping components at optimal operating positions regardless of water depth variations, simplifying the system's adaptation to changing conditions.
3Manufacturing precision
If floating fences are added for secondary cleaning of smaller debris, then water quality improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning system is divided into two segments: the floating row with submersible pumps for primary cleaning of larger floating garbage, and the floating fence for secondary cleaning of smaller debris. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in different size ranges of contaminants.
Solution Approach 2:
The floating fence works in conjunction with the floating row, with the fence nested within or adjacent to the row's operational area. The fence captures smaller debris that passes through the primary cleaning stage, creating a nested cleaning approach.
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 efficiently cleans floating garbage and secondary blocks smaller debris, ensuring cleaner water quality with reduced manual effort and operational costs, while the floating fences and guide rails ensure stable operation with water level changes.
Implementation Method 1
based on the sliding assembling relationship between the floating row and the first vertical guide rail assemblies, and under the action of buoyancy of water, the floating row can rise and fall along the first vertical guide rail assemblies as the water surface rises and falls
Implementation Method 2
the floating fences can rise and fall together with the water level under the action of the buoyancy of water
Implementation Method 3
the submersible pumps pump the water of the river channel and spray the water towards the outer side of the water intake through the water spraying assemblies
Implementation Method 4
the pumping assemblies are used for pumping out the garbage blocked by the floating fences
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a water intake floating row cleaning system, including first vertical guide rail assemblies, a floating row, submersible pumps, water spraying assemblies, second vertical guide rail assemblies, floating fences and pumping assemblies, wherein the water spraying assemblies are communicated with the submersible pumps, and the submersible pumps pump the water of the river channel and spray the water towards the outside through the water spraying assemblies; and the floating fences stretch across the water intakes and float along with a water level, and the pumping assemblies are used for pumping out garbage blocked by the floating fences. The invention has the effect of efficiently cleaning the floating garbage at the water intakes.