Fluid Treatment Module with Controlled Flow, Reflection, and LED Cooling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fluid treatment technologies are inefficient and lack reliability in treating fluids such as air and water, particularly in terms of sterilization, purification, and deodorization.
Innovation Solution
A fluid treatment module comprising a pipe with a light source module, reflector, and heat dissipation plate, where the pipe has controlled inlets and outlets, and the reflector and heat dissipation plate enhance light reflection and heat dissipation to improve treatment efficiency and reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a light source module is used to treat fluid, then sterilization and purification efficiency is improved, but heat generation from the light source module reduces reliability
Solution Approach 1:
A heat dissipation plate is introduced as an intermediary component between the light source module and its mounting environment. The plate contacts the rear surface of the light source module substrate and provides a dedicated thermal conduction path to dissipate heat away from the light emitting diodes, preventing overheating while maintaining continuous operation and thus improving reliability without reducing treatment efficiency.
2Productivity
If light is emitted into the pipe to treat fluid, then sterilization effectiveness is improved, but light loss due to pipe wall absorption reduces efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe wall material is selected to have high light transmittance in the wavelength range of the emitted light, converting what would normally be absorptive loss into beneficial light transmission. This allows maximum light penetration into the fluid for sterilization while minimizing energy loss, thereby improving both sterilization effectiveness and light utilization efficiency.
3Stability of the object's composition
If multiple inlets and outlets are provided to control fluid flow, then treatment uniformity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe is divided into multiple sections with multiple inlets and outlets arranged along its length. This segmentation allows the fluid to be divided into multiple streams that flow through different regions of the pipe simultaneously exposed to light, ensuring uniform treatment across all fluid portions. The segmented approach achieves treatment uniformity without requiring overly complex external control systems.
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 module achieves high treatment efficiency and reliability by optimizing fluid flow and light utilization, effectively sterilizing, purifying, and deodorizing fluids through controlled inlets and outlets, and enhanced light reflection and heat dissipation.
Implementation Method 1
a light source module including a substrate and at least one light emitting diode disposed on an upper surface of the substrate and emitting light into the pipe to treat the fluid
Implementation Method 2
a reflector disposed inside the pipe to reflect the light emitted from the light source module and having higher reflectivity with respect to the light than the pipe
Implementation Method 3
a heat dissipation plate contacting a rear surface of the substrate to dissipate heat from the light source module. the heat dissipation plate has higher thermal conductivity than the substrate
Data Source
AI summary
A fluid treatment module includes a pipe providing a flow channel in which fluid flows, the pipe having an inlet and an outlet, a light source module including a substrate and at least one light emitting diode disposed on an upper surface of the substrate and emitting light into the pipe to treat the fluid, a reflector disposed inside the pipe to reflect the light emitted from the light source module and having higher reflectivity with respect to the light than the pipe, and a heat dissipation plate contacting a rear surface of the substrate to dissipate heat from the light source module. The inlet, the outlet, or both are provided in plural to allow a flow speed and a flow direction of the fluid flowing into the pipe to be controlled, and the heat dissipation plate has higher thermal conductivity than the substrate.