Fluted Magnetic Stirring Device for Beverage Sensory Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fluid treatment devices are difficult to apply to complex alimentary fluids like wine or distilled alcohols without adversely affecting their organoleptic characteristics, and there is a need to manage taste, texture, and other sensory properties over time.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a stirring element with flutes and magnetic devices is used to treat fluids, which includes UV irradiation, to stabilize and enhance organoleptic properties by managing parameters such as pH, surface tension, and turbidity, and simplify production steps like clarifying and filtration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional stirring devices are used to treat alimentary fluids, then mixing and treatment efficiency is improved, but organoleptic characteristics of the beverages deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines magnetic field generation and stirring functions into a single integrated device. The magnetic element and stirring element work simultaneously to treat the liquid, providing both mixing efficiency and magnetic field effects without requiring separate treatment steps, thereby maintaining productivity while preserving organoleptic qualities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces conventional mechanical stirring alone with a combined magnetic-mechanical system. The magnetic element generates magnetic fields that interact with the liquid, supplementing the mechanical stirring action. This substitution allows for more effective treatment with gentler mechanical action, preserving the beverage's sensory characteristics.
2Ease of manufacture
If magnetic fields are applied to treat fluids, then certain taste parameters are improved, but the complexity of the treatment device increases
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic element is integrated within the stirring device structure, combining two functions (magnetic field generation and stirring) into one unit. This merger avoids the need for separate magnetic treatment equipment, thereby improving taste parameters without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The stirring device is designed to serve multiple functions: mechanical stirring and magnetic field generation. This multi-functionality allows a single device to perform both mixing and magnetic treatment, reducing the need for additional specialized equipment and managing device complexity while improving taste characteristics.
3Ease of manufacture
If aging processes are modified to achieve desired organoleptic properties, then beverage quality is improved, but production time is extended
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic field treatment and enhanced stirring perform preliminary actions that accelerate the maturation and stabilization processes. By applying magnetic fields and controlled stirring before traditional aging, the beverage achieves desired organoleptic properties faster, reducing the required aging time and overall production time while maintaining quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes physical parameters (magnetic field strength, stirring speed, temperature) to accelerate the aging process. By controlling these parameters, the beverage undergoes rapid maturation and stabilization, achieving quality improvements without the extended time required by conventional aging methods.
4Reliability
If additives are used to preserve beverages, then preservation and stabilization are improved, but the purity and naturalness of the beverage deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces chemical preservation methods with physical methods (magnetic field treatment and controlled stirring). This substitution maintains preservation and stabilization effects while avoiding the introduction of chemical additives, thereby preserving the beverage's purity and naturalness.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetic field treatment changes physical parameters (magnetic susceptibility, molecular arrangement) to achieve preservation effects without chemical additives. This parameter change approach provides reliable preservation while maintaining the beverage's natural composition and purity.
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 device preserves and enhances the sensory qualities of beverages by stabilizing organoleptic properties, reduces additives like sulfites, and shortens or modifies aging processes without lengthening production time, allowing continuous operation in existing systems.
Implementation Method 1
a magnetic element (2), disposed so as to combine their effects on the liquids to be treated
Implementation Method 2
Fluid treatment devices involving vortices are already known
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AI summary
The invention relates to a fluid treatment device comprising a stirring element and at least one magnetic device. The stirring element has a plurality of flutes within its central portion, and the magnetic devices are placed around the stirring element. The device can further comprise a UV irradiation module and an on-line analysis module.