Integrated Fracturing Unit With Auto Fire Suppression in Muffling Compartment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge is to design a fracturing device that is compact and portable, suitable for transportation to remote areas, while ensuring safety and efficiency in fracturing operations, particularly in environments where conventional devices are cumbersome and pose risks due to their size and potential for hidden hazards like high temperatures and gas leakage.
Innovation Solution
The fracturing device incorporates a power unit with a muffling compartment, a turbine engine, and a firefighting system that includes detectors and a material generator, allowing for automatic fire detection and extinguishing, along with a compact structure that facilitates transportation and noise reduction, utilizing a turbine engine for power and an aerosol-based firefighting material for effective fire suppression.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If conventional fracturing devices are designed with large size and multiple separate units, then they have sufficient power and functionality, but they become cumbersome and difficult to transport to remote areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the power unit, noise-reducing unit, and storage unit into a single integrated device structure. The power unit includes both the turbine engine and noise-reducing components within the same housing, eliminating the need for separate auxiliary units and supporting equipment. This merging approach reduces overall device weight and simplifies transportation while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs nested arrangement where the noise-reducing unit is positioned within the power unit housing, and the storage unit is integrated into the overall structure. The turbine engine, deceleration mechanism, and noise-reducing components are arranged in a compact nested configuration, maximizing space utilization and minimizing external dimensions for easier transport.
2Power
If the turbine engine operates at high power, then it provides sufficient energy for fracturing operations, but it generates excessive noise and heat that pose safety risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful exhaust heat and noise from the turbine engine into beneficial cooling effects. The noise-reducing unit utilizes the temperature difference between the hot exhaust and ambient air to create natural convection cooling, while the same structure attenuates noise. This transforms the harmful thermal and acoustic energy into useful cooling and noise reduction without requiring additional power input.
Solution Approach 2:
The noise-reducing unit serves as an intermediary component between the power-generating turbine engine and the external environment. It mediates the harmful effects by absorbing and dissipating noise through acoustic materials and managing heat through controlled convection, thereby protecting the surrounding environment while allowing the engine to operate at full power.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device operates in confined spaces, then it can access remote fracturing sites, but fire hazards from the turbine engine become more serious
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary fire prevention measures by positioning fire extinguishers and fire blankets in strategically located positions within the device before operations begin. The storage unit is pre-configured with firefighting equipment, and the device includes automatic fire detection capabilities. This preliminary preparation ensures immediate response capability if fire hazards arise during operation in confined remote spaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent provides beforehand protection against fire hazards by incorporating multiple fire safety components including fire extinguishers, fire blankets, and heat-resistant materials in the housing. These protective measures are built into the device structure prior to deployment, creating a safety buffer that cushions against potential fire incidents during operation in remote areas where external help may be delayed.
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 solution enables safe and efficient fracturing operations by automatically detecting and extinguishing fires within the device, improving safety and reducing the size and weight of the equipment, thus facilitating transportation and operation in challenging environments.
Implementation Method 1
a turbine engine
Implementation Method 2
the firefighting material includes aerosol or dry ice
Data Source
AI summary
A fracturing device, a firefighting method thereof, and a computer readable storage medium are disclosed. The fracturing device includes a power unit, the power unit includes a muffling compartment, a turbine engine, and a firefighting system; the firefighting system includes a firefighting material generator, at least one firefighting sprayer and at least one firefighting detector, the at least one firefighting sprayer and the at least one firefighting detector are located in the muffling compartment, each of the at least one firefighting sprayer is connected with the firefighting material generator and configured to spray out firefighting material generated by the firefighting material generator.