Gas-saving device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing facilities for liquefied petroleum gases and natural gas suffer from reduced fuel efficiency and increased polluting emissions due to pressure drops and impurities in the gas supply, which are not effectively addressed by current technologies.
Innovation Solution
A gas saving device placed downstream of the pressure regulator, featuring a three-way T-fitting system, a steam trap with activated carbon filtration and a copper centrifugation coil, which removes impurities and rearranges gas molecules to stabilize flow and reduce friction losses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stress or pressure
If a pressure regulator is used to reduce fuel pressure, then supply pressure is controlled, but pressure drop reduces flow rate and efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The device segments the gas flow path into multiple channels using T-fittings, creating parallel flow paths that reduce resistance and maintain flow rate while still achieving pressure regulation through the steam trap mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The device changes the physical state of water in the steam trap to regulate pressure dynamically, using phase change from liquid to vapor to maintain optimal pressure levels without excessive pressure drop that would reduce flow rate
2Quantity of substance
If gas is supplied with impurities, then supply quantity is maintained, but combustion efficiency is reduced and polluting emissions increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device extracts and removes impurities from the gas stream using the steam trap mechanism, separating contaminants from the main gas flow while maintaining the quantity of clean gas supplied to combustion devices
Solution Approach 2:
The steam trap utilizes phase transitions of water (liquid to vapor) to trap and remove impurities from the gas flow, allowing clean gas to pass through while condensing and removing contaminant-laden vapor phases
3Ease of operation
If facility pipes and connections are used to convey gas, then gas delivery is achieved, but pressure drop and friction loss reduce efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The device introduces a vertical dimension with the steam trap chamber, allowing gas to rise and fall through phase change mechanisms rather than only horizontal flow through pipes, reducing friction losses in the horizontal conveyance paths
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 improves combustion efficiency, reduces polluting emissions, and maintains facility integrity by enhancing gas flow rate and purity without requiring modifications to existing infrastructure.
Implementation Method 1
the gas is first passed through an activated carbon filter, through which all the impurities carried in the gas are eliminated
Implementation Method 2
the gas is passed through a copper coil which causes a centrifugation by means of which the rearrangement of the molecules thereof is achieved
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AI summary
The present invention consists of a saving gas device which, being placed downstream of the pressure regulator and upstream of the consuming devices, in a natural gas or liquefied petroleum gases supply facility, improves the gas consumption efficiency by means of a recirculation, filtering and centrifugation process. The action exerted on the steam trap of the device, retains the impurities the gas contains, thus improving retention of particles and achieving the gas to come out substantially pure, as well as achieving gas molecules rearrangement by means of a centrifugation coil, obtaining flow stabilization and improving the circulation thereof.