Fixed Glass Cooling Ball for Beverage Chilling Without Dilution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional beverage containers fail to effectively cool beverages without diluting them, as ice cubes melt and alter the flavor.
Innovation Solution
A glass container with a hollow glass ball containing a cooling material like glycerin, which is sealed within and cooled to a low temperature, allowing for efficient beverage cooling without dilution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If ice cubes are used to cool beverages, then the cooling effect is achieved, but the beverage becomes diluted and flavor is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling function is segmented from the beverage by using a separate sealed glass ball containing glycerin, rather than adding ice directly to the beverage. This segmentation allows cooling without dilution, as the cooling agent remains isolated in its own container.
Solution Approach 2:
The glass ball acts as an intermediary carrier that transfers cooling from the glycerin to the beverage through thermal conduction via the glass wall, without allowing direct contact between the cooling agent and the beverage, thus preventing dilution.
2Temperature
If a cooling element is added to the container, then cooling capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling element is merged with the container by integrally forming the glass ball as part of the container structure, using the same glass material and manufacturing process. This merging adds cooling functionality without significantly increasing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The glass ball serves multiple functions: it acts as both a structural component of the container and a thermal management device. The glycerin inside provides cooling when frozen, and the same structure serves as part of the container wall, achieving multi-functionality.
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 provides effective cooling of beverages without dilution, maintaining flavor integrity by using a sealed glycerin-filled glass ball within the container.
Implementation Method 1
The cooling material may include a substance operable to cool a surrounding fluid held within the partially enclosed space... glycerin can be cooled to relatively low temperatures without freezing and expanding
Implementation Method 2
The glass ball may be fire sealed with the glass container so that the openings align... applying heat to the first glass tube to form the first glass tube into a base portion
Implementation Method 3
The glass container and the glass ball may each be formed with an opening in one side. The glass ball may be fire sealed with the glass container... The container with glass ball may be annealed
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AI summary
A container and a method of manufacturing a container having a base portion and a sidewall which together form a partially enclosed space for holding a fluid; and a cooling element fixedly connected to the base portion, the cooling element comprising a cavity and a cooling material sealed within the cavity.