Hookah Sarcocarp Soaking Method for Sensory Quality
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional hookahs pose health risks due to tobacco combustion, and existing alternatives lack the sensory experience and appeal of traditional hookahs.
Innovation Solution
A preparation method for hookah sarcocarp using electronic cigarette liquid, where fresh sarcocarp is soaked in a mixture of tobacco and solvent under pressure and heat, allowing the liquid to be absorbed, resulting in a product that maintains the shape, color, and fragrance of the fruit while reducing health risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional tobacco combustion method is used in hookah, then the sensory experience and appeal are maintained, but health risks increase due to combustion harm
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical and chemical parameters of the sarcocarp by soaking it in electronic cigarette liquid under pressure (0.6-1.2 MPa) and elevated temperature (40-60°C). This transforms the sarcocarp from a dry, non-absorbent state to a saturated state containing liquid extract, enabling it to function as a safe alternative that maintains sensory experience without combustion harm.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic cigarette liquid serves as an intermediary substance that transfers the desirable sensory characteristics of traditional tobacco to the sarcocarp without requiring actual tobacco combustion. The liquid extract acts as a mediator that preserves flavor and aroma while eliminating the harmful combustion process.
2Quantity of substance
If electronic cigarette liquid is soaked into sarcocarp under pressure and heat, then the fruit absorbs the liquid sufficiently to maintain sensory experience, but the processing time and equipment complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The sarcocarp undergoes preliminary processing by being cut into pieces before soaking, which increases its surface area and prepares it for better liquid absorption. This preliminary action enables more efficient saturation during the soaking process, ensuring sufficient liquid uptake without requiring excessively long processing times or complex equipment.
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 method creates a hookah sarcocarp that provides a pleasurable sensory experience with rich fruit fragrance and mellow tobacco flavor, appealing to consumers and reducing health hazards associated with traditional tobacco use.
Implementation Method 1
fresh sarcocarp is soaked in a mixture of tobacco and solvent under pressure and heat, allowing the liquid to be absorbed
Implementation Method 2
soaked for 2-8 hours under the pressure of 1MPa
Implementation Method 3
heating it to 40-60°C
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to electronic cigarette liquid and a preparation method of sarcocarp used in the electronic cigarette liquid. The preparation method comprises the following steps: placing according to a proportion materials of sarcocarp and raw liquid for socking into a stainless soaking tank with a volume of 500 liters with functions of heating and pressuring; making the sarcocarp absorb fully after being soaked under condition of heating and pressuring; opening a ball valve, only liquid in the soaking tank being discharged and collected; and then removing and subpackaging ropy sarcocarp to obtain a product of hookah sarcocarp, in which solids should account for 90% or more of contents thereof. The innovations of the preparation method lie in, firstly, natural sarcocarp is adopted, which gives consumers more pleasurable sensation organoleptically, and secondly, the electronic cigarette liquid is prepared by the distinctive process, and the sarcocarp is made to fully absorb the cigarette liquid after being soaked under condition of pressuring and heating. The product is sucked through the traditional hookah or electronic cigarette set, fragrance of the natural fruit is rich, fragrance of the tobacco is mellow, and performances of perception and fragrance are both obviously better than the traditional hookah paste, more appealing to consumers' taste and pursue.