Hydrogen-Oxygen Reactor with Water Vapor Membrane Purification
Solution Overview
Problem
In water electrolysis devices, the collected hydrogen or oxygen gases often contain impurities, reducing their purity.
Innovation Solution
A hydrogen-oxygen reaction device with a reaction vessel containing a catalyst, a water vapor pipe with a permeable membrane, and a cooling portion, which introduces and discharges mixed gases to form water vapor, effectively removing impurities by increasing the main component's purity through selective permeation and cooling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If water electrolysis is used to generate hydrogen and oxygen, then hydrogen and oxygen gases are produced, but the collected gases contain impurities reducing their purity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes impurity gases from the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas through a catalytic reaction system. The reaction vessel with catalyst selectively promotes reaction between hydrogen and oxygen while impurities pass through unchanged, effectively separating and removing contaminants to achieve high purity gas collection
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a catalytic reaction system as an intermediary between the electrolysis device and gas collection tanks. This intermediary system processes the mixed gas by promoting selective hydrogen-oxygen reaction, allowing impurities to be separated and removed while maintaining the desired gas purity
2Manufacturing precision
If a catalytic reaction system is added to purify gases, then gas purity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single integrated reaction vessel: catalytic impurity removal, water vapor condensation, and gas purification all occur within one device. The reaction vessel with cooling system merges what would otherwise be separate purification and drying systems, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining high gas purity
Solution Approach 2:
The reaction vessel serves multiple purposes simultaneously: it acts as a catalytic reactor for impurity removal, a condensation chamber for water vapor removal through cooling, and a purification system for producing high purity hydrogen or oxygen. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for multiple separate devices
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 enhances the efficiency of hydrogen and oxygen reaction by removing impurities, improving the purity of hydrogen and oxygen gases and maintaining catalyst effectiveness.
Implementation Method 1
a reaction vessel (21) including a reaction region (S) which is filled with a reaction catalyst for promoting a reaction between hydrogen and oxygen
Implementation Method 2
a water vapor pipe (22) having one end portion inserted into the reaction vessel (21) and including a region in contact with the reaction region (S), with at least a part of a region in contact with the reaction region (S) being formed of a water vapor permeable membrane
Implementation Method 3
a cooling portion (23) which cools the water vapor pipe (22) outside the reaction vessel (21)
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AI summary
This hydrogen-oxygen reaction device includes a reaction vessel including a reaction region filled with a reaction catalyst which promotes a reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, an introduction portion which introduces an hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas having hydrogen or oxygen as a main component into the reaction vessel, a water vapor pipe of which one end portion is inserted into the reaction vessel and which includes a region in contact with the reaction region with at least a part of the region in contact with the reaction region being formed of a water vapor permeable membrane, a discharge portion through which a gas in the reaction vessel is discharged to an outside, and a cooling portion which cools the water vapor pipe outside the reaction vessel.