Hydrogen Water Machine Recirculation Mixing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hydrogen water machines fail to effectively increase hydrogen concentration in water and maintain it over time due to brief mixing times, leading to rapid hydrogen separation and reduced concentration.
Innovation Solution
A hydrogen water machine design incorporating a hydrogen generator, water supplier, mixing device, pressurizer, atomizer, and recirculation pipe to prolong hydrogen-water contact time, enhance mixing, and increase hydrogen solubility through pressurization and atomization, with a recirculation mechanism to reuse hydrogen water and maintain concentration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If hydrogen and water are mixed briefly in a simple mixing device, then the machine structure remains simple and compact, but the hydrogen concentration in the resulting hydrogen water is insufficient and decreases rapidly over time
Solution Approach 1:
The mixing process is divided into multiple stages: a first mixing section where hydrogen and water initially mix, followed by a second mixing section where the mixture undergoes further mixing after pressurization and atomization. This segmentation allows each section to perform a specific mixing function, achieving high hydrogen concentration without requiring an overly complex single-stage mixer.
Solution Approach 2:
The pressurizer and atomizer are positioned between the two mixing sections to perform preliminary actions on the hydrogen-water mixture. The pressurizer increases pressure to enhance hydrogen dissolution, and the atomizer breaks water into fine droplets to increase surface area for hydrogen absorption. These preliminary actions prepare the mixture for more effective hydrogen concentration in the second mixing section.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If hydrogen and water are mixed for a longer time to increase hydrogen concentration, then the hydrogen water maintains stable hydrogen levels, but the machine volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The recirculation pump creates a continuous circulation loop where hydrogen water is pumped from the collection tank back to the mixing device for repeated mixing cycles. This continuous action allows hydrogen to dissolve in water over multiple passes through the mixing sections, achieving stable hydrogen concentration without requiring a large machine volume, as the same space is reused repeatedly.
Solution Approach 2:
The pressurizer uses hydraulic pressure to force the hydrogen-water mixture through the atomizer and into the second mixing section. This pneumatic-hydraulic mechanism enables rapid pressure changes and fluid movement, achieving extended mixing time efficiently within a compact space by utilizing pressure-driven flow rather than large-volume static mixing chambers.
3Reliability
If a recirculation system is added to prolong hydrogen-water contact time, then hydrogen concentration is maintained, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mixing device serves multiple functions: it acts as both the first and second mixing section, contains the pressurizer and atomizer integrated within its structure, and serves as the collection tank when the recirculation pump is not operating. This multi-functionality allows the recirculation system to be added without proportionally increasing overall device complexity, as existing components are utilized for multiple purposes in the recirculation configuration.
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 design effectively increases hydrogen concentration and prolongs its solubility in water, ensuring a stable hydrogen level in hydrogen water over time without enlarging the machine's volume.
Implementation Method 1
a pressurizer (332) mounted on a first section of said third duct (331) downstream of said mixing passage (3311) to subject said semi-finished hydrogen water to pressurization that allows said hydrogen to be dissolved in said water
Implementation Method 2
a first atomizer (333) disposed on a second section of said third duct (331) downstream of said first section to subject said semi-finished hydrogen water to atomization that increases an amount of dissolving said hydrogen in said water
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AI summary
A hydrogen water machine (3) includes a hydrogen generator (31), a water supplier (32), a mixing device (33) connected between the hydrogen generator (31) and the water supplier (32), and a recirculation pipe (34) connected between the mixing device (33) and the water supplier (32). Accordingly, the mixing device (33) allows hydrogen generated by the hydrogen generator (31) to dissolve in water provided by the water supplier (32), thereby generating hydrogen water. Part of the hydrogen water recirculates from the recirculation pipe (34) to the water supplier (32) for being proceeded by the mixing device (33) again. Therefore, the recirculation not only increases hydrogen concentration of the hydrogen water but also prolongs the time of dissolving the hydrogen in the water, thereby achieving a preferable mixing effect between the hydrogen and the water.