Hydrolysis Furnace Venting Layout for By-Product Buffering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional hydrolysis systems release by-products along with steam, causing contamination and increased workload for the air treatment device.

Innovation Solution

A hydrolysis system with a pressure relief device that includes a pressure relief tube and auxiliary tubes to buffer steam and by-products, slowing their movement and ensuring they do not surge into the air treatment device in large quantities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stress or pressure

If the exhaust valve is used to release steam after hydrolysis, then pressure is relieved, but by-products are released along with steam causing contamination

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepressure reliefVSAvoidby-product contamination
Core Design Contradiction:
Stress or pressureVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The exhaust system is segmented into separate pathways: a first exhaust valve for releasing steam and a second exhaust valve for releasing by-products. This segmentation allows steam and by-products to be discharged through different channels, preventing by-products from contaminating the steam discharge path while maintaining effective pressure relief.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

By-products are extracted from the main steam discharge pathway through a separate second exhaust valve. The system selectively removes harmful by-products through a dedicated extraction path, separating them from the useful steam output and preventing contamination of the steam discharge system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Stress or pressure

If by-products are released through the exhaust valve, then pressure is relieved, but the air treatment device workload increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepressure reliefVSAvoidair treatment device workload
Core Design Contradiction:
Stress or pressureVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The exhaust system is divided into separate valves and pathways: the first exhaust valve handles steam release while the second exhaust valve handles by-product release. This segmentation directs by-products away from the air treatment device, reducing its workload and allowing it to focus solely on processing steam without being overwhelmed by harmful by-products.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If steam and by-products are released together, then pressure is relieved quickly, but contamination occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepressure relief speedVSAvoidcontamination
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses separate exhaust valves for steam and by-products, allowing simultaneous pressure relief through both channels while preventing mixing of steam and by-products in the discharge path. This maintains rapid pressure relief productivity while eliminating contamination by keeping the discharge streams separate.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

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

Prevents large quantities of by-products from entering the air treatment device, reducing its workload and minimizing contamination, thus maintaining system efficiency.

Implementation Method 1

A hydrolysis system with a pressure relief device that includes a pressure relief tube and auxiliary tubes to buffer steam and by-products, slowing their movement and ensuring they do not surge into the air treatment device in large quantities

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectBuffering effect:

Data Source

PatentEP4684869A1Hydrolysis system having a pressure relief device
Publication Date: 2026.01.28 LEE MING-CHIU
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AI summary

A hydrolysis system includes a hydrolysis furnace (1) and a pressure relief device (2). The hydrolysis furnace (1) has a reaction space (10) therein, and a ventilation hole (15) spatially communicating with the reaction space (10). The pressure relief device (2) includes a pressure relief (21) tube connected to the hydrolysis furnace (1), adjacent to the ventilation hole (15), extending in an up-down direction (D1), and defining a first tube space that spatially communicates with the ventilation hole (15). The pressure relief device (2) further includes at least one auxiliary tube (22) disposed at an end portion of the pressure relief tube (21) opposite to the hydrolysis furnace (1) in the up-down direction (D1), extending in a left-right direction (D2) that is substantially perpendicular to the up-down direction (D1), and defining a second tube space that spatially communicates with the ventilation hole (15).