System for heating a liquid including a high-efficiency heater and an optimizer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hydrosonic pumps for liquid heating, such as hydrosonic pumps, face inefficiencies and complexity in achieving optimal operating conditions, leading to delayed full availability and increased operating costs.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of an innovative system for liquid heating that incorporates a hydrosonic pump and an optimizer, which works to maintain a constant temperature gradient between the inlet and outlet of the pump, ensuring maximum energy performance and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If hydrosonic pumps are used for liquid heating, then heating efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
An optimizer device is introduced as an intermediary component between the heat source and the hydrosonic pump. This optimizer maintains a constant temperature gradient across the pump, enabling the pump to operate at maximum efficiency while simplifying the overall system control and reducing operational complexity.
2Device complexity
If hydrosonic pumps operate without optimized temperature control, then device simplicity is maintained, but productivity decreases due to delayed full availability
Solution Approach 1:
The optimizer is pre-configured with optimal temperature gradient parameters that are automatically applied when the system starts operating. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for complex real-time adjustments and delayed optimization, allowing the system to reach full productivity immediately upon startup.
3Ease of operation
If hydrosonic pumps operate without constant temperature gradient, then ease of operation is improved, but energy performance decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The optimizer automatically maintains the constant temperature gradient across the hydrosonic pump without requiring manual intervention or complex control operations. The device self-regulates the temperature differential, ensuring maximum energy performance while keeping the system easy to operate through automatic control.
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
This system achieves high efficiency and energy performance quickly and reliably, simplifying the management of hydrosonic pumps and reducing operational delays and costs.
Implementation Method 1
these machines heat the liquid mainly through the cavitational effect. It is well known that, this effect is based on the creation of areas or bubbles within the liquid that, due to variation of pressure blow up; during this process they release energy, and precisely heat
Implementation Method 2
the heating of the cited hydrosonic pumps is achieved thanks to the very high turbulence of the liquid caused by the particular geometric and structural conformation of the rotor 23
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AI summary
A system (1) for heating liquids includes an hydrosonic pump (2) for the heating of the mentioned liquid; a primary circuit (3) in turn comprising, at least: a storage (30) of the above-mentioned liquid or a heat exchanger (45); a plurality of pipes (31, 32), in order to get a mutual connection with the mentioned storage (30) or heat exchanger (45) with the said hydrosonic pump (20), at least one solenoid valve (34), to open and/or close the liquid circulation within the mentioned primary circuit (3), at least one sectioning valve (8), in order to adjust the flow rate of the mentioned liquid output from the said hydrosonic pump (2). The system (1) further comprises an optimizer (5) connected to and placed downstream of said hydrosonic pump (2), the optimizer cooperating with at least said primary circuit (3) to which it gives and transfers the thermal energy produced by said hydrosonic pump (2), said optimizer (5) comprising a low-capacity storage tank (52), operating at high pressure and thermally insulated.