Installation means for a device for treating a net fluid with a working fluid
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing net fluid treatment devices face challenges in simplifying the connection of individual mat elements, which can lead to unintentional separation and instability in the treatment process.
Innovation Solution
The use of pin-hole arrangements with flexible clamping tongues that create a self-locking mechanism, where pins with a smaller cross-section than the receiving opening are wedged by the clamping tongues, ensuring secure connection and preventing accidental separation of mat elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If pin-hole constructions are used to connect mat elements, then the mat elements can be interconnected, but the connection establishment is complex and may lead to unintentional separation
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping tongue is designed to automatically clamp the pin when the mat elements are assembled, without requiring additional fastening operations. The elastic deformation of the clamping tongue creates a self-locking mechanism that maintains connection stability while simplifying the assembly process
Solution Approach 2:
The connection system is divided into distinct functional components: the pin as a connection element, the receiving opening as a mounting structure, and the clamping tongue as a securing mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, reducing overall connection complexity
2Ease of operation
If mat elements are connected using conventional methods, then connection is achieved, but the connection may be unstable and mat elements may separate unintentionally
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping tongue is pre-configured with elastic properties that create a preliminary clamping force on the pin before any external loads are applied. This preliminary anti-action prevents the mat elements from separating unintentionally while maintaining ease of assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic modulus and geometric dimensions of the clamping tongue are optimized to provide sufficient clamping force for structural stability while allowing easy insertion and assembly. The parameter changes in the clamping tongue's physical properties enable it to balance between ease of operation and structural stability
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 solution provides a stable and secure connection between mat elements, enhancing the treatment process by maintaining a large wetted surface area for longer periods and improving fluid interaction, leading to more effective humidification, cleaning, and cooling of gases.
Implementation Method 1
each receiving opening (34) comprises an area size (40) limited by the free end (44) of the at least one clamping tongue (38) and the region of the opening edge (36) opposite to said end
Implementation Method 2
Cooling a gas by means of such devices is based on the principle of adiabatic cooling (evaporative cooling)
Implementation Method 3
for cooling water vapor by means of spray water and/or drip water
Data Source
AI summary
The installation means for a device for treating, in particular humidifying and/or cleaning, a net fluid, in particular a gas, by means of a working fluid, in particular a liquid, and particularly for cooling water vapor by means of spray water and/or drip water, is provided with at least one installation package (10) of several square, waved mat elements (12) being arranged in an overlying or adjoining manner Adjacent mat elements (12) are mechanically connected to each other by pin-hole-arrangements in which pins (42) protruding from the one mat element (12) and each comprising a free end are inserted in receiving openings (34) formed in the other mat element (12). The receiving openings (34) each comprise an opening edge (36) from which a flexible clamping tongue (38) protrudes into the receiving opening (34). Each receiving opening (34) comprises an area size limited by the free end of the at least one clamping tongue (38) and the region of the opening edge (36) opposite to said end, or by the free ends of several, in particular two or three clamping tongues (38), wherein the area size (40) being smaller than the cross-section of the pin (42) in the state of the pin (42) in which the pin (42) is received by the receiving opening (34), and in which the at least one clamping tongue (38) is bend with its free end to the free end of the pin and abuts against the pin (42).