System for the generation of saturated steam or superheated steam or hot air
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing textile steaming machines face challenges such as high installation and operation costs, energy losses, and safety hazards due to the need for external steam or hot oil boilers, which are cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A system integrated into steaming machines that uses a heating battery to wash and saturate dried air by spraying water onto hot surfaces, eliminating the need for external boilers and reducing energy losses by recycling and conditioning air within the machine.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If external steam boilers are used to provide heat for steaming machines, then the required steam or hot air can be generated, but the installation becomes complex and occupies excessive space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the steam generation function directly into the steaming machine by integrating a water tank, heating element, and steam generation chamber within the machine housing. This eliminates the need for separate external boilers and complex pipe connections, directly resolving the contradiction between achieving required steam temperature and reducing installation complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the steam generation function from the external boiler system and relocates it directly into the steaming machine. By taking out the boiler component and integrating its functionality within the machine, the system eliminates complex external installations while maintaining the ability to generate saturated or superheated steam as needed.
2Quantity of substance
If external steam boilers are installed, then steam can be supplied to the steaming machine, but serious safety hazards arise due to pressurized containers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the external pressurized boiler container from the system and replaces it with an integrated steam generation chamber that operates at lower pressures. By extracting the hazardous pressurized container function and implementing steam generation directly within the machine at controlled pressures, the system maintains steam supply capability while eliminating serious safety hazards.
3Quantity of substance
If all boiler rooms are operated to meet partial steam requirements, then sufficient steam is available, but serious energy losses occur due to keeping all conveyor lines hot
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the steam generation function from the central boiler system and assigns it to individual steaming machines. Each machine has its own integrated water tank and heating element, allowing steam to be generated only when and where needed. This eliminates the energy waste of keeping entire conveyor lines and boiler rooms hot, while ensuring steam availability exactly when required for processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables each steaming machine to generate its own steam independently through integrated heating elements and water tanks. This self-service capability eliminates the need for a centralized boiler system that must continuously operate to supply steam to multiple locations, thereby preventing energy losses from maintaining hot conveyor lines and unused boiler rooms.
4Area of stationary object
If long conveyor lines are used to connect boiler rooms, then steam can be distributed to multiple locations, but energy losses and pressure drops become inevitable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the centralized steam distribution system into multiple independent local steam generation units. Each steaming machine has its own integrated steam generator, eliminating the need for long conveyor lines that cause energy losses and pressure drops. This segmentation maintains coverage area by distributing steam generation capability across multiple locations rather than transporting steam over long distances.
5Temperature
If the temperature is increased beyond saturated steam conditions, then superheated steam can be produced for certain processes, but the maximum working pressure of the installed boiler limits the temperature
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs adjustable heating elements with variable power output to control the temperature and phase of generated steam. By changing the heating parameter (electrical power input) rather than relying on fixed boiler pressure ratings, the system can produce saturated steam, superheated steam, or hot air according to process requirements, overcoming the temperature limitations imposed by standard boiler pressure ratings.
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 allows for efficient and cost-effective production by maintaining fabrics in saturated steam, superheated steam, or hot air conditions, reducing energy consumption and operational costs while ensuring safety and flexibility in temperature control.
Implementation Method 1
a heating battery (C) washing and saturating the dried air by spraying the water onto the hot surfaces
Implementation Method 2
washing and saturating the dried air by spraying the water onto the hot surfaces
Implementation Method 3
enabling the dyed fabrics to be kept in a saturated steam condition or in a superheated steam condition or in a hot air condition
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to a generator which is generally used in the textile field and integrated into the steaming machines (chambers) enabling the dying material of the pattern-printed or plain-dyed fabrics dyed with the various dyes to be bound on the fabric such as not to be removed again, which enables the dyed fabrics to be kept in the saturated steam, superheated steam or hot air conditions for a certain period of time, and which is capable of forming each of these three phases.