Gas Generator with Ion Membrane Electrolysis and Hydrogen Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gas generators face issues with tank corrosion, environmental pollution, and the risk of inhaling electrolyte due to filter problems, and there is a challenge in safely managing hydrogen concentrations to prevent explosions during the electrolysis process.
Innovation Solution
A gas generator design incorporating an ion membrane electrolytic cell with an ion exchange membrane, cathode, and anode chambers, along with an atomized/volatile gas mixing tank, a gas pump, and hydrogen concentration detectors to control hydrogen levels and prevent explosions, using a gas-water separator to manage hydrogen and water effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If hydrogen concentration is increased to improve health gas efficacy, then the therapeutic effect is enhanced, but the risk of hydrogen explosion increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback control system where hydrogen concentration detectors continuously monitor the hydrogen concentration in the gas mixing tank. When the concentration reaches a predetermined safe level (below 3.5%), the system automatically adjusts or stops hydrogen generation, preventing dangerous accumulation while maintaining effective therapeutic concentrations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces air as an intermediary gas to mix with generated hydrogen, diluting the hydrogen concentration to safe levels. The gas mixing tank serves as an intermediary chamber where hydrogen from the electrolytic cell is combined with air, creating a safe mixture for inhalation that maintains therapeutic benefits without explosion risk.
2Reliability
If air-cooling type electrolysis tank is used to prevent hydrogen explosions, then safety is improved, but the device complexity increases due to fan requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the cooling function from a separate active system (fan-based air cooling) and integrates it into the electrolytic cell structure itself through heat dissipation fins. This eliminates the need for additional cooling components while maintaining effective temperature control and explosion prevention.
Solution Approach 2:
The electrolytic cell performs self-cooling through its own structural features (heat dissipation fins) without requiring external cooling systems. The cell structure itself provides the cooling function, eliminating dependency on separate cooling mechanisms and reducing overall system complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional electrolysis method is used to generate hydrogen, then the generation process is simple, but tank corrosion and environmental pollution occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a proton exchange membrane (thin film) as a selective barrier in the electrolytic cell. This membrane allows protons to pass through while blocking other substances, enabling simple electrolysis operation while preventing corrosive byproducts from damaging the tank and reducing environmental pollution.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite material structures in the electrolytic cell, combining different materials with complementary properties. The proton exchange membrane and heat dissipation fins work together to enable efficient hydrogen generation while protecting against corrosion and minimizing harmful emissions, maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
4Reliability
If heat dissipation fins are added to electrolytic cell to lower temperature, then safety is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the heat dissipation function with the electrolytic cell structure by integrating heat dissipation fins directly into the cell body. This combination eliminates the need for separate cooling components, maintaining effective temperature control while avoiding additional device complexity.
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 solution effectively reduces the risk of hydrogen explosions by controlling hydrogen concentrations below 3.5%, improving safety and reducing tank corrosion and environmental pollution, while also generating a healthy gas for inhalation by mixing hydrogen with atomized gases.
Implementation Method 1
the ion membrane electrolytic cell electrolyzing water, so as to generate hydrogen
Implementation Method 2
The ion membrane electrolytic cell comprises an ion exchange membrane, a cathode chamber and an anode chamber
Implementation Method 3
the atomized/volatile gas mixing tank generates an atomized gas to mix with hydrogen to form a healthy gas
Implementation Method 4
using a gas-water separator to manage hydrogen and water effectively
Data Source
AI summary
The preferred embodiment of the invention provides a gas generator comprising an ion membrane electrolytic cell and an atomized/volatile gas mixing tank. The ion membrane electrolytic cell comprises an ion exchange membrane, a cathode chamber and an anode chamber. An anode electrode is set in the anode chamber, and a cathode electrode is set in the cathode chamber. The ion exchange membrane is set between the anode chamber and the anode chamber. When water is electrolyzed by the ion membrane electrolytic cell, oxygen is generated by the anode electrode and hydrogen is generated by the cathode electrode. The atomized/volatile gas mixing tank coupled to the ion membrane electrolytic cell accepts the hydrogen generated from the ion membrane electrolytic cell and generates an atomized gas to mix with the hydrogen for generating a healthy gas.