Lamellar UV Shielding for Fluid Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radiation shielding technologies, such as right-angled chicanes, lead to high differential pressure in fluids, resulting in lower volume throughput and higher energy consumption.
Innovation Solution
A lamellar arrangement with meandering lamellae and subdivided sections, designed to absorb or reflect radiation while minimizing differential pressure, is used to shield radiation in fluids flowing through devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If right-angled chicanes are used for radiation shielding, then radiation protection is achieved, but differential pressure increases and volume throughput decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The shielding structure is divided into multiple lamellae (at least two) arranged in parallel, creating multiple intermediate spaces. This segmentation allows radiation to be blocked through multiple reflective surfaces while maintaining smoother fluid flow paths compared to single-chane designs, reducing differential pressure and improving volume throughput.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional right-angled choke designs to a lamellar arrangement that utilizes intermediate spaces between parallel lamellae. This dimensional change creates a more efficient shielding configuration that blocks radiation effectively while allowing fluid to flow through with minimal resistance, thus improving both radiation protection and volume throughput.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If right-angled chicanes are used for radiation shielding, then radiation protection is achieved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shielding structure is divided into multiple lamellae (at least two) arranged in parallel, creating multiple intermediate spaces. This segmentation allows radiation to be blocked through multiple reflective surfaces while maintaining smoother fluid flow paths compared to single-chane designs, reducing differential pressure and improving volume throughput.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional right-angled choke designs to a lamellar arrangement that utilizes intermediate spaces between parallel lamellae. This dimensional change creates a more efficient shielding configuration that blocks radiation effectively while allowing fluid to flow through with minimal resistance, thus improving both radiation protection and volume throughput.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If right-angled chicanes are used for radiation shielding, then radiation protection is achieved, but noise pollution increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shielding structure is divided into multiple lamellae (at least two) arranged in parallel, creating multiple intermediate spaces. This segmentation allows radiation to be blocked through multiple reflective surfaces while maintaining smoother fluid flow paths compared to single-chane designs, reducing differential pressure and improving volume throughput.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional right-angled choke designs to a lamellar arrangement that utilizes intermediate spaces between parallel lamellae. This dimensional change creates a more efficient shielding configuration that blocks radiation effectively while allowing fluid to flow through with minimal resistance, thus improving both radiation protection and volume throughput.
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 lamellar arrangement effectively reduces radiation transmission while maintaining high volume throughput and low power requirements for fans or pumps, thereby reducing noise pollution.
Implementation Method 1
the lamellar arrangement may be intended for positioning at the inlet and/or at the outlet of the apparatus and, for this purpose, be exposed to the radiation (for example UVC radiation) emitted by a radiation source into the interior through which flow takes place, in order to prevent radiation from emerging
Implementation Method 2
At least one subset of the lamellae is respectively subdivided for this purpose into at least three lamella sections
Data Source
AI summary
A lamellar arrangement for shielding radiation acting on a fluid which flows through an interior of a device, comprises two or more lamellae aligned substantially parallel to one another and respectively defining an intermediate space between them, wherein at least one subset of the lamellae is respectively subdivided into at least three lamella sections comprising a first lamella section, a second lamella section next to the first lamella section and a third lamella section next to the second lamella section. The first lamella section and the second lamella section in this case enclose a first angle between them, and the second lamella section and the third lamella section enclose a second angle between them. The first angle has a magnitude in a range of from 20° to 45° and the second angle has a magnitude in a range of from 20° to 45°.