Material drying and cooling integrated machine

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Solution Overview

Problem

The discharge of damp hot waste gas with unpleasant odors from the feed drying process pollutes the atmospheric environment, necessitating an integrated solution for drying and cooling that avoids direct exhaust.

Innovation Solution

A material drying and cooling integrated machine comprising a heating module, drying module, dust removal filter module, temperature-lowering and dehumidifying module, and cooling module, which recycles damp hot air for reprocessing and integrates drying, cooling, and waste gas treatment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If separate drying and cooling processes are used, then drying and cooling functions are achieved, but waste gas is discharged to the atmosphere causing pollution

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveatmospheric pollutionVSAvoidprocess integration
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the drying process and cooling process into a single integrated machine system. The drying module generates damp hot waste gas, which is then directly fed into the cooling module for treatment. This merging of previously separate processes eliminates the need for separate waste gas discharge systems and achieves zero discharge of waste gas to the atmosphere.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated machine performs multiple functions within a single system: drying materials, cooling materials, and treating waste gas simultaneously. The drying module not only dries the material but also generates the damp hot waste gas that serves as the cooling medium for the cooling module, creating a multi-functional system that addresses both production needs and environmental protection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of manufacture

If damp hot waste gas is directly exhausted, then the drying process is simple, but environmental pollution occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedrying process simplicityVSAvoidatmospheric pollution
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent converts the harmful damp hot waste gas from the drying process into a useful cooling medium. Instead of discharging the waste gas to the atmosphere, it is fed into the cooling module where it serves as the cooling air source. This transforms an environmental hazard into a functional resource, achieving both waste gas treatment and cooling function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If waste gas is recycled and reprocessed, then environmental pollution is prevented, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewaste gas dischargeVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the parameters of the damp hot waste gas as it moves through different modules. The gas is heated in the drying module (temperature increase), then cooled in the cooling module (temperature decrease), and can be recycled back to the drying module. This parameter transformation allows the same gas to serve multiple functions in the process cycle.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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 machine effectively recycles and reprocesses damp hot air, preventing environmental pollution by integrating drying and cooling processes, achieving zero discharge of waste gas and enhancing production efficiency.

Implementation Method 1

a heating module (1), wherein dry hot air generated in the heating module (1) can enter the drying module (2)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Implementation Method 2

a temperature-lowering and dehumidifying module (4), wherein the temperature-lowering and dehumidifying module (4) can conduct temperature lowering and dehumidification on air entering the interior thereof so as to form dry cold air

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectTemperature lowering and dehumidification: Cooling

Implementation Method 3

the dry hot air can enter the drying module (2) to dry materials in the drying module (2)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectDrying: Evaporation

Implementation Method 4

the dry cold air can enter the cooling module (5) to cool materials in the cooling module (5)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCooling: Cooling

Implementation Method 5

a dust removal filter module (3), wherein the dust removal filter module (3) can conduct dust removal on air entering the interior thereof

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectDust removal: Filter (physical)

Data Source

PatentUS12422189B2Material drying and cooling integrated machine
Publication Date: 2025.09.23 GUANGZHOU GELOR SYST ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENG
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AI summary

A material drying and cooling integrated machine, comprising a heating module, a drying module, a dust removal filter module, a temperature-lowering and dehumidifying module, and a cooling module. Dry hot air generated in the heating module can enter the drying module to dry materials; the temperature-lowering and dehumidifying module can conduct temperature lowering and dehumidification on air entering the interior thereof so as to form dry cold air, and the dry cold air can enter the cooling module to cool materials in the cooling module; the dry hot air enters the drying module to dry the materials in the drying module, then damp hot air is formed, and part of the damp hot air can be heated by the heating module again; the other part of the damp hot air can sequentially pass through the dust removal filter module and the temperature-lowering and dehumidifying module, and dry cold air can be formed.