Micro-Bubble Generator Structure for Dense Fine Bubble Mixing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing aerators fail to produce finer bubbles and achieve sufficient gas content for water purification, as the bubble size is determined by the gas inlet pipe capacity and water pressure, limiting user control and resulting in low-density bubble mixtures.
Innovation Solution
A micro-bubble generator with a water inlet and outlet member design that includes branching channels, an eddy current guiding pipe, and a bubble-miniaturizing net, allowing for external air communication and bubble miniaturization without additional power sources, enhancing bubble density and washing efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the gas inlet pipe capacity and water pressure are used to determine bubble size, then the existing aerator can maintain water stream flow rate, but the bubble volume cannot be arbitrarily changed and finer bubbles cannot be produced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the water flow into multiple streams through branching channels (first branching channels and second branching channels), allowing each channel to generate bubbles independently. This segmentation enables precise control over bubble size and distribution, resolving the contradiction between maintaining flow rate and achieving arbitrary bubble volume control.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a gas inlet gap as an intermediary element between the water inlet member and water outlet member. This gap allows external air to be drawn into the water stream, enabling bubble generation without relying solely on pump pressure and gas inlet pipe capacity, thus providing users with control over bubble volume while maintaining water flow rate.
2Quantity of substance
If the existing aerator structure is used, then the device can operate with simple components, but the gas content of the liquid-gas mixing liquid is too low to generate dense milky-white bubbles
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the water inlet member and water outlet member into a single integrated structure with multiple functional components (branching channels, gas inlet gap, eddy current guiding pipe) working together. This combination allows for high gas content and dense bubble generation while maintaining operational simplicity, resolving the contradiction between increasing gas content and avoiding device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes hydraulic principles through the eddy current guiding pipe and branching channels to create turbulence and mix water with air efficiently. The gas inlet gap creates a pressure differential that draws air into the water stream, increasing gas content without requiring complex compression or injection systems, thus achieving dense bubbles while keeping the device structure relatively simple.
3Manufacturing precision
If additional power sources are added to generate finer bubbles, then bubble density can be increased, but the device complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention enables the water stream itself to perform the work of bubble generation by utilizing its own kinetic energy and pressure. The branching channels and eddy current guiding pipe create turbulence and mix water with air without requiring external power sources, achieving bubble miniaturization while avoiding additional energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical parameters of water flow by creating eddy currents and turbulence through the guiding pipe and branching channels. These parameter changes (increased velocity, altered flow patterns) enable natural bubble miniaturization and densification without requiring external energy input, resolving the contradiction between bubble refinement and energy consumption.
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 micro-bubble generator effectively generates a large amount of dense, fine bubbles, improving washing and sterilization effects without additional power, by utilizing the water stream's force to create a high gas content and miniaturize bubbles, overcoming limitations of existing aerators.
Implementation Method 1
an eddy current guiding pipe located at one end, adjacent to the second main body, of the sleeve, the eddy current guiding pipe including a plurality of blades in a spiral manner, a plurality of eddy current passages
Implementation Method 2
the engagement between the first junction surface and the second junction surface remaining a gas inlet gap, the gas inlet gap communicating external air to the first channel and the second channel
Implementation Method 3
a bubble-miniaturizing net located between the through-hole end cap and the second main body
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AI summary
A micro-bubble generator is provided between an input end and an output end of a water outlet device. The micro-bubble generator includes a water inlet member and a water outlet member. A gas inlet gap is remained between the water inlet member and the water outlet member, with the gas inlet gap being communicated to external air, such that the external air is allowed to enter the micro-bubble generator for gas-liquid mixing and generate minute and dense bubbles.