Micro-duct Mesh for Underground Fluid Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for treating underground fluids often require excavation, are costly, and can cause damage to buildings and the surrounding soil, while existing solutions like waterproofing systems are complex and not always effective in preventing water-related issues.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a mesh of multidirectional micro-ducts with collateral fluid diffusers is used to capture, confine, and route underground fluids in a controlled manner, eliminating the need for ditches or excavations and maintaining the natural humidity of the soil, thereby stabilizing the ground and preventing water-related damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If peripheral ditches and drainage wells are used to treat underground water, then water drainage is improved, but excavation work and structural damage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the harmful function of traditional drainage systems by eliminating the need for excavation and structural intervention. Instead of removing soil to install drains, the system injects foam that expands to create drainage channels within the existing soil matrix, thereby achieving water drainage without the harmful extraction of earth materials.
Solution Approach 2:
The foam acts as an intermediary substance that mediates between the need for drainage and the desire to preserve soil structure. The foam expands to form channels that facilitate water flow while simultaneously bonding with soil particles to stabilize the ground, thus serving as a bridge between conflicting requirements.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If waterproofing systems are applied to prevent water damage, then water protection is improved, but application complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces complex mechanical waterproofing systems with a chemical-physical process. Instead of installing multiple layers of membranes and sealants through labor-intensive mechanical application, the system uses foam injection that automatically expands and forms a protective, water-resistant structure within the soil, dramatically simplifying the application process.
Solution Approach 2:
The foam changes its physical parameters during application - starting as a liquid injection, expanding to a foam that fills voids, and then stabilizing to form a permanent structural modification. This parameter transformation allows a single substance to perform multiple functions: drainage channel creation, soil stabilization, and water protection.
3Stress or pressure
If forced water table lowering is implemented to control underground water, then water level control is improved, but ground destabilization and material loss increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention converts the harmful effect of water pressure into a beneficial force by allowing water to flow naturally through the foam-created channels. Instead of fighting the water pressure with forced lowering systems that destabilize ground, the foam structure harnesses the natural flow to maintain stable water levels while simultaneously stabilizing the surrounding soil through bonding.
4Quantity of substance
If traditional drainage methods are used to remove water, then water removal is improved, but natural soil humidity and structure are altered
Solution Approach 1:
The foam system applies local quality by creating drainage channels only in specific locations where water accumulation occurs, rather than uniformly altering the entire soil profile. The foam bonds selectively with soil particles in the immediate vicinity of the injection points, preserving the natural humidity and structure of distant soil regions while effectively removing water locally.
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 method effectively lowers water tables, stabilizes the ground, eliminates filtrations and dampness, and prevents material degradation by allowing water to flow naturally while intercepting it at its source, reducing the need for costly repairs and maintaining the soil's natural humidity levels.
Implementation Method 1
a mesh of multidirectional micro-ducts with collateral fluid diffusers is used to capture, confine, and route underground fluids in a controlled manner
Implementation Method 2
the proposed method takes advantage of the characteristics of the soils to guide the water towards the desired areas, so that the original values are not altered
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AI summary
Method for treating underground fluids comprising the following steps: (i) prior study of the stratigraphy of the ground and locating the most permeable layers, (j) creating an area (2) for the establishment of the appropriate elements for implementing the method, (k) creating, at different heights and directions, a plurality of horizontal perforations with a small inclination that cross the area to be treated, (l) introduction of a plurality of micro ducts (1) from the enable area (2) by the perforations that cross the area to be treated, creating a horizontal mesh of micro ducts (1) at different heights and directions under the central core of the affected area (4) where each micro duct (1) having collateral fluid diffusers (3), capturing confining and routing the fluids under the building, thereby stabilising the subsoil and ensuring that the fluids follow their natural course under the ground.