Mobile Ion Exchange Desalination Device With Integrated Carrier Plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water desalination devices are complex and difficult to handle, requiring improvements in design and simplification for easier operation and mobility.
Innovation Solution
A mobile housing device with two ion exchange columns, a supply line, a discharge line, and connecting lines, where the lines are integrated into a solid carrier plate and connected by a bridge for serial operation, allowing for easy transport and regeneration of ion exchange agents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a complex head structure with multiple elements (pipes, covers, fastening elements, support elements) is used in water desalination devices, then the device can achieve complete functionality, but the structure becomes complex and difficult to handle
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate components (supply line, discharge line, connecting lines, support elements) into a single integrated carrier plate. This merging reduces the number of separate parts while maintaining all necessary functions, directly resolving the contradiction between complete functionality and structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier plate serves multiple functions simultaneously: it supports the ion exchange columns, integrates all fluid lines (supply, discharge, connecting), and provides structural stability. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dedicated components for each function, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining completeness.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional separate component design is used, then each component can be optimized independently, but the overall device becomes difficult to transport and handle
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating all components into a single carrier plate assembly, the device becomes a compact, unified unit that is easier to transport and handle as a whole, while still allowing for modular replacement of the entire plate assembly if needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is segmented into two main replaceable units: the ion exchange columns and the carrier plate assembly. This segmentation allows the columns to be easily removed and replaced for regeneration while leaving the integrated carrier plate in place, combining transportability with maintenance efficiency.
3Reliability
If multiple separate lines are provided for water supply and discharge, then fluid flow paths are established, but the number of components increases and handling becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the supply line, discharge line, and connecting lines into a single integrated carrier plate structure. All fluid pathways are established within this unified component, reducing the number of separate parts while maintaining complete and reliable fluid flow paths between all necessary points.
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 simplifies the structure and handling of water desalination, enabling efficient and mobile operation, particularly for use in electrical erosion machines, with reduced complexity and improved maintenance capabilities.
Implementation Method 1
a first ion exchange column, a second ion exchange column
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device for desalinating water, in which the following components are provided in a mobile housing (1): a first ion exchange column (2), a second ion exchange column (3), a supply line (4) for the water to be desalinated, a discharge line (5) for the discharge of the desalinated water, a first section (6) of a connecting line (8), and a second section (7) of the connecting line (8), wherein the device comprises a bridge (9) for a tight, serial connection of the first ion exchange column (2) with the second ion exchange column (3), through which the sections (6, 7) of the connecting line (8) leading to the outside of the housing (1) are fluidically connected or connectable, wherein a support plate (10) is provided in which the supply line (4), the discharge line (5), the first section (6) of the connecting line (8) and the second section (7) of the connecting line (8) run.