Mobile Spray System Vertical Layout for Congestion Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile closed-loop spray systems are inadequate for large-scale cleaning applications and often result in vehicle congestion during natural disasters, as they lack the capacity and efficiency to handle significant cleaning needs effectively.
Innovation Solution
A mobile system with a multi-level vertical arrangement of fluid containers, pumps, heaters, and filters within a vehicle trailer, allowing for increased washing power, efficient space use, and the ability to recycle and filter water, thereby reducing the need for multiple vehicles and water replenishment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple vehicles are deployed for large-scale cleaning operations, then cleaning capacity is increased, but vehicle congestion and traffic problems worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple cleaning functions (spray dispensing, water collection, filtration, and recycling) into a single integrated mobile system. This consolidation allows one vehicle to perform the work of multiple vehicles while reducing traffic congestion and improving operational efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes vertical space within the vehicle by implementing a multi-level configuration where water tanks, pumps, and filtration equipment are arranged on different vertical levels. This three-dimensional arrangement maximizes the use of available space, enabling the vehicle to carry large water capacities and complex equipment without increasing its horizontal footprint.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional spray systems are used, then water dispensing is simple, but water recycling and filtration capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile system is designed to perform multiple functions: dispensing clean water through spray hoses, collecting used water through intake collectors, filtering contaminants through filtration systems, and recycling purified water back into the clean water supply. This multi-functionality allows a single system to handle both simple spray operations and complex water recycling tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a closed-loop water management approach where used water is not discarded but instead collected, filtered to remove contaminants, and recovered for reuse. This process eliminates water waste and reduces the need for continuous water replenishment from external sources.
3Duration of action of moving object
If water is continuously replenished from external sources, then spray operation continues, but environmental contamination and water waste increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates a feedback mechanism where the state of the water supply tanks is continuously monitored. When clean water levels decrease, the system automatically activates pumps to transfer water from the holding tank through the filtration system to replenish the clean water supply, ensuring continuous operation without external intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile system is self-sufficient in water management. It carries its own water supplies, filtration equipment, and recycling systems, allowing it to operate independently for extended periods without external water sources. The system filters and recycles its own used water, eliminating the need for external water replenishment and preventing environmental contamination from discharged wastewater.
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 configuration enables a single vehicle to replace multiple units, reducing fuel consumption, traffic congestion, and completion time for cleaning operations, while maintaining a closed-loop system that minimizes environmental impact by recycling water and reducing the need for new water supplies.
Implementation Method 1
one or more first pumps downstream from and in communication with the clean water supply located on a second vertical level; one or more second pumps in communication with and downstream from the water intake collector
Implementation Method 2
one or more filters in communication with and downstream from the water intake collector
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile system for dispensing cleaning fluid at a jobsite comprising a vehicle with wheels and an interior; a lower level provided in the interior; an upper level provided in the interior and separated from the underlying lower level by a deck; a clean fluid supply tank located on the lower level; at least one outflow pump downstream from and in communication with the clean fluid supply tank arranged on the upper level; and, at least one spray hose for dispensing fluid from the clean fluid supply, the spray hose downstream from and in communication with the at least one pump, at least a portion of the at least one spray hose external to the vehicle for dispensing the fluid at the jobsite.