Modular Hazardous Material Liner With Interlocking Flanges
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for containing hazardous waste materials at work sites are labor-intensive and costly, and traditional barriers fail to effectively capture all materials, especially with larger equipment, leading to potential leaks and contamination.
Innovation Solution
An impermeable liner system with flanges and connection mechanisms, made from durable polymer materials, providing a customizable and transportable containment solution that allows for flexible sizing and easy installation, cleaning, and interconnection of multiple liners for comprehensive containment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If heavy polymer material is used for lining the work site, then the containment barrier strength is improved, but the ease of transport and installation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The containment system is divided into multiple modular panels that can be individually transported and assembled. Each panel is a manageable size that can be handled by one or two workers, yet when connected through interlocking flanges and fastening mechanisms, they form a large continuous containment barrier suitable for work sites.
2Ease of operation
If traditional tarps or temporary barriers are used, then the ease of installation is improved, but the reliability of hazardous material containment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The panels incorporate curved or angled flanges that interlock to form a continuous barrier surface. This curved geometry allows the containment system to conform to various work site configurations while maintaining structural integrity and preventing hazardous material leakage, unlike flat traditional tarps that create gaps and tension points.
3Area of stationary object
If the containment area size is increased to cover the entire work site, then the protection coverage is improved, but the cleaning time and cost when contamination occurs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The containment system is divided into multiple modular panels that can be individually removed and cleaned. When contamination occurs, only the affected panels need to be separated and cleaned rather than the entire containment system, significantly reducing cleaning time and costs while maintaining full containment area coverage.
4Adaptability or versatility
If custom-fit containment systems are created for each work environment, then the adaptability to specific work sites is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The panels are designed with standardized flanges and connection mechanisms that can be configured in multiple arrangements to suit different work site geometries and containment requirements. This universal design allows the same basic panel to serve multiple functions and adapt to various environments without requiring custom manufacturing for each application.
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AI summary
A customizable hazardous material containment system including a plurality of rectangular fluid-capturing liners which are secured together via a plurality of overlapping side flanges which extend around the perimeter of the liners, the side-flange liner connection allowing for non-linear implementations of a hazardous material containment system. A drain port can be incorporated into the liner. The system can also be used as a secondary or tertiary hazardous material containment system.