Modular Manifold for Electrolyzed Water Processor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electrolyzed water processors face challenges in producing precise and consistent alkaline and acidic water streams due to inefficiencies in the reaction chamber design, leading to variability in product quality for both home and industrial applications.
Innovation Solution
A modular manifold system for an electrolyzed water processor, featuring interchangeable anode and cathode plate trays with an ion exchange membrane, acetal plastic components, and a gasketed assembly to ensure consistent water routing and ionization, allowing for precise control of pH levels through adjustable electrical current.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a conventional reaction chamber design is used, then the electrolyzed water processor can operate, but the product streams lack precision and consistency
Solution Approach 1:
The reaction chamber is divided into modular components including interchangeable manifold plates, electrode assemblies, and sealed chambers. This segmentation allows precise control of water flow paths and electrical fields, ensuring consistent product streams while simplifying manufacturing and maintenance of individual modules
Solution Approach 2:
The manifold plates are designed with universal features that can route water flow in multiple configurations depending on the electrode assembly installed. This multi-functionality allows the same basic chamber structure to produce different product streams (alkaline, acidic, neutral) by simply changing the electrode module, maintaining precision without increasing overall device complexity
2Reliability
If the reaction chamber is designed for precise product separation, then product quality improves, but maintenance difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The chamber is segmented into removable electrode assemblies that can be independently extracted and replaced. This allows maintenance of the critical separation components without disassembling the entire chamber, preserving product quality reliability while dramatically easing repair and maintenance operations
Solution Approach 2:
The electrode assemblies are designed as consumable modules that can be easily removed and replaced when depleted or contaminated. This allows rapid recovery and replacement of the active separation components, maintaining consistent product quality while simplifying maintenance to a simple swap operation rather than complex repair
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 modular design ensures consistent and precise separation of alkaline and acidic water streams, improving the reliability and effectiveness of electrolyzed water processing by maintaining stable ion concentrations and pH levels.
Implementation Method 1
an ion exchange membrane
Implementation Method 2
separate the electrolytes naturally found within water with the aid of charged electrodes
Implementation Method 3
electromagnetic processing of incoming water
Implementation Method 4
acetal plastic components
Data Source
AI summary
An electrolyzed water processor chamber with an anodic chamber having an anode plate held in an anode tray, and a cathodic chamber having a cathode plate held within a cathode tray. The plates are charged by an electrical current, to separate an incoming water stream into its electromagnetically ionized alkaline and acidic components, across an ion exchange membrane sandwiched between the anode and cathode plate trays. The trays can include sets of ducts and cavities, so that when the trays are stacked together, with the cavities aligning to form plenums for the routing of water between the trays. The trays stack as modular units, so that any multiple of the anodic and cathodic tray pairs, with their plates and sandwiched membrane, can be stacked together and function as a combined processor chamber, with end caps mounted on the top-most and bottom-most plate trays.