Ozone Injection System with Gas-Liquid Separation and Destruction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for ozone generation and utilization lack effective post-use disposal and reuse strategies, leading to ozone escape into the atmosphere, which is wasteful and harmful to the environment.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising a leakage check valve device, injector, gas-liquid separation device, and ozone destruction device that injects ozone into water, recovers undissolved ozone, and decomposes excess ozone using manganese dioxide in an ozone destruction device to prevent atmospheric release.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If ozone is injected into liquid via injector to be dissolved, then ozone utilization efficiency is improved, but undissolved ozone escapes into atmosphere causing environmental harm

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveozone utilization efficiencyVSAvoidatmospheric ozone release

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent recovers undissolved ozone gas from the liquid phase and redirects it through a destruction device before atmospheric release. The recovery system includes a gas-liquid separation device that captures ozone vapor and a destruction device that converts it to oxygen, eliminating harmful atmospheric release while maintaining high ozone utilization efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #34Discarding and recovering

Solution Approach 2:

The patent converts the harmful undissolved ozone gas into beneficial oxygen through the destruction device. The ozone that would otherwise escape and harm the environment is instead destroyed by manganese dioxide or other destructive media, transforming it into harmless oxygen gas for atmospheric release.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

2Device complexity

If ozone is not completely dissolved in liquid, then manufacturing process simplicity is maintained, but ozone waste increases and environmental ecology is damaged

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveozone dissolution system complexityVSAvoidozone waste

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the ozone handling system into distinct functional modules: an injector for dissolution, a gas-liquid separation device for ozone recovery, and a destruction device for waste ozone conversion. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, managing ozone waste without significantly complicating the overall system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system recovers undissolved ozone through the gas-liquid separation device and redirects it to the destruction device, converting waste ozone into useful oxygen. This recovery and conversion process minimizes ozone loss while maintaining relatively simple system architecture through modular design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #34Discarding and recovering

3Ease of operation

If undissolved ozone is directly released into environment, then system operation simplicity is maintained, but ecological harm increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem operation simplicityVSAvoidecological harm from ozone release

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent converts harmful undissolved ozone into beneficial oxygen through the destruction device. The ozone gas that would otherwise cause ecological harm is destroyed by manganese dioxide or other destructive media, transforming it into harmless oxygen for safe atmospheric release, thus eliminating ecological harm while maintaining operational simplicity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Solution Approach 2:

The destruction device acts as an intermediary between the ozone generation system and the atmosphere. It includes a destruction medium (such as manganese dioxide) that facilitates the conversion of ozone to oxygen, serving as a protective intermediary that prevents direct harmful release while maintaining simple system operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

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 system ensures complete utilization and environmentally safe disposal of ozone by dissolving, reusing, and destructing ozone in-line, minimizing waste and ecological impact.

Implementation Method 1

ozone is first introduced into the leakage check valve device, and then sucked into the injector to mix with the water therein drawn by the pump

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectGas-liquid mixing:

Implementation Method 2

The ozone destruction device contains an ozone destruction medium (e.g., manganese dioxide) that can decompose ozone into oxygen

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectCatalytic decomposition: Catalysis

Data Source

PatentUS7501055B2Ozone on-line injection, reuse, and destruction system

Publication Date: 2009.03.10 LIOU

AI summary

The invention relates to an ozone on-line injection, reuse and destruction system, which draws liquid to be mixed with ozone through a pump. The system mainly comprises a gas-liquid separation device and an ozone destruction device. When mixed with the drawn liquid, some of the ozone may dissolve in the liquid and the undissolved portion is recovered and reused, while the ozone, oxygen and nitrogen that cannot be reused are introduced into an ozone destruction device. The ozone destruction device contains an ozone destruction medium so that it can decompose ozone into oxygen that can escape into the environment along with the undissolved oxygen and nitrogen, thereby avoiding environmental pollution caused by the direct release of ozone.