Particulate Retaining Device Using Programmed Liquid Recirculation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current air purification devices are inadequate for capturing atmospheric particulate material produced by combustion, particularly in versatile and scalable systems that can be adapted for both large and small installations, such as automobile exhaust systems, and fail to efficiently neutralize toxic gases and retain particulate material for further industrial use.

Innovation Solution

A mechanical technology assembly with programmed movement-oriented cylinders, a capture and transformation tank, and a basic substance storage tank, utilizing a recirculation system and physical-chemical capture processes to capture and transform particulate material and gases, leveraging renewable energies and vector quantities in three-dimensional spaces.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If conventional air purification devices are used, then gas purification is achieved, but particulate material retention is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveparticulate material retentionVSAvoidpurification effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The device is divided into multiple functional modules: a capture tank for particulate material, a purification tank for gas treatment, and interconnected chambers. This segmentation allows simultaneous handling of particulate retention and gas purification, resolving the contradiction by assigning specific functions to separate components that work together.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A liquid solution acts as an intermediary medium between the particulate material and the purification system. The solution captures particulate material while allowing gas to pass through for purification, enabling both functions to occur simultaneously without interfering with each other's effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If purification systems are designed for large scale, then industrial application is possible, but adaptability to small scale (e.g., automobile exhaust) is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescale adaptabilityVSAvoidsystem configuration
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The device is designed with universal components that can perform multiple functions. The same capture tank and purification chamber structure can handle both large-scale industrial exhaust and small-scale automobile exhaust by adjusting operational parameters rather than redesigning the entire system, maintaining adaptability across scales.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates adjustable flow rates, removable filters, and configurable chamber arrangements that can be dynamically adapted to different scale requirements. This dynamic configurability allows the device to maintain effectiveness whether processing small automobile exhaust or large industrial emissions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Object-generated harmful factors

If liquid solution is used for neutralization, then toxic gases are neutralized, but the saturated solution requires disposal or regeneration

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetoxic gas neutralizationVSAvoidliquid solution regeneration
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system is designed to easily remove and replace saturated liquid solution with fresh solution. The capture tank allows for simple drainage and refilling operations, enabling rapid regeneration of the neutralizing agent without complex regeneration equipment, thus minimizing substance loss and maintaining continuous operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #34Discarding and recovering

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 device effectively captures and transforms particulate material and gases, producing a usable raw material for industrial applications by combining mechanical processes with programmed basic liquid substances, achieving efficient particulate retention and gas purification.

Implementation Method 1

a recirculation system and physical-chemical capture processes to capture and transform particulate material and gases

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCentrifugal force: Centrifugal Force

Implementation Method 2

a component liquid solution capable of neutralizing toxic gases

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectChemical neutralization: Chemical Bonding

Implementation Method 3

utilizing a recirculation system and physical-chemical capture processes to capture and transform particulate material and gases

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhysical-chemical capture: Adsorption

Data Source

PatentUS12186703B2Particulate material retaining device and atmospheric acid gas neutralizer and neutralizing substance for said gases
Publication Date: 2025.01.07 ARISTIZABAL YEPES JUAN DAVID
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  • US12186703B2 patent drawing
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AI summary

The present invention is directed to a novel mechanical device containing a liquid solution recirculating inside the device in the form of programmed oriented movements which achieve to trap the contaminants resulting from carburant combustion processes, such as particulate material, smoke, soot, fly ashes, greenhouse type gases in order to remove them from the air and to achieve its neutralization thus providing a clean air and suitable to be reinserted into the environment and the substance obtained by the device is reinserted into the production chain as a raw material applicable to a plurality of industries.