Probe body for installation in a borehole as a geo-thermal probe
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing geothermal probe bodies face challenges in ease of transportation, storage, and installation in boreholes due to their complex configuration and weight, which complicates their handling and deployment.
Innovation Solution
The geothermal probe body is designed with four heat transfer fluid hoses divided into two separate hose rolls, each formed by two hoses wound together and mechanically connected via a probe base part, allowing for easier assembly and installation by unwinding the hoses from the rolls and connecting the probe base parts on-site, with optional additional weights for improved insertion in vertical or diagonal boreholes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If all four heat transfer fluid hoses are wound up together into a single hose roll, then storage and transportation become more compact, but handling and installation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the four heat transfer fluid hoses into two separate hose rolls, with each roll containing two hoses. This segmentation reduces the volume and weight of each individual roll, making them easier to handle and install while still achieving compact storage when bundled together.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the probe body is delivered as individual hoses to the construction site, then installation flexibility is maintained, but transportation and storage efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The hoses are pre-assembled into pairs and wound into hose rolls at the factory before delivery to the construction site. This preliminary action maintains installation flexibility while significantly improving transportation and storage efficiency by reducing the overall volume and organizing the hoses in manageable units.
3Ease of operation
If the probe body is delivered as a fully assembled unit, then installation simplicity is maximized, but transportation and storage become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The probe body is segmented into two separate hose rolls, each containing two heat transfer fluid hoses that are mechanically connected via probe base parts. This segmentation reduces the weight and size of each transport unit while allowing for simple on-site assembly by connecting the two probe base parts together.
4Ease of manufacture
If four heat transfer fluid hoses are mechanically connected at the lowest point using a coupling piece, then assembly is simplified, but the structure becomes more complex and harder to handle
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of connecting all four hoses at a single coupling piece at the lowest point, the patent divides the hoses into two pairs, each pair being mechanically connected at its own probe base part. This segmentation reduces structural complexity and improves handling by creating two separate, manageable units that can be easily transported and installed.
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AI summary
Probe body (1) intended for installation in a borehole (2) as a geothermal probe, the probe body (1) having four heat transfer fluid hoses (3, 4) through which heat transfer fluid can flow and two of the heat transfer fluid hoses (3, 4) each having a probe foot part (5, 6) are mechanically connected to one another, with the heat transfer fluid hoses (3, 4) of the probe body (1) being divided into two separate hose reels (7, 8), each of the hose reels (7, 8) being connected by two heat transfer fluid hoses (3, 4 ) is formed and the two heat transfer fluid hoses (3, 4) of the respective hose reel (7, 8) are mechanically connected to each other via one of the probe foot parts (5, 6). (Fig.2)