Quartz Sleeve Support Assembly for UV Cylinder Vibration Damping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ultraviolet water treatment systems face issues with quartz sleeve vibration during high flow rates, leading to lamp failures and inefficient UV light absorption due to lack of effective support, causing the sleeve to bend and the lamp to become misaligned.
Innovation Solution
An attachment assembly comprising a vibration-resistant member, such as an O-ring made from Teflon, rubber, or a metal spring, enclosed within a collar attachment member, which provides 360-degree support to the quartz sleeve, preventing vibration and maintaining the UV lamp centered within the sleeve.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If high flow rate is used to increase water treatment capacity, then productivity is improved, but quartz sleeve vibration increases causing lamp failures
Solution Approach 1:
The support system is divided into multiple segments: O-rings at the ends of the quartz sleeve and additional vibration resistant members positioned along the length of the sleeve. This segmentation allows each component to independently dampen vibrations at different locations, effectively reducing overall sleeve vibration while maintaining high flow rate operation
Solution Approach 2:
Vibration resistant members (O-rings and cushioning elements) are pre-installed at strategic positions along the quartz sleeve before operation begins. These elements provide beforehand cushioning that absorbs and dampens vibrations generated during high flow rate operation, preventing lamp contact and failures before they occur
2Device complexity
If support is provided only at both ends of the quartz sleeve, then device complexity is reduced, but the sleeve bends upwards due to buoyancy and vibration cannot be effectively minimized
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of a single continuous support structure, the system uses segmented support elements (O-rings at ends and additional vibration resistant members along the length). This segmentation provides distributed support that counters buoyancy forces and stabilizes the sleeve without requiring a complex continuous support structure
Solution Approach 2:
Additional vibration resistant members act as intermediary support elements between the end supports and the quartz sleeve. These intermediaries provide localized support at critical positions along the sleeve length, preventing buoyancy-induced bending and vibration while maintaining overall system simplicity
3Manufacturing precision
If the UV lamp is not centered within the quartz sleeve, then manufacturing precision requirements are reduced, but UV light absorption efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The collar attachment member provides localized structural support and alignment features at specific positions along the quartz sleeve. This local quality enhancement ensures proper lamp centering and maintains optimal clearance gap without requiring high manufacturing precision throughout the entire assembly
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively reduces quartz sleeve vibration, maintains the sleeve in a straight position, ensures the UV lamp remains centered, and enhances UV light absorption efficiency by providing additional support points within the UV reactor, thereby extending lamp life and improving treatment performance.
Implementation Method 1
at least one vibration resistant member (102) adaptable to hold and support the quartz sleeve (104) positioned inside a UV cylinder (106) of a water reactor and thereby prevent its vibration
Implementation Method 2
a combination of a spring at one end and a resilient O-ring at the other, therefore form a cushioning or shock absorbing suspension or support for the sleeve
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AI summary
A method and an attachment assembly for supporting a quartz sleeve, comprises at least one vibration resistant member, a collar attachment member and a support plate. The at least one vibration resistant member is adaptable to hold and support the quartz sleeve positioned inside an ultraviolet (UV) cylinder and thereby to prevent its vibration. The collar attachment member is configured to enclose the at least one vibration resistant member. The at least one vibration resistant member is positioned inside the collar attachment member. The support plate is configured to attach the collar attachment member containing the at least one vibration resistant member with the UV cylinder. The attachment assembly can be attached to the UV cylinder wall directly or can be attached to a mounting device inside the UV cylinder wall.