Reactor Fluid Path Structure with Variable Diameter for Flow Balance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional flow path structures in reactors face challenges in achieving equal fluid flow rates while maintaining flexibility in shape, as uniform flow path lengths are required to equalize pressure loss, restricting design freedom.
Innovation Solution
The flow path structure includes flow paths with varying lengths, where the equivalent diameter of each part is defined based on the flow path length to ensure equal pressure loss across all paths, allowing for equal fluid flow rates and increased design flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If uniform flow path lengths are used for each flow path, then equal fluid flow rates are achieved, but design flexibility is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by adjusting the equivalent diameter of specific parts within each flow path rather than uniformizing the entire flow path. Each flow path has its parts designed with locally optimized dimensions - shorter paths have smaller equivalent diameters while longer paths have larger equivalent diameters - to achieve equal pressure loss and equal flow rates without requiring uniform flow path lengths, thus resolving the contradiction between flow rate equality and design flexibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If flow path lengths are made different for design flexibility, then design freedom increases, but pressure loss becomes unequal across flow paths
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs parameter changes by modifying the equivalent diameter parameter of flow path parts to compensate for differences in flow path lengths. By establishing a relationship where longer flow paths have larger equivalent diameters and shorter paths have smaller diameters, the pressure loss parameter is adjusted to achieve equality across all flow paths despite their different lengths, thus resolving the contradiction between design flexibility and pressure loss equality.
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
This approach allows for equal fluid flow rates across flow paths of different lengths, enhancing flexibility in shape and design, while maintaining uniform pressure loss, unlike conventional methods that require uniform flow path lengths.
Implementation Method 1
an equivalent diameter of each part in each flow path is defined in accordance with the flow path length of the flow path to ensure that an entire pressure loss is equal for each of the flow paths
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AI summary
A fluid path structure in which the flow rate of fluid flowing in each flow path is equal to each other and in which each flow path has an increased flexibility in shape. The flow path structure has flow paths into which fluid is introduced. The flow paths include flow paths having different flow path lengths. The equivalent diameter of each part of each fluid path is set according to the flow path length of the fluid path so that the entire pressure loss of each flow path is equal to each other.