Removable Roasting Vessel with Isolated Chaff and Water Chambers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing food roasting systems generate distinct waste streams of chaff and waste water during the roasting and cooling of beans, necessitating separate handling and maintenance, which complicates the process.
Innovation Solution
A bean roasting system with a removable vessel that integrates a residual chaff chamber and a residual water chamber, fluidically isolated by an inner wall, allowing for combined collection and easy disposal of chaff and water, reducing maintenance requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate handling systems are used for chaff and waste water, then each waste stream can be managed independently, but the device complexity and maintenance requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines separate chaff collection and waste water collection into a single integrated removable vessel. The vessel includes a chaff receptacle and a waste water receptacle that are fluidically isolated by a partition wall, allowing both waste streams to be collected and removed together through one access point, thereby reducing device complexity and maintenance burden while maintaining independent waste stream management
2Loss of substance
If separate collection vessels are used for chaff and water, then each can be disposed of separately, but the ease of operation and maintenance efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated vessel design allows operators to access and remove both chaff and waste water through a single removable vessel operation. The partition wall maintains fluidic isolation so that waste streams remain separate for proper disposal, while the unified vessel structure enables simultaneous removal of both waste types, significantly improving ease of operation and reducing maintenance intervention frequency
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 integrated collection vessel simplifies maintenance by allowing simultaneous removal and disposal of chaff and water, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing maintenance interventions.
Implementation Method 1
a residual water chamber fluidically isolated from each other by an inner wall
Implementation Method 2
operating an air handling system to heat and circulate air through the roasting drum
Implementation Method 3
operating an air handling system to heat and circulate air through the roasting drum
Implementation Method 4
removing condensed water from the air passing through the air exit subsystem
Data Source
AI summary
A bean roasting system includes a removable vessel, a roasting drum, and air handling system, a roasted bean container, an air outlet conduit, a coupling, an air exit subsystem, and a fluid conduit. The removable vessel includes a residual chaff chamber and a residual water chamber fluidically isolated from each other by an inner wall. The roasted bean container is configured to receive roasted beans from the roasting chamber. The air outlet conduit couples the roasting drum to a chaff separator. The coupling couples the chaff separator to the residual chaff chamber of the removable vessel. The air exit subsystem removes exhaust air from the air exit subsystem and/or roasted bean container. The fluid conduit routes condensed water from the air exit subsystem to the residual water chamber of the removable vessel.