Portable Resonance Induction Cleaning System for Heat Exchangers
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a remote controlled portable resonance induction cleaning system that can efficiently clean process tubulars and heat exchangers using less liquid, is compact and mobile, operates quickly, avoids toxic chemicals, and provides pressurized pulses of liquid to remove fouling without requiring extensive downtime or resources.
Innovation Solution
A portable resonance induction cleaning system comprising a high-pressure plunger pump, a resonance induction cleaning apparatus, and pressure regulator valves, which forms a standing column of liquid to transmit resonance pulses for cleaning, utilizing a hose assembly for tubulars and a ram connecting mechanism for heat exchangers, allowing for controlled and safe pressure delivery of cleaning fluid.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional cleaning systems are used, then cleaning effectiveness is achieved, but large quantities of liquid are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a resonance induction cleaning apparatus that generates mechanical vibrations at resonant frequencies to remove fouling from process tubulars and heat exchangers. The vibration-based cleaning mechanism eliminates the need for large volumes of liquid while maintaining effective cleaning performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional liquid-based mechanical cleaning systems with a resonance-based cleaning system that uses controlled vibrations and pressure pulses. This substitution reduces liquid consumption while achieving the same cleaning objectives through mechanical resonance effects.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed cleaning systems are used, then cleaning capability is provided, but mobility and adaptability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning system is divided into separate modular components including a portable resonance induction cleaning apparatus, a high-pressure plunger pump, and detachable connecting mechanisms. This segmentation allows the system to be transported to different locations and adapted to various cleaning applications while maintaining functional integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable resonance induction cleaning apparatus is designed with universal applicability to clean different types of process tubulars and heat exchangers. The system incorporates adaptable connecting mechanisms that can interface with various equipment configurations, providing versatile deployment options without requiring location-specific installation.
3Productivity
If high pressure is used for cleaning, then fouling removal effectiveness increases, but safety and control become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates pressure regulator valves that provide feedback control of the high-pressure liquid flow from the plunger pump. The regulator valves monitor and adjust pressure levels to maintain optimal cleaning effectiveness while preventing dangerous pressure excursions, ensuring safe and controlled operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Pressure regulator valves serve as intermediary components between the high-pressure plunger pump and the resonance induction cleaning apparatus. These intermediaries modulate the high-pressure flow to deliver controlled pressure pulses that achieve effective fouling removal while maintaining safe operating parameters throughout the system.
4Productivity
If chemical cleaners are used, then fouling is removed, but toxic chemicals and environmental concerns arise
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces chemical-based cleaning methods with a purely mechanical resonance-based cleaning mechanism. The resonance induction cleaning apparatus uses controlled vibrations and high-pressure liquid pulses to physically remove fouling without requiring toxic chemicals, eliminating harmful environmental and health effects while maintaining cleaning effectiveness.
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 system effectively removes fouling from process tubulars and heat exchangers by using pressurized pulses of liquid with resonance, reducing the need for toxic chemicals and minimizing downtime, while being compact and mobile for versatile deployment.
Implementation Method 1
portable resonance induction cleaning apparatus in fluid communication with the portable high pressure plunger pump for receiving the liquid therefrom and regulating flow of the liquid to continually provide pressurized pulses of the liquid that have a resonance for removing fouling from within the process tubular, the heat exchanger, or both
Implementation Method 2
can form a standing column of liquid within process tubulars, heat exchangers, or both, such that the standing column of the liquid can transmit the resonance of the pressurized pulses of liquid throughout the process tubulars, heat exchangers, or both
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AI summary
A remote controlled portable resonance induction cleaning system for cleaning a process tubular or heat exchanger can include a portable high pressure plunger pump, which can provide a liquid to a portable resonance induction cleaning apparatus, The remote controlled portable resonance induction cleaning apparatus can regulate flow of the liquid to provide pressurized pulses of the liquid with a resonance for removing fouling. A hose assembly or hydraulic ram connecting mechanism can provide the pressurized pulses of the liquid to the process tubular or heat exchanger. Air can be used to control flow of the pressurized pulses of the liquid. A hydraulic intensifier can be in fluid communication with the remote controlled portable resonance induction cleaning apparatus for receiving the air, and a hydraulic control valve can be bi-directionally engaged with the hydraulic intensifier and the hydraulic ram. The hydraulic ram can seal with the heat exchanger to provide the pressurized pulses of the liquid thereto.