Self-Supporting Sorbent Module With Detachable Sides for Adsorber Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sorbent modules are difficult to install and seal properly within adsorber structures due to manufacturing tolerances, leading to complex mounting and sealing issues.
Innovation Solution
A sorbent module with a self-supporting frame structure and release mechanism, featuring a grid structure with detachable sides and sealing elements, allowing easy installation and sealing within an adsorber structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional sorbent modules are installed in adsorber structures, then the sorbent material can be contained, but the mounting becomes complex and sealing becomes difficult due to manufacturing tolerances
Solution Approach 1:
The sorbent module is divided into a frame structure with multiple detachable sides. The front side and rear side are formed by grid structures that can be separately assembled, allowing for easier installation and sealing. The connecting sides can be individually detached and repositioned to accommodate manufacturing tolerances in the adsorber structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure incorporates a release mechanism that allows the connecting sides to be detachably connected. This dynamic connection system enables adjustment during installation to achieve proper sealing, and allows for easy removal and replacement of the sorbent material without dismantling the entire module.
2Ease of manufacture
If the sorbent module has a fixed sealed structure, then sealing is maintained, but filling and emptying of sorbent material becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The frame structure is segmented into detachable connecting sides that can be opened for filling operations. The front side and rear side grid structures remain intact while the connecting sides can be individually removed, providing access for filling sorbent material without compromising the overall sealing design.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable connecting sides act as intermediaries that can be temporarily removed to allow filling operations, then reconnected to restore the sealed structure. This intermediary mechanism enables both easy filling and maintained sealing integrity.
3Ease of manufacture
If the sorbent module uses a simple frame structure, then manufacturing is easier, but structural support and sealing become insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The frame structure serves multiple functions: it provides structural support through the grid-patterned front and rear sides, enables sealing through the connecting sides that can be pressed against the adsorber structure, and allows for easy manufacturing through standardized detachable components. The grid structures on the front and rear sides provide both strength and surface area for gas flow distribution.
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
Facilitates easy installation and proper sealing of sorbent modules, enhancing the efficiency and reliability of gaseous component capture processes.
Implementation Method 1
The front side and the rear side are formed by a grid structure which is permeable for a gas mixture streaming through the sorbent module from the front side towards the rear side
Implementation Method 2
Carbon dioxide capture is achieved when atmospheric air makes contact with chemical media, typically an aqueous alkaline solvent or sorbents and is bound thereto
Implementation Method 3
The sorbent module comprises a release mechanism which is configured to release one of the connecting sides from the remaining connecting sides, the front side and the rear side upon manual actuation
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AI summary
A sorbent module (9) for containing a sorbent material, the sorbent module (9) comprises a front side (10), a rear side (11) and four connecting sides (12) each connecting the front side (10) and the rear side (11). The front side (10) and the rear side (11) are oriented parallel to one another and are arranged at a distance (D) from one another, such that the front side (10) and the rear side (11) together with the four connecting sides (12) enclose a volume for receiving the sorbent material. The front side (10) and the rear side (11) are formed by a grid structure (19) which is permeable for a gas mixture streaming through the sorbent module (9) from the front side (10) towards the rear side (11). The four connecting sides (12) are connected to one another and form a self-supporting frame structure of the sorbent module (9). The sorbent module (9) comprises a release mechanism (24) which is configured to release one of the connecting sides (12) from the remaining connecting sides (12), the front side (10) and the rear side (11) upon manual actuation such that the one of the connecting sides (12) is individually detachable to release an opening of the sorbent module (9) for filling the sorbent material into the volume enclosed by the front side (10), the rear side (11) and the four connecting sides (12).