Shelving System Shelf Supports Integrated Flow Pipe Corrosion Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing concrete curing devices face corrosion issues in the shelving system due to high humidity, leading to a shortened service life of the shelf supports, which affects the uniformity of curing conditions and the quality of concrete objects.
Innovation Solution
The integration of a flow pipe system within the shelving system, where supply air is directed through some shelf supports to heat the base plate and maintain all supports above the dew point temperature, ensuring even heating and reducing moisture formation, combined with a return pipe system for air circulation and control, enhances corrosion protection and uniform curing conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If supply air is distributed through pipes in the head region and led through vertical pipes into the foot region, then temperature and humidity conditions are created at different heights, but moisture deposits on shelf supports in the foot region causing corrosion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful condensation effect into a beneficial heating mechanism by integrating the flow pipe system directly into the shelf supports. The supply air flowing through the shelf supports heats them from the inside, raising their temperature above the dew point and preventing moisture deposition. This transforms the previously harmful cold surfaces into self-heating elements that actively prevent corrosion.
Solution Approach 2:
The flow pipe system is nested within the shelf supports themselves. The shelf supports are designed with internal cavities that serve as conduits for the supply air, integrating the heating function directly into the structural elements. This nested design eliminates the need for separate piping and directly addresses the corrosion problem at its source.
2Reliability
If shelf supports are galvanized for corrosion protection, then shielding effect and active corrosion protection are provided, but permanent moisture exposure still shortens service life
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by heating the shelf supports before moisture can deposit and cause corrosion. The supply air flows through the shelf supports continuously, maintaining them in a warm, dry state that prevents the initiation of corrosion processes. This proactive approach extends service life by preventing damage before it occurs.
3Reliability
If supply air is led through shelf supports to heat them, then corrosion protection is improved, but device complexity increases due to integrated flow pipe system
Solution Approach 1:
The shelf supports are designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously: they provide structural support for the shelving system and act as conduits for the supply air distribution system. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate piping components, reducing overall device complexity while achieving effective corrosion protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the structural function of the shelf supports with the thermal distribution function of the flow pipe system. By combining these two previously separate functions into a single integrated component, the design reduces the number of parts and simplifies the overall system architecture while effectively solving the corrosion problem.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution extends the service life of the shelving system, ensures uniform temperature and humidity conditions, and improves the strength, abrasion resistance, and color uniformity of cured concrete objects, while allowing for efficient reuse of the shelving system.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of shelf supports at least in sections at the same time are downward pipelines of the flow pipe system that the provided supply air is able to flow through
Implementation Method 2
heat the base plate and maintain all supports above the dew point temperature
Implementation Method 3
water from the supply air already condenses on parts of the shelving system, when these parts are only slightly cooler than the supply air
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device for storing objects under defined temperature conditions and humidity conditions. In particular, the invention relates to a device for curing objects made of concrete. The device has a shelving system having a plurality of shelf supports and a plurality of bearing elements for supporting shelves supported on the shelf supports and arranged one above the other in a plurality of levels, on which shelves the objects are stored. According to the invention, a flow pipe system for distributing supply air provided in a climate system is at least partially integrated into the shelving system. A plurality of shelf supports in this case are at least in sections at the same time downward pipelines of the flow pipe system that the provided supply air is able to flow through. As a result, condensation at the foot of the shelving system and thus corrosion is counteracted at the shelf supports, thus increasing the service life of the shelving system.