Shock-Compression System for Inorganic Waste Landfill Simulation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional test pieces are inadequate for reproducing the state of inorganic waste landfilling at a final disposal site, as they primarily focus on cement-based materials and fail to accurately simulate the conditions of inorganic waste disposal.

Innovation Solution

A system and method involving mixers, a cylindrical molding form, an air-press device, and ancillary equipment to produce and shock-compress materials, replicating the layering and consolidation of inorganic waste, including toxic and radioactive substances, to recreate the landfilling state, with the system adaptable for installation on a freight automobile.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If conventional mixing and molding methods are used for CSG material, then cement-based test pieces can be produced, but the state of inorganic waste landfilling at final disposal sites cannot be reproduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereproduction accuracy of landfill stateVSAvoidapplicability to inorganic waste materials
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the compaction method parameter from conventional static compression to shock compression. This parameter change enables the test piece to reproduce the actual landfill state where waste is deposited and compacted in layers, improving the reproduction accuracy for inorganic waste materials while maintaining compatibility with existing molding infrastructure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a covering material layer as a preliminary action before and after banking material placement. This preliminary action replicates the actual landfill structure where covering layers protect and contain the waste, thereby improving the fidelity of reproducing the landfill state without complicating the overall process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If multiple equipment are disposed separately for mixing and compression operations, then each device can function independently, but work efficiency and material transfer convenience are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvematerial transfer convenienceVSAvoidequipment arrangement
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the mixer and air-press device into an integrated system where the mixer is positioned adjacent to the air-press device. This combining of equipment eliminates the need for intermediate material handling, improves operational convenience, and maintains functional independence of each component while reducing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Productivity

If no storage space is provided for ancillary equipment, then the system occupies less space, but workflow efficiency and equipment accessibility are compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveworkflow efficiencyVSAvoidsystem footprint
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent adds a storage space dimension to the system by providing a dedicated area for ancillary equipment such as molding forms and tools. This dimensional addition improves workflow efficiency and equipment accessibility without significantly increasing the main operational footprint, as the storage space can be organized vertically or in unused corners of the work area

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

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 reproduces the state of inorganic waste landfilling, allowing for the evaluation of compressive strength and landfilling effects, with improved workability and flexibility to simulate various disposal scenarios.

Implementation Method 1

an air-press device having a support base to which the molding form can be fixed, and is configured to shock-compress, at each step, the covering material and the banking material poured into the molding form in a stepwise fashion

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectShock compression: Impact Force

Data Source

PatentEP2631629B1Test piece manufacturing system and method
Publication Date: 2016.03.09 FUJI CORP CO LTD
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AI summary

To provide a system and method for producing a test piece that can reproduce a banking material that contains inorganic waste and is landfilled at a final disposal site. The system for producing a test piece is installed on the bed Z of a truck Tr, and includes: a molding form 1 to which materials are poured; an air-press device 100 configured to shock-compress the materials poured into the molding form 1; mixers 200 configured to mix the materials to be poured into the molding form 1; an air compressor 300 (including a driving engine 310) configured to operate the air-press device 100; and a storage space 400 configured to accommodate compression members 410, a funnel 420 and a material storage container 430 that are ancillary equipment used with the molding form 1, mixer 200 and air-press device 100.