Soil Processing Device with Heated Gas Pipes and Vacuum Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing soil processing methods using driving devices often result in over-heating or under-heating of the soil, leading to ineffective destruction of organic elements such as seeds, fungus, and microorganisms, and do not meet environmental sustainability standards.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a vehicle-mounted soil processing device with a network of horizontal pipes buried in the soil, connected to a vacuum generating device and a heated gaseous medium generator, which uses a controlled temperature and humidity system to maintain optimal processing conditions, and a control subsystem to adjust vehicle speed and heating parameters in real-time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If steam or heated gas is drawn into the soil from a moving compartment, then the soil is processed to destroy organic elements, but the soil may be over-heated resulting in burning or under-heated resulting in poor processing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic control of the soil processing system by making the heating parameters and vehicle speed adjustable during operation. The control subsystem dynamically adjusts the temperature of heated gaseous medium and the speed of the driving device based on real-time conditions, allowing the system to adapt to varying soil conditions and prevent both overheating and underheating, thereby resolving the contradiction between processing effectiveness and temperature control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates a control subsystem that monitors processing conditions and provides feedback to adjust operational parameters. This feedback mechanism enables real-time optimization of heating intensity and vehicle speed, ensuring that the soil receives the appropriate amount of heat treatment to effectively destroy organic elements without causing burning or insufficient processing.
2Reliability
If chemical agents are used for soil processing, then organic elements are destroyed, but environmental sustainability conditions are not met
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces chemical processing methods with a physical heating method. Instead of using chemical agents to destroy organic elements in the soil, the system uses heated gaseous medium delivered through pipes to thermally process the soil. This substitution eliminates the introduction of harmful chemicals into the environment while maintaining the effectiveness of organic element destruction through controlled thermal treatment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes heated air or oxygen-containing gaseous medium to accelerate the oxidation and decomposition of organic elements in the soil. The heated gaseous medium promotes thermal oxidation processes that effectively destroy seeds, fungus, nematodes, and microorganisms without requiring chemical pesticides or herbicides, thereby achieving effective soil processing while meeting environmental sustainability requirements.
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
Effectively destroys or reduces organic elements in the soil while maintaining ecological sustainability by ensuring consistent temperature and humidity levels, preventing soil burning and ensuring thorough processing.
Implementation Method 1
a vacuum generating device (130), which is arranged to provide an underpressure in a network of horizontal pipes (114)
Implementation Method 2
a heated gaseous medium generator (140), which is arranged to supply a heated gaseous medium to an inside of a compartment
Implementation Method 3
a control subsystem to adjust vehicle speed and heating parameters in real-time... ensuring consistent temperature and humidity levels
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AI summary
A system 100 and a method 300 for processing soil. The system comprises a soil processing device 110, arranged to be moved on a soil surface; and a driving device 60, e.g. a vehicle, arranged to move the soil processing device 110 on a portion of the soil surface 170. The soil processing device 110 includes a frame 112, arranged to slide or roll on the portion of the soil surface 170 during operation of the system 0; and at least one substantially horizontal pipe 114, attached to the frame 112, extending along an underside of the frame 112, at a predetermined depth. The pipe 14 has a plurality of apertures 116 along its length, and is connectable to a vacuum generating device that provides an underpressure in the pipe. The system further comprises a protective cover 150 attached to an upper side of the frame 112, the portion of the soil surface 170 and the cover 120 defining a compartment. A conduit for a heated gaseous medium is connectable to a device 162 which provides a heated gaseous medium to an inside of the compartment. The system further comprises a first temperature sensor 220 arranged to measure a first temperature in 1 soil below the soil processing device 110, and a control device 210, configured to adjust a speed of the vehicle 160 in dependency of a signal provided by the first temperature sensor.