Solvent-Filled Sterilization Pipe for High-Capacity Fluid Purification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air purifiers face challenges in scaling up their capacity to meet increasing purification demands, necessitating larger sizes and inefficient sterilization processes.
Innovation Solution
A fluid treatment device with a pipe structure that includes a solvent-filled sterilization area and light source modules to trap and sterilize contaminants, utilizing a combination of solvent trapping and light exposure for extended contact time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the capacity of air purifier is increased to meet purification demands, then the purification amount increases, but the device size needs to be increased
Solution Approach 1:
The light source module is disposed inside the sterilization area where solvent is filled, creating a nested structure. The substrate with light sources is positioned within the solvent-filled space, allowing the sterilization function to be integrated within the existing fluid treatment volume without requiring additional external space.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention maximizes the utilization of the sterilization area by disposing the light source module in a three-dimensional configuration within the solvent-filled space. This allows efficient sterilization throughout the fluid volume without requiring proportional increases in device footprint or overall size.
2Productivity
If the sterilization area is increased to improve sterilization efficiency, then the sterilization capacity improves, but the device size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The solvent-filled sterilization area serves multiple functions: it acts as both the treatment medium for contaminants and the environment for light source operation. The solvent both traps contaminants and provides the medium through which light can penetrate to sterilize, eliminating the need for separate sterilization chambers or additional space.
Solution Approach 2:
The solvent acts as an intermediary that facilitates both contaminant trapping and light transmission. It mediates between the contaminants in the fluid and the light source, allowing sterilization to occur efficiently within the confined space of the sterilization area without requiring additional components or space.
3Reliability
If the residence time of contaminants in sterilization area is increased to improve sterilization, then the sterilization completeness improves, but the fluid treatment speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The light source module is strategically positioned within the sterilization area to create localized zones of high sterilization intensity. This allows contaminants to be sterilized effectively during their brief residence time in the sterilization area, maintaining fluid treatment speed while ensuring complete sterilization where it matters most.
Solution Approach 2:
The circulation member creates periodic circulation of solvent through the sterilization area, ensuring that contaminants are repeatedly exposed to sterilization conditions during their passage. This periodic circulation pattern enhances sterilization completeness without requiring contaminants to remain stationary for extended periods, thus maintaining fluid treatment speed.
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
Enhances sterilization efficiency by maximizing the sterilization area and residence time of contaminants within the fluid, improving purification capacity without increasing the device's physical size.
Implementation Method 1
at least one light source module disposed in the sterilization area, the light source module including a light source emitting sterilizing light
Implementation Method 2
the solvent may trap contaminants contained in the fluid when the fluid passes through the solvent
Implementation Method 3
the light source module may sterilize the solvent with the contaminants trapped therein
Data Source
AI summary
A fluid treatment device including: a pipe having an inlet through which fluid is introduced into the pipe from a fluid treatment space, an outlet through which sterilized fluid is discharged to the fluid treatment space, and a flow channel connecting the inlet to the outlet, the pipe providing a sterilization area in the flow channel; a solvent filling at least a portion of the sterilization area; and at least one light source module disposed in the sterilization area, and including a light source to emit sterilizing light and a substrate on which the light source is mounted, in which the fluid introduced through the inlet passes through the solvent towards the outlet, the solvent traps contaminants contained in the fluid when the fluid passes through the solvent, and the light source module sterilizes the solvent with the contaminants trapped therein.