Condenser and washing device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vacuum cleaning devices face challenges in shortening the drying time of workpieces due to inadequate condensation performance in the drying chamber, which hinders productivity improvements.
Innovation Solution
A condenser with a cooling pipe spirally wound to face the steam intake opening, combined with a dual-shell structure and vertically extending fins, enhances coolant circulation and surface area for efficient steam condensation, maintaining the drying chamber temperature lower than the cleaning chamber temperature.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a conventional condenser is used in the drying chamber, then the device structure is simple, but the condensation performance is insufficient and drying time is long
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling pipe is transformed from a straight linear structure to a spiral three-dimensional configuration, increasing the cooling surface area and improving heat exchange efficiency between the coolant and steam, thereby enhancing condensation performance and reducing drying time
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling pipe adopts a spiral curved structure instead of a straight line, allowing the pipe to occupy three-dimensional space more efficiently and maximize the cooling surface area facing the steam intake opening, improving condensation efficiency without significantly increasing device footprint
2Productivity
If the drying chamber temperature is kept low to improve condensation efficiency, then condensation performance improves, but the temperature difference with the cleaning chamber must be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the drying chamber temperature parameter based on operational requirements, maintaining it lower than the cleaning chamber temperature to maximize condensation efficiency while ensuring the temperature differential is sufficient for effective steam condensation during the drying cycle
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
This configuration significantly shortens the condensation period and improves condensation performance, allowing for faster drying and increased productivity by efficiently condensing residual steam in the drying chamber.
Implementation Method 1
the drying chamber which is connected to the cleaning chamber via an opening/closing valve and is maintained in a decompressed state and a low-temperature state... the vaporized cleaning solution condenses
Implementation Method 2
a cooling pipe which is disposed in the container and through which coolant circulates
Implementation Method 3
a cooling pipe which is disposed in the container and through which coolant circulates, wherein the cooling pipe is disposed so that a central opening formed by the cooling pipe being wound in a spiral form faces the steam intake opening
Implementation Method 4
the drying chamber which is connected to the cleaning chamber via an opening/closing valve and is maintained in a decompressed state
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a drying chamber (condenser) (4) including a container (40) having a steam intake opening (4j), the condenser liquefying steam taken from the steam intake opening into the container, and the drying chamber including a cooling pipe (4m1) which is disposed in the container and through which coolant circulates.