Storage Container Drying Layout for Low Pressure Loss
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional temperature control circuits face challenges in effectively drying temperature control agents while maintaining low pressure loss, particularly due to the integration of drying devices in filter devices which increase pressure loss.
Innovation Solution
A storage container with an integrated drying device is used to absorb moisture from the temperature control agent, allowing for effective drying with minimal pressure loss by incorporating a housing with fluid inlets and outlets, and a sealing element with a drying device that protrudes into the housing interior.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a drying device is integrated into a filter device, then moisture can be removed from the temperature control agent, but pressure loss increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drying device is extracted from the filter device and integrated into the storage container instead. This separates the drying function from the filtration function, allowing the drying device to operate in a location where it causes minimal pressure loss while the filter device maintains its original position and function.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage container is given multiple functions: it stores temperature control agent, compensates for volume expansion, and now also houses the drying device. This multi-functionality allows the drying device to be positioned in the storage container rather than in the filter device, resolving the pressure loss issue.
2Reliability
If a storage container is used to compensate for temperature-related volume expansions, then system reliability improves, but more space is required
Solution Approach 1:
The storage container serves multiple purposes: storing temperature control agent, compensating for thermal expansion, and housing the drying device. By combining these functions into a single component, the overall space requirement is optimized rather than adding separate components for each function.
3Volume of stationary object
If the drying device is arranged in the housing opening with sealing element, then space utilization is optimized and pressure loss is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drying device is merged with the sealing element that closes the housing opening. This integration allows the drying device to be positioned in the housing opening area, optimizing space utilization and minimizing pressure loss while the sealing function and drying function work together in a unified component.
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 solution enables effective drying of the temperature control agent with significantly reduced pressure loss, ensuring efficient operation and space-saving integration in temperature control circuits.
Implementation Method 1
a drying device (11) for absorbing moisture from the temperature control agent (T) present in the housing interior (3)
Data Source
AI summary
A storage container includes a housing that encloses a housing interior, through which the temperature control agent can flow for intermediate storage. The housing includes a fluid inlet and outlet, each with respective openings for introducing and discharging the temperature control agent. A housing opening provides fluid communication between the housing interior and the external environment. A sealing element is positioned in the housing opening to seal it in a fluid-tight manner when arranged. A drying device, positioned on the sealing element, absorbs moisture from the temperature control agent within the housing interior. The drying device is arranged within the housing interior, while the sealing element remains positioned in the housing opening.