Stripper Nozzle Radial Channels for Coolant Leak Containment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for cooling and lubrication in metal production with continuous longitudinal shapes face challenges in containing pressurized coolant/lubricant fluids, leading to leaks, increased maintenance, safety risks, and reduced production efficiency due to inefficiencies in current stripper nozzles at modern processing speeds.
Innovation Solution
A high-efficiency stripper nozzle with radial channels and adjustable geometry, allowing for customizable configurations to prevent fluid leaks by creating countercurrent flows or recirculating fluids, featuring a body with a through hole and internal radial channels that can be adjusted in angle and volume, enabling effective fluid management through multiple pieces that connect removably.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional stripper nozzles are used at modern processing speeds, then production volume increases, but fluid containment deteriorates leading to leaks and excessive flow
Solution Approach 1:
The stripper nozzle is divided into multiple independent nozzles arranged in a circular pattern, each with its own fluid injection capability. This segmentation allows for more precise local control of fluid flow compared to a single conventional nozzle, improving containment while maintaining high-speed operation
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts fluid injection parameters based on real-time processing conditions. The controller modifies injection pressure, flow rate, and timing to match varying production speeds, ensuring effective fluid containment across different productivity levels
2Productivity
If higher processing speeds are implemented, then productivity increases, but fluid loss increases due to insufficient containment
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-cools and pre-lubricates the metal product before it enters the high-speed processing zone. This preliminary fluid application reduces the amount of fluid needed during high-speed operation, minimizing loss while maintaining effective cooling and lubrication at elevated processing speeds
Solution Approach 2:
Sensors monitor fluid flow, temperature, and processing parameters in real-time, feeding this information back to the controller. The controller adjusts fluid injection rates and pressure to optimize containment and minimize loss while maintaining target productivity levels
3Reliability
If existing fluid containment devices are used, then some fluid control is achieved, but effectiveness is insufficient at current processing speeds
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a hybrid pneumatic-hydraulic fluid delivery system that leverages the compressibility of gas and incompressibility of liquid to achieve precise, high-speed fluid injection. This allows effective fluid containment and control at modern processing speeds where conventional purely hydraulic or pneumatic systems fail
4Reliability
If more fluid is used to compensate for containment issues, then cooling/lubrication effectiveness may improve, but fluid loss and environmental risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system optimizes fluid delivery by precisely controlling injection pressure, temperature, flow rate, and timing parameters. This ensures maximum cooling and lubrication effectiveness with minimum fluid quantity, reducing environmental and safety risks associated with excessive fluid use and potential leaks
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 stripper nozzle effectively prevents coolant/lubricant leaks and excessive flow, reducing waste and maintenance needs, while allowing for adaptable configurations to suit various metal products and processing conditions, enhancing production efficiency and safety.
Implementation Method 1
the geometry of the hole and the channels between the pieces is adjustable and may vary from piece to piece... the pressurized fluid optimally emerges partially facing the coolant/lubricant fluid, generating a countercurrent flow at the stripper nozzle entrance that prevents the coolant/lubricant fluid from continue moving forward through the stripper nozzle
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AI summary
A high efficiency stripper nozzle, with a through hole configured to be connected to the through hole of another nozzle, guide, or nozzle, which comprises several radial channels that pass through the nozzle from the perimeter zone to the hole at its entrance zone. The nozzle may be divided into several pieces which can be connected together in a removable way and replaceable, which may form the radial channels between them with different sections and angles with respect to the axis of the hole. The radial channels may contact externally with an opening located on one of the surfaces of the nozzle or on one of the surfaces of the nozzle to which the nozzle is connected.