Symmetrical Reactor Design for Energy-Optimized Fluid Eddy Production

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional flow dynamic reactors require high energy to rotate fluid media, leading to significant energy losses and inefficient mechanical destruction of substances due to complex geometries and high friction, resulting in poor replicability and commercial value.

Innovation Solution

A geometrically and rotationally symmetrical reactor design with a specific shape for the reaction chamber and outlet pipe, optimizing flow dynamics to reduce energy consumption and enhance fluid acceleration, while minimizing unwanted eddies and friction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If conventional complex geometries are used in reaction chambers, then fluid rotation can be achieved, but energy consumption increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefluid rotation speedVSAvoidenergy input for fluid rotation
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The reaction chamber employs a rotationally symmetrical, spheroidal geometry with smooth curved surfaces that guide fluid flow naturally. This curvature design reduces turbulence and friction compared to conventional complex geometries, achieving effective fluid rotation with lower energy input while maintaining flow dynamics treatment efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

2Object-generated harmful factors

If complex geometries and high friction are present in conventional reactors, then fluid rotation is achieved, but mechanical destruction of substances becomes inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemechanical destruction efficiencyVSAvoidenergy loss due to friction
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The outlet pipe incorporates a localized spiral groove structure that generates controlled eddies and enhances mechanical destruction of substances. This localized enhancement provides high shear stress for effective comminution without requiring high friction throughout the entire reaction chamber, thus reducing overall energy loss while improving destruction efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Reliability

If conventional reactor designs are used, then fluid treatment is achieved, but replicability and commercial value are poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocess replicabilityVSAvoidreactor geometry complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

While the overall reaction chamber is symmetrical for replicability, the outlet pipe incorporates an asymmetric spiral groove pattern that generates consistent rotational flow. This combination provides reproducible results across different installations while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing compared to conventional complex geometries

Inventive Principle:
Principle #4Asymmetry

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 design achieves more efficient acceleration of fluid media with reduced energy input, enhancing the mechanical destruction of substances and improving the replicability and commercial value of the process.

Implementation Method 1

The outlet pipe can produce a Venturi effect

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectVenturi effect: Venturi Effect

Implementation Method 2

the fluid medium is added to the reaction chamber via at least one delivery opening located tangentially to the reaction chamber and moves, accelerated and in rotation, as a fluid eddy in the downward flow direction

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCentrifugal force: Centrifugal Force

Implementation Method 3

The result of the relative speed attained and the pronounced friction is mechanical comminution and destruction of entrained or dissolved substances

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFriction: Friction

Implementation Method 4

along with the fluid eddy formation, which generates a vacuum in the core of the eddy, an additional vacuum effect in the translational direction is due to of a Venturi effect

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFlow dynamics: Bernoulli Effect

Data Source

PatentUS11498047B2Device for the energy-optimized production of fluid eddies in a reaction chamber
Publication Date: 2022.11.15 EMCO WATER PATENT GMBH
  • US11498047B2 patent drawing
  • US11498047B2 patent drawing
  • US11498047B2 patent drawing

AI summary

The invention relates to a device consisting of a reactor facility for the flow dynamics treatment of fluid or gaseous media or mixtures of the two. In the context of this invention, flow dynamics treatment means the energy-optimised production of at least one rotating fluid eddy together with an eversion of the at least one fluid eddy and the bursting open of organic constituents dissolved in the fluid medium with inner cell pressure (Turgor). The guided fluid eddy is treated, cleaned and disinfected in the reactor facility according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method for the flow dynamics treatment of fluid media in the reactor facility according to the invention.