Telescopic Overflow Outlet for Miniature Water Treatment Tanks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing miniaturized water treatment systems lack functional overflow solutions appropriate to their size, failing to effectively treat wastewater and simulate the operation of large-scale wastewater treatment plants, particularly for educational and laboratory applications.
Innovation Solution
A telescopic overflow element comprising a first tube movable inside and outside a second tube, with a cup and handle for adjusting overflow height, and a third tube for alignment, allowing controlled overflow and filtration of particles, integrated into a miniaturized water tank with a capacity of 4 to 50 L.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a miniaturized water tank is used for water treatment plant simulation, then the system size is reduced for laboratory and educational purposes, but functional overflow solutions appropriate to the miniaturized size are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The overflow element employs a telescopic mechanism where the first tube is nested inside the second tube, allowing one tube to move within another. This nested structure enables compact design suitable for miniaturized tanks while maintaining functional overflow capability, resolving the contradiction between reduced size and reliable overflow function.
Solution Approach 2:
The overflow element incorporates adjustable height mechanism where the first tube can be telescopically moved to different positions within the second tube. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the overflow system to adapt to varying water levels and treatment requirements in miniaturized tanks, ensuring reliable functionality despite the reduced scale.
2Device complexity
If existing overflow solutions are used in miniaturized systems, then the system structure is simplified, but the ability to effectively treat wastewater and simulate large-scale plant operation is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The overflow element is divided into distinct functional segments: the first tube for water entry, the second tube for water exit, and the telescopic mechanism for adjustment. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, maintaining effective wastewater treatment capability while adapting to the miniaturized system context.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the first tube is made telescopically movable inside the second tube to adjust overflow height, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic mechanism utilizes a nested doll principle where the first tube is inserted within the second tube. This nested configuration provides height adjustment capability while maintaining a compact and relatively simple overall structure, balancing adaptability with device complexity in the miniaturized overflow system.
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AI summary
The present invention falls within the technical field of water treatment systems, defining a water overflow element (10) suitable for water tanks (20) in water treatment plants, taking wastewater treatment as an example. The overflow element (10) for excess water, the tank (20) in which it can be included and the respective station can have a miniaturised format application - sizes suitable for laboratory, experimental or training applications - when compared to tanks (20) and large stations, such as wastewater treatment plants connected to the sewage network and forming part of an installed water treatment infrastructure. A tank (20) comprising the overflow element (10) of the present invention can be miniaturised, when compared to large-scale tanks (20) that are a part of wastewater treatment plants, and can have a capacity of between 4 and 50 L.