Turkey Stable Filter and Closure System for Pathogen Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Open construction of turkey stables makes them susceptible to wild animal transmissions and avian influenza infections, as existing filter devices are not suitable for such designs.
Innovation Solution
Integration of a filtering device that sucks and filters fresh air, combined with a closure device, such as curtains, to seal the stable openings during high infection risk periods, maintaining ventilation benefits and reducing pathogen entry.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If the poultry house is designed as an open house with openings on at least one long side, then ventilation is improved, but susceptibility to disease transmission from wild animals increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a closing device that can dynamically adjust the opening state of the poultry house. The closing device is designed to close the openings on at least one long side when disease transmission risk is high, while maintaining open state for ventilation when risk is low. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between ventilation and disease prevention by adapting the structure to changing environmental conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a closing device as an intermediary element between the interior and exterior environments. This closing device acts as a mediator that can be activated to block pathogen transmission while allowing ventilation to continue through controlled means, thus resolving the conflict between maintaining open structure for ventilation and closing for disease prevention.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a filtration system is used to draw in fresh air and filter it, then disease transmission is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the filtration system with the existing open house structure by integrating the closing device into the same structural framework. The filtration system is merged with the opening/closing mechanism, allowing both functions to be achieved through a unified system rather than separate complex installations. This reduces overall device complexity while maintaining infection prevention capabilities.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the opening is closed during high infection risk periods, then pathogen entry is prevented, but ventilation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The closing device is designed to be dynamically controllable, allowing the opening state to be adjusted based on infection risk levels. During high risk periods, the opening is closed to prevent pathogen entry, while during low risk periods, the opening is restored to maintain ventilation. This dynamic control resolves the contradiction by temporal separation of the two functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system operates in periodic cycles, alternating between closed and open states based on monitoring of infection risk conditions. The closing device is activated periodically during high risk periods and deactivated during low risk periods, allowing the poultry house to alternately prioritize pathogen prevention and ventilation based on environmental conditions.
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 effectively reduces the risk of infection by ensuring filtered air is supplied to the stable interior, while allowing conventional ventilation when risks are low, and uses overpressure to prevent unfiltered air from entering, even with structural leaks.
Implementation Method 1
a filter device (12) which is designed to draw in fresh air (14), filter it and release the filtered air (16) into the interior of the house (2)
Implementation Method 2
The filter device (12) comprises a blower (22) and a filter (24)
Implementation Method 3
the filter device (12) includes a cooling unit (26), in particular an adiabatic cooling unit
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AI summary
The invention relates to a poultry house (100), in particular a turkey house (100), for keeping poultry, with an interior space (2) which includes an animal living area (4), wherein the interior space (2) is open to the surroundings (10) of the poultry house (100) on at least one side (6a, 6b) by means of at least one opening (8a, 8b). According to the invention, it is proposed that the poultry house (100) has at least one filter device (12) which is configured to draw in fresh air (14), filter it, and discharge it as filtered air (16) into the interior space (2), and a closing device (18) which is configured to close the at least one opening (8a, 8b), in particular during the operation of the filter device (12).