Two-Stage Mixing System for Building Material Consistency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automated building material application systems fail to ensure consistent properties in the building material, leading to irregularities in structures produced, particularly due to inadequate mixing of components.
Innovation Solution
A two-stage mixing process using a first mixer for initial component mixing and a second mixer for final component integration, along with a modular and automated system for precise metering and application, ensuring better mixing and energy input, which results in a more consistent and cost-effective building material.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single mixer is used for mixing building material components, then the device complexity is reduced, but the mixing consistency and quality of the building material deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mixing process is divided into two separate stages with two distinct mixers. The first mixer combines the first component with the second component, and the second mixer combines the resulting first component with the third component. This segmentation allows each mixer to specialize in specific mixing tasks, ensuring consistent and high-quality mixing results while maintaining manageable device complexity through modular architecture.
2Manufacturing precision
If more mixing energy is introduced to improve mixing quality, then the building material consistency improves, but the energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The total mixing energy is divided into two stages across two separate mixers. Each mixer operates at optimized energy levels for its specific mixing task, avoiding the need for a single high-energy mixer. This segmentation achieves high mixing quality while distributing and optimizing overall energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The first mixer performs preliminary mixing of the first and second components before they enter the second mixer. This preliminary action prepares the material in advance, reducing the energy required in the second mixing stage and achieving overall high mixing quality with optimized total energy input.
3Ease of operation
If individual components are fed separately to ensure stability and automation, then the ease of operation and automation improve, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The feeding system is segmented into separate feeding devices for each component (first component, second component, third component). Each feeding device handles one component independently, ensuring stability and ease of automated operation. The modular segmented architecture manages complexity by breaking down the feeding system into manageable, independent units.
Solution Approach 2:
Components are fed and prepared in advance in their individual stable states before mixing. The first component is fed to the first mixer, where it is preliminarily mixed with the second component, and then the resulting first component is fed to the second mixer with the third component. This preliminary action ensures each component is ready for mixing, improving automation while managing complexity through sequential processing.
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 system achieves a more consistent building material with reduced air pockets and water consumption, allowing for high-quality, reproducible structures with faster solidification and reduced additive usage, enhancing the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the application process.
Implementation Method 1
mixing the first constituent and the second constituent of the first component in a first mixer
Implementation Method 2
mixing the first component and the second component in a second mixer
Implementation Method 3
by providing two mixers, more energy can be introduced into the building material. This leads to better mixing, fewer air pockets in the building material
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AI summary
A system for applying a building material comprises: a first component of the building material, which includes a first component and a second component; a second component of the building material; a first mixer for mixing the first component and the second component; a feeding device for feeding the first component to the mixer; a movement device for changing an application location in a room; and a second mixer for mixing the first component and the second component.