UV Cassette Fluid Purification System with Ozone Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional air purification methods, such as mechanical filtration and chemical scrubbers, are inefficient, require high maintenance, and have a significant environmental footprint, failing to effectively neutralize a broad spectrum of contaminants in industrial settings.

Innovation Solution

The system employs a housing with a removable cassette containing ultraviolet lamps that break down contaminants in fluids, generating ozone to oxidize impurities. The system includes ozone monitors, airflow sensors, and temperature probes to control the ultraviolet light emission and ensure safe operation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional mechanical filtration and chemical scrubbers are used for air purification, then particulate matter and volatile organic compounds can be controlled, but the system suffers from inefficiency, high maintenance requirements, and significant environmental footprint

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepurification efficiencyVSAvoidmaintenance requirements

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces mechanical filtration systems and chemical scrubbers with a UV-based photolytic decomposition system. The UV lamps directly break down contaminants through photochemical reactions, eliminating the need for mechanical filters and chemical absorbents, thereby reducing maintenance requirements while maintaining purification efficiency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses UV lamps with specific wavelength parameters (primarily UV-C at 254nm) to optimize the photolytic decomposition process. By controlling the wavelength and intensity parameters of the UV radiation, the system achieves effective contaminant breakdown without requiring complex mechanical or chemical systems

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If UV lamps are used to break down contaminants and generate ozone, then purification efficiency improves, but ozone containment and safety control become critical challenges

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepurification efficiencyVSAvoidozone containment

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates ozone monitors that continuously measure ozone levels and provide feedback to the control system. When ozone levels approach unsafe thresholds, the system automatically adjusts UV lamp operation or activates exhaust fans to maintain safe ozone concentrations, enabling high productivity while ensuring safety

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses exhaust fans and ventilation systems as intermediary components to actively manage and contain ozone. These intermediaries transfer ozone from the treatment chamber to external areas, preventing harmful accumulation while allowing the UV lamps to operate at high efficiency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system is designed to treat larger volumes of contaminated fluids, then scalability improves, but system complexity and resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovescalabilityVSAvoidsystem configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system is designed with modular components including removable cassettes containing UV lamps and ballasts. This segmentation allows the system to be scaled by adding or removing cassette modules, enabling flexible adaptation to different volume requirements without proportionally increasing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system employs universal components such as standard housing designs, interchangeable cassettes, and common control systems that can handle various fluid volumes. This universality allows the same basic system architecture to serve multiple applications from small to large scale, reducing complexity while maintaining scalability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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

This approach provides efficient and reliable air purification with increased ease of maintenance, effective containment of harmful intermediates, and scalability to treat larger volumes of contaminated fluids, while adhering to rigorous safety standards.

Implementation Method 1

the lamps emit light in the ultraviolet wavelength band. the light in the ultraviolet wavelength band breaks down contaminants in the fluid

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectPhotodissociation: Photodissociation

Implementation Method 2

the light in the ultraviolet wavelength band generates ozone in the fluid

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectOzone generation through UV irradiation: Ozone

Implementation Method 3

generating ozone to oxidize impurities

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectOxidation: Oxidation

Data Source

PatentUS20250177600A1System to purify and deodorize fluids and associated devices and methods

Publication Date: 2025.06.05 GREEN-OX LLC

AI summary

The disclosed systems, devices, and methods relate to a fluid purification system comprising a housing open at each end through which a fluid is able to pass; and a cassette within the housing comprising a plurality of lamps capable of emitting light, wherein the cassette is removable from the housing, such as for ease of maintenance.