Vacuum Catalyst Brick Liquid Extraction Fixture
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for removing corrosive liquid from catalyst bricks are inefficient and time-consuming due to the many small channels, making it difficult to safely handle and store the liquid for disposal.
Innovation Solution
A liquid collection device with a containment vessel and a vacuum source that draws the liquid from the catalyst brick into a receiver, using a float assembly to prevent overfilling and ensure safe storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual shaking or drip-drying methods are used to remove corrosive liquid from catalyst brick channels, then the liquid can be removed, but the process is time-consuming and difficult to complete efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a vacuum pump to create negative pressure that draws corrosive liquid out of the catalyst brick channels through a vacuum port. This pneumatic approach replaces manual shaking and passive drip-drying, dramatically increasing liquid removal speed and efficiency while reducing the time required to complete the process.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the corrosive liquid from the catalyst brick channels using a vacuum system. The liquid is pulled out through the porous structure of the catalyst brick and collected in a containment vessel, separating the liquid removal function from manual operations and enabling efficient, consistent extraction.
2Reliability
If the catalyst brick has many small channels to ensure proper catalytic function, then catalytic performance is improved, but liquid removal becomes difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The vacuum pump creates a pressure differential that forces liquid through the small channels of the catalyst brick. This pneumatic pressure overcomes the capillary forces that hold liquid in the narrow pores, enabling complete and rapid liquid removal without compromising the catalyst brick's channel structure or catalytic performance.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of trying to push liquid out through the channels or relying on gravity-driven drip-drying, the invention inverts the approach by pulling liquid out through vacuum suction. This reverse approach is more effective for removing liquid from porous structures with many small channels.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If corrosive liquid is removed and stored for disposal, then proper waste handling is achieved, but the process becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines the liquid removal function and the containment function into a single integrated system. The vacuum pump removes liquid while the containment vessel simultaneously collects and secures it, eliminating the need for separate removal and storage steps and reducing overall system complexity despite the hazardous nature of the liquid.
Solution Approach 2:
The containment vessel acts as an intermediary between the vacuum pump and the corrosive liquid. It provides a safe, contained environment for liquid collection and storage, mediating the handling of the hazardous material while simplifying the overall disposal process through centralized containment.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device efficiently removes and stores corrosive liquid from catalyst bricks, reducing handling time and ensuring safe disposal by utilizing suction to extract the liquid and preventing overflow.
Implementation Method 1
a vacuum source spaced apart from the receiver and in fluid communication with the inner volume. The vacuum source exerts a fluid force on the catalyst brick to draw the liquid from the catalyst brick and into the inner volume
Data Source
AI summary
A liquid collection device for removing a liquid from a catalyst brick is provided and includes a containment vessel having an inner volume and a receiver supported by the containment vessel and in fluid communication with the inner volume, whereby the receiver supports the catalyst brick relative to the containment vessel. The collection device further includes a vacuum source spaced apart from the receiver and in fluid communication with the inner volume. The vacuum source exerts a fluid force on the catalyst brick to draw the liquid from the catalyst brick and into the inner volume.