Vacuum Extraction System With Sound Attenuation Chamber
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional methods for extracting and conveying materials from environments, such as industrial sites, are often inefficient, labor-intensive, and unsuitable for handling various material types and forms, especially when materials are located in elevated or hard-to-reach positions, leading to operational challenges and environmental concerns.
Innovation Solution
The use of high-pressure vacuum flows and specialized manifolds to extract and convey materials, including pall rings and other materials, from industrial environments to elevated positions, while minimizing contamination and facilitating efficient removal and deposition, using a system that includes vacuum generators, sound attenuation chambers, and conveyance manifolds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional methods are used to extract and convey materials, then the process is simple and equipment requirements are minimal, but the extraction efficiency is low and labor intensity is high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs vacuum generators to create negative pressure differential that automatically draws materials from storage tanks and conveys them through piping systems to discharge points. This pneumatic mechanism eliminates manual loading operations and significantly improves extraction efficiency while maintaining manageable system complexity through standardized vacuum equipment and conduit components.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces manual mechanical handling operations with automated vacuum-based material conveyance. Instead of requiring workers to physically load materials into vessels or transfer them between locations, the vacuum system automatically extracts and transports materials through pneumatic pressure differentials, reducing labor intensity and improving productivity.
2Productivity
If materials are conveyed to elevated positions using traditional methods, then the equipment required is simple, but the process becomes impracticable and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The vacuum conveyance system can transport materials through piping networks to elevated positions and remote locations by utilizing pneumatic pressure differentials. The vacuum-generated suction force moves materials through conduits regardless of elevation changes, making the process both feasible and rapid compared to traditional mechanical lifting or manual transport methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The conveyance system is divided into modular components including vacuum generators, piping segments, connectors, and discharge points. This segmentation allows the system to be configured for various elevation profiles and locations, improving operational feasibility by enabling flexible arrangement of components to match specific conveyance requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If diverse material types and forms are handled using traditional methods, then the equipment is simple and adaptable, but the handling efficiency is low and contamination occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The vacuum conveyance system is designed to handle multiple material types including liquids, gases, and particulates through a single unified approach. The same vacuum generators and piping infrastructure can process different materials by adjusting vacuum parameters, eliminating the need for separate equipment for each material type while maintaining high handling efficiency and minimizing contamination through controlled pneumatic transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The vacuum system creates a controlled low-pressure environment that prevents contamination between different materials during conveyance. By maintaining negative pressure throughout the conveyance path, the system prevents ambient contaminants from entering the material stream and prevents cross-contamination between different material types, improving handling efficiency for diverse materials.
4Extent of automation
If manual extraction methods are used, then equipment requirements are minimal, but the process is labor-intensive and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The vacuum extraction system automatically performs extraction and conveyance operations without requiring manual intervention. The vacuum generators continuously operate to draw materials from storage tanks and transport them through the piping system, making the process self-service oriented. This automation significantly reduces labor requirements while the equipment complexity remains manageable through the use of standard vacuum components and modular piping arrangements.
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 enables efficient, time-saving, and labor-reduced material extraction and conveyance, effectively addressing the challenges of handling diverse materials in hard-to-reach locations and reducing environmental impact by using a high-pressure vacuum system that can handle a range of material states and forms.
Implementation Method 1
supplying a pressurized fluid to a plurality of vacuum generators, and generating, using the pressurized fluid, a vacuum flow
Data Source
AI summary
Assemblies, apparatuses, systems, and method to extract or convey a material from a source of the material may include a vacuum generation and sound attenuation assembly to enhance conveyance the material from the source of the material. The vacuum generation and sound attenuation assembly may include a vacuum source including a plurality of vacuum generators. Each of the plurality of vacuum generators may be positioned to cause a vacuum flow between the source of the material and the vacuum generation and sound attenuation assembly. The vacuum generation and sound attenuation assembly may further include a sound attenuation chamber connected to the vacuum source. The sound attenuation chamber may include an attenuation housing at least partially defining a chamber interior volume being positioned to receive at least a portion of the vacuum flow from the vacuum source and attenuate sound generated by the vacuum source.