Vapor Condensing System Using Low-Voltage Ionization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional water vapor condensing systems face challenges such as high energy consumption, production of toxic gases, and inefficiencies in collecting water from aerosols, particularly in industrial cooling towers, leading to water scarcity and environmental pollution.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing electrical fields to ionize and direct water vapor towards collectors, eliminating the need for high-voltage generators and corona discharge, which reduces energy waste and toxic gas production, and efficiently collects water with fewer impurities by leveraging the polar nature of water molecules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional high-voltage generators and corona discharge are used to ionize water vapor, then water vapor can be effectively directed towards collectors, but energy consumption increases and toxic gases are produced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the high-voltage generator and corona discharge components from the system, replacing them with a low-voltage electrical field system that achieves the same ionization and direction control of water vapor molecules without the harmful side effects of conventional high-voltage methods
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the voltage parameter from high-voltage (conventional) to low-voltage (innovative), fundamentally altering the operational parameters of the electrical field system to achieve effective water vapor ionization and direction control while minimizing energy consumption and eliminating toxic gas production
2Productivity
If conventional high-voltage generators and corona discharge are used to ionize water vapor, then water vapor can be effectively directed towards collectors, but toxic gases are produced causing environmental pollution
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful high-voltage corona discharge process into a beneficial low-voltage electrical field system that eliminates toxic gas production while maintaining or improving water vapor ionization and direction control effectiveness, turning a harmful process into a clean and sustainable solution
3Productivity
If conventional condensing systems are used, then water can be collected from vapor, but thermal pollution is generated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the conventional thermal/mechanical condensing system with an electrical field-based condensing system that uses electrical forces to ionize and direct water vapor molecules, eliminating the need for high-temperature thermal processes and thereby preventing thermal pollution while maintaining effective water collection
4Productivity
If conventional condensing systems are used, then water can be collected from vapor, but chemical and biological pollution is generated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces conventional chemical and biological treatment processes with a clean electrical field-based condensing system that physically separates water vapor from contaminants through ionization and directional control, eliminating the need for chemical additives and biological treatments that can generate harmful byproducts
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 effectively condenses and collects water with reduced energy consumption and fewer impurities, mitigates thermal, chemical, and biological pollution, and recovers up to 90% of water loss in cooling towers, enhancing operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.
Implementation Method 1
a first duct configured to receive a vapor product having a first humidity level, the first duct having a first charge in response to application of a first voltage to the first duct so as to ionize the vapor product
Implementation Method 2
The second duct is configured with a second charge in response to application of a second voltage that is different than the first voltage to thereby allow collection of at least a portion of liquid particles present in the ionized vapor product
Implementation Method 3
The at least one cooling plate is configured to reduce a temperature of the first modified vapor product to form a second modified vapor product having a second modified humidity level that is less than the first modified humidity level
Implementation Method 4
The at least one first mesh plate has a third charge in response to application of a third voltage that is different than the second voltage
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AI summary
A system for condensing vapor product is provided. The system includes a first duct configured to receive a vapor product having a first humidity level, the first duct having a first charge in response to application of a first voltage to the first duct so as to ionize the vapor product. A second duct is configured to allow the ionized vapor product to pass therethrough and configured with a second charge in response to application of a second volt age to thereby allow collection of at least a portion of liquid particles present in the ionized vapor product and form a first modified vapor product. A chamber is configured to receive the first modified vapor product and includes at least one cooling plate configured to reduce a temperature of the first modified vapor product, and at least one first mesh plate configured to collect at least a portion of liquid particles. Methods for condensing vapor are also provided.