Variable Speed Pump for Reusable Cask Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for cleaning reusable kegs are inefficient due to fixed operating pressures of compressed air, leading to time-consuming and energy-inefficient expulsion of liquids, which hampers the cleaning process.
Innovation Solution
A device with a treatment head connected to a valve system, utilizing a pump to create negative pressure for efficient fluid discharge, combined with the option of pressurized gaseous media to enhance emptying, and controlled suction power to optimize the emptying process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If compressed air is used for emptying the reusable keg, then the liquid can be expelled from the interior, but the process is time-consuming and energy-inefficient due to fixed operating pressure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by replacing the fixed-pressure compressed air system with a variable-speed pump device. The pump's rotational speed can be dynamically adjusted to optimize both emptying speed and energy consumption, allowing the system to adapt to different liquid volumes and viscosities, thereby improving both productivity and energy efficiency simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the operating parameters from fixed compressed air pressure to variable pump speed. This parameter change enables continuous adjustment of the emptying rate, allowing optimization of the process for different conditions, which resolves the contradiction between speed and energy efficiency by finding the optimal operating point for each specific situation
2Productivity
If compressed air is used for emptying the reusable keg, then the liquid can be expelled, but the fixed operating pressure results in insufficient and time-consuming expulsion
Solution Approach 1:
The variable-speed pump device allows dynamic adjustment of emptying speed to match the specific requirements of each cleaning cycle. By increasing pump speed when rapid emptying is needed and decreasing it when complete emptying is the priority, the system optimizes both productivity and time efficiency, eliminating the time-wasting limitations of fixed-pressure compressed air
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 allows for time-optimized and energy-efficient emptying of reusable kegs, ensuring complete residue removal with improved energy efficiency and reduced operational time.
Implementation Method 1
A pump device (7) with which the treatment head (3) can be connected, by means of which device fluids can be sucked out of the interior (2.1) of the reusable barrel (2)
Implementation Method 2
the interior of the reusable barrel (2) can be subjected to a pressurized gaseous medium via the first opening (5) and a negative pressure via the second opening (6) by the pump device (7)
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AI summary
A device for cleaning reusable casks (2), comprising at least one treatment head (3) which is connectable to a valve mechanism (4) of a reusable cask (2), which valve mechanism (4) has a first opening (5), connected to a central pipe (2.2) extending in the interior (2.1) of the reusable cask (2), and a second opening (6), connected directly to the interior (2.1) of the reusable cask (2), wherein the treatment head (3) is designed for delivering fluids, in particular cleaning and rinsing media, into the interior (2.1) of the reusable cask (2) to be cleaned and for removing the fluids from the reusable cask (2), and the treatment head is connected to a pump mechanism (7) by means of which the fluids are sucked out of the interior (2.1) of the reusable cask (2), wherein the pump mechanism (7) is connectable via a bypass line (15) to a valve mechanism (11.2, 11.2') delivering the fluids.