A vector cancelling compressor device and a method thereof
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing condensers suffer from inefficiencies due to mechanical compression leading to heat loss and energy waste, with the removed heat energy not being effectively reused in other systems.
Innovation Solution
A vector cancelling condenser device that utilizes a non-mechanical condensation process, where incoming gas particles collide within a spherical chamber to form saturated vapors and condensed liquids, with latent heat being extracted and reused in other systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If mechanical compression is used to compress gas, then the gas temperature increases and phase change is achieved, but heat energy is lost to the external environment and not effectively reused
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical compression with a non-mechanical condensation process where gas particles collide within a spherical chamber to form saturated vapors and condensed liquids. This substitution eliminates the mechanical energy input that causes heat loss to the environment, while still achieving phase change through particle collision and condensation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes phase transitions by allowing gas particles to naturally condense into saturated vapors and then into condensed liquids through particle collisions and latent heat release, without requiring mechanical compression. The phase change is driven by the condensation process itself rather than external mechanical work.
2Quantity of substance
If standard condensation process is used, then phase change from gas to liquid is achieved, but the heat energy removed is not effectively reused in other systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent recovers the latent heat energy released during condensation by directing it into heat exchange coils that transfer the energy to water, producing hot water that can be reused in other systems such as heating cycles or turbines. This transforms previously wasted heat energy into a useful resource.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces heat exchange coils as an intermediary mechanism between the condensation process and the water heating system. The coils transfer latent heat from the condensing gas to water, enabling efficient energy recovery and reuse in other systems without direct mechanical intervention.
3Stress or pressure
If mechanical compression is used to increase gas pressure, then condensation is achieved, but parasitic losses increase and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical compression systems with a non-mechanical condensation chamber where gas particles naturally collide and condense. This eliminates the need for mechanical compressors, seals, and moving parts that generate parasitic losses, while still achieving high pressure and condensation through particle collision dynamics.
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 device achieves high efficiency by minimizing mechanical compression losses and recovers heat energy for use in turbines or heating cycles, enabling high mass flow rates and condensation rates with minimal parasitic losses.
Implementation Method 1
The pair of gas outlets are facing each other and configured to cancel the velocity of gas coming out from the gas outlets to forms saturated vapor of the gas
Implementation Method 2
condensed liquid formed by releasing latent heat of condensation from the saturated vapors
Implementation Method 3
releasing latent heat of condensation from the saturated vapors
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a vector cancelling condenser device. The device comprises a body (102) and at least one pair of delivery tubes (108a, 108b). The body (102) is defined by at least one wall (104) and an enclosed space (106). The pair of delivery tubes (108a, 108b) are having a pair of gas outlets (110a, 110b) in the body (102). The pair of gas outlets (110a, 110b) are facing each other and configured to cancel the velocity of gas coming out from the gas outlets (110a, 110b) to forms saturated vapor of the gas and condensed liquid formed by releasing latent heat of condensation from the saturated vapors.