Vehicle CO2 Capture Vessel Segmentation and Nesting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for managing carbon dioxide emissions from vehicle engines are inefficient and lack effective solutions for removing CO2 from combustion gases, leading to environmental concerns and operational inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
The development of systems and methods that involve the use of vessels and liquid solutions or adsorption materials to capture and store carbon dioxide from vehicle engines, with the option to process the captured CO2 into usable compounds like hydrocarbons, carbonates, or bicarbonates, and the implementation of software to manage and optimize the carbon dioxide removal process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If carbon dioxide is removed from combustion gas using vessels with liquid solutions or adsorption materials, then carbon dioxide emissions are reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the CO2 removal process into separate functional components: a reaction vessel containing liquid solution or adsorption material, a storage vessel for captured CO2, and associated control systems. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and facilitates modular installation in vehicles.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces liquid solutions (such as amines) or adsorption materials as intermediary substances that facilitate CO2 capture from combustion gases. These intermediaries chemically or physically bind with CO2, enabling selective removal from the exhaust stream while allowing other gases to pass through.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If carbon dioxide is captured and stored in vessels, then emissions are managed, but volume of the vehicle increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs nested vessel configurations where storage vessels are positioned to utilize available space efficiently within the vehicle structure. The reaction and storage vessels can be integrated into existing vehicle architecture, nesting components within available cavities and spaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes flexible or collapsible vessel designs that can change volume based on CO2 capture levels. When CO2 is captured, the storage vessel expands; when CO2 is removed or processed, the vessel contracts, minimizing the volume occupied at any given time.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If carbon dioxide removal systems are implemented, then environmental sustainability is enhanced, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system utilizes phase transitions of CO2 (between gaseous and liquid/solid states) to facilitate capture and storage. By controlling pressure and temperature conditions, CO2 naturally transitions phases during the capture process, reducing the need for high-energy compression or cooling systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid solutions and adsorption materials are designed to autonomously capture CO2 from combustion gases without requiring external energy input for the capture mechanism itself. The chemical or physical affinity of these materials for CO2 enables passive, energy-efficient separation from the exhaust stream.
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
These solutions effectively reduce carbon dioxide emissions, enable the storage and potential reuse of CO2, and provide a systematic approach to managing emissions, enhancing operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.
Implementation Method 1
removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle may include removing carbon dioxide from the combustion gas when a combustion gas exhaust rate is less than a predetermined exhaust rate
Implementation Method 2
systems and methods that involve the use of vessels and liquid solutions or adsorption materials to capture and store carbon dioxide from vehicle engines
Implementation Method 3
process the captured CO2 into usable compounds like hydrocarbons, carbonates, or bicarbonates
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed embodiments include methods of removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle, systems for removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle, vehicles, methods of managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle, and computer software program products for managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle.