Partitioned Cooling Pool Layout for Vibration Table Oil Cooling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing cooling systems for large vibration tables are inefficient, consume large amounts of water, occupy excessive space, and result in idle resources when not in use.

Innovation Solution

A hydraulic oil cooling system comprising an oil-water heat exchanger, a water-water heat exchanger, and a cooling pool with partitioned reservoirs and corridors, utilizing pressure differences to enhance heat dissipation efficiency and allowing the system to function as a flow-making facility when not in use.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a cooling pool is built to cool the vibrator, then the vibration table can maintain working state, but the cooling pool has single function, great water consumption, low heat dissipation efficiency and large floor space

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveworking state maintenanceVSAvoidheat dissipation efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The cooling pool is divided into multiple functional zones including internal reservoir, external reservoir, and flow-making corridors separated by partition walls. This segmentation allows different regions to perform specific functions (cooling, water circulation, flow generation) simultaneously, improving heat dissipation efficiency while maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The cooling pool is designed to serve dual purposes: cooling the vibrator during vibration table operation and generating water flow for flow-making facilities when not in use. The partitioned structure with flow-making corridors enables the same water body to fulfill both cooling and flow generation functions, eliminating resource idle time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If a cooling pool is built to cool the vibrator, then the vibration table can maintain working state, but the cooling pool occupies large floor space

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveworking state maintenanceVSAvoidfloor space

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The internal reservoir is nested within the external reservoir, with flow-making corridors positioned between them. This nested configuration allows multiple functional zones to occupy overlapping spatial volumes, reducing the overall footprint of the cooling pool while maintaining all necessary cooling functions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Reliability

If a cooling pool is built to cool the vibrator, then the vibration table can maintain working state, but the cooling pool has great water consumption

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveworking state maintenanceVSAvoidwater consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The cooling system is designed with continuous water circulation through the partitioned reservoirs and flow-making corridors. Water continuously flows from the internal reservoir through the external reservoir and back, maintaining constant cooling action without requiring frequent water replacement or top-up, thereby reducing overall water consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

4Adaptability or versatility

If the cooling pool is used as flow-making facility, then resource utilization is improved, but the cooling structure becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresource utilizationVSAvoidcooling structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

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

Improves heat dissipation efficiency and reduces resource wastage by optimizing water usage and space utilization, while maintaining effective cooling capabilities.

Implementation Method 1

an oil-water heat exchanger, which is configured to cool the hydraulic oil of the vibration table

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectHeat exchange: Heat Exchanger

Implementation Method 2

a water-water heat exchanger, which is configured to cool the oil-water heat exchange

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectHeat exchange: Heat Exchanger

Implementation Method 3

utilizing pressure differences to enhance heat dissipation efficiency

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectPressure difference: Pressure Gradient

Data Source

PatentUS20250347469A1Hydraulic oil cooling system for vibration table

Publication Date: 2025.11.13 TIANJIN UNIV

AI summary

A hydraulic oil cooling system includes an oil-water heat exchanger, a water-water heat exchanger, and a cooling pool; the cooling pool includes an internal reservoir, a corridor and an external reservoir arranged in turn from the inside out; the corridor is divided into a left flow-making corridor and a right flow-making corridor through two sets of partition walls, an internal and external reservoir channel for connecting the internal reservoir and the external reservoir is arranged under the partition wall; two sets of barrier walls separate the external reservoir into a left external reservoir and a right external reservoir, the left external reservoir and the right external reservoir are connected to the internal reservoir through one internal and external reservoir channel, respectively; and the corridor is connected to the external reservoir through a pumping pipe and a return pipe.