Floating Waste Removal System with Vortex Impeller
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems are inadequate for continuously and effectively removing floating waste from rivers, as they rely on sporadic and temporary measures by non-specialist personnel, leading to environmental pollution and ecological damage, with no sustainable solution for large-scale waste accumulation.
Innovation Solution
A water purification robot system equipped with a storage filter support, internal impeller, and a pump or speed increaser that creates a vortex to collect and store floating waste, allowing the system to be anchored to riverbeds and reused after cleaning, enabling continuous waste removal and addressing the issue of waste accumulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional systems are used to remove floating waste, then temporary cleaning operations can be performed, but continuous and effective waste removal cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables continuous waste removal by keeping the storage filter continuously submerged in water and continuously collecting waste. The filter remains deployed on the riverbed without intermittent removal, maintaining constant operation to address the contradiction between temporary and continuous cleaning capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the natural flow of water and waste to automatically feed material into the storage filter through the inlet, eliminating the need for external pumping or manual intervention. The vortex generated by water flow naturally directs waste into the filter, enabling autonomous continuous operation.
2Duration of action of moving object
If storage filters are continuously deployed to remove waste, then continuous operation is achieved, but the filters become filled with waste and require removal
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the waste removal function into multiple independent storage filters that can be individually removed and replaced. Instead of removing the entire system, only the filled storage filter is detached from the support structure, allowing continuous operation to be maintained by simply replacing the saturated filter component.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables recovery and reuse of storage filters after cleaning. The filled filter is removed, cleaned at a processing facility, and then returned to service, creating a sustainable cycle that extends the operational duration without requiring constant replacement of the entire filter system.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the system is anchored to the riverbed, then stable positioning is achieved, but the system cannot easily move to different locations
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions between static and mobile states as needed. When anchored to the riverbed, the system provides stable positioning for continuous waste collection. When relocation is required, the entire system can be detached and moved to a new location, allowing the system to adapt between stability and mobility based on operational requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves multiple functions: it can operate as a stationary waste collection system anchored to the riverbed, or it can be moved and deployed at different locations. This multi-functionality allows the same basic system design to address both stable positioning needs and location flexibility requirements.
4Area of stationary object
If multiple systems are used to cover large areas, then comprehensive waste removal is achieved, but system complexity and coordination increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple independent storage filter systems are combined to cover large river areas. Each system operates autonomously with the same simple design, and they are coordinated through basic communication with the control ship. This merging approach achieves comprehensive coverage without requiring complex integrated control, as each unit functions independently but contributes to the overall goal.
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 efficiently collects and removes floating waste, reducing environmental pollution, maintaining ecological health, and allowing for cost-effective continuous operation by reusing storage filters, effectively managing waste across large areas.
Implementation Method 1
the storage filters rise to the surface of water by buoyancy when the storage filters are filled with floating waste
Implementation Method 2
a pump or speed increaser that drives the impeller... the internal impeller being installed inside the storage filter in order to move floating waste to a storage portion
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a system for removing floating waste which includes a storage filter support that has a conical shape and tapers to a lower end thereof when it is installed for use and a storage filter that is inserted into the storage filter support from above. The system further includes a pump and an internal impeller when the system is a model to be used in water with zero velocity. Alternatively the system further includes an internal impeller and a speed increaser when the system is a model to be used in water with a velocity that is not zero. The speed increaser is installed in the storage filter support and drives the internal impeller.