Vortexing Chamber Structural Impediment Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing liquid and gas mixing devices, such as laboratory vortexers, are inefficient for continuously mixing large volumes and fail to produce high concentrations of micro-bubbles and nano-bubbles, which are beneficial for applications like hyper-oxygenated water and soft drinks.
Innovation Solution
A vortexing system with a chamber containing structural impediment objects, such as rose quartz crystals, that creates turbulence and pressure variations when high-velocity liquid and gas pass through, resulting in a hyper-saturated mixture without active moving parts, simulating natural mixing processes like water over rocks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If laboratory vortexers are used to mix liquid and gas, then mixing can be achieved in small vessels, but continuous flow of large quantities cannot be provided and the process is time consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces active mechanical mixing components (motors, impellers, agitators) with a passive structural system consisting of a vortexing chamber with specific geometric features. The chamber uses its shape and internal structure to generate turbulence and mixing through the kinetic energy of the flowing liquid itself, enabling continuous high-volume mixing without mechanical moving parts.
2Productivity
If active moving components like rotating impeller are used to mix liquid and gas, then mixing can be achieved, but the device complexity increases and it is not suitable for high volume continuous flow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes all active moving components (motors, impellers, agitators) from the mixing system. Instead, it relies on the passive geometric structure of the vortexing chamber and the kinetic energy of the flowing liquid to create turbulence and achieve mixing, thereby simplifying the device while enabling high-volume continuous operation.
3Quantity of substance
If conventional mixing devices are used, then liquid and gas can be mixed, but high concentrations of micro-bubbles and nano-bubbles cannot be produced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical parameters of the mixing process by using a vortexing chamber designed to create extreme turbulence and pressure variations. This generates a large number of small bubbles (micro-bubbles and nano-bubbles) throughout the liquid, achieving high gas concentration in dissolved and suspended forms without sacrificing mixing efficiency.
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 effectively disperses gas into liquid, creating high concentrations of stable micro-bubbles and nano-bubbles, enhancing the health benefits of drinking water and providing improved mixing efficiency for larger volumes.
Implementation Method 1
configured to create turbulence, voids, pressure variations and dispersion in a passing fluid of liquid and gas
Implementation Method 2
creates turbulence and pressure variations when high-velocity liquid and gas pass through, resulting in a hyper-saturated mixture
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AI summary
A vortexing chamber, including: a chamber housing having a hollow channel, a first end and a second end; and one or more structural impediment objects having a substantially spherical, cubic, rectangular, cylindrical, polyhedron, tetrahedron, or irregular shape; where the objects are housed within the hollow channel, configured to mix a liquid and gas (for example, oxygen or nitrogen) when a liquid and gas pass through the vortexing chamber. The structural impediment objects can provide turbulence and dispersion when a liquid and gas are passed through the vortexing chamber at a high velocity, resulting in micro-bubbles or nano-bubbles suspended in a liquid and gas mixture.