Waste Separation System with Liquid Diverting Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The separation of liquid waste from solid waste during disposal is complicated, especially when liquids with high sugar content require additional disposal fees, as existing systems lack efficient methods to differentiate and manage such waste effectively.
Innovation Solution
A waste separating system comprising a compacting assembly, a liquid diverting assembly, and a controller that uses sensors and valves to redirect liquid waste based on preset values, allowing for separation and diversion of liquid waste into appropriate disposal paths, such as a sewer system or storage tanks, depending on its composition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If liquid waste is disposed of through the sewer system, then disposal is simplified, but additional disposal fees are required for liquid waste with high sugar content
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments liquid waste into different categories (sugar-containing vs. non-sugar-containing) using sensors to detect specific properties. This segmentation allows the waste to be routed through different disposal paths, avoiding unnecessary disposal fees for sugar-containing liquids by directing them to alternative treatment or reuse processes rather than simple sewer disposal.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses sensors to continuously monitor liquid waste properties and provides feedback to the control system. Based on this feedback, the system automatically adjusts the disposal method, routing liquid waste with high sugar content to alternative processes and non-sugar liquids to the sewer system, thereby optimizing disposal costs while maintaining operational simplicity.
2Device complexity
If all liquid waste is treated the same way, then the disposal process is simple, but high sugar content liquid waste incurs additional fees
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting the sugar content in liquid waste and making disposal decisions without human intervention. Sensors monitor waste properties and the control system automatically routes waste to appropriate disposal paths, eliminating the need for manual analysis and decision-making while optimizing disposal costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual waste classification and decision-making with automated sensor-based detection and control systems. Optical or chemical sensors detect sugar content, and the control system automatically adjusts disposal routing, substituting mechanical/manual processes with automated electronic control to reduce both complexity and cost.
3Loss of energy
If liquid waste with high sugar content is identified and separated, then disposal costs are reduced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses multi-functional sensors that can detect multiple properties of liquid waste (such as optical density, electrical conductivity, or chemical composition) to identify sugar content. This universal sensing approach allows the system to handle various types of liquid waste with a single device configuration, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining the ability to identify and separate high sugar content waste.
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AI summary
The disclosure relates to a system for separating waste. The waste separating system includes a compacting assembly, a liquid diverting assembly, and a controller configured to control aspects of the compacting assembly and the liquid diverting assembly. The waste separating system can divert waste liquid from a manufacturing assembly to a liquid diverting assembly, where a controller is configured to selectively control a flow of the waste liquid to a drain or to a storage tank.