Wastewater Storage Bucket with Stirring, Spray Atomization, and Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional wastewater recovery devices fail to convert large molecules of recovered water into small molecules, resulting in poor purity and limited flow rate, especially in the context of semiconductor manufacturing wastewater.
Innovation Solution
A wastewater storage bucket equipped with a stirrer, spray heads, and heaters to molecularize and condense steam into liquid form, utilizing a motor-driven stirrer for even mixing and multiple heaters for heating, with spray heads to accelerate the recycling process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional vacuum distillation is used to recover waste water, then the water vapor condenses into water, but the large molecules cannot be converted into small molecules resulting in poor purity
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the waste liquid into fine droplets through multiple spray heads arranged in a circular tube, creating numerous small liquid paths that enhance heat transfer efficiency and enable more complete molecular conversion from large to small molecules, thereby improving purity
Solution Approach 2:
The invention adds a spatial dimension by arranging spray heads in a circular tube configuration, creating a three-dimensional spray pattern that increases the surface area for evaporation and condensation, enabling more effective molecular breakdown and purification
2Productivity
If traditional distillation is used, then water vapor condenses into water, but the flow rate cannot be increased
Solution Approach 1:
The waste liquid is pre-heated by heaters arranged on the outer wall of the storage bucket before entering the spray heads, preparing the liquid for rapid evaporation and condensation, which increases the overall flow rate of the recycling process
Solution Approach 2:
The continuous rotation of the stirrer ensures uniform mixing and prevents sedimentation, while the continuously operating spray heads and heaters maintain a steady-state evaporation and condensation process, enabling continuous high-flow rate operation without interruption
3Productivity
If waste liquid is not stirred evenly, then the recycling process is inefficient, but adding stirring mechanism increases device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The stirrer serves multiple functions: it mixes the waste liquid uniformly to prevent sedimentation, distributes the liquid evenly to the spray heads, and aids in heat distribution throughout the bucket, making the single component multi-functional and reducing overall device complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the recycling efficiency by converting steam into liquid form quickly and purifying waste liquids effectively, thereby improving purity and flow rate.
Implementation Method 1
multiple heaters arranged on the outer wall of the body away from the motor and configured to heat the water liquids in the body
Implementation Method 2
multiple spray heads defined on the circular tube and configured to molecularize the waste liquids
Implementation Method 3
spray mists to condense the steams of water of the waste liquids into the liquids
Data Source
AI summary
A wastewater storage bucket contains a body. The body including: an outlet, an inlet, and a motor configured to drive a stirrer to rotate. The stirrer is vertically inserted into a bottom of an inner wall of the body and is configured to rotatably stir the waste liquids evenly. The body also includes a circular tube fixed on a top of the inner wall thereof, multiple spray heads defined on the circular tube and configured to molecularize the waste liquids, multiple heaters arranged on the outer wall of the body away from the motor and configured to heat the water liquids in the body, and a discharge orifice defined on a center of a bottom of the inner wall of the body and configured to discharge the waste liquids.