Wine Container Textured Surface Design for Controlled Oxygenation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wine storage and serving technologies face challenges in maintaining optimal oxygen levels, as excessive oxygen can oxidize wine, compromising its aromatic and taste qualities, while low oxygen levels during storage may not fully enhance its flavor when served.
Innovation Solution
A container with a textured surface, featuring obstructions that obstruct liquid flow, is designed to increase the dwell time of wine on the sides of the glass, thereby exposing it to ambient oxygen, increasing the surface area exposed to air and enhancing oxygenation, which can be controlled by directional and micro-level texturing techniques.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If wine is stored with low oxygen levels (below 6 ppm), then wine oxidation is prevented and aromatic qualities are preserved, but the wine does not gain sufficient oxygen exposure for optimal serving experience
Solution Approach 1:
The textured surface is pre-engineered on the container interior to create obstructions that will automatically interact with the liquid during normal swirling motion. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for additional aeration equipment or complex operations, enabling rapid oxygenation (within 1-15 minutes) simply by swirling the wine during serving preparation
Solution Approach 2:
The container's textured surface automatically performs the aeration function through the natural swirling motion of the liquid during serving. The obstructions on the surface create turbulence and increase dwell time without requiring external energy input or additional devices, allowing the system to aerate the wine itself through its own movement
2Ease of operation
If the interior surface of the container is made smooth, then liquid flows easily and contact time is reduced, but oxygenation efficiency is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The container interior features localized textured regions with obstructions strategically positioned to create turbulence where needed, while other areas may remain smoother to allow overall liquid movement. This localized texturing optimizes the balance between flow and oxygenation by creating controlled turbulence zones that increase dwell time without completely impeding liquid circulation
3Productivity
If the liquid dwell time on the container surface is increased, then oxygen exposure is enhanced, but the liquid may lose temperature or become overly aerated
Solution Approach 1:
The textured surface provides sufficient dwell time extension (up to 100% increase) to achieve rapid oxygenation within 1-15 minutes, which is excessive for most serving scenarios. This allows the system to achieve full oxygenation benefit quickly, after which the liquid can be served without prolonged exposure that would cause overheating or over-aeration
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The textured container effectively increases the oxygen content of wine by up to 200% and dwell time by 100% compared to smooth surfaces, allowing for optimal oxygen exposure during serving without oxidizing the wine during storage.
Implementation Method 1
The first texture includes obstructions that, upon making contact with the liquid during movement, obstruct a flow of the liquid in at least a first direction
Implementation Method 2
exposing it to ambient oxygen, increasing the surface area exposed to air and enhancing oxygenation
Implementation Method 3
swirling the liquid contained within the bowl of the container by imparting a rotational motion to the liquid by agitating the container, wherein the liquid makes contact with the obstructions of the first texture
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are systems, methods, and apparatuses directed to a container for storing a liquid, the container including a textured surface configured to increase the liquid's dissolved oxygen content, the textured surface having fluid-obstructions configured to disrupt a flow of the liquid in at least one direction, said disruptions being effective to decrease a surface tension associated with the liquid and increasing a surface area associated with the liquid.