Wine Decanter with Internal Pump for Accelerated Aeration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wines with musty reductive characters and high levels of dissolved gases benefit from aeration, but existing decanting methods are time-consuming and inefficient in enhancing aroma and flavor.
Innovation Solution
A decanting vessel equipped with a pump and vertical recirculation conduit that extends above the fill level, driven by a motorized base, creates a descending curtain of wine within the vessel for enhanced aeration, reducing decanting time and improving wine quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional decanting methods are used, then the process is simple, but the aeration efficiency is low and decanting time is long
Solution Approach 1:
The decanting process is segmented into multiple recirculation cycles, where wine is pumped from the bottom and distributed through multiple nozzles at different heights, creating segmented wine curtains that maximize aeration surface area throughout the vessel volume
Solution Approach 2:
A hydraulic pump system is introduced to create controlled fluid circulation, using the pump to draw wine from the bottom and force it through vertical conduits and nozzles, creating hydraulic curtains that enhance gas-liquid contact during decanting
2Reliability
If a pump system with vertical conduit is added, then aeration efficiency is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vertical conduits and pump components are nested within the decanter vessel structure itself, with conduits positioned centrally and nozzles integrated into the vessel wall, creating a compact nested arrangement that minimizes external complexity while maximizing internal aeration function
Solution Approach 2:
The pump system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it circulates wine for aeration, creates vertical curtains for enhanced contact, and can be controlled to adjust decanting rate, making the added complexity serve multiple purposes rather than a single function
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 recirculates wine, increasing surface contact with air, thereby reducing reductive characters and gas levels, enhancing aroma and flavor, and shortening the decanting process.
Implementation Method 1
a pump and vertical recirculation conduit that extends above the fill level
Implementation Method 2
Wines have a musty reductive character that can be mitigated with aeration. Similarly, some wines have relatively high levels of dissolved gasses that have a negative impact on aroma and pallet. Wines often improved from coming into contact with air.
Implementation Method 3
the conduit terminating in a distribution head that creates a descending curtain of wine within the vessel
Implementation Method 4
A glass decanter can be used to increase the surface area of contact between the wine and the air, improving the aroma and flavour.
Data Source
AI summary
A decanting vessel has an internal pump for recirculating a beverage such as wine and aerating it within the decanter.