KR20150035670A - Seed raising System using Micro and/or nano bubble - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a seed raising system using a micro bubble for plant growth control, which comprises a part for culturing the plant; and a micro bubble generating device generating micro bubble-containing water, wherein the micro bubble generated by the micro bubble generating device is supplied to the culturing part.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for controlling plant growth control using micro-bubbles,

The present invention relates to a plant growth control seedling growing system and a cultivation method using microbubbles.

Recently, technology using bubbles has been utilized in various fields. For example, air bubbles are used for the cultivation of plants such as bean sprouts as shown below.

(Patent Document 1) Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2006-0115795 (Cultivation apparatus and cultivation method of bean sprouts)

(Patent Literature 2) Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2006-0106307 (Recycled water supply device of soybean sprout cultivation water)

However, in the case of these conventional documents, the purpose of use of the bubbles is limited to the primary purpose of preventing roots from decaying or supplying oxygen.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, there can be provided a system and method for seedlings that can grow robust seedlings plants by preventing rooting in growing seedlings plants.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, there can be provided a seedling growing system and method capable of controlling the activity of the root root through sterilizing and cleaning action using microbubbles in growing seedlings.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, there can be provided a planting system and method for controlling the functional component by controlling the activity of the root root using microbubbles in cultivating seedlings.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, there can be provided a seedling plant system and method for controlling the texture of a seedling plant by controlling the activity of the root root using microbubbles.

A vortex nozzle for a microbubble generator capable of being used efficiently in the production of seedlings according to one or more embodiments of the present invention can be provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a plant growth control seedlings system using microbubbles includes a culture unit for cultivating seedling plants ; And a micro-bubble generating device for generating micro-bubble-containing water ; And the microbubbles produced by the microbubble generator may be supplied to the culture unit.

Plant growth control using the micro-bubble in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention seedling culture system, in order to adjust the texture and / or functional components of the seedling plants are cultured in the culture part, fine bubbles generated by the micro-bubble generator A controller capable of controlling the amount of the fluid ; As shown in FIG.

The microbubble generator may further comprise:

A compressor for supplying air; An MNB nozzle for receiving air from the compressor and generating fine bubbles by flowing water from the outside; And a storage part for storing minute bubble containing water containing minute bubbles generated by the MNB nozzle, wherein the minute bubble containing water stored in the storing part is supplied to the culturing part.

The controller may be to control the amount of microbubbles produced by the microbubble generator by adjusting a valve located between the compressor or the compressor and the MNB nozzle.

The plant growth control planting system using microbubbles according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a nozzle for spraying the microbubble-containing water produced by the microbubble generator to the culture unit.

The micro-bubble generator may further include a cooler for maintaining the temperature of the minute bubble-containing water stored in the storage unit at a reference range.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for plant growth control using microbubbles includes the steps of: producing microbubble-containing water; Providing the microbubble-containing water to a culture section for cultivating a seedling plant; And controlling the amount of microbubbles contained in the microbubble-containing water to control the texture and / or the functional ingredient of the nursery plant cultivated in the culture section.

The controlling step may be a step of adjusting an amount of air supplied to the MNB nozzle that generates fine bubbles included in the minute bubble containing water.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the plant growth control method using microbubbles may further include maintaining the temperature of the microbubble-containing water at a reference range.

The culture unit may comprise a plurality of trays, the plurality of trays may have a limited space, and the seedlings may be cultivated in such a limited space.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in cultivating seedlings, robust seedlings can be grown by preventing rooting.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in cultivating seedlings, microbubbles may be used to control the activity of root roots through sterilization and cleaning.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in cultivating seedlings, microbubbles can be used to control the activity of root roots to control the functional components.

The vortex nozzle for a microbubble generator according to one or more embodiments of the present invention can be efficiently used for seedling production.

1 is a view for explaining a plant growth control planting system using microbubbles according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
2 is a view for explaining a plant growth control planting system using microbubbles according to another embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a view for explaining a plant growth control planting system using microbubbles according to another embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a view for explaining a plant growth control planting system using microbubbles according to another embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a view for explaining a plant growth control seedling method using microbubbles according to another embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 6 is a photograph for explaining one effect of a seedling plant cultivated by a seedling growing system according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 7 is a photograph for explaining another effect of a seedling plant cultivated by a seedling growing system according to an embodiment of the present invention,
8 and 9 are views for explaining the role of microbubbles in a seedlings planting system according to an embodiment of the present invention,
10 to 12 are views for explaining a vortex nozzle according to an embodiment of the present invention,
13 is a view for explaining a vortex nozzle according to another embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it may be directly formed on another element, or a third element may be interposed therebetween. Further, in the drawings, the thickness of the components is exaggerated for an effective description of the technical content.

Where the terms first, second, etc. are used herein to describe components, these components should not be limited by such terms. These terms have only been used to distinguish one component from another. The embodiments described and exemplified herein also include their complementary embodiments.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. The terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In describing the specific embodiments below, various specific details have been set forth in order to explain the invention in greater detail and to assist in understanding it. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be understood by those skilled in the art without departing from such specific details. In some instances, it should be noted that portions of the invention that are not commonly known in the description of the invention and are not significantly related to the invention do not describe confusing reasons for explaining the present invention.

Definition of Terms

As used herein, the term 'micro bubble' (hereinafter also referred to as 'MN bubble') means that the diameter of the bubble falls within a range of 1 nanometer to 999 micrometers.

As used herein, the term "seedling plant" means "a young plant having roots used for cultivating crops or propagating trees", for example, rice (nursery), babe leaf (sprouts) Medicinal plants and the like.

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a plant growth control control system (hereinafter referred to as 'the present planting system') using microbubbles according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a plant growth control seedlings control apparatus using microbubbles according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a culture unit 10, a pump 21, a microbubble-containing water storage unit 27, a cooler 30 ), A spray nozzle 40, a valve 50, and a micro-bubble generator 80.

The culture unit 10 is a structure for cultivating a seedling plant, for example, a port where seedling plants are placed, or a structure composed of a plurality of trays.

Nursery plants can be placed and cultured on each of these plurality of trays. On the other hand, each of the trays has a structure in which the space is limited. When the nursery plants are cultivated in the culture unit 10 having such a limited space, roots are caused according to the prior art, but roots can be prevented according to the present invention.

The pump 21 pumps the microbubble content water produced by the microbubble generator 80 and supplies it to the culture unit 10. [

The water flowing out from the culture unit 10 is supplied to the microbubble generator 80. A person skilled in the art can provide the water supply source separately provided to the micro-bubble generator instead of the culture unit 10 as necessary.

On the other hand, a person skilled in the art can, if necessary, provide a pump between the culture unit 10 and the micro-bubble generator 80 to supply water present in the culture unit 10 to the micro-bubble generator . For example, when a vortex nozzle as described later in FIGS. 10 to 13 is to be used in a plant growth controlling seedlings control apparatus using microbubbles, in order to improve the rotational force of water flowing into the nozzle, 10) and the micro-bubble generator.

The minute bubble generator 80 generates minute bubble containing water (meaning water (water) including at least a part of minute bubbles) containing minute bubbles. Here, the micro-bubble generating device includes a compressor 23, an MNB nozzle 25, a dissolution tank 33 for storing dissolved water-water dissolved therein, and a micro-bubble-containing water reservoir 27 A pump 35 for pumping the stored water and providing it to the dissolution tank 33, and a controller 60. 1, the minute bubble generator 80 is represented by a dotted line except for the MNB nozzle 25, but this is for convenience of illustration, and the MNB nozzle 25 is also a micro bubble generator, It should be understood by those skilled in the art that it is a component of < / RTI >

The compressor 23 compresses the air and injects the water into the path through which the water is moved to the dissolving tank 33 by the pump 35. For this purpose, an injector (not shown) may be located on the path of the water movement between the pump 35 and the dissolving tank 33, and the compressor 23 may inject air through the injector.

The cooler 30 allows the temperature of the water containing microbubbles to maintain a reference range (a value predetermined according to the type of nursery plant).

The temperature of the minute bubble-containing water is higher than that of the general water not containing minute bubbles (hereinafter referred to as 'general water'). To solve this problem, the cooler 30 is used.

The atomizing nozzle 40 receives the microbubble-containing water and is sprayed on the upper part of the seedlings plant cultivated in the culture unit 10.

The compressor 23 supplies air to the MNB nozzle 25.

The valve 50 may be disposed between the compressor 23 and the MNB nozzle 25 and the valve 50 may be controlled to be off when the operation of the compressor 23 is stopped.

The MNB nozzle 25 can generate minute bubbles and can generate fine bubbles by receiving the dissolved water in which the air is dissolved. This will be described later with reference to other drawings.

The controller 60 is for controlling the amount of minute bubbles included in the minute bubble containing water and can adjust the amount of air flowing into the MNB nozzle 25 by controlling the operation of the compressor 23, for example . This makes it possible to control the texture of nursery plants.

For example, the controller 60 can periodically turn the compressor 23 on or off, and in this case, the valve 50 can also be turned on or off in synchronization with the compressor 23.

The controller 60 may have information on whether microbubbles are always generated, periodically generated or periodically generated depending on the type of seedlings to be cultivated.

For example, the controller 60 may be configured to detect a mode (first operation mode) for always generating minute bubbles, an operation mode (second operation mode) for periodically generating minute bubbles, a PH of the culture unit 10, And an operation mode (third operation mode) for automatically generating or stopping minute bubbles based on the result.

In the first mode of operation, the controller 60 controls the associated components so that the microbubble content is generated.

In a second mode of operation, the controller 60 controls the associated components so that the microbubble content number is periodically generated. For example, one hour produces microbubble-containing water, the next one hour produces normal water, the next one hour microbubble-containing water, ... in this way, . For this purpose, the controller 60 can, for example, stop the operation of the compressor 23 periodically.

The seedling growing system may additionally include a sensing unit capable of sensing the pH of the culture unit 10 in real time.

In the third operation mode, the controller 60 can control the operation of the minute bubble containing water generating unit (the operation of generating minute bubbles) by referring to the sensing result of the sensing unit.

In the seedling growing system described in Fig. 1, the vortex nozzle described with reference to Figs. 10 to 13 may be modified and used as the MNB nozzle 25. Fig. That is, when the air injection portion of the vortex nozzle described with reference to Figs. 10 to 13 is closed with the air injection portion, it can be used as the MNB nozzle 25 in Fig. Meanwhile, it is also possible to use a nozzle for generating minute bubbles which is known or later to be developed, rather than the vortex nozzle described in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a plant growth control control system (hereinafter referred to as 'the present planting system') using microbubbles according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The seedling growing system of FIG. 2 differs from the seedling growing system of FIG. 1 in that the apparatus for supplying the microbubble-containing water to the culture unit 10 is different. That is, in the seedling growing system shown in Fig. 1, a method of spraying the water containing microbubbles is adopted. In the seedling growing system of Fig. 2, a method of feeding the water containing microbubbles into the incubation section 10 immersed in the dipping section 70 .

That is, the seedling growing system shown in Fig. 2 is arranged such that the cultivation unit 10 is immersed in the dipping unit 70 storing water (or a culture water containing a predetermined nutrient component) for cultivating seedling plants , And the fine bubble-containing water produced by the fine bubble generator is supplied to the dipping section.

In other respects, the compressor 23 of FIG. 2 differs in that it also provides air to the MNB nozzles 25. That is, the compressor 23 injects air into the water provided to the dissolving tank 33 by the pump 35, and directly injects the water into the MNB nozzle 25. For example, the air supplied by the compressor 23 is injected into a portion denoted by "air" in FIGS. 10 and 13.

Components of FIG. 2, which are the same as in FIG. 1, have the same function as those of FIG.

2, the vortex nozzles described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13 can be used as the MNB nozzles 25, but this is illustrative only and is not a vortex nozzle, It is also possible to use a nozzle.

The seedling growing system described in Fig. 1 or 2 is merely an example, and it is also possible to use microbubble-containing water generating devices which are conventionally known or will be developed in the future.

In the seedling plant described in Fig. 1 or Fig. 2, it has been described as including a valve, but this is optional and need not necessarily be included.

In the seedling plant described in Fig. 1 or 2, if necessary, additional components (for example, but not limited to, valves, pumps, etc.) other than those described in Fig. 1, It will be possible.

3 is a view for explaining a plant growth control planting system using microbubbles according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The seedling growing system of Fig. 3 differs from the seedling growing system of Fig. 1 only in that it is constructed so that there is no fine bubble containing water storage portion 27 therein. 3, the MNB nozzle 25 directly flows the dissolved water from the dissolving tank 33 without passing through the minute bubble containing water storage part 27, thereby generating minute bubbles, Lt; / RTI >

3, the pump 35 pumps the water flowing out from the culture unit 10 and supplies it to the dissolution tank 33. [

Components not illustrated in the components of FIG. 3 have the same function as components in FIG. 1 having the same reference numerals.

4 is a view for explaining a plant growth control planting system using microbubbles according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The seedling plant of Fig. 4 differs from the planting system of Fig. 2 only in the constitution of the nozzle 25, without the fine bubble containing water reservoir 27. 4, the MNB nozzle 25 is located in the dipping section 70, and the MNB nozzle 25 is used to collect dissolved water from the dissolution tank 33, the microbubble-containing water storage section 27 Flows directly without passing through, and generates fine bubbles and injects the fine bubbles into the dipping section (70).

In the seedling growing system described in Fig. 4, the vortex nozzle described with reference to Figs. 10 to 13 may be modified and used as the MNB nozzle 25. Fig. That is, if the air injecting portion of the vortex nozzle described with reference to Figs. 10 to 13 is covered with the air injection portion, it can be used as the MNB nozzle 25 in Fig. Meanwhile, it is also possible to use a nozzle for generating minute bubbles which is known or later to be developed, rather than the vortex nozzle described in the present invention.

4, the pump 35 pumps the water present in the dipping section 70 and supplies it to the dissolving tank 33. [

Components not illustrated in the components of FIG. 4 behave in the same manner as components in FIG. 1 that are designated by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a method for controlling plant growth control using microbubbles according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5, the seedling growing method includes the steps of generating microbubble-containing water (S201), supplying the produced microbubble-containing water to the cultivation unit 10 where the seedlings are planted (S203) (S205) of measuring the pH and the like of the seedlings planted in the step (10), and controlling the amount of microbubbles contained in the microbubble-containing water (S207).

Step S207 may be performed by adjusting the amount of air flowing into the microbubble generator that generates microbubble-containing water in order to control the texture of the seedlings planted in the culture unit 10.

The planting method may further include the step of maintaining the temperature of the microbubble-containing water at the reference temperature range.

In this method, steps S205 and S207 are optional, and the practitioner of the present invention can use it as needed.

In this method, the culture section is composed of a plurality of trays, the plurality of trays have a limited space, and the seedlings plant is cultured in this limited space. According to this method, roots are prevented even when seedlings are cultivated in a limited space.

FIG. 6 is a photograph for explaining the effect of the seedling plant cultivated by the seedling growing system or the seedling growing method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, there is shown a photograph of a seedling plant (bean sprouts) cultivated according to the seedling growing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is represented by M / N, and T / W is a seedlings It is a plant (bean sprout).

As can be seen from FIG. 6, the comparison between the seedling plants (bean sprouts) cultivated according to the seedling growing system or the seedling growing method according to the embodiment of the present invention and the seedling plants (bean sprouts) cultivated using the common water, It can be seen that the seedling plants (bean sprouts) cultivated according to the seedling growing system according to the embodiment have relatively few roots and long roots. In this way, fewer long roots and less roots can prevent root rotations that may occur in cultivated areas such as trays.

FIG. 7 is a photograph for explaining another effect of a seedling plant cultivated by a seedling growing system or a seedling growing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, data indicated as bubble number soybean sprouts are data on seedlings planted in accordance with the seedling growing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and data indicated as general water bean sprouts do not use microbubble- will be.

As can be seen from the data in FIG. 7, the crude protein content of the bean sprout was higher than that of the normal bean sprouts (ca. 34.38%). In addition, Ca, Fe, Mg, Zn, K, vitamin C, The content of functional components such as fibers is also higher. On the other hand, it can be seen that Na is higher in general water bean sprouts.

As described above, the seedling plants cultivated according to the seedling growing system according to the embodiment of the present invention and the seedling plants cultivated by the common water differ in the content of the functional ingredient.

By using this point, in the present invention, it becomes possible to control the content of the functional component. 1, the controller 60 can control the operation of the compressors 23 and 23 to control the amount of the minute bubbles contained in the water containing the minute bubbles. Therefore, the content of the functional components The texture can be controlled.

FIGS. 8 and 9 are views for explaining the role of microbubbles in the seedling growing system or the seedling growing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the principle of acid growth theory is explained in the absence of micro-bubbles. First, oxine softens the cell walls and regulates acidic substances that act to change. The auxin increases the activity of the ATP synthase, which is distributed in the cell membrane, and transports the hydrogen ion to the cell wall, thereby lowering the pH to acidify it. In this case, the hydrogen ion weakens the hydrogen bond of the cell wall constituent, and the cell wall is loosened and the plasticity is increased. In other words, when the pH of the cell wall decreases, the cell wall weakens by the acid, and then water is absorbed into the cell, and when the pressure increases, the cell wall grows and the cell grows. Thus, the kidneys of the cells occur mostly at night, where absorption of water is great.

Referring to FIG. 9, in the case of normal water, hydrogen ions released from the cell wall side lower the pH around the cell wall to acidify. Eventually, the cell wall is weakened by the acid, so that the water is absorbed smoothly, so that the pressure inside the cell (pressure) increases the cell wall, which leads to the cell growth.

However, in the case of microbubbles containing water, the hydrogen ions are transported to the cell wall, but the OH radicals generated in the microbubbles are relatively larger than the hydrogen ions released from the cell walls, so that the pH of the attention is increased and the water is less absorbed into the cells Therefore, as shown in Fig. 7, the nursery plants cultivated using the actual microbubbles have a higher crude protein content than the nursery plants cultivated in the general water, resulting in good texture.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to control the growth by regulating the pressure of OH radicals, thereby increasing the content of the functional substance by the growth stress and controlling the texture.

Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to control the growth of the roots of seedlings and / or crops, and the roots of nursery plants can be eliminated.

Furthermore, the functional material can be increased or decreased by artificially imparting stress to seedling plants and / or crops. For example, the content of functional ingredients such as vitamins and minerals can be increased or decreased.

10 to 12 are views for explaining a vortex nozzle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The vortex nozzle 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be used as the MNB nozzle 25 in Fig. 1 or Fig.

When the vortex nozzle 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is used as the MNB nozzle 25 in Fig. 1 or Fig. 2, in the plant growth control control system using the microbubbles of Fig. 1 or 2, 10 and the MNB nozzle 25 may be additionally provided. Here, the pump is an optional device, and a person skilled in the art will not be able to install a pump between the incubator 10 and the MNB nozzle 25.

10 to 12, a vortex nozzle according to an embodiment of the present invention forms a vortex with respect to air injected from the outside and flows out. To this end, an air injection unit 110, a body unit 130, And an outlet (150).

The air injecting portion 110, the body portion 130, and the outlet portion 150 may be manufactured and assembled respectively, or at least a part of them may be molded together.

The air injection unit 110, the body unit 130 and the outflow unit 150 are tightly coupled to prevent water or bubbles moving inside the body unit 130 from leaking to the outside. The technique for combining is well known in the art and will not be described in detail.

The air injection unit 110 has a structure in which the air flows out while swirling.

For example, the air injection unit 110 includes a wired part 111 having a predetermined curvature, air movement paths 113 and 115 for supplying a path through which air can flow, and a base part 119 do. These components may be integrally formed as shown, or at least some of them may be separately manufactured and assembled.

The wired part 111 is located at the center of the base part 119 and an air movement path 113 is formed in the wired part 111 to provide a path through which air can flow. In this embodiment, the air movement path 113 is formed in a straight line, but it may be formed in a spiral shape in order to cause air swirling.

An air movement path 115 for providing a path through which air can flow is also formed inside the base portion 119, and air is introduced from the outside through the air movement path 115.

The air movement path 113 formed in the wired portion 111 and the air movement path 115 formed in the base portion 119 are in communication with each other so that the air introduced into the air movement path 115 flows through the air movement path 113).

The diameter of the air movement path 115 formed in the base portion 119 is formed larger than the diameter of the air movement path 113 formed in the wired portion 111 in this embodiment. As a result, when the air flowing in the air movement path 115 moves to the air movement path 115, the pressure is increased to increase the flow velocity, and consequently contribute to the swirling of the air.

In this embodiment, the wired section 111 has an air movement path 113, and the air movement path 113 is in communication with the air movement path 115.

The wired portion 111 has a conical shape in which an air movement path 113 is formed.

One end of the air movement path 113 communicates with the air movement path 115 and the other end of the air movement path 113 communicates with the body part 130.

A swirling inducing portion 117 is formed in a portion of the wired portion 111 that communicates with the body portion 130 so that air can be swirled out to the body portion 130. [

Referring to Fig. 12, the vortex inducing portion 117 is shown with a structure 117 in which air swirls (i.e., vortexing of air). This structure 117 has walls e, f, g, h, i, i, and j that discretely enclose the opening as the center thereof is an opening k (the opening is in communication with the air movement path 115) j.

The shapes and arrangement of the walls e, f, g, h, i, j are spaced apart by a predetermined distance and the walls e, f, g, h, i, It is structured to occur.

On the other hand, the outer shape of the wired portion 111 has a predetermined curvature, and has a structure in which the water introduced through the body portion 130 can be easily rotated along the outer shape of the wired portion 111.

That is, the outer shape of the wired section 111 is inclined so as to be horizontal to the base section 119 in a direction perpendicular to the base section 119 as it goes from the spiral inducing section 117 to the base section 119 I have. The water flowing through the body part 130 along the inclined surface is rotated.

The spiraled air flowing out through the swirl inducing portion 117 collides with the water rotating along the inclined surface so that the minute bubbles can be generated.

The body part 130 has a circular cylindrical shape and includes a circular chamber 133 and a water injection part 131. [ The water injection unit 131 is arranged in the tangential direction of the surface of the circular chamber 133 so that the water injected through the water injection unit 131 can be easily rotated.

The water injected through the water injecting section 131 moves along the outer side of the guide pipe 155 to the inclined surface of the streamlined section 111 and then accelerated and rotated along the inclined surface of the streamlined section 111, And flows into the inside of the pipe 155. The guide pipe 155 has a tubular shape with an inner space as shown in Fig.

The water flowing out of the guide pipe 155 in the accelerating and rotating state has a condition capable of forming fine bubbles while colliding with the air which is accelerated and rotated through the vortex inducing portion 117 to flow out.

The outflow portion 150 is in communication with the body portion 130 and has a cylindrical shape in which the blade 153 is located. The diameter of the outflow portion 150 can be adjusted to be small according to the embodiment.

The blade 153 positioned at the outlet 150 may have a shape as shown in FIG. The blade 153 has a structure and an arrangement so that water and air mixed in the accelerated rotation state are vertically struck.

The blade 153 is composed of impingement plates (a, b, c, d) connected to each other in a cross shape. The arrangement direction of the blade 153 is important and the blade 153 is arranged so that the water and the air mixed in the accelerated rotation state are discharged to the outflow portion 150 so as to hit the impingement plates a, b, c, .

For example, the blade 153 is arranged so that L indicated by a virtual line in Fig. 11 is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the outflow portion 150. [

The guide pipe 155 may be positioned to be attached to the outlet 150 or attached to the body portion 130. In this embodiment, the guide pipe 155 is formed integrally with the outflow portion 150. [ It is to be understood that this is exemplary and may be formed to be attached to the body portion 130.

13 is a view for explaining a vortex nozzle according to another embodiment of the present invention.

A vortex nozzle 500 according to another embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIG. 13 can also be used as the MNB nozzle 25 in FIG. 1 or 2. FIG. When the vortex nozzle 500 is used as the MNB nozzle 25, a person skilled in the art can install and use a pump between the MNB nozzle 25 and the culturing part 10, if necessary.

13 differs from the vortex nozzle described above with reference to Figs. 10 to 12 in that the guide pipe is not provided and there is a difference in the position of the water injecting section 531. [

The vortex nozzle 500 according to the embodiment of FIG. 13 forms a vortex with respect to the air injected from the outside and flows out. To this end, the air injection unit 510, the body unit 530, and the outflow unit 550 .

The air injection portion 510 includes a wire portion 511 having a predetermined curvature, air movement paths 513 and 515 for providing a path through which air can flow, and a base portion 519. These components may be integrally formed as shown, or at least some of them may be separately manufactured and assembled.

The outlet portion 550 is in communication with the body portion 530 and has a cylindrical shape in which the blade 553 is located inside.

The body portion 530 has a circular cylindrical shape and includes a circular chamber 533 and a water injection portion 531. [ The water injecting section 531 is disposed in the tangential direction of the surface of the circular chamber 533 so that the water injected through the water injecting section 531 is easily rotated.

The functions for each of these components are similar to those of the components having similar reference numerals in FIG. 10 to FIG. 12, and therefore, differences will be mainly described below.

In the embodiment of Fig. 13, the position of the water injecting section 531 is disposed so as to directly meet the inclined surface of the wire section 511 and rotate. This is because unlike the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12, the embodiment of FIG. 12 has no guide pipe.

10: culture section 23: compressor
21: Pump 30: Cooler
40: atomizing nozzle 50: valve
60: controller

Claims (11)

A culture unit for cultivating seedling plants; And
A micro-bubble generating device for generating micro-bubble-containing water; / RTI >
Wherein the microbubbles produced by the microbubble generator are supplied to the culture unit. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a controller capable of controlling an amount of microbubbles produced by the microbubbles generator in order to control the texture and / or the functional components of the seedlings planted in the culture section Plant Growth Control and Control System. 3. The method of claim 2,
The microbubble generator may further comprise:
A dissolution tank storing dissolved water;
A compressor for injecting air into the water introduced into the dissolution tank;
An MNB nozzle for receiving air from the compressor and generating fine bubbles by flowing water from the outside; And
And a storage unit for storing minute bubble containing water containing fine bubbles generated by the MNB nozzle,
Wherein the microbubble-containing water stored in the storage unit is supplied to the culture unit. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the controller controls the amount of microbubbles produced by the microbubble generator by adjusting a valve located between the compressor or the compressor and the MNB nozzle. 3. The method of claim 2,
And a nozzle for spraying the microbubble-containing water generated by the microbubble generator to the culture unit. The method of claim 3,
The microbubble generator may further comprise:
And a cooler for maintaining the temperature of the microbubble-containing water stored in the storage unit in a reference range.
7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Wherein the culture unit comprises a plurality of trays, the plurality of trays have a limited space, and the seedlings plant is cultivated in such a limited space. Producing a fine bubble containing water;
Providing the microbubble-containing water to a culture section for cultivating a seedling plant; And
And controlling the amount of microbubbles contained in the microbubbles containing water to control the texture and / or functional components of the nursery plant cultivated in the culture unit. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the controlling comprises:
And controlling the amount of air to be supplied to the MNB nozzle for generating microbubbles contained in the microbubble-containing water. 10. The method of claim 9,
And maintaining the temperature of the microbubble-containing water at a reference range. The method of controlling plant growth control using microbubbles according to claim 1, 11. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10,
Wherein the culture unit is constituted by a plurality of trays, the plurality of trays have a limited space, and the seedlings plant is cultivated in such a limited space.

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