WO2005061393A1

WO2005061393A1 - Water disposal plant

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Publication number: WO2005061393A1
Application number: PCT/KR2004/003407
Authority: WO
Inventors: Sang Jin Lee
Original assignee: Hoammarea Co., Ltd
Priority date: 2003-12-24
Filing date: 2004-12-22
Publication date: 2005-07-07
Also published as: KR20050064534A; KR100563567B1

Abstract

There is provided a water disposal plant which converts the water flowing through a pipe of a boiler or a vehicle and the water reserved in a fish globe or a fresh water container into an alkaline deoxidation water, prevents generation of a scale in a pipe and erosion, and improves fuel ratio by installing it in a fuel tank of a vehicle, a boiler, or the like. The water disposal plant comprises a pipe body having a cylindrical body portion ,in which porous plates are installed at both side surfaces of the body portion to pass the water, cathode generating bodies of granule type which makes contact with the water passing through the pipe body to generate the doexidationpotentialization and in which the filling amount thereof into the pipe body can be regulated, at least two high negative electricity generating bodies having a bar shape and installed lengthwisely on the wall surface of the pipe body, connecting bodies which fix the high negative electricity generating bodies to the wall surfaces of the pipe body, and an induction body installed in the front side porous plates of the pipe body.

Description

Description WATER DISPOSAL PLANT

[1] Technical Field

[2] The present invention relates to a water disposal plant, and more particularly, to a water disposal plant which converts the water flowing through a pipe of a boiler or a vehicle and the water reserved in a fish globe or a fresh water container into an alkaline deoxidation water, and prevents generation of a scale in a pipe and erosion, and improves fuel ratio by installing it in a fuel tank of a vehicle, a boiler, or the like.

[3] Background Art

[4] In general, in a closed passage through which the water flows, i.e., in a pipe body which is installed in an equipment or a mechanical device to supply and discharge the water continuously and repeatedly, various mineral matters and elements contained in the water reacts mutually, and thus erosions and a large amount of scales are generated.

[5] The erosion and the scales damage a pipe body, and obstruct the flow of the water, and bring about a mechanical disorder, and influence a human body who uses the machine.

[6] For example, in case erosions and scales are generated in a pipe of a boiler, since water supply and drainage are not efficiently performed, the thermal efficiency is lowered and the heating effect is deteriorated and foreign substances contained in the warm water injured a human body.

[7] Therefore, recently various water disposal plants have been developed to minimize erosion of a pipe and generation of scales. Ordinarily, such a plant uses electro- magnetism, magnetism, electrolysis, and so forth, or a physical method. The brief explanation of such a technology is as follows.

[8] Firstly, in a general water disposal plant, a positive and negative ion exchange resin is widely used. For example, if the water is passed through the ion exchange resin, the ion exchange resin converts the harmful calcium or magnesium to a natrium salt. However, from the natrium consumption point of view, such a device is not suitable for a beverage. Such a device needs maintenance and repair.

[9] A device which uses magnetism uses an electromotive force induced when the water which is an electric medium is passed through a magnetic field. However, the effect of the device is not predictable and is variable.

[10] A chemical method in which chemicals of silicic acid and phosphate are injected into a pipe and a physical method in which the water of high pressure is sprayed or sands are sprayed at high speeds to remove scales have been used. However, according to the physical and chemical method, the pipe is damaged, and the process is complex, and a washing process should be performed again.

[11] Disclosure of the Invention

[12] The present invention solves the problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a water disposal plant which minimizes main substances of scales and dioxidates the water into a alkaline or soft water by using the potential difference generated between a metal and a solution, and which can regulate the contacting area and time of the water and a cathode generating body for effective po- tentialization under the most suitable condition.

[13] Another object of the present invention is to provide a water disposal plant which prevents erosion and generation of a scale by using a single pole potential to supply and discharge water smoothly and to reduce the mechanical disorder and to reduce the energy consumption and to prevent environmental contamination and to enable the long-term use of a pipe body.

[14] Another object of the present invention is to provide a water disposal plant which is installed in a fuel tank of a vehicle or a boiler to increase the amount of hydrogen by deoxidation potential of the water mixed in a fuel, thereby to improve the output of an engine, and thereby reducing the energy consumption and the fuel ration efficiency. The water disposal plant of the present invention prevents foreign substances from being adhered to an engine or pipe passages through the fuel of a vehicle is supplied, and thus maintains cleanness.

[15] The present invention is applied to a passage of a mechanical equipment and can be widely applied to a reservoir, a fresh water container, a fuel tank of a vehicle or a boiler, or the like.

[16] In order to accomplish the objects of the present invention, the present invention provides a water disposal plant which prevents erosion and generation of a scale and converts the water into the alkaline water or the soft water by using deoxidationpoten- tialization which uses potential difference between the water and a metal, which comprises: a pipe body having a cylindrical body portion, in which porous plates are installed at both side surfaces of the body portion to pass the water; cathode generating bodies of granule type which makes contact with the water passing through the pipe body to generate the deoxidationpotentialization and in which the filling amount thereof into the pipe body can be regulated; at least two high negative electricity generating bodies having a bar shape and installed lengthwisely on the wall surface of the pipe body; connecting bodies which fix the high negative electricity generating bodies to the wall surfaces of the pipe body; and an induction body installed in the front side porous plates of the pipe body, for dispersing and inducing the water induced from an water inlet towards the front side porous plate.

[17] Preferably, the water disposal plant further comprises a housing having an inner space in which the pipe body is installed and having a water inlet and a water outlet so that the water is introduced and discharged, and the pipe body is separated from the inner side wall of the housing by a predetermined distance by an interval maintaining member, and lead wires are connected to the housing and the connecting members to potentialize the negative electricity.

[18] Preferably, the cathode generating bodies are made of a mixture of zinc, copper, and silver and is formed so as to have a small regular or irregular granule shape, and the high negative electricity generating body is made of magnesium and has a bar shape of a predetermined length.

[19] Preferably, the front surface of the induction body has a cone shape to disperse and induce the water, and an interval regulating member of a screw engagement type is provided on the rear surface of the induction body to regulate the interval between the induction body and the pipe body and thus to regulate the flow rate of the water.

[20] Preferably, the pipe body is installed in a fuel tank of a vehicle or a boiler, and the water on the bottom of the tank is deoxidated by the specific gravity to increase the amount of hydrogen.

[21] Brief Description of the Drawings

[22] The above aspects and features of the present invention will be more apparent by describing certain embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[23] FIG. 1 is a front crass-sectional view of a water disposal plant of the present invention;

[24] FIG. 2 is a side crαss-sectional view of a water disposal plant of the present invention;

[25] FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the present invention;

[26] FIG. 4 is a crαss-sectional view for showing an usage example of the water disposal plant according to the present invention; and

[27] FIG. 5 is a Pourbaix diagram about the oxidation and deoxidation of water.

[28] Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention [29] The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[30] Preferably, a water disposal plant of the present invention converts the water flowing in a closed passage or the storage water into the alkaline deoxidation water, and prevents the generation of scale or erosion in the inner surface of a pipe through which the water flows and removes the scale or the erosion portion, and improves the fuel ratio by positioning it into a fuel tank of a vehicle or a boiler in a deposition type.

[31] The water disposal plant of the present invention is applied to a water supplying system, a part of an equipment, a mechanical device, or the like, and more particularly is applied to a clarifier, a aquatic plant cultivation pipe, a shower hαse, a boiler pipe, a vending machine, a car washing machine and a water supplying pipe of a car wash, a dish washer, a cooling system of a vehicle, a fish globe, a fresh water container, a vehicle, and a boiler etc. to deoxidate the water into a alkaline water or a soft water and to save the energy.

[32] FIG. 1 is a front crαss-sectional view of the water disposal plant of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side crαss-sectional view of the water disposal plant of the present invention.

[33] Basically, the water disposal plant 1 of the present invention, includes a pipe body 20, cathode generating bodies 30 of granule type which are filled in the pipe body 20, high negative electricity generating bodies 40 which are installed on the wall surface of the pipe body 20, and connecting bodies 50 which fixes the high negative electricity generating bodies 40 to the pipe body 20.

[34] Here, the pipe body 20 is installed in the inner side of the housing 1 which facilitates the connection when it is installed in a pipe passage, i.e., when it is connected to a water supply pipe 1, and provides a flowing passage of the water. The pipe body 20 is separated from the housing 10 by a predetermined distance, and an interval maintaining member 24 is positioned between them. A lead wire 60 is installed between the housing 1 and the connecting member 50 so that the negative electricity is potentialized.

[35] The housing 10 has a pipe type, and has a water inlet 11 and water outlet 12 which are connected to a pipe body of the water supply pipe 1 or a mechanical equipment. The space between the water inlet 11 and the water outlet 12 is empty so that the passage inducing the water flow can be formed and the pipe body 20 can be installed. As shown in the figures, screw threads are formed on the inner and outer surfaces of the water inlet 11 and the water outlet 12 to facilitate the connection with the water supply pipe 1, and can be fused to the water supply pipe 2.

[36] Preferably, the housing 10 is made of aluminum, and can be made of another metal such as a stainless steel. The housing 10 should have a suitable strength and hardness to endure the exterior impact, and should have a chemical resistance.

[37] The pipe body 20 includes a circular body portion 21 and porous plates 22 and 23 installed at the both side end portions thereof. A plurality of introducing holes 22a through which the water is flowed are punched in the front side porous plate 22, and a regulating hole 24 in which an induction body is assembled is formed in the center portion. A plurality of discharging holes 23a are punched in the rear side porous plate 23.

[38] The body portion 21 is made of an alloy of zinc, copper, and silver, and can be manufactured of magnesium and so forth. The porous plates 22 and 23 is made of a synthetic resin or magnesium or a mixture of them, and the mixing rate and the material can be differentiated according to various installing conditions of the present invention.

[39] On the other hand, the pipe body 20 is separated by a predetermined distance from the housing 10 by the interval maintaining member 24, and the interval maintaining member 24 is made of a nonconductor. The interval maintaining member 24 made of a nonconductor prevents the direct contact of the body portion 21 of the pipe body 20 and the housing 10, and thus prevents the access potentialization of the negative electricity. Since the center portion of the housing 10 is blocked to divide it into the inlet side and the outlet side, the water which is not deoxidated into the alkaline water or the soft water is prevented form being flowed outwardly.

[40] The cathode generating bodies 30 is a granule type of a predetermined size, and is made of an alloy in which zinc, copper, and silver is mixed at a predetermined ratio. Here, the cathode generating bodies 30 of granule type is filled in the pipe body 20 to maximize the area and time of the water flow contact, and to effectively remove and prevent the scale by regulating the filling amount of the cathode generating bodies 30 according to the condition.

[41] The high negative electricity generating bodies 40 are made of a magnesium bar, and can be manufactured of another metal, for example, an alloy of copper, zinc, and silver. Then, considering the material of the body portion, the high negative generating bodies 40 should made of a material which can generate higher negative electricity than the body portion.

[42] Each of the high negative electricity generating bodies has a bar type which is rather short than the length of the body portion, and firmly fixed to the inner side wall 21a of the body portion 21 of the pipe body 20. The number of the high negative electricity generating bodies 40 is at least three, and the high negative electricity generating bodies 40 is radially installed on the inner side wall 21a of the body portion 21. Each of the connecting bodies 50 is a rod type, and has head portions 51 at both ends thereof. The head portions 51 are installed by riveting or by separately manufacturing them, and are connected to lead wires 60 connected to the housing 10.

[43] The lead wire 60 potentializes the negative electricity to the housing 10, and transfers the negative electricity to the water contained in the interior of the housing 10.

[44] An induction body 70 assembled to the side surface porous plate 22 has a front surface of cone type, and disperses and induces the water flowed inwardly from the water inlet 11, and introduces the water through the porous plates 22 through the aperture between the induction body 70 and the porous plates 22.

[45] The induction body 70 has a conic surface 71 which has a front surface of cone type, and disperses the water along the conic surface. The interval regulating member 72 which can regulate the separation distance from the porous plates 22 is positioned on the rear surface of the induction body 70. On the other hand, the front surface of the induction body 70 need not has a conic shape as shown in the figures. The induction body 70 can has a semi-circular shape or a flat plate shape.

[46] Preferably, the interval regulating member 72 is formed in a screw engagement manner, and regulates the flow rate of the water by widening or narrowing the space formed between the porous plate 22 and the induction body 70. The flow rate is regulated according to the characteristics of a device in which the water disposal plant of the present invention to optimize the deoxidation efficiency of the water.

[47] The A in the figure represents a fresh water container, a fish globe, a fuel tank of a vehicle or a boiler.

[48] According to the present invention, by using potential differences, i.e., single pole potentials which is generated by exchanging electrons at the contact surface between the metals of the housing 10, the pipe body 20, the cathode generating bodies 30, and the high negative electricity generating bodies 40 and the solution, i.e., the water, the main substances of the scale, i.e., Ca , Mg , and Fe is minimized so as to prevent the generation of the scale and convert the water into the alkaline deoxidation water or the soft water.

[49] For example, the main substance Ca of the scale is converted to Ca by obtaining 2e⁺.

[50] The water disposal plant 1 of the present invention can be applied regardless of a closed passage, e.g., a cooling device of a vehicle, a washing device, a pipe of a boiler, a vending machine, a car wash, a fresh water container, a fish globe, a vehicle, and a fuel tank of a boiler etc., the water flowing through a closed passage, the reserved water, a beverage, or a thing that is not a beverage, or a fuel.

[51] For example, in FIGS. 1 and 2, in case the water disposal plant of the present invention is connected to a water supply pipe 1, the water inlet 11 and the water outlet 12 of the housing 10 are connected to the water supply pipe 2 to pass the water. Then, the water supply pipe 2 is connected by screw engagement or socket tube type of a cap or a flange.

[52] When the water is supplied to the water disposal plant 1, the metals which comprises the present invention and contacts with the water, such as the aluminum, the copper, the zinc, and the silver, especially the magnesium which comprises the high negative electricity generating body 40, generate the single pole transition. By the single pole transition, electrons are exchanged to convert the water into an alkaline deoxidation water.

[53] That is, 2H is converted into H by obtaining 2e . 2

[54] As above-described, the present invention uses the single pole potential, i.e., the contact potential difference. For reference, the single pole transitions of the metals applied to the present invention is as follows. Aluminum -1.66V, copper 0.34V, zinc - 0.76V, and silver 0.8V.

[55] The single pole potential value is selected considering the concentration of the water and the state of the pipe with reference to the above mentioned values, and preferably a value under -0.6V is mast stable.

[56] The theoretical basis of the present invention is Nernst equation, and since if the partial pressure of hydrogen is lbar and the temperature is 25°C, E equals to - 0.059xPH, a class which has a deoxidation transition lower than the value deoxidates H⁺ into H 2 (2II⁺+2e → II₂) and the pair which has a negative metal transition value under -0.6V deoxidates the hydrogen ions into H at a sufficient speed. 2

[57] For reference, FIG. 5 shows a Pourbaix diagram which displays a region which is thermodynamically stable by PH values.

[58] In case the water disposal device of the present invention is applied to a pipe, the pipe body is connected with the housing. In case the water disposal device of the present invention is applied to a deposition type body such as a fresh water container and a fish globe as shown in FIG. 4, the housing is not necessary. Considering the usage and the place in which the pipe body 20 is used, the state of the electrolyte, and the state of the pipe, several plants can be connected to each other.

[59] Further, the water disposal device of the present invention can be installed in a fuel tank of a vehicle, a boiler, or the like. To prevent the fluctuation in installation, the plant can be detachably installed in the fuel tank by using fastening bands and brackets.

[60] According to the water disposal plant, since the deoxidation of the water of the bottom of the tank, i.e., of the bottom which is separated by the specific gravity is accomplished, the amount of the hydrogen is increased and foreign substances are prevented from being adhered to the fuel supplying passage.

[61] Industrial Applicability

[62] As above-described, according to the present invention, by the single pole potential, i.e., the exchange of electrons, the main substances of the scale, such as Ca , Mg , Fe , is minimized and the generation of scale and the erosion can be prevented. Further, by filling the negative electricity generating bodies of granule type in the pipe body, the contact time and area of the water flow is sufficiently provided and the deoxidation is effectively accomplished.

[63] Further, by installing the high negative electricity generating bodies on the wall surface of the pipe body, the water which flows adjacent to the wall surface of the pipe body is alkalified and the water which flows along the central portion of the pipe body is expedited to become soft water.

[64] Further, since the potentialization is accomplished by effectively regulating the filling amount the high negative electricity generating body, effective deoxidation is accomplished.

[65] The present invention enables the long-term use of the pipe body, and supplying and discharging of the water is accomplished smoothly, and the mechanical disorder is reduced. In case the present invention is applied to a boiler, the use of energy is reduced. By converting the water used in a fresh water container or a fish globe into the alkaline deoxidation water, the water is not harmful to a fish or a human body. [66] While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to an exemplary embodiment thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the sprit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims.

Claims

[1] A water disposal plant which prevents the generation of erosion and scales and converts water into alkaline water or soft water by using deoxidationpoten- tialization which uses potential difference between the water and a metal, the water disposal plant comprising: a pipe body having a cylindrical body portion, in which porous plates are installed at both side surfaces of the body portion to pass water; cathode generating bodies of granule type which makes contact with the water passing through the pipe body to generate the deoxidationpotentialization and in which the filling amount thereof into the pipe body can be regulated; at least two high negative electricity generating bodies having a bar shape and installed lengthwisely on the wall surface of the pipe body; connecting bodies which fix the high negative electricity generating bodies to the wall surfaces of the pipe body; and an induction body installed in the front side porous plate of the pipe body, for dispersing and inducing the water introduced from an water inlet towards the front side porous plate.

[2] The water disposal plant according to claim 1, wherein the water disposal plant further comprises a housing having an inner space in which the pipe body is installed and having a water inlet and a water outlet so that the water is introduced and discharged, and the pipe body is separated from the inner side wall of the housing by a predetermined distance by an interval maintaining member, and lead wires are connected to the housing and the connecting members to potentialize the negative electricity.

[3] The water disposal plant according to claim 1, wherein the cathode generating bodies are made of a mixture of zinc, copper, and silver and are formed so as to have a small regular or inegular granule shape, and the high negative electricity generating body is made of magnesium and has a bar shape of a predetermined length.

[4] The water disposal plant according to claim 1, wherein the front surface of the induction body has a cone shape to disperse and induce the water, and an interval regulating member of a screw engagement type is provided on the rear surface of the induction body to regulate the interval between the induction body and the pipe body and thus to regulate the flow rate of the water. [5] The water disposal plant according to claim 1, wherein the pipe body is installed in a fuel tank of a vehicle or a boiler, and the water on the bottom of the tank is deoxidated by the specific gravity to increase the amount of hydrogen.