DESC:FIELD
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for producing oxygen enriched water.
DEFINITIONS
As used in the present disclosure, the following terms are generally intended to have the meaning as set forth below, except to the extent that the context in which they are used indicates otherwise.
Enriched water refers to water that is enriched with oxygen and nutrients particularly, vitamins.
Ultrasonic transducer refers to a device which is used to generate an ultrasonic vibration. Particularly, the ultrasonic transducer is a device that converts electrical energy to sound (ultrasonic) energy.
Plate heat exchanger refers to a type of heat exchanger that uses metal plates to transfer the heat between two fluids.
BACKGROUND
The background information herein below relates to the present disclosure but is not necessarily prior art.
Water plays a vital role in the biological functions of body such as regulating body temperature, keeping the tissues in the eyes, nose and mouth moist, protecting body organs and the tissues, carrying nutrients and oxygen to cells, lubricating joints, flushing out waste products, and the like. Oxygen is necessary element for life. Hence, adequately dissolved oxygen in water is also necessary for good water quality and good health. The dissolved oxygen in water provides health benefits that includes, but are not limited to, aiding exercise recovery, flushing toxins out of the body, improving alcohol metabolism and the like. Increasing oxygen level in drinking water can enhance the availability of oxygen to the body through breathing atmospheric air.
Oxygenated water is conventionally prepared by adding oxygen to water during the canning or bottling process. Oxygen gas is susceptible to change in atmospheric temperature and pressure. This puts limitation over the dissolution of quantity of oxygen gas in the water at fluctuating temperature. Moreover, the conventional method employs an agitator or a mixer in the reactor for introducing oxygen in the water; however, this leads to breaking of the oxygen fine bubbles at the bottom of the reactor before mixing into the water. Further, the other problems associated with the use of mechanical mixers/agitators are frequent mechanical failure of agitator; the mechanical sealing mounted on the top of the reactor is heavy and invariably fails; constant monitoring of the revolutions per minute (RPM) of the agitator in order to avoid vortex formation inside the reactor, thus leading to safety concern, and the like.
There is, therefore, felt a need to develop a method and a system for producing oxygenated fluid that mitigates the drawbacks mentioned herein above or at least provides a useful alternative.
OBJECTS
Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies, are as follows:
It is an object of the present disclosure to ameliorate one or more problems of the prior art or to at least provide a useful alternative.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for producing oxygenated fluid.
Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for producing oxygenated fluid.
Still another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for producing nutrients enriched oxygenated fluid.
Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for producing nutrients enriched oxygenated fluid.
Other objects and advantages of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following description, which is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
SUMMARY
The present disclosure relates to a system to produce oxygenated fluid. The system comprises: at least one heat exchanging means configured to receive fluid from a source and further configured to heat the fluid to a predetermined temperature; at least one reactor vessel configured downstream of the heat exchanging means to receive the fluid therein; a plurality of transducing means configured within the reactor vessel to charge the fluid received within the reactor vessel at a predetermined frequency; and at least one oxygen concentrator in fluid communication with the reactor vessel and configured to intake ambient air from atmosphere and further configured to diffuse a pre-defined amount of oxygen to the reactor vessel at a predetermined temperature and pressure for a predetermined time period to produce the oxygenated fluid with desired oxygen concentration in the fluid.
The present disclosure also relates to a method of producing oxygenated fluid. In the method, at least one heat exchanging means is provided in fluid communication with a fluid source. Thereafter, the fluid is passed through an inlet of the heat exchanging means to obtain the fluid at a predetermined temperature. Further, at least one reactor vessel is provided downstream to the heat exchanging means. The exited fluid from the heat exchanging means is fed to the reactor vessel. Thereafter, the fluid within the reactor vessel is charged by using a plurality of transducing means located within the reactor vessel, the transducing means oscillates at a predetermined frequency. Thereafter, at least one oxygen concentrator is provided in fluid communication with the reactor vessel; the ambient air within the oxygen concentrator is absorbed and the oxygen is circulated from the ambient air at a predetermined temperature and pressure for a predetermined time period to obtain the oxygenated fluid with desired oxygen concentration in the fluid.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWING
Figure 1 illustrates a flowchart for the production of oxygenated fluid according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 2 illustrates a system for the production of oxygenated fluid according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
REFERENCE NUMERALS
100 flow chart
200 system for producing oxygenated fluid
202 Source fluid
204 heat exchanger
206 reactor vessels
208 nutrient container
210 oxygen concentrator
212 oxygenated fluid
214 Ozonator
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for producing enriched water. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to a method and a system for producing oxygen enriched water.
Embodiments are provided so as to thoroughly and fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to the person skilled in the art. Numerous details are set forth, relating to specific components, and methods, to provide a complete understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to the person skilled in the art that the details provided in the embodiments should not be construed to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, well-known processes, well-known apparatus structures, and well-known techniques are not described in detail.
The terminology used, in the present disclosure, is only for the purpose of explaining a particular embodiment and such terminology shall not be considered to limit the scope of the present disclosure. As used in the present disclosure, the forms "a,” "an," and "the" may be intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly suggests otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," “including,” and “having,” are open ended transitional phrases and therefore specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, modules, units and/or components, but do not forbid the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The particular order of steps disclosed in the method and process of the present disclosure is not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance as described or illustrated. It is also to be understood that additional or alternative steps may be employed.
As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed elements.
The terms first, second, third, etc., should not be construed to limit the scope of the present disclosure as the aforementioned terms may be only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another component, region, layer or section. Terms such as first, second, third etc., when used herein do not imply a specific sequence or order unless clearly suggested by the present disclosure.
Water plays a vital role in the biological functions of body such as regulating body temperature, keeping the tissues in the eyes, nose and mouth moist, protecting body organs and the tissues, carrying nutrients and oxygen to cells, lubricating joints, flushing out waste products, and the like. Oxygen is necessary element for life. Hence, adequately dissolved oxygen in water is also necessary for good water quality and good health. The dissolved oxygen in water provides health benefits that includes, but are not limited to, aiding exercise recovery, flushing toxins out of the body, improving alcohol metabolism and the like. Increasing oxygen level in drinking water can enhance the availability of oxygen to the body through breathing atmospheric air.
Oxygenated water is conventionally prepared by adding oxygen to water during the canning or bottling process. Oxygen gas is susceptible to change in atmospheric temperature and pressure. This puts limitation over the dissolution of quantity of oxygen gas in the water at fluctuating temperature. Moreover, the conventional method employs an agitator or a mixer in the reactor for introducing oxygen in the water; however, this leads to breaking of the oxygen fine bubbles at the bottom of the reactor before mixing into the water. Further, the other problems associated with the use of mechanical mixers/agitators are frequent mechanical failure of agitator; the mechanical sealing mounted on the top of the reactor is heavy and invariably fails; constant monitoring of the revolutions per minute (RPM) of the agitator in order to avoid vortex formation inside the reactor, thus leading to safety concern, and the like.
The present disclosure envisages a method and a system for producing oxygenated fluid that has adequate dissolved oxygen and nutreints.
In an aspect, the present disclosure envisages a system to produce oxygenated fluid. The system comprises: at least one heat exchanging means configured to receive fluid from a source and further configured to heat the fluid to a predetermined temperature; at least one reactor vessel configured downstream of the heat exchanging means to receive the fluid therein; a plurality of transducing means configured within the reactor vessel to charge the fluid received within the reactor vessel at a predetermined frequency; and at least one oxygen concentrator in fluid communication with the reactor vessel and configured to intake ambient air from atmosphere and further configured to diffuse a pre-defined amount of oxygen to the reactor vessel at a predetermined temperature and pressure for a predetermined time period to produce the oxygenated fluid with desired oxygen concentration in the fluid.
In a preferred embodiment, the source fluid is water which is extracted from the raw water source, such as a borewell. Other suitable fluid sources such as rivers, lakes, and rainwater is used directly or through a storage tank. The stored source water is pumped from the source and passed through the heat exchanger means.
In an embodiment, the present disclosure discloses the system that includes a plurality of nutrient containers (208) and is configured to be in fluid communication with the reactor vessel (206).
In an embodiment, the nutrient containers are configured to store a nutrient at a desired pressure and temperature.
In an embodiment, the transducing means is configured with a plurality of UV tubes and is further configured within the reactor vessel to induce vibrations within the fluid.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of UV tubes is fitted on the inner surface of the reactor vessel.
In an embodiment, the transducing means is configured to induce vibrations based on the predetermined frequency and is further configured to produce nano bubbles with optimum diameter.
In an embodiment, the nano bubbles burst under the action of the induced vibration within the reactor vessel to facilitate increase in oxygen dissolvement in fluid.
In an embodiment the nano bubbles burst under the induced vibration to facilitate uniform mixing of desired nutrients in the oxygen enriched fluid.
In an embodiment, the transducing means is an ultrasonic transducer and the predetermined frequency of ultrasonic transducers is in the range of 5 KiloHertz (kHz) to 20 kHz. In a preferred embodiment, the ultrasonic transducer is either in tube or rod shape or is configured with a disc shape located inside the reactor vessels. The ultrasonic transducer operates on electricity and vibrates depending upon the feed current. Normally the vibration range between 2 to 20 kilo-cycles. In a preferred embodiment minimum 2 numbers and maximum 4 numbers of both tubular or disc type ultrasonic transducers are used in the reactor vessels. At high frequency the vibration created through the ultrasonic transducer helps in homogenizing and uniform dissolution of oxygen in the fluid. Enough care is taken in maintaining the frequency of the ultrasonic waves, so that any negative effects such as temperature increase due to the bubble bursting inside the reactor vessels is avoided.
In further embodiments, the positioning and height of the transducer inside the reactor vessels are such that it avoids any negative impact.
In an embodiment, the predetermined time period varies in the range of 10 minutes to 50 minutes to achieve the desired oxygen concentration.
In an embodiment, the heat exchanging means is a plate-type heat exchanger with at least one temperature-controlled knob to control the temperature of the fluid.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure the nutrient is selected from a group consisting of vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6 (pyroxidine), vitamin B7 (biotin), vitamin B9 (folate), vitamin B12 (cobalamin), vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K stored in said plurality of nutrient containers.
In another embodiment, the system includes a plurality of pressure sensors and pressure indicators to measure the optimum pressure at each stage.
In an embodiment the reactor vessel is a pressurized paraox oxidation reactor operated within a pressure range of 0.3kg/cm2 to 3.0kg/cm2. In a preferred embodiment the design pressure 5.0kg/cm2 In an embodiment the pressurized paraox oxidation reactor is coated with an epoxy material.
In an embodiment, the system is also configured with the oxygen concentrator to receive ambient oxygen from atmosphere and is further configured to increase the concentration of oxygen to form concentrated oxygen by removing other dissolved gases.
In an embodiment, the oxygen concentrator (210) is configured with an Ozonator (214) to split concentrated oxygen in free oxygen to facilitate the dissolving of oxygen within the fluid. The Ozone generator is helpful in building the dissolved oxygen level. The reaction takes place due to the ozonator are as follows:
Action of UV radiation On Ozone gas:
O3 + light energy + H2O2 = H2O2 + O2
H2O2 + UV energy = 2*OH
Interaction between Ozone and Hydrogen peroxide:
2O3 + H2O2 = 2*OH +3O3
Generation of “OH” radical using cavitations process using ultrasound.

The present disclosure also envisages a method of producing oxygenated fluid. The method comprises the following steps:
• providing at least one heat exchanging means in fluid communication with a fluid source;
• passing fluid through an inlet of the heat exchanging means to obtain the fluid at a predetermined temperature;
• providing at least one reactor vessel in downstream to the heat exchanging means;
• feeding the exited fluid from the heat exchanging means to the reactor vessel;
• charging the fluid within the reactor vessel by using a plurality of transducing means located within the reactor vessel, the transducing means oscillates at a predetermined frequency;
• providing at least one oxygen concentrator in fluid communication with the reactor vessel;
• absorbing the ambient air within the oxygen concentrator; and
• circulating the oxygen from the ambient air at a predetermined temperature and pressure for a predetermined time period to obtain the oxygenated fluid with desired oxygen concentration in the fluid.
In an embodiment, the method includes circulation of a plurality of nutrients from a plurality of nutrient containers, the plurality of nutrient containers are in fluid communication with the reactor vessel.
In an embodiment the method of circulating the oxygen, maintaining the pressure in the reactor vessel above a headspace pressure.
In an embodiment, the method of charging the fluid, the plurality of transducing means is inducing vibration within the reactor vessel based on the predetermined frequency and further producing nano bubbles with optimum diameter.
In an embodiment, the method of inducing vibrations, bursting the produced nano-bubbles within the reactor vessel under the action of induced vibration to thereby increasing the oxygen dissolvement with fluid.
In an embodiment, the method of absorbing the ambient air, increasing the concentration of oxygen by removing other dissolved gases from the ambient air using the oxygen concentrator.
In an embodiment, splitting the concentrated oxygen in free oxygen using an Ozonator (214) in communication with the oxygen concentrator (210) to facilitate dissolving of oxygen within the fluid.
The frequency of the ultrasonic transducer is adjusted so that the resultant vibrations induce nano bubbles with optimum diameter that burst within the reactor and thus, increasing the dissolved oxygen in water and also helps in proper mixing of the added nutrients in the oxygen enriched water.
The ultrasonic transducers is positioned inside the reactors at different heights.
The size of the bubbles is easily controlled by controlling the frequency of the transducer.
In another aspect, the present disclosure envisages a system for the preparation of oxygen enriched water.
The foregoing description of the embodiments has been provided for purposes of illustration and not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Individual components of a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particular embodiment but are interchangeable. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the present disclosure, and all such modifications are considered to be within the scope of the present disclosure.
TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENTS
The present disclosure described herein above has several technical advantages including, but not limited to, the realization of a method and system for producing oxygenated fluid that;
• is simple and efficient;
• enables dissolution of adequate oxygen and nutrients in the water;
• maintains the temperature of the feed water; and
• includes easy monitoring of the size of oxygen bubbles.
The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained with reference to the non-limiting embodiments in the following description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.
The foregoing description of the specific embodiments so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the embodiments as described herein.
The use of the expression “at least” or “at least one” suggests the use of one or more elements or ingredients or quantities, as the use may be in the embodiment of the disclosure to achieve one or more of the desired object or results.
Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles or the like that has been included in this specification is solely for the purpose of providing a context for the disclosure. It is not to be taken as an admission that any or all of these matters form a part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the disclosure as it existed anywhere before the priority date of this application.
The numerical values mentioned for the various physical parameters, dimensions or quantities are only approximations and it is envisaged that the values higher/lower than the numerical values assigned to the parameters, dimensions or quantities fall within the scope of the disclosure, unless there is a statement in the specification specific to the contrary.
While considerable emphasis has been placed herein on the components and component parts of the preferred embodiments, it will be appreciated that many embodiments can be made and that many changes can be made in the preferred embodiments without departing from the principles of the disclosure. These and other changes in the preferred embodiment as well as other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure herein, whereby it is to be distinctly understood that the foregoing descriptive matter is to be interpreted merely as illustrative of the disclosure and not as a limitation.
,CLAIMS:WE CLAIM:
1. A system to produce oxygenated fluid, said system comprising:
• at least one heat exchanging means (204) configured to receive fluid from a source (202) and further configured to heat the fluid to a predetermined temperature;
• at least one reactor vessel (206) configured downstream of said heat exchanging means (204) to receive the fluid therein;
• a plurality of transducing means configured within said reactor vessel (206) to charge the fluid received within said reactor vessel (206) at a predetermined frequency; and
• at least one oxygen concentrator (210) in fluid communication with said reactor vessel (206) and configured to intake ambient air from atmosphere and further configured to diffuse a pre-defined amount of oxygen to said reactor vessel (206) at a predetermined temperature and pressure for a predetermined time period to produce said oxygenated fluid (212) with desired oxygen concentration in the fluid.
2. The system as claimed in 1, said system includes a plurality of nutrient containers (208), and is configured to be in fluid communication with said reactor vessel (206).
3. The system as claimed in 2, wherein each of said nutrient containers (208) are configured to store a nutrient at a desired pressure and temperature.
4. The system as claimed in 2, wherein said transducing means is configured with a plurality of UV tubes and is further configured within said reactor vessel (206) to induce vibrations within fluid.
5. The system as claimed in 4, wherein said transducing means is configured to induce vibrations based on said predetermined frequency and is further configured to produce nano bubbles with optimum diameter.
6. The system as claimed in 5, wherein said nano bubbles burst under the action of said induced vibration within said reactor vessel (206) to facilitate increase in oxygen dissolvement in fluid.
7. The system as claimed in 6, wherein said nano bubbles burst under the induced vibration to facilitate uniform mixing of desired nutrients in the oxygen enriched fluid.
8. The system as claimed in claim 1, said transducing means is an ultrasonic transducer and the predetermined frequency of ultrasonic transducers is in the range of 5 KiloHertz (kHz) to 20 kHz,
9. The system as claimed in claim 1, said predetermined time period varies in the range of 10 minutes to 50 minutes to achieve the desired oxygen concentration.
10. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said heat exchanging means (204) is a plate type heat exchanger with at least one temperature-controlled knob to control the temperature of fluid.
11. The system as claimed in 3, wherein said nutrient is selected from a group consisting of vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6 (pyroxidine), vitamin B7 (biotin), vitamin B9 (folate), vitamin B12 (cobalamin), vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K stored in said plurality of nutrient containers.
12. The system as claimed in 1, wherein said system includes a plurality of pressure sensors and pressure indicators to measure the optimum pressure at each stage.
13. The system as claimed in 1, wherein said reactor vessel is a pressurized paraox oxidation reactor operated within a pressure range of 0.3kg/cm2 to 3.0kg/cm2.
14. The system as claimed in 1, wherein said oxygen concentrator (210) is configured to receive ambient oxygen from atmosphere and is further configured to increase the concentration of oxygen to form concentrated oxygen by removing other dissolved gases.
15. The system as claimed in 14, wherein said oxygen concentrator (210) is configured with an Ozonator (214) to split said concentrated oxygen in free oxygen to facilitate dissolving of oxygen within the fluid.
16. A method of producing oxygenated fluid, said method comprising the following steps:
• providing at least one heat exchanging means (204) in fluid communication with a fluid source (202);
• passing fluid through an inlet of said heat exchanging means (204) to obtain the fluid at a predetermined temperature;
• providing at least one reactor vessel (206) in downstream to said heat exchanging means (204);
• feeding the exited fluid from said heat exchanging means (204) to said reactor vessel (206);
• charging the fluid within said reactor vessel (206) by using a plurality of transducing means located within said reactor vessel (206), said transducing means oscillates at a predetermined frequency;
• providing at least one oxygen concentrator (210) in fluid communication with said reactor vessel (206);
• absorbing the ambient air within said oxygen concentrator (210); and
• circulating the oxygen from the ambient air at a predetermined temperature and pressure for a predetermined time period to obtain said oxygenated fluid (212) with desired oxygen concentration in the fluid.
17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said method further includes circulation of a plurality of nutrients from a plurality of nutrient containers (208), said plurality of nutrient containers (208) are in fluid communication with said reactor vessel (206).
18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein said method of circulating the oxygen, maintaining the pressure in said reactor vessel (206) above a headspace pressure.
19. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said method of charging the fluid, said plurality of transducing means is inducing vibration within said reactor vessel (206) based on said predetermined frequency and further producing nano bubbles with optimum diameter.
20. The method as claimed in claim 19, wherein said method of inducing vibrations, bursting said produced nano-bubbles within said reactor vessel (206) under the action of induced vibration to thereby increasing the oxygen dissolvement with fluid.
21. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said method of absorbing the ambient air, increasing the concentration of oxygen by removing other dissolved gases from the ambient air using said oxygen concentrator (210).
22. The system as claimed in 21, wherein splitting said concentrated oxygen in free oxygen using an Ozonator (214) in communication with said oxygen concentrator to facilitate dissolving of oxygen within the fluid.

Dated this 20th day of May, 2023

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MOHAN RAJKUMAR DEWAN, IN/PA – 25
of R.K. DEWAN & CO.
Authorized Agent of Applicant

TO,
THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS
THE PATENT OFFICE, AT MUMBAI