公开(公告)号：US4808348A

公开(公告)日：1989-02-28

申请号：US49569

申请日：1987-05-14

申请人： Arthur G. Rudick ,  Kenneth G. Smazik ,  Leonard F. Antao

发明人： Arthur G. Rudick ,  Kenneth G. Smazik ,  Leonard F. Antao

IPC分类号： A23L2/54 ,  B01F3/04 ,  B01F7/04 ,  B01F13/08

CPC分类号： B01F3/04808 ,  B01F13/0818 ,  Y10S261/07

摘要： A carbonator system consisting of a holding tank divided into an upper and lower chamber may be used on earth or in the microgravity conditions of outer space. A first embodiment involves first introducing water and then carbon dioxide into the lower chamber of the holding tank. Pressure is then exerted on a moveable piston in this tank to cause the piston to reduce the volume of the lower chamber housing the carbon dioxide and water. This action plus the action of an agitator, drives the carbon dioxide into solution. An alternative embodiment is disclosed wherein carbon dioxide is first introduced into the lower chamber of the holding tank. Water is next introduced into this lower chamber such that it is completely filled with both water and carbon dioxide. While the water is being introduced, an agitator is used to aid mixing of this water and carbon dioxide to form carbonated water. The agitator may consist of a bar contained within the lower chamber of the holding tank. Circumferentially surrounding the holding tank, a series of electro-magnetic coils are provided. These coils influence the agitator bar via magnetic force to cause rotation of this bar about a longitudinal axis of the holding tank. This agitator may also be reciprocated along this longitudinal axis. A control system is also provided for operating the carbonator. This control system includes a microcontroller, piston position sensors, controllers for various valves and controls for the agitator.

摘要翻译： 由分为上下室的容纳罐组成的碳酸化器系统可以在地球上或在外层空间的微重力条件下使用。 第一实施例涉及首先将水，然后将二氧化碳引入到容纳槽的下腔室中。 然后将压力施加在该罐中的可移动活塞上，以使活塞减小容纳二氧化碳和水的下腔室的体积。 这个动作加上搅拌器的作用，驱使二氧化碳溶解。 公开了一种替代实施例，其中首先将二氧化碳引入到容纳槽的下腔室中。 然后将水引入该下室，使得其完全充满水和二氧化碳。 当引入水时，使用搅拌器来帮助混合该水和二氧化碳以形成碳酸水。 搅拌器可以由容纳在容纳槽的下腔室内的杆组成。 周向围绕储罐，提供一系列电磁线圈。 这些线圈通过磁力影响搅拌棒，从而使该棒围绕容纳槽的纵向轴线旋转。 该搅拌器也可以沿该纵向轴线往复运动。 还提供了用于操作碳酸化器的控制系统。 该控制系统包括微控制器，活塞位置传感器，用于各种阀门的控制器和用于搅拌器的控制器。