Oxygen Splitter:Oxys1

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My design is based on productive air/oxygen flow, split equally through two outlets.

Almost like designing a bag filter with inlet and outlet ducts, plates inside act as a guide so that flow is equally and evenly split throughout its path.

In my design you will notice how I stayed away from sharp corners and bends as this will affect the flow positively.

Description:

My design consists out of five parts that can be printed fully in 3D (Image 7).

A top and bottom casing that fit into each other preventing any oxygen from escaping the housing.

You can either use a screw to keep them together or just the simple slide into slot method (quick and easy to open and close it).

Rubber seals can also be added along the rim of the casings to make extra sure it’s sealed.

Last but not least are the Pipe Connectors:

I have based my design on feasibility which allows one to easily take out the pipe connector and to replace it with a bigger or thicker one depending on the user, as well as, oxygen usage.

I have two options when it comes to the pipe connectors:

-the first one is just a plain and simple connector where no valve were added and air can be blocked off after the connector (see image 12)
-the second one is a connector with a ball valve as seen in image 13. Turning it counter clockwise will open the ball valve and clockwise will close off any flow of Oxygen through the connector.

I have also taken into consideration and designed it so that the Pipe Connecter can rotate freely inside the Housing with a 0.05 mm clearance (we all know how irritating a tangled pipe is).

Dimensions:

The size of the Housing alone when top and bottom comes together is:

70mm x 62mm x 20 mm thick

The size of the Housing with the Connectors (after assembly) is:

91.5mm x 91.5 mm x 20mm thick.

According to my Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) test you will see that no oxygen gets trapped anywhere inside the housing (image 3+4).

-Image 3 has both outlets open and air is split 50/50 throughout the housing.
-Image 4 has one outlet closed and notice how the flow is somewhat not affected by the split, any oxygen that flows into the blocked outlet’s area turns direction (reason being the roundness inside the housing) and either circulates back to the main inlet where it will be forced forward again or make its way to the open outlet.

Thank you for your Consideration

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PS: The name for my design "Oxys1" is because the word Oxys is the Ancient Greek term for Oxygen and it is the first of its kind.