JP5691316B2 - Method and apparatus for predicting and detecting condensation or adhesion of powder inside bucket elevator and measuring unit used therefor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for predicting and detecting dew condensation or adhesion of a transported object inside a bucket elevator that transports adherent powder in a vertical direction.

  For example, in a foundry, a bucket elevator is widely used to lift powder such as sand upward. In the case of a bucket elevator that is surrounded by a casing and conveys powder in the vertical direction, the conveyed product may adhere to the inside of the casing due to condensation inside the casing. And this deposit | attachment peels and falls, and overload generate | occur | produces instantaneously and a bucket elevator may stop. For the restoration, it was necessary to remove a large amount of adhered sand accumulated in the lower casing, and there were problems such as long-term line stoppage and heavy labor.

  In order to solve this problem, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique for reducing the load required for restarting a stopped bucket elevator by introducing compressed air into the lower casing of the bucket elevator to flow the accumulated sand. Yes. However, this is a technique for facilitating restarting and cannot prevent the bucket elevator from stopping.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for detecting an abnormality in a horizontal long-distance conveyor that is not a bucket elevator by increasing the load current of a driving motor. However, this is not a technique for preventing the attachment of a transported object due to the dew condensation inside the casing as described above and the momentary overload accompanying the separation.

  Further, Patent Document 3 discloses a dust removing device for a duct of a dust collection facility in a foundry. This is a method of detecting dust accumulation and adhesion amount by weighing with a strain gauge attached to the duct support. A technique for detecting an increase in the amount of deposit and adhesion of the conveyed product inside the apparatus by weight measurement is effective when the accumulated and adhered weight of the conveyed product inside the apparatus is larger than the apparatus weight. However, because the bucket elevator is a device that has a small installation area, is tall, and has a large aspect ratio, the overturning load due to minute lateral loads, such as vibrations of the power necessary to transport the transported material, is Therefore, it is difficult to detect an increase in the amount of deposits and deposits in the apparatus by weight measurement. For this reason, the technique of patent document 3 cannot be applied to a bucket elevator.

  Patent Document 4 discloses a sensor for measuring the moisture content of powder adhering to the surface. By using this sensor alone, it is possible to detect the presence or absence of adhesion of powder containing moisture. However, it has been difficult to predict the powder growth due to condensation.

  In addition, there are many purchased sensors that can detect dew condensation, such as a humidity measurement sensor, but there is nothing that can be stably used inside the casing of the bucket elevator in which high dust having adhesion is scattered.

JP 7-53025 A JP 7-41139 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-19762 JP 2005-288443 A

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is an expensive purchased product for a bucket elevator that has a large aspect ratio and is difficult to detect the accumulation of transported objects and the increase in the amount of adhesion inside the apparatus by weight weighing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for predicting and detecting an increase in the amount of deposits and adhesion of transported objects inside the apparatus with simple sensors and controls without requiring complicated control.

The method for predicting and detecting the condensation and powder adhesion inside the bucket elevator of the present invention made to solve the above problems predicts the condensation and powder adhesion inside the bucket elevator that conveys the powder. A method for detecting, a current value of a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of dew condensation and / or powder containing moisture inside the bucket elevator, an ambient temperature, an atmospheric temperature, and a drive for conveying the powder When the sensor current value exceeds a threshold value, the atmospheric temperature inside the bucket elevator is compared with the atmospheric temperature, and when the atmospheric temperature is lower than the atmospheric temperature, it is determined that there is powder adhesion. , when the ambient temperature is there condensation when higher than ambient temperature, or it is determined that there is condensation and powder deposition, the current value of the sensor is smaller than the threshold value, Comparing the packet elevator the ambient temperature within the ambient temperature, ambient temperature is rather low than ambient temperature, and the current value is determined to the threshold value smaller than the sometimes condensation edentulous driving means, rather ambient temperature is higher than the atmospheric temperature And, when the current value of the driving means is smaller than the threshold value, it is judged to be careful of condensation, and when the ambient temperature is lower than the atmospheric temperature and the current value of the driving means is larger than the threshold value, it is judged that the transport load is increased. It is a feature.

Further, the apparatus for predicting and detecting dew condensation and powder adhesion inside the bucket elevator of the present invention made to solve the above problems predicts dew condensation and powder adhesion inside the bucket elevator that conveys the powder. And a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of dew and / or moisture-containing powder inside the bucket elevator, and an atmospheric temperature measuring means for measuring the atmospheric temperature inside the bucket elevator,
An atmospheric temperature measuring means for measuring the atmospheric temperature, a current value measuring means for measuring a current value of a driving means for conveying powder, and an atmospheric temperature inside the bucket elevator when the current value of the sensor exceeds a threshold value And the atmospheric temperature, it is determined that there is powder adhesion when the ambient temperature is lower than the atmospheric temperature, and when the ambient temperature is higher than the atmospheric temperature, it is determined that there is condensation or condensation and powder adhesion. when the value is less than the threshold value, compares the ambient temperature and the atmospheric temperature inside the bucket elevator, the ambient temperature is rather low than ambient temperature, and the current value of the drive means determines that the threshold is smaller than sometimes condensation edentulous, atmosphere temperature rather higher than the ambient temperature, and, sometimes the current value of the drive means is smaller than a threshold, it determines that the note condensation, the ambient temperature is higher than the ambient temperature, and When the current value of the drive means is larger than the threshold is characterized in further comprising a calculating means for determining an increase of the transport load.

Furthermore, the measurement unit for measuring the current value and the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric temperature for detecting the presence of condensation inside the bucket elevator and / or the adhesion of moisture-containing powder according to the present invention includes the condensation inside the bucket elevator and / Or a measurement unit for measuring the current value, the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric temperature for detecting the presence or absence of adhesion of powder containing moisture, comprising a flat insulator and one surface of the insulator An electrode plate embedded in the insulator, an ambient temperature sensor mounted through the insulator at a location where the electrode plate is not embedded in the insulator, and the other electrode electrode in the insulator not embedded And an atmospheric temperature sensor mounted on the surface.

  According to the present invention, a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of condensation or moisture-containing powder as a moisture measuring means, an ambient temperature measuring sensor as an ambient temperature measuring means inside the casing, and an atmospheric temperature measuring means Prediction and detection of dew condensation or adhesion of powder containing moisture by the case-by-case control using the detection conditions of each sensor using the atmospheric temperature measurement sensor and the drive motor current value measurement sensor It is possible to prevent in advance a trouble that the bucket elevator stops due to an instantaneous overload due to the fall of the attached matter.

It is a front view of a bucket elevator. It is a side view of a bucket elevator. It is a front view of a sand adhesion detection sensor. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown below.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the bucket elevator, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the bucket elevator. In these drawings, 8 is a bucket elevator and 9 is its casing. As described above, the bucket elevator 8 is a device having a small installation area, a high height, and a large aspect ratio, and a number of buckets 12 are supported by an endless chain or a bucket elevator belt inside the casing 9 as in the prior art. It is arranged to be able to move up and down.

  An opening 10 is formed in the casing 9, and the sensor unit 4 is attached to the opening 10. Details of the sensor unit 4 are shown in FIGS. The sensor unit 4 includes a sensor 1 for detecting the presence or absence of dew condensation or moisture-containing powder as a moisture measuring means, an ambient temperature measuring sensor 2 as an ambient temperature measuring means inside the casing, and an atmospheric temperature measuring means. An atmospheric temperature measuring sensor 3 is provided. In order to facilitate maintenance, these sensors are collectively arranged on a base plate 5 made of a flat insulator.

  The sensor 1 that detects the presence or absence of dew condensation or adhesion of moisture-containing powder has a structure similar to the electrode mechanism described in Patent Document 4. That is, in the structure in which two comb-shaped or E-shaped electrode plates 6a and 6b are embedded in the insulator 7 so that the distance between them is constant, the presence or absence of dew condensation or adhesion of powder containing moisture is determined. The surface to be detected has a smooth shape. A wiring 11 is connected to each of the electrode plates 6a and 6b. In this sensor 1, when a current flows through the wiring 11 between the electrode plates 6a and 6b and the surface of the electrode plates 6a and 6b changes due to condensation or moisture-containing powder adhering to the surface, the current value is changed. Is used to detect the presence or absence (moisture value) of condensation or adhesion of powder containing water.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the atmospheric temperature measuring sensor 3 is provided on the outer surface of the base plate 5 made of an insulator where the electrode plates 6a and 6b are not embedded. In addition, the base plate 5 is penetrated through the base plate 5 so that the detection portion at the tip reaches the inside of the base plate 5 at a position where the electrode plates 6a and 6b of the base plate 5 are not embedded, and the ambient temperature measurement sensor 2 inside the casing Is provided. A sensor for measuring the current value of the drive motor of the bucket elevator 8 is incorporated in a control panel (not shown).

In the present invention, the calculation unit (not shown) uses the measurement results of the sensor unit 4 and the drive motor current value to perform the case classification based on the control table shown in Table 1 to thereby generate dew condensation or moisture-containing powder. Predict and detect body attachment.

1. Atmosphere temperature inside casing <Atmospheric temperature Current value of sensor for detecting presence or absence of condensation or moisture-containing powder <Set threshold value Current value of drive motor <Set threshold value For the above conditions It is determined that there is no condensation.

2. Atmosphere temperature inside the casing> Atmospheric temperature Current value of sensor that detects the presence or absence of condensation or powder containing moisture <Preset threshold value Current value of drive motor <Preset threshold value For the above conditions It is judged to be careful about condensation.

3. Atmospheric temperature inside casing> Atmospheric temperature Current value of sensor that detects presence of condensation or moisture-containing powder> Pre-set threshold value Drive motor current value <Pre-set threshold value It is judged that there is condensation.

4. Atmosphere temperature inside the casing <Atmospheric temperature Condensation or current value of the sensor that detects the presence or absence of moisture-containing powder> Preset threshold value Drive motor current value> Preset threshold value For the above conditions It is judged that there is sand adhesion.

5. Atmosphere temperature inside casing> Atmospheric temperature Current value of sensor that detects the presence or absence of condensation or powder containing moisture> Preset threshold value Current value of drive motor> Preset threshold value For the above conditions It is judged that there is condensation + sand adhesion.

6. Atmosphere temperature inside the casing <atmospheric temperature Condensation or current value of sensor that detects the presence or absence of moisture-containing powder <Set threshold current value of drive motor> Preset threshold value For the above conditions Is determined as an increase in the transport load (increase in the transport amount or occurrence of a device failure).

7. Atmosphere temperature inside the casing <atmospheric temperature Current value of sensor that detects the presence of condensation or moisture-containing powder> Preset threshold value Current value of drive motor <Preset threshold value For the above conditions It is judged that there is sand adhesion and sensor cleaning is required.

  Based on the above detection results, warnings are displayed and measures to prevent condensation or moisture from adhering to the casing, such as heating and insulation of the casing and hot air into the casing, can be performed automatically or manually. It becomes possible.

  As described above, according to the present invention, an expensive purchased product, a complicated product is required for a bucket elevator that has a large aspect ratio, and it is difficult to detect an increase in the amount of deposits and deposits in the apparatus by weight weighing. Therefore, it is possible to predict and detect the accumulation of transported objects and the increase in the adhesion amount with the simple sensor and control. For this reason, a warning is displayed before the transported material attached inside the casing is peeled off due to condensation inside the casing, and the casing is heated and kept warm, and hot air is introduced into the casing. It is possible to perform automatic control or manual operation to prevent the adhesion of the powder containing the powder. There is an advantage in that the work of removing the adhered sand is unnecessary, and it is freed from long-term line stoppage and heavy labor.

  In addition, by measuring the current value of the drive motor under conditions where sand adhesion does not occur, changes in the transport load of the transport device and device malfunctions can be detected, which can be used for preventive maintenance.

  Further, whether or not the sensor needs to be cleaned can be detected by detecting the sand adhesion to the sensor under the condition that no condensation or sand adhesion occurs.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sensor which detects the presence or absence of dew condensation or adhesion | attachment of the powder containing a water | moisture content 2 Ambient temperature measurement sensor 3 Inside air temperature sensor 4 Sensor unit 5 Base plate 6a Electrode plate 6b Electrode plate 7 Insulator 8 Bucket elevator 9 Casing 10 Opening 11 Wiring 12 Bucket

Claims (3)

A method for predicting and detecting condensation and adhesion of powder inside a bucket elevator for conveying powder,
Measures the current value of the sensor that detects the presence or absence of dew condensation and / or adhesion of moisture-containing powder inside the bucket elevator, the ambient temperature, the atmospheric temperature, and the current value of the driving means for conveying the powder. And
When the current value of the sensor exceeds a threshold value, the atmospheric temperature inside the bucket elevator is compared with the atmospheric temperature. When the atmospheric temperature is lower than the atmospheric temperature, it is determined that there is powder adhesion, and when the atmospheric temperature is higher than the atmospheric temperature. Judging that there is condensation, or condensation and powder adhesion ,
When the current value of the sensor is smaller than the threshold value, it compares the ambient temperature and the atmospheric temperature inside the bucket elevator, the ambient temperature is rather low than ambient temperature, and, less than the current value of the drive means threshold sometimes condensation no Shito determined, rather high ambient temperatures than ambient temperature, and, sometimes the current value of the drive means is smaller than a threshold, determines that the note condensation, the ambient temperature is lower than the ambient temperature, and, from the current value of the drive means is the threshold A method for predicting and detecting dew condensation and powder adhesion inside a bucket elevator, characterized in that when it is large, it is determined that the conveyance load is increased . An apparatus for predicting and detecting condensation and adhesion of powder inside a bucket elevator for conveying powder,
A sensor for detecting the presence or absence of dew and / or moisture-containing powder inside the bucket elevator;
Atmospheric temperature measuring means for measuring the atmospheric temperature inside the bucket elevator;
An atmospheric temperature measuring means for measuring the atmospheric temperature;
Current value measuring means for measuring the current value of the driving means for conveying the powder;
When the current value of the sensor exceeds a threshold value, the atmospheric temperature inside the bucket elevator is compared with the atmospheric temperature. When the atmospheric temperature is lower than the atmospheric temperature, it is determined that there is powder adhesion, and when the atmospheric temperature is higher than the atmospheric temperature. Judging that there is condensation, or condensation and powder adhesion ,
When the current value of the sensor is smaller than the threshold value, it compares the ambient temperature and the atmospheric temperature inside the bucket elevator, the ambient temperature is rather low than ambient temperature, and, less than the current value of the drive means threshold sometimes condensation no Shito determined, rather high ambient temperatures than ambient temperature, and, sometimes the current value of the drive means is smaller than a threshold, determines that the note condensation, the ambient temperature is higher than the ambient temperature, and, from the current value of the drive means is the threshold An apparatus for predicting and detecting dew condensation and adhesion of powder inside a bucket elevator, comprising a calculation means for determining that the conveyance load is increased when the load is large . A measurement unit for measuring the current value, the atmospheric temperature, and the atmospheric temperature for detecting the presence or absence of condensation and / or adhesion of powder containing moisture inside the bucket elevator,
A flat insulator, an electrode plate embedded in one surface of the insulator, and an ambient temperature sensor mounted through the insulator in a portion of the insulator where the electrode plate is not embedded; An atmospheric temperature sensor mounted on the other surface where the electrode plate in the insulator is not embedded;
A measurement unit for measuring the current value, the atmospheric temperature, and the atmospheric temperature for detecting the presence or absence of dew condensation inside the bucket elevator and / or adhesion of moisture-containing powder.

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