CN105258136A - Device and method for waste liquid disposal - Google Patents

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CN105258136A
CN105258136A CN201510617264.6A CN201510617264A CN105258136A CN 105258136 A CN105258136 A CN 105258136A CN 201510617264 A CN201510617264 A CN 201510617264A CN 105258136 A CN105258136 A CN 105258136A
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李寅明
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贾宁乾
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The invention relates to the technical field of waste liquid disposal, in particular to a device for waste liquid disposal. The device comprises a burner and a casing pipe, wherein the casing pipe is arranged inside the burner in the axial direction of the burner; one end of the casing pipe is located at the spraying-out end of the burner; the other end of the casing pipe is connected with a waste liquid source; the spraying-out end of the burner penetrates through a burner hood of a furnace and is located in the negative pressure area of the furnace. The casing pipe is arranged inside the burner to serve as a path that waste liquid leads to the furnace, waste liquid is directly sprayed into the negative pressure area of the furnace through the spraying-out end of the burner to be gasified and oxidized, and therefore gasified waste liquid is prevented from flowing out along the burner hood or a gap between the burner hood and the furnace by fluctuation of air pressure inside the furnace, environment is protected, and safety of surrounding personnel is ensured. Meanwhile, the casing pipe is arranged inside an existing burner, so that on the one hand, the device is suitable for the occasions with the furnace industry and on the other hand, the internal space of the furnace is saved, use is convenient and rapid, and cost is low.

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A kind of apparatus and method for liquid waste processing
Technical field
The present invention relates to liquid waste disposal technique field, particularly relate to a kind of apparatus and method of liquid waste processing.
Background technology
Along with the fast development of national economy, the also rising sharply of the output of city domestic sewage and wastewater from chemical industry.The annual petrochemical industry of China, metallurgy, papermaking, process hides, fermented soy, pharmacy, textile and dyeing industry etc. produce number with the organic liquid waste of ten thousand tons.Major part organic liquid waste contains poisonous and harmful substance, is proposed stern challenge to our living environment and ecology.Employing burning method can by harmful organic substance at high temperature exhaustive oxidation decomposition, and generate non-toxic gas and water, in waste liquid, organic clearance can reach more than 99.99%.The flue gas heat that burning spent liquor is discharged simultaneously also can be used for other industrial production, such as, produce steam or generating etc., can effectively reduce liquid waste incineration processing cost, and reaches energy-conservation and fall oligosaprobic object, is the prefered method disposed waste liquid both at home and abroad.
At present in cement industry is produced, burner is installed on the kiln head cover of kiln, and through kiln head cover, ejection end is stretched into the negative pressuren zone of kiln, the wind of ejection and coal dust combustion heat release under negative pressuren zone 1700 DEG C of hot environments, the heat that kiln rear portion brute force draws wind burning to be produced and waste gas are taken away fast, be applied in the production of rear cement, this equipment also can be used for outside liquid waste processing simultaneously, usually apertured on the cover door of the kiln head cover of production equipment, connecting pipe, by force (forcing) pump, the waste liquid in waste liquid holding vessel is extracted out, input channel directly sprays in kiln head cover, utilize the high-temperature oxidation environment of high temperature kiln, make it after waste liquid is gasified rapidly high-temperature oxydation reaction occurs in kiln, the flue gas produced and steam are drawn wind to take away by kiln rear portion brute force, harmless treatment is realized with this.This method relative ease, easy to operate, but there is certain limitation.Wherein, although the position that the setting of the cover door of kiln head cover front end is connected with kiln head cover rear end and kiln is seal form, but generally all there is certain gap, because fuel sprays and the internally fired unstability of kiln, the fluctuation ratio that kiln internal gas pressure produces is larger, therefore kiln head cover air pressure inside is inevitably greater than external atmosphere pressure, and then the waste liquid causing spraying into kiln head cover heat absorption and gasify rapidly is often overflowed from these gaps, jeopardize the life and health of periphery personnel, final contaminated air.
Therefore, for above deficiency, need to provide a kind of apparatus and method for liquid waste processing.
Summary of the invention
(1) technical problem that will solve
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention solves after waste liquid in prior art sprays into kiln head cover gasification, overflowed by kiln head cover or the gap that exists between kiln head cover and kiln because the fluctuation of kiln internal gas pressure, contaminated air, the problem of harm surrounding people health.
(2) technical scheme
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the invention provides a kind of device for liquid waste processing, comprise burner and sleeve pipe, described sleeve pipe is arranged in described burner along the axial direction of described burner, one end of described sleeve pipe is positioned at the ejection end of described burner, the other end connects waste liquid source, the ejection end of described burner through kiln kiln head cover and pass in the negative pressuren zone of kiln.
Wherein, described sleeve pipe is positioned at the tube chamber of described burner.
Wherein, one end end face of described sleeve pipe aligns with the ejection end end face of described burner or exceeds the ejection end end face of described burner.
Wherein, described sleeve pipe is positioned at the tube wall of described burner.
Wherein, described sleeve pipe comprises outside pipe laying and inner fill tube road, and the one end in described inner fill tube road is stretched in described outside pipe laying, and the other end is connected with described waste liquid source.
Wherein, described waste liquid source is waste liquid holding vessel, and the junction in described waste liquid holding vessel and described inner fill tube road is provided with force (forcing) pump, and described inner fill tube road and described waste liquid store tank connected pipeline and be provided with pipeline pipe valve.
Present invention also offers a kind of method for liquid waste processing, comprise the following steps:
S1, outside pipe laying is arranged in burner along the axial direction of burner;
S2, the one end in inner fill tube road is inserted in outside pipe laying;
S3, be connected with waste liquid holding vessel by the other end in inner fill tube road, junction arranges force (forcing) pump, and stores pipe laying pipe valve on tank connected pipeline in inner fill tube road and waste liquid;
S4, startup kiln;
S5, opening conduits pipe valve, open force (forcing) pump, extracted out input inner fill tube road by waste liquid from waste liquid holding vessel.
Wherein, when kiln is out of service, further comprising the steps of:
S6, stopping force (forcing) pump, closing duct pipe valve;
S7, inner fill tube road to be extracted out from outside pipe laying.
Wherein, one end of described outside pipe laying is positioned at the ejection end of described burner.
Wherein, in S1 step, in the tube chamber that described outside pipe laying is installed on described burner or build in the tube wall of described burner.
(3) beneficial effect
Technique scheme tool of the present invention has the following advantages: the present invention arranges sleeve pipe passes into kiln path as waste liquid in the burner; gasification oxidation in negative pressuren zone waste liquid directly being sprayed into kiln by the ejection end of burner; the cover gate open that instead of from kiln head cover in prior art enters waste liquid; avoid the process of waste liquid at the internal gasifier of kiln head cover; thus prevent gasify after waste liquid because kiln internal gas pressure fluctuation and along kiln head cover or exist between kiln head cover and kiln gap effusion; protection of the environment, ensures the safety of surrounding people.Meanwhile, in existing burner, carry out sleeve pipe setting, be applicable in the occasion possessing kiln industry on the one hand, save the inner space of kiln on the other hand, easy to use, with low cost.
The technical characteristic of the technical problem solved except the present invention described above, the technical scheme of formation and have the technical characteristic of these technical schemes to bring advantage except, the advantage that other technologies feature of the present invention and these technical characteristics bring, will further illustrate by reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is the general structure schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention one for the device of liquid waste processing;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention one for the burner of the device of liquid waste processing;
Fig. 3 is the left view of the embodiment of the present invention one for the burner of the device of liquid waste processing;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention one for the burner of the device of liquid waste processing;
Fig. 5 is the left view of the embodiment of the present invention one for the burner of the device of liquid waste processing.
In figure: 1: burner; 2: kiln head cover; 3: kiln; 4: sleeve pipe; 11: ejection end; 12: tube chamber; 13: tube wall; 31: negative pressuren zone; 41: outside pipe laying; 42: inner fill tube road; .
Detailed description of the invention
For making the object of the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearly, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is a part of embodiment of the present invention, instead of whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, the every other embodiment that those of ordinary skill in the art obtain under the prerequisite not making creative work, all belongs to the scope of protection of the invention.
Embodiment one
As shown in Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 4, the device for liquid waste processing that the embodiment of the present invention one provides, comprise burner 1 and sleeve pipe 4, sleeve pipe 4 is arranged in burner 1 along the axial direction of burner 1, one end of sleeve pipe 4 is positioned at the ejection end 11 of burner 1, the other end connects waste liquid source, and the ejection end 11 of burner 1 passes the kiln head cover 2 of kiln 3 and passes in the negative pressuren zone 31 of kiln 3.
The present invention arranges sleeve pipe passes into kiln path as waste liquid in the burner; gasification oxidation in negative pressuren zone waste liquid directly being sprayed into kiln by the ejection end of burner; the cover gate open that instead of from kiln head cover in prior art enters waste liquid; avoid the process of waste liquid at the internal gasifier of kiln head cover; thus prevent gasify after waste liquid because kiln internal gas pressure fluctuation and along kiln head cover or exist between kiln head cover and kiln gap effusion; protection of the environment, ensures the safety of surrounding people.Meanwhile, in existing burner, carry out sleeve pipe setting, be applicable in the occasion possessing kiln industry on the one hand, save the inner space of kiln on the other hand, easy to use, with low cost.
Preferably, sleeve pipe 4 is positioned at the tube chamber 12 of burner 1.One end end face and the ejection of burner 1 of sleeve pipe 4 hold 11 end faces to align or 11 end faces are held in the ejection that exceeds burner 1.In real work engineering, what the tube chamber of burner was conveying for the wind burnt and coal dust blows and sprays passage, sleeve pipe is arranged in the tube chamber of burner, while kiln combusting coal fines, waste liquid can be sprayed into process, do not hinder the normal work of kiln, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, one end end face of sleeve pipe aligns with the ejection end end face of burner.
Preferably, sleeve pipe 4 is positioned at the tube wall 13 of burner 1.One end end face and the ejection of burner 1 of sleeve pipe 4 hold 11 end faces to align or 11 end faces are held in the ejection that exceeds burner 1.The tube wall of burner is that refractory material is built and formed, sleeve pipe can when making built by burner and tube wall make one, when tube chamber conveying is for the wind that burns and coal dust, by the tube wall of burner, waste liquid can be sprayed into kiln process, and do not hinder the normal work of kiln, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5, one end end face of sleeve pipe exceeds the ejection end end face of burner.
Wherein, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 4, sleeve pipe 4 comprises outside pipe laying 41 and inner fill tube road 42, and the one end in inner fill tube road 42 is stretched in outside pipe laying 41, and the other end is connected with waste liquid source.When kiln normally runs, inner fill tube road is arranged in outside pipe laying, and connects waste liquid source and pass in kiln by waste liquid, according to real work needs, inner fill tube road can also be extracted out very easily from outside pipe laying, not need to change outside pipe laying.
Wherein, waste liquid source is waste liquid holding vessel, and the junction in waste liquid holding vessel and inner fill tube road 41 is provided with force (forcing) pump, and inner fill tube road 41 and waste liquid store tank connected pipeline and be provided with pipeline pipe valve.The junction of inner fill tube road and waste liquid holding vessel arranges force (forcing) pump, makes the waste liquid be drawn out of be sprayed into the negative pressuren zone of kiln by inner fill tube road with certain pressure.
Embodiment two
The method for liquid waste processing that the embodiment of the present invention two provides, comprises the following steps:
S1, outside pipe laying is arranged in burner along the axial direction of burner;
S2, the one end in inner fill tube road is inserted in outside pipe laying;
S3, be connected with waste liquid holding vessel by the other end in inner fill tube road, junction arranges force (forcing) pump, and stores pipe laying pipe valve on tank connected pipeline in inner fill tube road and waste liquid;
S4, startup kiln;
S5, opening conduits pipe valve, open force (forcing) pump, extracted out input inner fill tube road by waste liquid from waste liquid holding vessel.
The present invention arranges outside pipe laying in the burner and inner fill tube road passes into the path of kiln as waste liquid; gasification oxidation in negative pressuren zone waste liquid directly being sprayed into kiln by the ejection end of burner; the cover gate open that instead of from kiln head cover in prior art enters waste liquid; avoid the process of waste liquid at the internal gasifier of kiln head cover; thus prevent gasify after waste liquid because kiln internal gas pressure fluctuation and along kiln head cover or exist between kiln head cover and kiln gap effusion; protection of the environment, ensures the safety of surrounding people.Meanwhile, in existing burner, carry out the setting in outside pipe laying and inner fill tube road, be applicable in the occasion possessing kiln industry on the one hand, save the inner space of kiln on the other hand, easy to use, with low cost.
Further, when kiln is out of service, further comprising the steps of:
S5, stopping force (forcing) pump, closing duct pipe valve;
S6, inner fill tube road to be extracted out from outside pipe laying.
Go wrong when kiln work or according to real work needs, kiln can also be stopped to run, inner fill tube road can be extracted out very easily from outside pipe laying, not needing to change outside pipe laying.
Wherein, one end of outside pipe laying is positioned at the ejection end of burner.The ejection end of burner is positioned at kiln negative pressuren zone, negative pressuren zone be temperature the high-temperature region of about 1700 DEG C, waste liquid is directly sprayed in negative pressuren zone can be vaporized oxidation by the inner fill tube road in outside pipe laying.
Wherein, in S1 step, in the tube chamber that outside pipe laying is installed on burner or build in the tube wall of burner.Outside pipe laying is arranged on the normal work that these two positions all do not affect burner, and saves the furnace inner space of kiln.
In sum; the present invention arranges sleeve pipe passes into kiln path as waste liquid in the burner; gasification oxidation in negative pressuren zone waste liquid directly being sprayed into kiln by the ejection end of burner; the cover gate open that instead of from kiln head cover in prior art enters waste liquid; avoid the process of waste liquid at the internal gasifier of kiln head cover; thus preventing the waste liquid after gasifying because the fluctuation of kiln internal gas pressure along kiln head cover or the gap effusion that exists between kiln head cover and kiln, protection of the environment, ensures the safety of surrounding people.Meanwhile, in existing burner, carry out sleeve pipe setting, be applicable in the occasion possessing kiln industry on the one hand, save the inner space of kiln on the other hand, easy to use, with low cost.When kiln normally runs, filling pipeline one end can connect force (forcing) pump, and the waste liquid be drawn out of sprays into kiln negative pressuren zone, according to real work needs with certain pressure by filling pipeline, filling pipeline can be extracted out very easily from sleeve pipe, not need to change sleeve pipe.
Last it is noted that above embodiment is only in order to illustrate technical scheme of the present invention, be not intended to limit; Although with reference to previous embodiment to invention has been detailed description, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be modified to the technical scheme described in foregoing embodiments, or carries out equivalent replacement to wherein portion of techniques feature; And these amendments or replacement, do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution depart from the spirit and scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.

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1. the device for liquid waste processing, comprise burner and sleeve pipe, it is characterized in that: described sleeve pipe is arranged in described burner along the axial direction of described burner, one end of described sleeve pipe is positioned at the ejection end of described burner, the other end connects waste liquid source, the ejection end of described burner through kiln kiln head cover and pass in the negative pressuren zone of kiln.
2. the device for liquid waste processing according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described sleeve pipe is positioned at the tube chamber of described burner.
3. the device for liquid waste processing according to claim 1, is characterized in that: one end end face of described sleeve pipe aligns with the ejection end end face of described burner or exceeds the ejection end end face of described burner.
4. the device for liquid waste processing according to claim 3, is characterized in that: described sleeve pipe is positioned at the tube wall of described burner.
5. the device for liquid waste processing according to claim 1-4 any one, it is characterized in that: described sleeve pipe comprises outside pipe laying and inner fill tube road, the one end in described inner fill tube road is stretched in described outside pipe laying, and the other end is connected with described waste liquid source.
6. the device for liquid waste processing according to claim 5, it is characterized in that: described waste liquid source is waste liquid holding vessel, the junction in described waste liquid holding vessel and described inner fill tube road is provided with force (forcing) pump, and described inner fill tube road and described waste liquid store tank connected pipeline and be provided with pipeline pipe valve.
7. for a method for liquid waste processing, it is characterized in that: comprise the following steps:
S1, outside pipe laying is arranged in burner along the axial direction of burner;
S2, the one end in inner fill tube road is inserted in outside pipe laying;
S3, be connected with waste liquid holding vessel by the other end in inner fill tube road, junction arranges force (forcing) pump, and stores pipe laying pipe valve on tank connected pipeline in inner fill tube road and waste liquid;
S4, startup kiln;
S5, opening conduits pipe valve, open force (forcing) pump, extracted out input inner fill tube road by waste liquid from waste liquid holding vessel.
8. the method for liquid waste processing according to claim 7, is characterized in that: when kiln is out of service, further comprising the steps of:
S6, stopping force (forcing) pump, closing duct pipe valve;
S7, inner fill tube road to be extracted out from outside pipe laying.
9. the method for liquid waste processing according to claim 7 or 8, is characterized in that: one end of described outside pipe laying is positioned at the ejection end of described burner.
10. the method for liquid waste processing according to claim 9, is characterized in that: in S1 step, in the tube chamber that described outside pipe laying is installed on described burner or build in the tube wall of described burner.
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