CN106940085A - A kind of fire-suppressant gas Quick uniform heating device - Google Patents

A kind of fire-suppressant gas Quick uniform heating device Download PDF

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CN106940085A
CN106940085A CN201710145543.6A CN201710145543A CN106940085A CN 106940085 A CN106940085 A CN 106940085A CN 201710145543 A CN201710145543 A CN 201710145543A CN 106940085 A CN106940085 A CN 106940085A
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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of fire-suppressant gas Quick uniform heating device, including stainless steel tube (1) and be located at steel pipe two ends entrance (2) and outlet (3), the first regulation pipe (4) that the self-locking grooves of stainless steel tube and porch are connected in a self-locking manner, the second regulation pipe (5) that internal thread is connected threadably is exported with stainless steel tube, the METAL HEATING PROCESS silk (6) of stainless steel tube outer wall winding, its spacing is 5 millimeters, and the fast gas heating module (7) being made with copper-silver hybrid metal in stainless steel tube pipe, the K-type thermocouple sensor detection mouth (8) of stainless steel tube port of export welding, the internal thread (9) of stainless steel tube outlet, the insertion groove (10) of stainless steel tube entrance, also there are the self-locking grooves (11) vertical with insertion groove.The present apparatus can be heated while gas quickly flows to gas, while making gas averagely be heated, exit gas temperature is uniform, can be controlled the exit gas temperature difference within 1 DEG C in the case where design temperature is less than 200 DEG C, be extended the life-span of sensor.

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A kind of fire-suppressant gas Quick uniform heating device
Technical field
The present invention relates to the technical field that gas extinguishing agent heats, more particularly to a kind of fire-suppressant gas Quick uniform adds Thermal.
Background technology
Having in modern industry production to hot gas needed in very high demand, such as melt-blown process empty with substantial amounts of heat Gas;The well washing system of oil well needs substantial amounts of hot nitrogen.To the accurate measurement of gas, especially fire-suppressant gas physical parameter often Need to measure its parameter under mobility status, this is accomplished by using, and precision is very high (can accurately to measure 2 significant digits number Value) sensor obtain high-precision data.And if during the measurement of these sensors, gas temperature is uneven, may result in The service life that is inaccurate and reducing sensor of measurement data.For some gases (as breathed out dragon 1301), measurement is needed again Its data under condition of different temperatures, this is accomplished by heating gas, but the thermal conductivity factor of gas is general than relatively low, Thermal conductivity factor of the common gas at 0 DEG C only relies on the convection current of gas itself with leading in the case of 0.01W/ (mc), low flow velocity What heat reached internal temperature is uniformly distributed the stand-by period for generally requiring to grow very much.Industrially, the device for hot gas, common Such as using resistance stove heat, steam stove heat, boiler heating, the shortcoming of this kind equipment be required heating distance and plus The hot time is all long, and environmental pollution is serious, and complex structure is unfavorable for installing and using, and to the gas in flow at high speed Heating effect is not good, inefficient.
The content of the invention
The need for according to above-mentioned actual conditions, and problem present in reality, it is an object of the invention to provide one kind Fire-suppressant gas Quick uniform heating device, its is simple in construction, contamination-free, can in a short period of time, to being filled by heating The gas put uniformly is heated, and improves the precision of sensor measurement, extends the service life of sensor.
The present invention solves above-mentioned technical problem and adopted the technical scheme that:A kind of gas Quick uniform heating device, bag Include stainless steel tube, the first regulation pipe, the second regulation pipe, METAL HEATING PROCESS silk, fast gas heating module, sensor detection mouth, spiral shell Line, insertion groove and self-locking grooves;Wherein, the regulation pipe being connected with stainless steel tube in self-locking form is located at the entrance at steel pipe two ends and gone out Mouthful, the regulation pipe being connected with stainless steel tube with thread forms is located at the outlet at steel pipe two ends, the metal of stainless steel tube outer wall winding Heater strip, fast gas heating module is in the pipe of stainless steel tube;The stainless steel tube port of export is welded with sensor detection mouth, stainless There is screw thread in steel pipe exit;There is insertion groove stainless steel tube porch, also with the self-locking grooves vertical with insertion groove;The present apparatus can be with Gas is heated while gas quickly flows, while making gas averagely be heated, reaches that exit gas temperature is uniform.
Further, first regulation pipe connected in self-locking structure mode, main function is in regulation stainless steel tube The length of the fast gas heating module in portion and fixed fast gas heating module.
Further, second regulation pipe connected with thread connecting mode, main function is to fix stainless steel tube Internal fast gas heating module.
Further, the METAL HEATING PROCESS silk of the stainless steel tube outer wall winding, can be right when gas is by stainless steel tube Gas is heated.
Further, the fast gas heating module inside the stainless steel tube, can when gas is by stainless steel tube, Expand the surface area of heat convection, strengthen heat transfer effect.
Further, the sensor detection mouth, can connect a K-type thermocouple at detection mouth, measure exit gas Temperature.
Further, the insertion groove and the self-locking grooves vertical with insertion groove in the stainless steel exit, can be according to need Fix the first regulation pipe of porch different length.
Operation principle of the present invention:After METAL HEATING PROCESS silk energization working stability, fast gas heating module and stainless steel tube pipe Wall is in design temperature, and gas enters after stainless steel tube, fast gas heating module is reached by regulation pipe, due to quick air Body heating module has very big surface-to-volume ratio, can cause that gas is sufficiently exchanged heat in a short period of time, together When keep uniform temperature.Sensor detection one thermocouple of intraoral placement, the gas temperature that exit can be monitored in real time is simultaneously anti- It is fed at heater, so as to control to heat the heating power of wire, and then controls the temperature of heating stainless steel tube.The present invention's Good effect of heat exchange, with excellent sealing property, gas will not be revealed.
Present invention advantage compared with prior art is:
(1), the efficiency of heating surface of the present invention is high, and firing rate is fast, and uniformly gas can be heated.
(2), easy to use, simple in construction, cleanliness without any pollution of the invention.
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Fig. 1 is cross section structure schematic diagram of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of exit regulation pipe;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of porch regulation pipe;
Fig. 4 is stainless steel tube structural representation;
Fig. 5 is stainless steel tube left side view;
Fig. 6 is fast gas heating module cellular construction schematic diagram;
Fig. 7 is fast gas heating module unit left side view;
Fig. 8 is circuit connection diagram.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiment further illustrates the present invention.
As shown in figure 1, a kind of fire-suppressant gas Quick uniform heating device of the invention, including stainless steel tube 1 and it is located at two The entrance 2 at end and outlet 3, gas enters stainless steel tube 1 by entrance 2, with the internal thread 9 of stainless steel tube 1 with the side of threaded connection First regulation pipe 4 of formula connection, the second regulation pipe 5, to the position of fixed fast gas heating module 7, the outer wall of stainless steel tube 1 METAL HEATING PROCESS silk 6 is wound, stainless steel tube 1 is heated up by way of heat conduction, and the fast gas heating in the pipe of stainless steel tube 1 Module 7, to increase heat exchange surface area, strengthens heat transfer effect, and the sensor detection mouth 8 that stainless steel tube 1 exports the welding of 3 ends can be with It is connected with a thermocouple, the screw thread 9 at outlet 3, for fixing the second regulation pipe 5, the insertion groove 10 of arrival end, perpendicular to insertion The self-locking grooves 11 of groove, the first regulation pipe 4 for locking different length.
First regulation pipe 4 has three types, is divided into I, II, III type.The length L of regulation pipe is L=45+ (model) X20 (examples If such as II type is 45+20X2=85), unit is millimeter.The right-hand member of every kind of regulation pipe all welds long 1 millimeter, wide 2 millimeters, high 2 milli The metallic bond of rice, is entered during installation by the insertion groove 10 at the entrance 2 of stainless steel tube 1, by the first regulation pipe 4 after fully entering Turn clockwise 60 ° and enter self-locking grooves, so that the position of the first regulation pipe 4 is locked, while also having determined that fast gas adds The position of thermal modules 7.Because the length of the unit of fast gas heating module 7 is all 20 millimeters, installs different types of first and adjust Section pipe 4 can just control the quantity of the unit of fast gas heating module 7 inside stainless steel tube 1 to adjust exerting for heat convection Sai Er numbers, control Outlet Gas Temperature.Simulate and calculate by software, gas temperature to be heated is at 30 DEG C -70 DEG C, the heat time 50 milliseconds -100 milliseconds are needed, the heating of fast gas heating module 7 distance is greater than 80 millimeters and preferably uses III type regulation pipe, 70 At DEG C -120 DEG C, the heat time needs 100 milliseconds -120 milliseconds, and the heating of fast gas heating module 7 distance is greater than 100 millis Rice, preferably using II type regulation pipe, at 120 DEG C -200 DEG C, the heat time needs 120 milliseconds -140 milliseconds, fast gas heated mould The heating of block 7 distance is greater than 130 millimeters and preferably uses I type regulation pipe.
METAL HEATING PROCESS silk 6 is wound around on the wall of stainless steel tube 1, and two circle METAL HEATING PROCESS silks the distance between 6 are 5 millimeters, Because the heat transfer type of METAL HEATING PROCESS 6 pairs of stainless steel tubes 1 of silk is heat conduction, so being close to the spot temperature of tube wall most in heater strip Height, and the portion temperature in the middle of two METAL HEATING PROCESS silks is minimum.Calculated by simulating, when setting heating-up temperature is below 200 DEG C When, the temperature difference maximum on metal tube is i.e. 1% no more than 1.2 DEG C.METAL HEATING PROCESS silk 6 transfers heat to pipe by way of heat conduction Wall and fast gas heating module, then transfer heat to gas in the form of convection current, heat conduction.METAL HEATING PROCESS silk 6 is by temperature Spend the size of current that controller control passes through heater strip:Thermocouple detects gas temperature less than setting at sensor detection mouth 8 When constant temperature is spent, temperature controller can increase heater strip internal current, increase heater strip caloric value, otherwise will reduce electric current, drop Lower calorific value.
The effect of fast gas heating module 7 is enhancing heat transfer effect, increases the nusselt number of heat exchange, within a short period of time Obtain the gas of uniform temperature.Each unit of fast gas heating module is made up of copper-silver mixing material.Preparation method is On the surface of foam copper by electroplating the silver of attached last layer micron level thickness.The technical requirements of foam copper are PPI 130 ± 10, surface density is 2000g/m3, through-hole rate more than 98%, 0.1 millimeter -0.3 millimeter of aperture.It is fabricated to 8 millimeters of diameter, length 20 The unit of a fast gas heating module is used as after the cylinder of millimeter, electroplate.The beneficial effect bag of electroplating surface silver Include:Prevent that copper from aoxidizing in atmosphere, cause influence heat-transfer effect and porosity;Strengthen heat convection effect.Foam metal The characteristics of be that specific surface area is very big.So when gas is by fast gas heating module, can be in fast gas heating module Sufficiently heated and mixed in space, to reach uniform and stable temperature.The effect of fast gas heating module is substantially The surface area of heat convection is increased, that is, increases nusselt number.
After opening temperature controller and METAL HEATING PROCESS silk 6, equipment is heated to after design temperature, hot gas to be added is from entering Mouthfuls 2 enter device, and fast gas heating module 7 is reached by the first regulation pipe 4, and in fast gas heating module 7 sections obtain Fully heating and mixing, then reaches at sensor detection mouth 8 by regulation pipe 5, mouth 8 is detected to temperature controller from sensor Feedback temperature data, if gas temperature is higher or lower than the temperature of setting, temperature controller will be reduced or improved accordingly The power of METAL HEATING PROCESS silk so that gas temperature is maintained on design temperature.
The measure that imperial 1301 gas is breathed out in three groups of experiments has been carried out in experiment, 10m/s situation has been reached in outlet gas velocity Under, 30 DEG C, 50 DEG C and 70 DEG C of gas temperature is set respectively, and Outlet Gas Temperature is respectively with design temperature maximum disparity 0.7 DEG C, 0.8 DEG C and 0.7 DEG C, and the gas temperature maximum difference of exit diverse location is less than 0.01 DEG C.
The gas Quick uniform heating device is easy to use, simple in construction, and cleanliness without any pollution, can be in the very short time Inside obtain the uniform hot gas of temperature.Small volume, can be widely used in and obtain needing the occasion of uniform temperature gas.Together When, the present apparatus is using fast gas heating module to solve existing heat transfer problem, reduces heat-exchange time, makes gas temperature Degree is more uniform, greatly improves heat exchange efficiency.

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1. a kind of gas Quick uniform heating device, it is characterised in that:Including stainless steel tube (1), the first regulation pipe (4), second Regulation pipe (5), METAL HEATING PROCESS silk (6), fast gas heating module (7), sensor detection mouth (8), screw thread (9), insertion groove And self-locking grooves (11) (10);Wherein, steel pipe two ends are located at the first regulation pipe (4) that stainless steel tube (1) is connected in self-locking form Entrance (2) and outlet (3), the second regulation pipe (5) being connected with stainless steel tube (1) in screw thread (9) form is located at steel pipe two ends Outlet (3), stainless steel tube (1) outer wall winding METAL HEATING PROCESS silk (6), fast gas heating module (7) is in stainless steel tube (1) Pipe in;Stainless steel tube (1) outlet (3) end is welded with sensor detection mouth (8), and there is screw thread at stainless steel tube (1) outlet (3) place (9);There is insertion groove (10) at stainless steel tube (1) entrance (2) place, also with the self-locking grooves (11) vertical with insertion groove (10);The dress Putting can heat while gas quickly flows to gas, while making gas averagely be heated, reach outlet (3) place gas Temperature is uniform.
2. a kind of gas Quick uniform heating device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:It is described with self-locking structure side The first regulation pipe (4) of formula connection, main function is the length for adjusting the internal fast gas heating module (7) of stainless steel tube (1) Degree and fixed fast gas heating module (7).
3. a kind of gas Quick uniform heating device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:It is described to be connected with screw thread (9) The second regulation pipe (5) that the mode of connecing is connected, main function is to fix the internal fast gas heating module of stainless steel tube (1) (7)。
4. a kind of gas Quick uniform heating device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The stainless steel tube (1) The METAL HEATING PROCESS silk (6) of outer wall winding, can be heated when gas is by stainless steel tube (1) to gas.
5. a kind of gas Quick uniform heating device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The stainless steel tube (1) Internal fast gas heating module (7), when gas is by stainless steel tube (1), can expand the surface area of heat convection, increase Strong heat transfer effect.
6. a kind of gas Quick uniform heating device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The sensor detects mouth (8) a K-type thermocouple, measurement outlet (3) place gas temperature, can be connected at detection mouth.
7. a kind of gas Quick uniform heating device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The stainless steel outlet (3) insertion groove (10) at place and the self-locking grooves (11) vertical with insertion groove, entrance (2) place can be fixed as needed different The first regulation pipe (4) of length.
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