CN107308820A - Polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system for water process - Google Patents

Polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system for water process Download PDF

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CN107308820A
CN107308820A CN201710582228.XA CN201710582228A CN107308820A CN 107308820 A CN107308820 A CN 107308820A CN 201710582228 A CN201710582228 A CN 201710582228A CN 107308820 A CN107308820 A CN 107308820A
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Abstract

The invention provides a kind of polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system for water process, including shell and milipore filter group, the milipore filter group is arranged on the enclosure, the cover top portion and the outer casing bottom offer through hole, the milipore filter group includes module bracket and filter core, and the outer casing bottom is also associated with flow regulator.The polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system structure for water process described in the invention is detachable, filter element replacing is convenient, and the usage quantity of filter core can be adjusted according to actual conditions, use cost is greatly lowered, it is simple in construction, filter effect is good, and hollow fiber ultrafiltration film silk is filled in not easily damaged in filter core, the service life of extension filter core, pass through flow regulator, the flow rate of liquid after filtering can be conveniently adjusted, flow control is realized, it is simple and convenient.

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Polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system for water process
Technical field
The invention belongs to technical field of water purification, more particularly, to a kind of hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane group for water process Part.
Background technology
With continuing to develop for society, problem of environmental pollution is increasingly paid close attention to by everybody.Industrial pollution, sanitary sewage Continuous discharge generate huge threat to water resource, shortage of water resources problem is constantly protruded.To realize the circulation of water resource Utilize, the advantage of membrane technology in the treatment of waste water constantly shows, the reduction ability to pollution is improved constantly.Doughnut surpasses Filter membrane is handled in middle low concentration wastewater, be widely used in advanced treatment of wastewater, mainly includes drinking water water supply terminal, surface water The fields such as processing, Seawater Treatment, reusing sewage.Current hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane is typically that film is integrated with putamina, using vertical Formula mounting means, when film is changed, needs integral replacing, cost is higher and installs inconvenience.
Innovation and creation content
In view of this, the invention is directed to a kind of polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system for water process, to solve The problem of inconvenience is unloaded and changed in hollow-fibre membrane assembling and dismantling in the prior art, filter core quantity can be adjusted according to the actual requirements, it is ensured that mistake Cost is reduced while filter effect.
To reach above-mentioned purpose, what the technical scheme of the invention was realized in:
For the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system of water process, including shell and milipore filter group, the milipore filter group is arranged on The enclosure, the cover top portion and the outer casing bottom offer through hole, and the milipore filter group includes module bracket And filter core, the outer casing bottom is also associated with flow regulator.
Further, there is gap between the module bracket and the shell, the module bracket include central tube and Some dividing plates, the dividing plate is presented circumference around the central tube and is angularly distributed, and the filter core is plugged in two adjacent institutes State in the space between dividing plate, the dividing plate bottom surface is provided with bottom plate.
Further, the dividing plate cross section is T-shaped, and described dividing plate short side one end is fixed with the center tube outer surface Connection, the dividing plate is provided with limiting plate close to the vertical edge of the central tube.
Further, the milipore filter group also includes plugging plate, and the plugging plate is inserted into onto two dividing plates In space between two adjacent limiting plates.
Further, the central tube excircle is distributed some through holes, and the filter core is sector structure, the filter core two Filling hollow fiber ultrafiltration film silk in some filter openings, the filter core is opened up in cambered surface.
Further, the central tube upper and lower ends both pass through the through hole that the cover top portion and bottom are opened up, it is described in The total length that heart pipe excircle radially opens up through hole is equal with the filter core total length.
Further, the flow regulator includes round boss base and plugging sheet, and the plugging sheet angularly divides Cloth is in base boss excircle side, and the base center offers the through hole equal with the center pipe diameter, described Base boss excircle diameter is equal with the outer casing bottom through-hole diameter.
Further, the base boss is quality of rubber materials, and the base boss is contacted with the outer casing bottom through hole is Interference fit.
Further, the plugging sheet cross section is that outer end is the T-shaped of arc, and the shell is in the corresponding closure The position of piece arc area opens up arc opening, and the plugging sheet can block the arc opening.
Relative to prior art, the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system for water process described in the invention has following Advantage:
(1) the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system structure for water process described in the invention is detachable, filter element replacing It is convenient, the usage quantity of filter core can be adjusted according to actual conditions, use cost is greatly lowered.
(2) polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system for water process described in the invention is simple in construction, and filter effect is good Good, hollow fiber ultrafiltration film silk is filled in not easily damaged in filter core, the service life of extension filter core.
(3) a kind of hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane group described in the invention can be adjusted conveniently by flow regulator Flow rate of liquid after filtering, realizes flow control, simple and convenient.
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The accompanying drawing for constituting the part of the invention is used for providing further understanding the invention, present invention wound The schematic description and description made is used to explain the invention, does not constitute the improper restriction to the invention. In accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is a kind of hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane group overall structure diagram described in the invention embodiment;
Fig. 2 is a kind of hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane group internal structure schematic diagram described in the invention embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the module bracket structural representation described in the invention embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the filter cartridge construction schematic diagram described in the invention embodiment;
Fig. 5 is the closure plate structure schematic diagram described in the invention embodiment;
Fig. 6 is the flow regulator structural representation described in the invention embodiment.
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1- shells;2- module brackets;3- filter cores;4- flow regulators;5- central tubes;6- dividing plates;7- limiting plates;8- is sealed Closure plate;9- bases;10- plugging sheets;11- arc openings;12- bottom plates.
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It should be noted that in the case where not conflicting, the feature in embodiment and embodiment in the invention can To be mutually combined.
In the description of the invention, it is to be understood that term " " center ", " longitudinal direction ", " transverse direction ", " on ", " under ", The orientation or position relationship of the instruction such as "front", "rear", "left", "right", " vertical ", " level ", " top ", " bottom ", " interior ", " outer " are Based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relationship, it is for only for ease of description the invention and simplifies description, rather than indicate Or imply that the device or element of meaning must have specific orientation, with specific azimuth configuration and operation, therefore be not understood that For the limitation to the invention.In the description of the invention, unless otherwise indicated, " some " are meant that two or two More than individual.
, it is necessary to which explanation, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " are pacified in the description of the invention Dress ", " connected ", " connection " should be interpreted broadly, for example, it may be fixedly connected or be detachably connected, or integratedly Connection;Can be mechanical connection or electrical connection;Can be joined directly together, can also be indirectly connected to by intermediary, It can be the connection of two element internals.For the ordinary skill in the art, on being understood by concrete condition State concrete meaning of the term in the invention.
Describe the invention in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments.
As shown in Figure 1-2, the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system for water process, including shell 1 and milipore filter group, milipore filter Group is arranged on the inside of shell 1 and there is a fixed gap between shell 1, and milipore filter group includes module bracket 2 and filter core 3, module Support 2 includes central tube 5 and some dividing plates 6, and central tube 5 is fixed in the shell 1 through the through hole of the upper and lower ends of shell 1 Portion, dividing plate 6 is circumferentially angularly distributed around central tube 5.
As shown in Figure 3-4, the cross section of dividing plate 6 is T-shaped, and short side one end of dividing plate 6 is fixed with the outer wall of central tube 5 to be connected Connect, dividing plate 6 is being provided with limiting plate 7 on the vertical plate of central tube 5.Filter core 3 is sector structure, and filter core 3 can be plugged on two In space between individual adjacent separator 6, and two ends exist with the gapless of dividing plate 6, the adjacent limit between two adjacent separators 6 Also pluggable plugging plate 8 in space between the plate 7 of position, the contour structures of plugging plate 8 are identical with filter core 3.Front and rear two cambered surface of filter core 3 Equally distributed sieve aperture is opened up, the outer wall of central tube 5 also opens up some through holes, and the excircle of central tube 5 radially opens up the total of through hole Length is equal with the total length of filter core 3, the inside of filter core 3 filling hollow fiber film yarn, and liquid to be filtered is from central tube 5 Upper end is flowed into inside filter core 3 after flowing into by the through hole opened up on central tube 5, and liquid is flowed into from the filter opening of the intrados of filter core 3, then From the outflow of the extrados of filter core 3, it is stored temporarily in the gap between module bracket 2 and shell 1, remains in dense in central tube 5 Solution then flows out from the lower end of central tube 5, and filter core 3 can protect ultrafiltration membrane filaments not destroyed, increase the service life.Can be according to reality Border situation adjusts the quantity of filter core 3, is not plugged between adjacent separator 6 in the gap of filter core 3 and uses plugging plate 8 to fill gap, Liquid is avoided to be fed directly to without the filtering of filtration core 3 in the gap of shell 1.
As shown in Figure 1, shown in Figure 5, the bottom of shell 1 is additionally provided with flow regulator 4, and flow regulator 4 includes round boss Base 9 and plugging sheet 10, plugging sheet 10 are angularly distributed in the boss excircle of base 9 side, and the center of base 9 is offered and center The equal through hole of the diameter of pipe 5, the boss excircle diameter of base 9 is equal with the bottom through-hole diameter of shell 1, and the boss of base 9 is Quality of rubber materials, the boss of base 9 is contacted with the bottom through-hole of shell 1 to be interference fitted, and base 9 can be in shell bottom through-hole inward turning Turn.The cross section of plugging sheet 10 is that outer end is the T-shaped of arc, and shell 1 is opened up in the position of the corresponding arc area of plugging sheet 10 Arc opening 11, plugging sheet 10 is close on the inwall of shell 1, and plugging sheet 10 can block arc opening 11 completely.When rotation bottom During seat 9, plugging sheet 10 rotates with base 9, can adjust the flow of filtrate flowed out from arc opening 11, play Flow-rate adjustment Effect.
The preferred embodiment of the invention is the foregoing is only, creation is not intended to limit the invention, it is all at this Within the spirit and principle of innovation and creation, any modification, equivalent substitution and improvements made etc. should be included in the invention Protection domain within.

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1. for the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system of water process, including shell (1) and milipore filter group, it is characterised in that:It is described super Filter membrane group is arranged at the top of the shell (1) inside, the shell (1) and the outer casing bottom offers through hole, described super Filter membrane group includes module bracket (2) and filter core (3), and shell (1) bottom is also associated with flow regulator (4).
2. the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system according to claim 1 for water process, it is characterised in that:The module branch There is gap between frame (2) and the shell (1), the module bracket (2) includes central tube (5) and some dividing plates (6), described Dividing plate (6) is presented circumference around the central tube (5) and is angularly distributed, the filter core (3) be plugged in two it is adjacent it is described every In space between plate (6), dividing plate (6) bottom surface is provided with bottom plate (12).
3. the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system according to claim 2 for water process, it is characterised in that:The dividing plate (6) cross section is T-shaped, and described dividing plate (6) short side one end is fixedly connected with the central tube (5) outer surface, the dividing plate (6) Vertical edge close to the central tube (5) is provided with limiting plate (7).
4. the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system according to claim 3 for water process, it is characterised in that:The milipore filter Group also includes plugging plate (8), and the plugging plate (8) is inserted into described spacing to two adjacent on two dividing plates (6) In space between plate (7).
5. the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system according to claim 2 for water process, it is characterised in that:The central tube (5) excircle is distributed some through holes, and the filter core (3) is to open up some filters in sector structure, described (3) two cambered surfaces of filter core Filling hollow fiber ultrafiltration film silk in hole, the filter core (3).
6. the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system according to claim 2 for water process, it is characterised in that:The central tube (5) upper and lower ends both pass through the through hole opened up at the top and bottom of the shell (1), and central tube (5) excircle is radially opened up The total length of through hole is equal with the filter core (3) total length.
7. the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system according to claim 1 for water process, it is characterised in that:The flow is adjusted Regulating device (4) includes round boss base (9) and plugging sheet (10), and the plugging sheet (10) is angularly distributed in the base (9) boss excircle side, base (9) center offers the through hole equal with the central tube (5) diameter, the base (9) boss excircle diameter is equal with the shell (1) bottom through-hole diameter.
8. the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system according to claim 7 for water process, it is characterised in that:The base (9) boss is quality of rubber materials, and base (9) boss is contacted with the shell (1) bottom through-hole as interference fit.
9. the polysulfone hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane system according to claim 7 for water process, it is characterised in that:The plugging sheet (10) cross section is that outer end is the T-shaped of arc, and the shell (1) is in the position of corresponding plugging sheet (10) arc area Arc opening (11) is opened up, the plugging sheet (10) can block the arc opening (11).
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