CN107325965A - A kind of simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir and its operating method - Google Patents

A kind of simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir and its operating method Download PDF

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CN107325965A
CN107325965A CN201710653050.3A CN201710653050A CN107325965A CN 107325965 A CN107325965 A CN 107325965A CN 201710653050 A CN201710653050 A CN 201710653050A CN 107325965 A CN107325965 A CN 107325965A
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吴兵兵
江大水
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张竹君
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Abstract

The present invention relates to biogas treatment field, more particularly to a kind of simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir and its operating method.The simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir, including regulating reservoir and mounting seat, the regulating reservoir includes U-tube, liquid level pin, blast pipe, elbow, the U-tube includes inlet end and discharge ends, the opening of the inlet end is concordant with the opening of discharge ends, the liquid level pin is connected to discharge ends and monitors the water level of discharge ends, the blast pipe is connected to the top of inlet end, the blast pipe is the pipeline of L-type, the blast pipe is connected with inlet end, the elbow is connected at the opening of inlet end, and the bottom of the regulating reservoir is fixedly connected in mounting seat.Simple structure of the present invention, easy for installation, good seal, automatic open-close is realized with pressure liftable, and can monitor the pressure under film at any time, instructs line service, cost performance is higher, is adapted to engineering and is promoted.

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A kind of simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir and its operating method
Technical field
The present invention relates to biogas treatment field, more particularly to a kind of simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir and its operating method.
Background technology
Existing biogas treatment regulation pool structure is more complicated, and the phenomenon of bubbling occurs, has influence on biogas regulation The normal of pond is used, poor to the monitoring effect of biogas, is not suitable for being widely applied.
The content of the invention
The present invention provides a kind of simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir and its operating method, it is intended to solve the problems, such as regulating reservoir bubbling, Regulating reservoir is promoted to be in good operation management state.
The present invention provides a kind of simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir, including regulating reservoir and mounting seat, and the regulating reservoir includes U-shaped Pipe, liquid level pin, blast pipe, elbow, the U-tube include inlet end and discharge ends, the opening of the inlet end and discharge ends Opening is concordant, and the liquid level pin is connected to discharge ends and monitors the water level of discharge ends, and the blast pipe is connected to the upper of inlet end Portion, the blast pipe is the pipeline of L-type, and the blast pipe is connected with inlet end, and the elbow is connected at the opening of inlet end, The bottom of the regulating reservoir is fixedly connected in mounting seat.
As a further improvement on the present invention, the mounting seat includes film strips, film surface, the first installing plate, the second installing plate, The film strips are connected on the first installing plate and are fixedly connected on U-tube bottom, the first installing plate of connection at the top of the film surface, its Bottom connects the second installing plate.
As a further improvement on the present invention, the film surface is HDPE film face.
As a further improvement on the present invention, first installing plate, the second installing plate are polyethylene foam sheet.
As a further improvement on the present invention, including air inlet pipe, the air inlet pipe is connected to the bottom of U-tube inlet end.
As a further improvement on the present invention, the ball float is arranged in U-tube, and the diameter of the ball float is less than U-tube Internal diameter.
The present invention also provides a kind of operating method of the simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir, including following operating procedure:
S1. normally off is operated:Toward the built-in water of U-tube, regulating reservoir two ends pressure is equal, and air guide is unblocked, to both sides liquid level It is in sustained height;
S2. working condition is operated:Inlet end toward U-tube is passed through biogas, and the pressure of inlet end is more than discharge ends and blast pipe Pressure, inlet end liquid level declines, and the liquid level of discharge ends and blast pipe rises, the height difference measuring pressure in two intraluminal fluid faces it is big It is small;
S3. exhaust condition is operated:Methane accumulation is persistently increased, U-tube inlet end liquid level continuous decrease, treats the liquid of blast pipe U-tube road is continued to flow into, the biogas that regulating reservoir is produced starts emptying, when the liquid of blast pipe thoroughly flows out, into holding Continuous exhaust phase;
S4. circulate operation:When local pressure declines in pond to be regulated, U-tube inlet end and blast pipe liquid level go up, and repeat Step S1.
As a further improvement on the present invention, the step S2 also includes:
S21. the first operating critical state is operated:Biogas slowly enters in pipe, and liquid level is moved down in inlet-end manifold, and liquid level is higher than The interface of blast pipe, U-tube discharge ends are communicated with air, and blast pipe water level mutually maintains an equal level with U-tube discharge ends liquid level;
S22. the second operating critical state is operated:Inlet end liquid level continuous decrease, as H > 0cm, exhaust is opened, part biogas Discharged along blast pipe, quickly flowing is mutually mixed exhaust end liquid level with biogas, produces violent bubble, inlet end and blast pipe Interior liquid level is in simple reciprocal lifting, and after air inlet is stable, discharge duct enters open mode.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows:Simple structure of the present invention, easy for installation, good seal, are realized certainly with pressure liftable Dynamic folding, and the pressure under film can be monitored at any time, line service is instructed, cost performance is higher, be adapted to engineering and promote.
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Fig. 1 is a kind of mounting structure figure of the simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir of the invention;
Fig. 2 be the simple exhaust apparatus of a kind of regulating reservoir of the invention operating method in normally off schematic diagram;
Fig. 3 be the simple exhaust apparatus of a kind of regulating reservoir of the invention operating method in the first operating critical state schematic diagram;
Fig. 4 be the simple exhaust apparatus of a kind of regulating reservoir of the invention operating method in the second operating critical state schematic diagram;
Fig. 5 be the simple exhaust apparatus of a kind of regulating reservoir of the invention operating method in exhaust condition schematic diagram.
The meaning that each label is represented in accompanying drawing is as follows:
Regulating reservoir 1, U-tube 11, inlet end 111, discharge ends 112, liquid level pin 12, blast pipe 13, elbow 14, mounting seat 2, film strips 21st, film surface 22, the first installing plate 23, the second installing plate 24, air inlet pipe 3, biogas flow direction 41, downward liquid flow direction 42nd, liquid level ascent direction 43, air pressure flow direction 44, airintake direction 45, biogas quickly flow 46.
Embodiment
In order to make the purpose , technical scheme and advantage of the present invention be clearer, it is right below in conjunction with drawings and Examples The present invention is further elaborated.
Embodiment one:
As shown in figure 1, the simple exhaust apparatus of a kind of regulating reservoir of the invention, including regulating reservoir 1 and mounting seat 2, regulating reservoir 1 includes U Type pipe 11, liquid level pin 12, blast pipe 13, elbow 14, U-tube 11 include inlet end 111 and discharge ends 112, and inlet end 111 is opened Mouth is concordant with the opening of discharge ends 112, and liquid level pin 12 is connected to discharge ends 112 and monitors the water level of discharge ends 112, blast pipe 13 The top of inlet end 111 is connected to, blast pipe 13 is the pipeline of L-type, and blast pipe 13 is connected with inlet end 111, and elbow 14 is connected At the opening of inlet end 111, the bottom of regulating reservoir 1 is fixedly connected in mounting seat 2.
Wherein, mounting seat 2 includes film strips 21, film surface 22, the first installing plate 23, the second installing plate 24, and film strips 21 are connected to On first installing plate 23 and it is fixedly connected on the bottom of U-tube 1, the first installing plate 23 of the top of film surface 22 connection, its bottom connection the Two installing plates 24.
Film surface 22 is HDPE film face.First installing plate 23, the second installing plate 24 are polyethylene foam sheet.
The simple exhaust apparatus of the regulating reservoir includes air inlet pipe 3, and the air inlet pipe 3 is connected to the bottom of the inlet end 111 of U-tube 11 Portion;Also include ball float, ball float is arranged in U-tube 11, the diameter of ball float is less than the internal diameter of U-tube 11.
Embodiment two:
As shown in Fig. 2 to 5, three working conditions of device point of the invention:It is normally off, working condition (the first work respectively Critical condition, the second operating critical state), exhaust condition.
Normally off:
In the built-in water of U-tube 11, when the air guide of regulating reservoir 1 is unblocked, both sides liquid level is all acted on by atmospheric pressure, both sides liquid level In sustained height.
Working condition:
The air guide of regulating reservoir 1 is obstructed, easily causes gas localized clusters, causes local pressure excessive, breaks the original pressure of U-tube Balance, during by pressure action, two intraluminal fluid faces produce difference in height, and pressure is bigger, and two liquid levels difference is bigger, by two intraluminal fluids The difference in height in face understands the size of tested pressure.
First operating critical state:
Biogas slowly enters in pipe, and liquid level is moved down in inlet end 111, but water level not yet exhaust end, the right-hand member of U-tube 11 and big gas phase Logical, the end water level of blast pipe 13 mutually maintains an equal level with the right-hand member liquid level of U-tube 11.
Second operating critical state:
The liquid level continuous decrease of inlet end 111, as H > 0cm, exhaust is opened, and part biogas is discharged along blast pipe 13, blast pipe 13 liquid levels start quick flowing, are mutually mixed with biogas, and violent bubble is produced at that time, but for fear of the right side of U-tube 11 and air Communicate, short-term Quick-return occurs in air pressure in pipeline, inlet end 111 is in simple past with liquid level in discharge ends 112 Multiple lifting, after air inlet is stable, blast pipe 13 enters open mode.
Exhaust condition:
When air accumulation is persistently increased, the liquid level continuous decrease of 11 inlet end of U-tube 111 treats the liquid continuous inflow U of outlet side Type pipe 11, the biogas that regulating reservoir 1 is produced starts emptying, when the liquid of blast pipe 13 thoroughly flows out, and the device, which enters, to be held Continuous exhaust phase.
When local pressure in pond declines, the left end of U-tube 11 and the liquid level of blast pipe 13 go up, and and so on operate.
Above content is to combine specific preferred embodiment further description made for the present invention, it is impossible to assert The specific implementation of the present invention is confined to these explanations.For general technical staff of the technical field of the invention, On the premise of not departing from present inventive concept, some simple deduction or replace can also be made, should all be considered as belonging to the present invention's Protection domain.

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1. a kind of simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir, it is characterised in that including regulating reservoir and mounting seat, the regulating reservoir includes U-shaped Pipe, liquid level pin, blast pipe, elbow, the U-tube include inlet end and discharge ends, the opening of the inlet end and discharge ends Opening is concordant, and the liquid level pin is connected to discharge ends and monitors the water level of discharge ends, and the blast pipe is connected to the upper of inlet end Portion, the blast pipe is the pipeline of L-type, and the blast pipe is connected with inlet end, and the elbow is connected at the opening of inlet end, The bottom of the regulating reservoir is fixedly connected in mounting seat.
2. the simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the mounting seat includes film strips, film Face, the first installing plate, the second installing plate, the film strips are connected on the first installing plate and are fixedly connected on U-tube bottom, described The first installing plate of connection at the top of film surface, its bottom connects the second installing plate.
3. the simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the film surface is HDPE film face.
4. the simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir according to claim 1, it is characterised in that first installing plate, the second peace Dress plate is polyethylene foam sheet.
5. the simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir according to claim 1, it is characterised in that including air inlet pipe, the air inlet pipe It is connected to the bottom of U-tube inlet end.
6. the simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir according to claim 1, it is characterised in that including ball float, the ball float is set In U-tube, the diameter of the ball float is less than the internal diameter of U-tube.
7. a kind of operating method of the simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir, it is characterised in that including following operating procedure:
S1. normally off is operated:Toward the built-in water of U-tube, regulating reservoir two ends pressure is equal, and air guide is unblocked, to both sides liquid level It is in sustained height;
S2. working condition is operated:Inlet end toward U-tube is passed through biogas, and the pressure of inlet end is more than discharge ends and blast pipe Pressure, inlet end liquid level declines, and the liquid level of discharge ends and blast pipe rises, the height difference measuring pressure in two intraluminal fluid faces it is big It is small;
S3. exhaust condition is operated:Methane accumulation is persistently increased, U-tube inlet end liquid level continuous decrease, treats the liquid of blast pipe U-tube road is continued to flow into, the biogas that regulating reservoir is produced starts emptying, when the liquid of blast pipe thoroughly flows out, into holding Continuous exhaust phase;
S4. circulate operation:When local pressure declines in pond to be regulated, U-tube inlet end and blast pipe liquid level go up, and repeat Step S1.
8. the operating method of the simple exhaust apparatus of regulating reservoir according to claim 7, it is characterised in that the step S2 is also wrapped Include:
S21. the first operating critical state is operated:Biogas slowly enters in pipe, and liquid level is moved down in inlet-end manifold, and liquid level is higher than The interface of blast pipe, U-tube discharge ends are communicated with air, and blast pipe water level mutually maintains an equal level with U-tube discharge ends liquid level;
S22. the second operating critical state is operated:Inlet end liquid level continuous decrease, as H > 0cm, exhaust is opened, part biogas Discharged along blast pipe, quickly flowing is mutually mixed exhaust end liquid level with biogas, produces violent bubble, inlet end and blast pipe Interior liquid level is in simple reciprocal lifting, and after air inlet is stable, discharge duct enters open mode.
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