CN108947088A - A kind of casting industry waste water treatment system - Google Patents

A kind of casting industry waste water treatment system Download PDF

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CN108947088A
CN108947088A CN201810872424.5A CN201810872424A CN108947088A CN 108947088 A CN108947088 A CN 108947088A CN 201810872424 A CN201810872424 A CN 201810872424A CN 108947088 A CN108947088 A CN 108947088A
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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of casting industry waste water treatment systems, it is related to field of waste water treatment, including water inlet pipe, inclined-plate clarifying basin, oil water separator and coagulation reaction tank, the side of water inlet pipe is connected with conditioning tank, inclined-plate clarifying basin, oil water separator and coagulation reaction tank are disposed in the horizontal direction to the right by basic point of conditioning tank, and are connected by pipeline between conditioning tank, inclined-plate clarifying basin, oil water separator and coagulation reaction tank.It is of the invention novel in design, it is easy to use, it is adsorbed and collected by the irony powder that magnechuck can be discharged in sewage foundry industry with iron filings, on the one hand iron filings is avoided to result in blockage pipeline, effectively extend the service life of complete equipment, on the other hand collected iron powder can be recycled with iron filings and utilized, cost waste effectively has been saved, has increased economic well-being of workers and staff, has been provided with medicament adding device, medicament can be accurately added come ammonia ratio according to the summation of water, the science of realization is administered.

Description

A kind of casting industry waste water treatment system
Technical field
The present invention relates to casting industry and technical field of waste water processing, specifically a kind of casting industry waste water treatment system.
Background technique
In today that science and technology is grown rapidly, due to the peculiar advantage of casting forming process, some complex structural member mesh Before there is no other manufacturing process alternative.Casting technique is still most economical and convenient and fast metal forming technology.With global economy Integration, cooperation internationally increasingly closely, when competition, Chinese automobile foundry industry should more fully play casting Resources advantage is made, the foundary industry of oneself is developed, foundry industry can generate waste water in processing, these waste water can be by handling heel row It puts, iron powder and iron filings is contained in these waste water, be easy to result in blockage to pipeline, to reduce water treatment effect.Therefore, originally Field technical staff provides a kind of casting industry waste water treatment system, to solve the problems mentioned in the above background technology.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of casting industry waste water treatment systems, to solve to propose in above-mentioned background technique The problem of.
To achieve the above object, the invention provides the following technical scheme:
A kind of casting industry waste water treatment system, including water inlet pipe, inclined-plate clarifying basin, oil water separator and coagulation reaction tank, into The side of water pipe is connected with conditioning tank, is disposed with inclined-plate clarifying basin, grease in the horizontal direction to the right by basic point of conditioning tank Separator and coagulation reaction tank, and connected by pipeline between conditioning tank, inclined-plate clarifying basin, oil water separator and coagulation reaction tank It connects, magnechuck is fixedly installed on the inside of conditioning tank, the lower section of inclined-plate clarifying basin is connected with sludge-tank, coagulation by sewage pipe The side of reaction tank is connected with drainpipe, and the front surface of coagulation reaction tank is equipped with medicament adding device, coagulation reaction tank Inside is equipped with agitating device, and is equipped with strainer at the position of the corresponding drainpipe in inside of coagulation reaction tank.
Technical effect: absorption receipts are carried out by irony powder and iron filings that magnechuck can be discharged in sewage foundry industry Collection, on the one hand avoids iron filings from resulting in blockage pipeline, effectively extends the service life of complete equipment, on the other hand gather up The iron powder come can be recycled with iron filings to be utilized, and has effectively been saved cost waste, has been increased economic well-being of workers and staff.
The technical solution that the present invention further limits is:
A kind of preceding casting industry waste water treatment system, agitating device includes motor, and the turning end of motor is fixedly connected with Agitating shaft, stirring the tip of the axis is rotatably connected to bearing, and the outer surface of agitating shaft is fixedly installed paddle.
A kind of preceding casting industry waste water treatment system, medicament adding device includes mounting plate, the preceding table of mounting plate Face is provided with pharmacy jar, and the upper surface insertion of pharmacy jar is connected with perfusion tube, and the upper surface of pharmacy jar is located at the one of perfusion tube There is lid by screw threads for fastening at side position, the middle section of perfusion tube is connected with water ga(u)ge, and one end of perfusion tube is connected with out Tap.
A kind of preceding casting industry waste water treatment system, pharmacy jar are internally provided with miniature immersible pump, and medicament The side insertion of tank is connected with water level pipe, the water intake end of the water outlet connection perfusion tube of miniature immersible pump.
A kind of preceding casting industry waste water treatment system, the outer cover insulation sleeve of magnechuck, insulation sleeve is plastic cement The component of material, and the surface of magnechuck offers through-hole, through-hole is in equidistantly to be uniformly distributed on the surface of magnechuck, through-hole Aperture be 0.5mm.
A kind of preceding casting industry waste water treatment system, the outside of strainer is fixed by the frame of rectangle, and frame Frame is bolted on the inside of coagulation reaction tank, and institute's strainer is a kind of component of PTFE material, and the hole on the surface of strainer Diameter is 0.45 μm.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are: the present invention is novel in design, structure is simple, easy to use, section It can be environmentally friendly:
(1) present invention is provided with medicament adding device, can accurately add medicament according to the summation of water come ammonia ratio, realizes Science is administered, and is avoided the problem that medicament addition excessively leads to drug contamination occur, is effectively raised wastewater purifying efficiency.
(2) present invention is provided with agitating device, and the medicament of addition can be made quickly to neutralize promotion with sewage and reacted, saved Reaction time improves work efficiency.
(3) present invention is provided with strainer, and the water source after can handle by strainer is finally filtered, and improves and administers effect Fruit, it is ensured that the water source of discharge can reach discharge index.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is a kind of structural schematic diagram of casting industry waste water treatment system;
Fig. 2 is a kind of enlarged drawing of part A in casting industry waste water treatment system Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a kind of structural schematic diagram of casting industry waste water treatment system agitating device;
Fig. 4 is a kind of structural schematic diagram of casting industry waste water treatment system medicament adding device;
In figure: 1, water inlet pipe;2, conditioning tank;3, inclined-plate clarifying basin;4, oil water separator;5, coagulation reaction tank;6, drainpipe;7, Medicament adding device;701, perfusion tube;702, depotition cock;703, water ga(u)ge;704, pharmacy jar;705, mounting plate;706, Lid;8, sludge-tank;9, magnechuck;10, agitating device;101, motor;102, agitating shaft;103, bearing;104, paddle; 11, strainer.
Specific embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 1~4, in the embodiment of the present invention, a kind of casting industry waste water treatment system, including water inlet pipe 1, inclined plate Sedimentation basin 3, oil water separator 4 and coagulation reaction tank 5, the side of water inlet pipe 1 are connected with conditioning tank 2, with conditioning tank 2 be basic point to The right side is disposed with inclined-plate clarifying basin 3, oil water separator 4 and coagulation reaction tank 5, and conditioning tank 2, sloping plate deposition in the horizontal direction It is connected by pipeline between pond 3, oil water separator 4 and coagulation reaction tank 5, the inside of conditioning tank 2 is fixedly installed with electromagnetism suction Disk 9, the outer cover insulation sleeve of magnechuck 9, insulation sleeve be plastic cement material component, and the surface of magnechuck 9 offer it is logical Hole, through-hole is on the surface of magnechuck 9 in being equidistantly uniformly distributed, and the aperture of through-hole is 0.5mm, in use, magnechuck 9 is led to Magnetism is made it have after electricity, the irony powder that foundry industry can be discharged in sewage is adsorbed and collected with iron filings, is on the one hand kept away Exempt from iron filings to result in blockage to pipeline, effectively extend the service life of complete equipment, on the other hand collected iron powder with Iron filings, which can recycle, to be utilized, and has effectively been saved cost waste, has been increased economic well-being of workers and staff.
The lower section of inclined-plate clarifying basin 3 is connected with sludge-tank 8 by sewage pipe, and the side of coagulation reaction tank 5 is connected with draining Pipe 6, and the front surface of coagulation reaction tank 5 is equipped with medicament adding device 7, medicament adding device 7 includes mounting plate 705, installation The front surface of plate 705 is provided with pharmacy jar 704, and the upper surface insertion of pharmacy jar 704 is connected with perfusion tube 701, and pharmacy jar 704 Upper surface be located at a side position of perfusion tube 701 and have lid 706 by screw threads for fastening, the middle section of perfusion tube 701 is connected with Water ga(u)ge 703, and one end of perfusion tube 701 is connected with depotition cock 702, pharmacy jar 704 is internally provided with Miniature submersible Pump, and the side insertion of pharmacy jar 704 is connected with water level pipe, the water outlet of miniature immersible pump connects the water intake end of perfusion tube 701, The inside of pharmacy jar 704 is mounted with high efficiency composition water purification agent, when in use, passes through water flow according to the water in coagulation reaction tank 5 Meter 703 sets rating number, after setting numerical value, so that miniature immersible pump is powered and operates, by medicine after miniature immersible pump energization running Medicament inside agent tank 704 is transmitted along perfusion tube 701, is finally injected in coagulation reaction tank 5 from depotition cock 702, is worked as warp It when the medicament of water flow meter 703 reaches setting numerical value, closes miniature immersible pump and stops feed flow, medicament addition is avoided excessively to cause There is the problem of drug contamination, effectively raises wastewater purifying efficiency.
The inside of coagulation reaction tank 5 is equipped with agitating device 10, and agitating device 10 includes motor 101, the rotation of motor 101 End is fixedly connected with agitating shaft 102, and the end of agitating shaft 102 is rotatably connected to bearing 103, and the outer surface of agitating shaft 102 is solid Surely it is provided with paddle 104, in use, motor 101 is made to be powered running, motor 101 is powered after running can be with by agitating shaft 102 It drives paddle 104 to rotate, the medicament of addition can be made quickly to neutralize promotion with sewage and reacted, saved the reaction time, improved Working efficiency.
Strainer 11 is installed at the position of the corresponding drainpipe 6 in the inside of coagulation reaction tank 5, the outside of strainer 11 passes through square The frame of shape is fixed, and frame is bolted on the inside of coagulation reaction tank 5, and institute's strainer 11 is a kind of PTFE material Component, and the aperture on the surface of strainer 11 is 0.45 μm, the water source after can handle finally is filtered, regulation effect is improved, Ensure that the water source discharged can reach discharge index.
The working principle of the invention is: adjusting firstly, the waste water of foundry industry is injected in conditioning tank 2 by water inlet pipe 1 It saving, magnechuck 9, the outer cover insulation sleeve of magnechuck 9 is provided in conditioning tank 2, insulation sleeve is the component of plastic cement material, and The surface of magnechuck 9 offers through-hole, and on the surface of magnechuck 9 in being equidistantly uniformly distributed, the aperture of through-hole is through-hole 0.5mm, in use, by magnechuck 9 be powered after make it have magnetism, can to foundry industry be discharged sewage in irony powder with Iron filings are adsorbed and collected, and on the one hand iron filings are avoided to result in blockage pipeline, effectively extend the service life of complete equipment, On the other hand collected iron powder can be recycled with iron filings and utilized, and effectively save cost waste, increase economic receipts Benefit, further, the water source of conditioning tank 2 can sequentially enter sedimentation basin 3 and oil water separator 4 by pipeline, after sedimentation basin 3 precipitates Sludge leads to sludge-tank 8 by sewage pipe, and then, by oil water separator 4 by water-oil separating, sewage can then enter coagulating Pond 5, the front surface of coagulation reaction tank 5 are equipped with medicament adding device 7, pass through water flow according to the water in coagulation reaction tank 5 703 setting rating numbers are counted, after setting numerical value, so that miniature immersible pump is powered and operates, by medicament after miniature immersible pump energization running Medicament inside tank 704 is transmitted along perfusion tube 701, is finally injected in coagulation reaction tank 5 from depotition cock 702, is worked as process It when the medicament of water ga(u)ge 703 reaches setting numerical value, closes miniature immersible pump and stops feed flow, medicament addition is avoided excessively to cause The problem of existing drug contamination, wastewater purifying efficiency is effectively raised, further, so that motor 101 is powered and operate, motor 101 is logical Paddle 104 can be driven to rotate by agitating shaft 102 after electricity running, the medicament of addition and sewage can be made quickly to neutralize promotion Reaction, has saved the reaction time, has improved work efficiency, finally, the water source after can handle by strainer 11 carries out last mistake Filter improves regulation effect, it is ensured that the water source of discharge can reach discharge index.
It is above-described, it is merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited to This, anyone skilled in the art in the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, according to the technique and scheme of the present invention And its inventive concept is subject to equivalent substitution or change, should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of casting industry waste water treatment system, including water inlet pipe (1), inclined-plate clarifying basin (3), oil water separator (4) and mixed Solidifying reaction tank (5), which is characterized in that the side of the water inlet pipe (1) is connected with conditioning tank (2), it is described with conditioning tank (2) for base Point is disposed with to the right inclined-plate clarifying basin (3), oil water separator (4) and coagulation reaction tank (5), and conditioning tank in the horizontal direction (2), it is connected by pipeline between inclined-plate clarifying basin (3), oil water separator (4) and coagulation reaction tank (5), the conditioning tank (2) it is fixedly installed on the inside of magnechuck (9), the lower section of the inclined-plate clarifying basin (3) is connected with sludge-tank by sewage pipe (8), the side of the coagulation reaction tank (5) is connected with drainpipe (6), and the front surface of coagulation reaction tank (5) is equipped with medicament The inside of adding set (7), the coagulation reaction tank (5) is equipped with agitating device (10), and the inside phase of coagulation reaction tank (5) Strainer (11) are installed at the position of corresponding drainpipe (6).
2. a kind of casting industry waste water treatment system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the agitating device (10) Including motor (101), the turning end of the motor (101) is fixedly connected with agitating shaft (102), the end of the agitating shaft (102) End is rotatably connected to bearing (103), and the outer surface of agitating shaft (102) is fixedly installed paddle (104).
3. a kind of casting industry waste water treatment system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the medicament adding device It (7) include mounting plate (705), the front surface of the mounting plate (705) is provided with pharmacy jar (704), the pharmacy jar (704) Upper surface insertion is connected with perfusion tube (701), and the upper surface of pharmacy jar (704) is located at a side position of perfusion tube (701) Have lid (706) by screw threads for fastening, the middle section of the perfusion tube (701) is connected with water ga(u)ge (703), and perfusion tube (701) one end is connected with depotition cock (702).
4. a kind of casting industry waste water treatment system according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the pharmacy jar (704) Be internally provided with miniature immersible pump, and the side insertion of pharmacy jar (704) is connected with water level pipe, the water outlet of miniature immersible pump Connect the water intake end of perfusion tube (701).
5. a kind of casting industry waste water treatment system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the magnechuck (9) Outer cover insulation sleeve, insulation sleeve is the component of plastic cement material, and the surface of magnechuck (9) offers through-hole, and through-hole is in electricity In being equidistantly uniformly distributed, the aperture of through-hole is 0.5mm on the surface of magnetic-disc (9).
6. a kind of casting industry waste water treatment system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that outside the strainer (11) Portion is fixed by the frame of rectangle, and frame is bolted on the inside of coagulation reaction tank (5), and institute's strainer (11) is one The component of kind PTFE material, and the aperture on the surface of strainer (11) is 0.45 μm.
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