CN110305774A - A kind of novel waste anaerobic ferment devices - Google Patents

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CN110305774A
CN110305774A CN201910589517.1A CN201910589517A CN110305774A CN 110305774 A CN110305774 A CN 110305774A CN 201910589517 A CN201910589517 A CN 201910589517A CN 110305774 A CN110305774 A CN 110305774A
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周益辉
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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of novel waste anaerobic ferment devices, including fermentor, dirt inlet and soil pick-up structure, the fermentor is provided centrally with hollow column, and hydraulic cylinder is provided at the top of the hollow column, is divided into suction chamber and exhaust chamber in hollow column;The piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder penetrates suction chamber, the dust collecter that suction chamber is separated into vacuum chamber and imbibition chamber is provided on piston rod, the outer wall of the imbibition chamber is provided with hollow liquid absorbing arm, offer liquid sucting port on the hollow liquid absorbing arm, the connectivity part of hollow liquid absorbing arm and imbibition chamber is provided with feed liquor check valve;Drain check valve is provided between the imbibition chamber and exhaust chamber, the outer wall of the exhaust chamber is circumferentially evenly arranged with more hollow drain arms, and the side wall of every hollow drain arm offers leakage fluid dram.Using the waste anaerobic ferment devices of the application, the uniformity of fermentation liquid mixing is substantially increased, improves the effect of waste suspension, while avoiding the generation of encrustation phenomena.

Description

A kind of novel waste anaerobic ferment devices
Technical field
The present invention relates to anaerobic fermentation fields, and in particular to a kind of novel waste anaerobic ferment devices.
Background technique
Currently, national about 3,800,000,000 tons of yield of livestock and poultry feces year.Data shows, the COD of livestock and poultry breeding industry discharge Reach 1268.26 ten thousand tons, accounts for the 96% of agricultural sources total emission volumn;Total nitrogen and total phosphorus emission are 102.48 ten thousand tons and 16.04 ten thousand Ton, accounts for the 38% and 56% of agricultural sources total emission volumn respectively.Livestock and poultry feces become the main source of agricultural sources pollution.Livestock and poultry feces A kind of resource, how the efficient utilization of resources, become a kind of at present generally acknowledged problem.
Carrying out anaerobic fermentation processing to waste is a kind of waste resource utilization mode common at present, is detested in traditional C/S TR In aerobe fermentation tank, stalk mixes unevenly with waste with sewage, cannot achieve the purpose that suspension, and is easy during the fermentation The phenomenon that now crusting.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, detesting the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of novel waste anaerobic ferment devices to solve waste Problem bad, that suspension effect is bad is mixed during aerobe fermentation, while preventing the generation of encrustation phenomena.
The present invention is solved the above problems by following technological means: a kind of novel waste anaerobic ferment devices, including fermentation Tank, dirt inlet and soil pick-up structure, the fermentor are provided centrally with hollow column, are provided with liquid at the top of the hollow column Cylinder pressure, is divided into suction chamber arranged up and down and exhaust chamber in hollow column, is separated into decline oil pocket by piston in the hydraulic cylinder With promotion oil pocket, the decline oil pocket and promotion oil pocket pass through decline oil pipe respectively and promote oil pipe and extraneous hydraulic device company It connects;The piston rod packing of hydraulic cylinder penetrates suction chamber after sliding through the top of hollow column, and being provided on piston rod will aspirate Chamber is separated into the dust collecter of vacuum chamber and imbibition chamber, the sky that the outer wall of the imbibition chamber is connected at least provided with one with imbibition chamber Heart liquid absorbing arm, offers liquid sucting port on the hollow liquid absorbing arm, and the connectivity part of hollow liquid absorbing arm and imbibition chamber is provided with feed liquor list To valve;Drain check valve is provided between the imbibition chamber and exhaust chamber, the outer wall of the exhaust chamber is circumferentially evenly arranged with more The hollow drain arm that root is connected to exhaust chamber, the side wall of every hollow drain arm offer leakage fluid dram, the row of multiple leakage fluid drams Counter clockwise direction or clockwise direction of the liquid direction along fermentor.
Further, the hydraulic device includes the hydraulic oil container and hydraulic pump by oil communication, and the hydraulic pump is under Oil pipe connection is dropped, and the promotion oil pipe is connected to decline oil pipe, and the junction for declining oil pipe is provided with commutation promoting oil pipe Valve.
Further, the outer wall of the imbibition chamber is circumferentially evenly arranged with the more hollow liquid absorbing arms being connected to imbibition chamber, often It is equally spaced on the hollow liquid absorbing arm of root to offer multiple liquid sucting ports.
Further, the side wall of every hollow drain arm is equally spaced offers multiple leakage fluid drams, on different hollow drain arms Leakage fluid dram be staggeredly arranged.
Further, the hollow column outer wall is provided with stirring rod.
Further, the dirt inlet is arranged on fermentor tank deck.
Further, the soil pick-up structure includes soil pick-up pump and dirt sucking tube, and the soil pick-up pump is connected by dirt sucking tube and fermentor It is logical.
Beneficial effects of the present invention: the novel waste anaerobic ferment devices of the application, including fermentor, dirt inlet and soil pick-up Structure, the fermentor are provided centrally with hollow column, are provided with hydraulic cylinder at the top of the hollow column, in hollow column It is divided into suction chamber arranged up and down and exhaust chamber, decline oil pocket is separated by piston in the hydraulic cylinder and promotes oil pocket, it is described Decline oil pocket and promotion oil pocket pass through decline oil pipe respectively and promote oil pipe to be connect with extraneous hydraulic device;The piston of hydraulic cylinder Bar seals slide through the top of hollow column after penetrate suction chamber, be provided on piston rod by suction chamber be separated into vacuum chamber and The dust collecter of imbibition chamber, the hollow liquid absorbing arm that the outer wall of the imbibition chamber is connected at least provided with one with imbibition chamber, the sky Offer liquid sucting port on heart liquid absorbing arm, the connectivity part of hollow liquid absorbing arm and imbibition chamber is provided with feed liquor check valve;The imbibition chamber It is provided with drain check valve between exhaust chamber, the outer wall of the exhaust chamber is circumferentially evenly arranged with more and is connected to exhaust chamber Hollow drain arm, the side wall of every hollow drain arm offer leakage fluid dram, and the drain direction of multiple leakage fluid drams is along fermentor Counterclockwise or clockwise.Using the waste anaerobic ferment devices of the application, the equal of fermentation liquid mixing is substantially increased Even property, improves the effect of waste suspension, while avoiding the generation of encrustation phenomena.In addition, the advantages of the application, is also embodied in Following several points:
1, it is not necessary that the components such as stirring parts, electric control valve are arranged in fermentor, hair is realized under fermentor stationary state Being sufficiently mixed for zymotic fluid, also prevents encrustation phenomena, is conducive to the service life for improving device entirety, also greatly reduces maintenance Frequency.
2, the gas producing efficiency of waste fermentation is substantially increased.
Detailed description of the invention
The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.
Fig. 1 is elevational schematic view of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the schematic top plan view of hollow drain arm;
Fig. 3 is the schematic top plan view of hollow liquid absorbing arm.
Figure label: 1-- hydraulic device;2-- declines oil pipe;3-- promotes oil pipe;4-- hydraulic cylinder;5-- piston rod;6-- Dust collecter;7-- fermentor tank deck;8-- vacuum chamber;9-- fermentation chamber;10-- feed liquor check valve;The hollow liquid absorbing arm of 11--;12-- row Liquid check valve;13-- imbibition chamber;14-- liquid sucting port;15-- stirring rod;The hollow drain arm of 16--;17-- soil pick-up pump;18-- soil pick-up Pipe;19-- dirt inlet;20-- exhaust chamber;21-- leakage fluid dram.
Specific embodiment
Below by drawings and examples, the present invention is described in more detail.Illustrated by these, the features of the present invention It will be become more apparent from advantage clear.Obviously, the described embodiments are merely a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than complete The embodiment in portion.
Such as Fig. 1-3, shown in novel waste anaerobic ferment devices, including fermentor, hydraulic device 1, soil pick-up pump 17 and inhale Dirty pipe 18, is provided with dirt inlet 19 on fermentor tank deck 7, described hollow vertical in the hollow column that is provided centrally with of fermentor Column it is closed at both ends, hydraulic cylinder 4 is provided at the top of hollow column, suction chamber arranged up and down and drain are divided into hollow column Chamber 20, the soil pick-up pump are connected to by dirt sucking tube with fermentor, and the dirt after fermentation is discharged by soil pick-up pump.
It is separated into the hydraulic cylinder by piston and declines oil pocket and promote oil pocket, the decline oil pocket is distinguished with oil pocket is promoted It is connect by decline oil pipe 2 and promotion oil pipe 3 with hydraulic device, specifically, the hydraulic device includes passing through oil communication Hydraulic oil container and hydraulic pump, the hydraulic pump with decline oil pipe be connected to, the promotion oil pipe with decline oil pipe be connected to, promoted The junction of oil pipe and decline oil pipe is provided with reversal valve, by the circulating direction for the Vavle switching oil circuit that commutates, replaces hydraulic oil It flows into decline oil pocket and promotes oil pocket.
The piston rod 5 of the hydraulic cylinder penetrates suction chamber, the bottom of piston rod after sealing the top for sliding through hollow column Portion is provided with the dust collecter 6 that suction chamber is separated into vacuum chamber 8 and imbibition chamber 13, and the outer wall of the imbibition chamber is circumferentially uniformly arranged There are the more hollow liquid absorbing arms 11 being connected to imbibition chamber, it is equally spaced on every hollow liquid absorbing arm to offer multiple liquid sucting ports 14, Using this kind of structure type, it can make to be uniformly distributed multiple liquid sucting ports in fermentation chamber, to substantially increase the equal of suction fermentation liquid Even property.The connectivity part of the hollow liquid absorbing arm and imbibition chamber is provided with feed liquor check valve 10, and feed liquor check valve limits mixed liquor only Imbibition chamber can be flowed by hollow liquid absorbing arm.
It is provided with drain check valve 12 between the imbibition chamber and exhaust chamber 20, drain check valve limits mixed liquor can only be by Imbibition chamber flows into exhaust chamber, and the outer wall of the exhaust chamber 20 is circumferentially evenly arranged with the more hollow drain arms being connected to exhaust chamber 16, the side wall of every hollow drain arm is equally spaced to offer multiple leakage fluid drams 21, and the leakage fluid dram on different hollow drain arms is wrong Arrangement is opened, using this kind of structure type, can make to be uniformly distributed multiple leakage fluid drams in fermentation chamber 9, to substantially increase drain punching Hit the coverage area and uniformity of stirring, counter clockwise direction or clockwise side of the drain direction of multiple leakage fluid drams along fermentor To.
Specific anaerobic fermentation process are as follows: the mixture of livestock and poultry feces and stalk is entered in fermentor by dirt inlet 19, The boosted oil pipe 3 of 1 fuel feeding of hydraulic pump, which enters, to be promoted in oil pocket, is driven piston, 6 Synchronous lifting of piston rod and dust collecter, is generated pumping Suction flows into waste mixed liquor successively in imbibition chamber after liquid sucting port and hollow liquid absorbing arm, draws to imbibition chamber a certain amount of After waste mixed liquor, by the Vavle switching hydraulic circuit that commutates, decline oil pocket is made to be filled with hydraulic oil, driving piston, piston rod and pumping The synchronous decline of suction nozzle 6, the waste mixed liquor in imbibition chamber is entered in exhaust chamber, then is discharged through hollow drain arm and leakage fluid dram, Waste mixed liquor impingement mix out of leakage fluid dram is discharged the waste mixed liquor with certain flow rate and fermentation chamber, can cause to send out Agitation, recycles repeatedly, fermentation liquid can be made continuously to be in agitated conditions in fermentation tank, furthermore, the drain direction of multiple leakage fluid drams Along the counter clockwise direction of fermentor or clockwise, it can be achieved that waste mixed liquor generates eddy flow in tank body, not only contribute to The uniformity of fermentation liquid mixing is improved, and waste and stalk is made sufficiently to suspend in mixed liquor, in addition, also avoiding crust Phenomenon.
Preferably, the hollow column outer wall is provided with stirring rod 15, the waste mixed liquor effect of stirring rod and flowing, energy Further increase the uniformity of fermentation liquid mixing.
Finally, it is stated that the above examples are only used to illustrate the technical scheme of the present invention and are not limiting, although referring to compared with Good embodiment describes the invention in detail, those skilled in the art should understand that, it can be to skill of the invention Art scheme is modified or replaced equivalently, and without departing from the objective and range of technical solution of the present invention, should all be covered at this In the scope of the claims of invention.

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1. a kind of novel waste anaerobic ferment devices, including fermentor, dirt inlet and soil pick-up structure, it is characterised in that: the hair Fermentation tank is provided centrally with hollow column, and hydraulic cylinder is provided at the top of the hollow column, and cloth up and down is divided into hollow column The suction chamber and exhaust chamber set are separated into decline oil pocket by piston in the hydraulic cylinder and promote oil pocket, the decline oil pocket with Promotion oil pocket passes through decline oil pipe respectively and promotes oil pipe to be connect with extraneous hydraulic device;The piston rod packing of hydraulic cylinder is slided Suction chamber is penetrated behind the top of hollow column, and the pumping that suction chamber is separated into vacuum chamber and imbibition chamber is provided on piston rod Suction nozzle, the hollow liquid absorbing arm that the outer wall of the imbibition chamber is connected at least provided with one with imbibition chamber, on the hollow liquid absorbing arm Offer liquid sucting port, the connectivity part of hollow liquid absorbing arm and imbibition chamber is provided with feed liquor check valve;The imbibition chamber and exhaust chamber it Between be provided with drain check valve, the outer wall of the exhaust chamber is circumferentially evenly arranged with the more hollow drains being connected to exhaust chamber Arm, the side wall of every hollow drain arm offer leakage fluid dram, the side counterclockwise of the drain directions of multiple leakage fluid drams along fermentor To or clockwise.
2. novel waste anaerobic ferment devices according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the hydraulic device includes passing through The hydraulic oil container and hydraulic pump of oil communication, the hydraulic pump are connected to decline oil pipe, and the promotion oil pipe and decline oil pipe connect It is logical, the junction for promoting oil pipe and decline oil pipe is provided with reversal valve.
3. novel waste anaerobic ferment devices according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: the outer wall of the imbibition chamber is circumferential It is evenly arranged with the more hollow liquid absorbing arms being connected to imbibition chamber, it is equally spaced on every hollow liquid absorbing arm to offer multiple imbibitions Mouthful.
4. novel waste anaerobic ferment devices according to claim 1 to 3, it is characterised in that: every hollow row The side wall of liquid arm is equally spaced to offer multiple leakage fluid drams, and the leakage fluid dram on different hollow drain arms is staggeredly arranged.
5. novel waste anaerobic ferment devices according to claim 4, it is characterised in that: the hollow column outer wall setting There is stirring rod.
6. novel waste anaerobic ferment devices according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: the dirt inlet setting is being fermented On tank tank deck.
7. novel waste anaerobic ferment devices according to claim 6, it is characterised in that: the soil pick-up structure includes soil pick-up Pump and dirt sucking tube, the soil pick-up pump are connected to by dirt sucking tube with fermentor.
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