CN117210311B - Kitchen waste treatment and carbon fixing equipment combined circulating system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a circulating system of kitchen waste treatment combined with carbon fixing equipment, which relates to the field of kitchen waste treatment, and comprises a fermentation tank fixed on the ground through a support frame and an annular top plate, wherein the bottom of the annular top plate is fixed on the ground through a support column and positioned at the top of the fermentation tank, a power plunger device is arranged in the fermentation tank, a carbon fixing device is arranged at the top of the annular top plate, and an oxygen device is arranged on the outer wall of the fermentation tank; the power plunger device comprises a drain hole plate which is connected with the inner wall of the fermentation tank in a sliding way, a first magnetic suction blocking component which is arranged on the inner wall of the fermentation tank and positioned at the lower part of the drain hole plate, a power cylinder which is arranged at the top of the fermentation tank and the execution end of which extends into the fermentation tank, and a second magnetic suction blocking component and a clamping plate which are sequentially arranged at the execution end of the power cylinder from top to bottom. The invention relates to a circulating system which is convenient for collecting and circulating gas during kitchen waste treatment by a power source.
Description
Technical Field
The invention mainly relates to the technical field of kitchen waste treatment, in particular to a circulating system of kitchen waste treatment combined with carbon fixing equipment.
Background
The kitchen waste can be treated in an aerobic fermentation mode, organic substances can be converted into carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrate, sulfate and oxide through the aerobic fermentation, the carbon dioxide can be biologically fixed through photosynthesis of plants, meanwhile, oxygen can be generated through photosynthesis of the plants, and the oxygen can act on the aerobic fermentation, so that the high-efficiency treatment of the kitchen waste is facilitated through the circulation mode.
According to the method for producing hydrogen by anaerobic fermentation of the pressure swing adsorption purification kitchen waste provided by the patent document with the application number of CN201611009098.2, the method comprises the following steps: the raw material gas is dehydrated and desulfurized, and then is pressurized and cooled to the pressure of 3.8-4.0 MPa and the temperature of 5-15 ℃ by a reciprocating secondary compressor; the obtained high-pressure low-temperature raw material gas absorbs hydrogen in the mixed gas through the bottom of the adsorption tower, and methane and carbon dioxide are discharged; desorbing the hydrogen adsorbed in the adsorbent; the adsorption bed is vacuumized and regenerated and then enters the next adsorption cycle process; the desorbed hydrogen is sent into a second buffer tank by a water ring vacuum pump after sequentially passing through a vacuum tank and an oil-water separator; pressurizing and cooling by a reciprocating four-stage compressor, and deeply dehydrating by a molecular sieve to obtain the product hydrogen. The method realizes the recovery of methane, carbon dioxide and other gases, and purifies and enriches hydrogen to more than 99 percent. Is suitable for large-scale continuous production, has simple and continuous equipment structure, is convenient to operate, and saves energy consumption.
The method in the patent realizes the recovery of gases such as methane, carbon dioxide and the like, but is inconvenient for realizing the collection and circulation of the gases during the treatment of the kitchen waste by one power source.
Disclosure of Invention
Based on the above, the invention aims to provide a kitchen waste treatment combined with carbon fixing equipment circulating system so as to solve the technical problems in the background technology.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: the kitchen waste treatment and carbon fixing equipment combined circulating system comprises a fermentation tank and an annular top plate, wherein the fermentation tank is fixed on the ground through a support frame, the bottom of the annular top plate is fixed on the ground through a support column and is positioned at the top of the fermentation tank, a power plunger device is arranged in the fermentation tank, a carbon fixing device is arranged at the top of the annular top plate, and an oxygen device is arranged on the outer wall of the fermentation tank;
the power plunger device comprises a drain hole plate which is connected with the inner wall of the fermentation tank in a sliding way, a first magnetic blocking component which is arranged on the inner wall of the fermentation tank and positioned at the lower part of the drain hole plate, a power cylinder which is arranged at the top of the fermentation tank and the execution end of which extends into the fermentation tank, and a second magnetic blocking component and a clamping plate which are sequentially arranged at the execution end of the power cylinder from top to bottom;
the carbon fixing device comprises an airflow ring arranged at the top of the annular top plate, a first air pipe, a plurality of biological carbon fixing tanks and a plurality of carbon dioxide tanks, wherein one end of the first air pipe is communicated with the airflow ring, the other end of the first air pipe is communicated with the top of the fermentation tank, the biological carbon fixing tanks are arranged on the annular top plate, the bottoms of the biological carbon fixing tanks are communicated with the airflow ring through second air pipes, the plurality of carbon dioxide tanks are arranged on the annular top plate, the bottoms of the biological carbon fixing tanks are communicated with the airflow ring through third air pipes, damping air guide parts communicated with the second air pipes are arranged at the bottoms of the inner walls of the biological carbon fixing tanks, air inlet parts are communicated at the bottoms of the side walls of the biological carbon fixing tanks, and magnetic suction type plunger plates are arranged in the carbon dioxide tanks;
the oxygen device is including locating the annular oxygen storage tank of fermentation cylinder outer wall, one end intercommunication annular oxygen storage tank top, the other end and a plurality of the fourth gas-supply pipe of biological solid carbon tank top intercommunication, locate plunger power board in the annular oxygen storage tank, one end intercommunication annular oxygen storage tank bottom, the other end intercommunication the fifth gas-supply pipe of fermentation cylinder outer wall, and locate fermentation cylinder lateral wall bottom and gas-supply end run through the oxygen supply part of fermentation cylinder outer wall, the oxygen supply part pass through sixth gas-supply pipe with annular oxygen storage tank top is linked together, the fifth gas-supply pipe is located leak hole board upper portion.
Preferably, the first magnetic blocking component comprises a cross positioning frame arranged on the inner wall of the fermentation tank, a plurality of first blocking blocks which are arranged on the cross positioning frame and correspond to the positions of the leak holes on the leak hole plate in an annular array manner, arc-shaped electromagnetic blocks arranged between two adjacent first blocking blocks, and a plurality of first springs arranged on the cross positioning frame. In the preferred embodiment, the first magnetically attracted blocking member facilitates magnetically attracted formation of a sealing barrier with the orifice plate.
Preferably, the second magnetic blocking component comprises a blocking plate sleeved outside the actuating end of the power cylinder, a plurality of through holes penetrating through the blocking plate and distributed in an annular array, a transverse plate arranged in the through holes, and a second spring arranged at the bottom of the transverse plate. In the preferred embodiment, the second magnetically attractable blocking member facilitates magnetically attractable engagement with the snap plate to form a sealing barrier.
Preferably, the clamping plate comprises a base ring, a cross plate arranged in the base ring, a plurality of first clamping blocks arranged at the bottom of the cross plate and corresponding to the positions of the leak holes in the leak hole plate, and a plurality of second clamping blocks arranged at the top of the cross plate and corresponding to the through holes, wherein the tops of the second clamping blocks are abutted to the bottom ends of the second springs. In the preferred embodiment, the sealing barrier is formed by magnetically attracting the orifice plate with the engagement plate.
Preferably, a first air flow pipe is arranged at the top of the fermentation tank, and a second air flow pipe is arranged on the side wall of the fermentation tank and positioned at the lower part of the leak hole plate. In the preferred embodiment, the air flow in and out control is achieved by the cooperation of the first air flow tube and the second air flow tube.
Preferably, the damping air guide component comprises an air flow rod which is arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the biological carbon fixing tank and communicated with the second air pipe, a positioning cover ring which is arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the biological carbon fixing tank and communicated with the air flow rod, an exhaust cover ring which is arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the biological carbon fixing tank and sleeved outside the positioning cover ring, a plunger ring which is arranged between the positioning cover ring and the exhaust cover ring, a positioning top plate which is arranged between the positioning cover ring and the exhaust cover ring, and a supporting spring which is arranged between the positioning top plate and the plunger ring. In the preferred embodiment, the damping air guide member facilitates the buffering of air pressure when the air pressure is high, so as to prevent the air flow from affecting plants in the biosolids carbon tank.
Preferably, the air inlet component comprises an air guide pipe, an exhaust valve and an electric control valve, wherein one end of the air guide pipe is communicated with the bottom of the side wall of the biological carbon fixing tank, and the exhaust valve and the electric control valve are sequentially arranged at one end, far away from the biological carbon fixing tank, of the air guide pipe. In the preferred embodiment, the air flow is facilitated by the air intake means into the biosolids canister.
Preferably, the magnetic plunger plate comprises a lifting plunger plate arranged in the carbon dioxide tank, a rubber ring arranged at the top of the lifting plunger plate, a compression ring arranged at the top of the rubber ring, an n-shaped frame arranged on the compression ring, first electromagnetic blocks symmetrically arranged at two ends of the n-shaped frame, and second electromagnetic blocks arranged at the center of the bottom of the n-shaped frame. In the preferred embodiment, stable storage and automatic discharge of carbon dioxide is achieved by a magnetically attracted plunger plate.
Preferably, the oxygen supply part comprises an oxygen supply ring sleeved at the bottom of the outer wall of the fermentation tank, and a plurality of oxygen supply pipes, wherein one ends of the oxygen supply pipes are communicated with the oxygen supply ring, the other ends of the oxygen supply pipes are communicated with the fermentation tank, and the oxygen supply ring is communicated with the sixth gas pipe. In the present preferred embodiment, the storage and discharge of oxygen is achieved by the oxygen supply means.
Preferably, a plurality of heating rings are sequentially arranged on the outer wall of the annular oxygen storage tank from top to bottom. In the preferred embodiment, the regulation of the oxygen supply temperature is achieved by a heating ring.
In summary, the invention has the following advantages:
the device is convenient for realizing gas collection and circulation during kitchen waste treatment by a power source, realizing carbon dioxide recovery during waste aerobic treatment by a circulating system, supplying the carbon dioxide as gas source gas to the biological carbon fixing tank, and generating oxygen after the plant in the biological carbon fixing tank is used for biological fixing the carbon dioxide, wherein the oxygen can be used as gas source gas to be supplied to the fermentation tank so as to facilitate continuous fermentation of the fermentation tank;
according to the invention, the power plunger device is used for realizing the power circulation of gas, the clamping plate can magnetically attract the leak hole plate to form a sealing baffle plate, at the moment, the power cylinder can realize the extraction of carbon dioxide, the first magnetic attraction blocking part is convenient for magnetically attracting the leak hole plate to form the sealing baffle plate, the second magnetic attraction blocking part is convenient for magnetically attracting the clamping plate to form the sealing baffle plate, the first air flow pipe and the second air flow pipe are matched for realizing the air flow in-out control function, at the moment, the power cylinder can pneumatically drive the plunger power plate to descend or ascend so as to realize the suction or discharge of oxygen;
the damping air guide component in the carbon fixing device is convenient for buffering the air pressure when the air pressure is larger so as to prevent the air flow from influencing plants in the biological carbon fixing tank, the air flow is convenient for entering the biological carbon fixing tank through the air inlet component, the stable storage and the automatic discharge of the carbon dioxide are realized through the magnetic plunger plate,
oxygen is stored and discharged through the oxygen supply component in the oxygen device, and the oxygen supply temperature is adjusted through the heating ring.
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FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the overall structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the overall structure of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the power plunger assembly of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the structure of the carbon fixing device of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the overall structure of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a carbon fixing device according to the present invention;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the structure at A of the present invention;
fig. 8 is an enlarged view of the structure at B of the present invention.
Description of the drawings: 10. a fermentation tank; 101. a first gas flow tube; 102. a second gas flow tube; 11. an annular top plate; 20. a power plunger device; 21. a perforated plate; 22. a first magnetic blocking member; 221. a cross positioning frame; 222. a first block; 223. an arc electromagnetic block; 224. a first spring; 23. a power cylinder; 24. a second magnetic blocking member; 241. a plugging plate; 242. a through hole; 243. a cross plate; 244. a second spring; 25. a clamping plate; 251. a susceptor ring; 252. a cross plate; 253. a first clamping block; 254. a second clamping block; 30. a carbon fixing device; 31. an airflow ring; 32. a first gas pipe; 33. a second gas pipe; 34. a biological carbon fixation tank; 35. a third gas pipe; 36. a carbon dioxide tank; 37. damping air guide component; 371. an air flow rod; 372. positioning a cover ring; 373. an exhaust shroud; 374. a plunger ring; 375. positioning a top plate; 376. a support spring; 38. an air intake member; 381. an air duct; 382. an exhaust valve; 383. an electric control valve; 39. a magnetic plunger plate; 391. lifting the plunger plate; 392. a rubber ring; 393. a compression ring; 394. an n-shaped frame; 395. a first electromagnetic block; 396. a second electromagnetic block; 40. an oxygen device; 41. an annular oxygen storage tank; 411. a heating ring; 42. a fourth gas pipe; 43. a plunger power plate; 44. a fifth gas pipe; 45. an oxygen supply member; 451. an oxygen supply ring; 452. an oxygen supply pipe; 46. and a sixth gas pipe.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in accordance with its entire structure.
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Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a circulating system of kitchen waste treatment combined with carbon fixing equipment includes a fermentation tank 10 fixed on the ground through a support frame, and an annular top plate 11 with the bottom fixed on the ground through a support column and positioned at the top of the fermentation tank 10, wherein a power plunger device 20 is arranged in the fermentation tank 10, a carbon fixing device 30 is arranged at the top of the annular top plate 11, and an oxygen device 40 is arranged on the outer wall of the fermentation tank 10; the power plunger device 20 comprises a leak hole plate 21 which is in sliding connection with the inner wall of the fermentation tank 10, a first magnetic blocking component 22 which is arranged on the inner wall of the fermentation tank 10 and is positioned at the lower part of the leak hole plate 21, a power cylinder 23 which is arranged at the top of the fermentation tank 10 and the execution end of which extends into the fermentation tank 10, a second magnetic blocking component 24 which is arranged at the execution end of the power cylinder 23 from top to bottom, and a clamping plate 25; the first magnetic blocking component 22 comprises a cross positioning frame 221 arranged on the inner wall of the fermentation tank 10, a plurality of first blocking blocks 222 which are arranged on the cross positioning frame 221 in an annular array and correspond to the positions of the holes on the perforated plate 21, an arc electromagnetic block 223 arranged between two adjacent first blocking blocks 222, and a plurality of first springs 224 arranged on the cross positioning frame 221, the second magnetic blocking component 24 comprises a blocking plate 241 sleeved outside the execution end of the power cylinder 23, a plurality of through holes 242 penetrating the blocking plate 241 and distributed in an annular array, a transverse plate 243 arranged in the through holes 242, a second spring 244 arranged at the bottom of the transverse plate 243, the blocking plate 25 comprises a base ring 251, a cross plate 252 arranged in the base ring 251, a plurality of first clamping blocks 253 arranged at the bottom of the cross plate 252 and correspond to the positions of the holes on the perforated plate 21, a plurality of second clamping blocks 253 arranged at the top of the cross plate 252 and correspond to the positions of the holes on the perforated plate 21, a second flow pipe 10 is arranged at the top of the cross plate 252, the second clamping blocks 254 are arranged at the top of the bottom of the cross plate 252 and correspond to the holes 254, and the second flow pipe 10 is provided with a second flow pipe 102.
It should be noted that, in this embodiment, when the device works, kitchen waste can be placed in the fermentation tank 10 and subjected to aerobic fermentation treatment, carbon dioxide gas can be generated in the fermentation tank 10 during the aerobic fermentation of the kitchen waste, and when the carbon dioxide gas is collected, the execution end of the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 to descend until the clamping plate 25 abuts against the orifice plate 21 and magnetically attracts the orifice plate 21 to form a sealing plate body, at this moment, the execution end of the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 and the orifice plate 21 to move upwards, the carbon dioxide gas enters the air flow ring 31 through the first air pipe 32 for opening the valve, and in the process of moving upwards the clamping plate 25 and the orifice plate 21, air can enter the fermentation tank 10 through the second air flow pipe 102 for opening the valve;
when oxygen is collected, the executing end of the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 to descend until the clamping plate 25 is abutted against the leakage orifice plate 21, and continuously presses down the leakage orifice plate 21, at the moment, the first magnetic leakage orifice plate 22 is magnetically attracted to form a sealing plate body, at the moment, the leakage orifice plate 21 descends to the lower part of the second air flow pipe 102, the executing end of the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 to move upwards until the second magnetic leakage blocking part 24 is abutted against the top of the inner wall of the fermentation tank 10 and continuously moves upwards until the clamping plate 25 and the second magnetic leakage blocking part 24 form a sealing plate body, the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 and the second magnetic leakage blocking part 24 to descend, air is discharged through the second air flow pipe 102 opened by a valve, the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 and the second magnetic leakage blocking part 24 to ascend, the valve on the second air flow pipe 102 is closed, and the air enters the fermentation tank 10 through the fifth air pipe 44 opened by the valve to generate a suction effect in the annular oxygen storage tank 41, and if oxygen is discharged, the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 and the second magnetic leakage blocking part 24 to ascend until the second magnetic leakage orifice plate 25 and the second magnetic leakage orifice plate 21 and the second magnetic leakage orifice plate 24 are ascended through the valve 102, and the second air flow pipe 102 is opened through the fifth air flow pipe 44;
further, when the clamping plate 25 is clamped with the magnetic attraction leakage orifice plate 21, the first clamping block 253 can be a magnetic block, and the first clamping block 253 is embedded into the leak of the leakage orifice plate 21 and magnetically attracted with the leakage orifice plate 21;
when the first magnetic blocking component 22 is blocked and magnetically attracted by the orifice plate 21, the base ring 251 drives the orifice plate 21 to descend, the orifice on the orifice plate 21 is blocked and meshed with the first blocking block 222, the arc electromagnetic block 223 magnetically attracts the orifice plate 21, and the first spring 224 is compressed;
when the engaging plate 25 engages the magnetic second magnetic blocking member 24, the second engaging block 254 may be a magnetic block, the second engaging block 254 engages the through hole 242 and magnetically blocks the blocking plate 241, and the second spring 244 is compressed.
Referring to fig. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the carbon fixing device 30 includes an airflow ring 31 disposed at the top of the annular top plate 11, a first air pipe 32 having one end connected to the airflow ring 31 and the other end connected to the top of the fermentation tank 10, a plurality of bio-carbon fixing tanks 34 disposed on the annular top plate 11 and having bottoms connected to the airflow ring 31 through a second air pipe 33, and a plurality of carbon dioxide tanks 36 disposed on the annular top plate 11 and having bottoms connected to the airflow ring 31 through a third air pipe 35, wherein a damping air guide member 37 connected to the second air pipe 33 is disposed at the bottom of the inner wall of the bio-carbon fixing tank 34, an air inlet member 38 is connected to the bottom of the sidewall of the bio-carbon fixing tank 34, and a magnetic plunger plate 39 is disposed in the carbon dioxide tanks 36; the damping air guide component 37 comprises an air flow rod 371 arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the biological carbon fixing tank 34 and communicated with the second air pipe 33, a positioning cover ring 372 arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the biological carbon fixing tank 34 and communicated with the air flow rod 371, an air exhaust cover ring 373 arranged at the outside of the positioning cover ring 372 in a sleeved mode at the bottom of the inner wall of the biological carbon fixing tank 34, a plunger ring 374 arranged between the positioning cover ring 372 and the air exhaust cover ring 373, a positioning top plate 375 arranged between the positioning cover ring 372 and the air exhaust cover ring 373, a supporting spring 376 arranged between the positioning top plate 375 and the plunger ring 374, an air inlet component 38 comprising an air guide pipe 381 with one end communicated with the bottom of the side wall of the biological carbon fixing tank 34, and an air guide pipe 381 arranged at a distance from an air exhaust valve 382 and an electric control valve 383 at one end of the biological carbon fixing tank 34, a magnetic plunger plate 39 comprising a lifting plunger plate 391 arranged in the carbon dioxide tank 36, a rubber ring 391 arranged at the top of the lifting plunger ring, a rubber ring 392 arranged at the top of the lifting plunger ring, and an n-shaped electromagnetic ring 393 arranged at the two ends of the top of the plunger ring 394, and an n-shaped electromagnetic ring 393 arranged at the two ends of the top 394, and an n-shaped electromagnetic ring 393 arranged at the top 394.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment, when bio-carbon is fixed, the dioxide in the airflow ring 31 may enter the bio-carbon fixing tank 34 through the second air pipe 33 opened by the valve, or enter the carbon dioxide tank 36 through the third air pipe 35 opened by the valve;
when the second gas pipe 33 with the openable valve is used for performing the dioxide oxidation, the pressurized gas enters the space between the positioning cover ring 372 and the exhaust cover ring 373 through the gas flow rod 371 and is discharged through the exhaust holes on the side wall of the exhaust cover ring 373, when the gas pressure is increased, the gas pressure pushes the plunger ring 374 to move upwards, the supporting spring 376 is compressed, the exhaust area of the exhaust cover ring 373 is increased, so that more carbon dioxide enters the biological carbon fixing tank 34, and plants in the biological carbon fixing tank 34 can perform photosynthesis to perform the biological fixation of the carbon dioxide and simultaneously generate oxygen;
when carbon dioxide enters the carbon dioxide tank 36 through the third air pipe 35 with the valve opened, air pressure drives the magnetic plunger plate 39 to move upwards, after carbon dioxide collection is stopped, the magnetic plunger plate 39 is fixed by magnetic attraction, when carbon dioxide is discharged, the magnetic plunger plate 39 is fixed by demagnetizing attraction, and carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide tank 36 enters the air flow ring 31 through the third air pipe 35 with the valve opened due to the falling effect of gravity, when the magnetic plunger plate 39 is fixed by magnetic attraction, the first electromagnetic block 395 magnetically attracts the inner wall of the carbon dioxide tank 36 so as to fix the magnetic plunger plate 39, the second electromagnetic block 396 magnetically attracts the plunger plate 391, and at the moment, the compression ring 393 extrudes the rubber ring 392 so as to increase the tightness between the magnetic plunger plate 39 and the carbon dioxide tank 36;
further, during oxygen collection by the oxygen device 40, air may enter the biosolid canister 34 through the exhaust valve 382, the electrically controlled valve 383, and the air conduit 381.
Referring to fig. 1, 2, 5 and 6, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the oxygen device 40 includes an annular oxygen tank 41 disposed on an outer wall of the fermentation tank 10, a fourth air pipe 42 having one end connected to the top of the annular oxygen tank 41 and the other end connected to the tops of the plurality of biological carbon fixing tanks 34, a plunger power plate 43 disposed in the annular oxygen tank 41, a fifth air pipe 44 having one end connected to the bottom of the annular oxygen tank 41 and the other end connected to the outer wall of the fermentation tank 10, and an oxygen supply member 45 disposed on the bottom of a sidewall of the fermentation tank 10 and having an air end penetrating the outer wall of the fermentation tank 10, wherein the oxygen supply member 45 is connected to the top of the annular oxygen tank 41 through a sixth air pipe 46, the fifth air pipe 44 is disposed on an upper portion of the leak plate 21, the oxygen supply member 45 includes an oxygen supply ring 451 sleeved on the bottom of the outer wall of the fermentation tank 10, and a plurality of oxygen supply pipes 452 having one end connected to the oxygen supply ring 451 and the other end connected to the outer wall of the fermentation tank 10, and the oxygen supply member 45 is sequentially connected to the sixth air pipe 46, and the oxygen supply member 41 is sequentially provided with the oxygen supply member 411.
In this embodiment, when the plunger power plate 43 in the annular oxygen storage tank 41 is lowered due to the negative pressure, oxygen enters the annular oxygen storage tank 41 through the fourth gas pipe 42 opened by the valve, and when the plunger power plate 43 in the annular oxygen storage tank 41 is raised due to the positive pressure, oxygen enters the oxygen supply ring 451 through the sixth gas pipe 46 opened by the valve and enters the fermentation tank 10 through the oxygen supply pipe 452;
further, the heating ring 411 can regulate the temperature of the oxygen in the annular oxygen storage tank 41 so as to facilitate the efficient performance of aerobic fermentation.
The working principle of the invention is as follows:
the electrical elements in the invention are all triggered to operate by a PLC (programmable logic controller) with the model number of 6ES7322-1BL00-0AA 0.
When the device works, kitchen waste can be placed in the fermentation tank 10 and subjected to aerobic fermentation treatment, carbon dioxide gas can be generated in the fermentation tank 10 during the aerobic fermentation of the kitchen waste, and when the carbon dioxide gas is collected, the execution end of the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 to descend until the clamping plate 25 is abutted against the leakage orifice plate 21 and magnetically attracted with the leakage orifice plate 21 to form a sealing plate body, at the moment, the execution end of the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 and the leakage orifice plate 21 to move upwards, the carbon dioxide gas enters the air flow ring 31 through the first air pipe 32 for opening the valve, and in the process of moving upwards the clamping plate 25 and the leakage orifice plate 21, air can enter the fermentation tank 10 through the second air flow pipe 102 for opening the valve;
when oxygen is collected, the executing end of the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 to descend until the clamping plate 25 is abutted against the leakage orifice plate 21, and continuously presses down the leakage orifice plate 21, at the moment, the first magnetic leakage orifice plate 22 is magnetically attracted to form a sealing plate body, at the moment, the leakage orifice plate 21 descends to the lower part of the second air flow pipe 102, the executing end of the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 to move upwards until the second magnetic leakage blocking part 24 is abutted against the top of the inner wall of the fermentation tank 10 and continuously moves upwards until the clamping plate 25 and the second magnetic leakage blocking part 24 form a sealing plate body, the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 and the second magnetic leakage blocking part 24 to descend, air is discharged through the second air flow pipe 102 opened by a valve, the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 and the second magnetic leakage blocking part 24 to ascend, the valve on the second air flow pipe 102 is closed, and the air enters the fermentation tank 10 through the fifth air pipe 44 opened by the valve to generate a suction effect in the annular oxygen storage tank 41, and if oxygen is discharged, the power cylinder 23 drives the clamping plate 25 and the second magnetic leakage blocking part 24 to ascend until the second magnetic leakage orifice plate 25 and the second magnetic leakage orifice plate 21 and the second magnetic leakage orifice plate 24 are ascended through the valve 102, and the second air flow pipe 102 is opened through the fifth air flow pipe 44;
when the clamping plate 25 is clamped with the magnetic attraction leakage orifice plate 21, the first clamping block 253 can be a magnetic block, and the first clamping block 253 is embedded into a leak of the leakage orifice plate 21 and magnetically attracted with the leakage orifice plate 21;
when the first magnetic blocking component 22 is blocked and magnetically attracted by the orifice plate 21, the base ring 251 drives the orifice plate 21 to descend, the orifice on the orifice plate 21 is blocked and meshed with the first blocking block 222, the arc electromagnetic block 223 magnetically attracts the orifice plate 21, and the first spring 224 is compressed;
when the clamping plate 25 is clamped with the magnetic second magnetic blocking component 24, the second clamping block 254 can be a magnetic block, the second clamping block 254 is clamped with the through hole 242 and the magnetic blocking plate 241, and the second spring 244 is compressed;
when biological carbon is fixed, the dioxide in the airflow ring 31 can enter the biological carbon fixing tank 34 through the second air pipe 33 opened by the valve or enter the carbon dioxide tank 36 through the third air pipe 35 opened by the valve;
when the second gas pipe 33 with the openable valve is used for performing the dioxide oxidation, the pressurized gas enters the space between the positioning cover ring 372 and the exhaust cover ring 373 through the gas flow rod 371 and is discharged through the exhaust holes on the side wall of the exhaust cover ring 373, when the gas pressure is increased, the gas pressure pushes the plunger ring 374 to move upwards, the supporting spring 376 is compressed, the exhaust area of the exhaust cover ring 373 is increased, so that more carbon dioxide enters the biological carbon fixing tank 34, and plants in the biological carbon fixing tank 34 can perform photosynthesis to perform the biological fixation of the carbon dioxide and simultaneously generate oxygen;
when carbon dioxide enters the carbon dioxide tank 36 through the third air pipe 35 with the valve opened, air pressure drives the magnetic plunger plate 39 to move upwards, after carbon dioxide collection is stopped, the magnetic plunger plate 39 is fixed by magnetic attraction, when carbon dioxide is discharged, the magnetic plunger plate 39 is fixed by demagnetizing attraction, and carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide tank 36 enters the air flow ring 31 through the third air pipe 35 with the valve opened due to the falling effect of gravity, when the magnetic plunger plate 39 is fixed by magnetic attraction, the first electromagnetic block 395 magnetically attracts the inner wall of the carbon dioxide tank 36 so as to fix the magnetic plunger plate 39, the second electromagnetic block 396 magnetically attracts the plunger plate 391, and at the moment, the compression ring 393 extrudes the rubber ring 392 so as to increase the tightness between the magnetic plunger plate 39 and the carbon dioxide tank 36;
when the oxygen device 40 collects oxygen, air can enter the biological carbon fixing tank 34 through the exhaust valve 382, the electric control valve 383 and the air guide pipe 381;
when the plunger power plate 43 in the annular oxygen storage tank 41 is lowered due to negative pressure, oxygen enters the annular oxygen storage tank 41 through the fourth gas pipe 42 opened by the valve, and when the plunger power plate 43 in the annular oxygen storage tank 41 is raised due to positive pressure, oxygen enters the oxygen supply ring 451 through the sixth gas pipe 46 opened by the valve and enters the fermentation tank 10 through the oxygen supply pipe 452;
the heating ring 411 can regulate the temperature of the oxygen in the annular oxygen storage tank 41 so as to facilitate the efficient performance of aerobic fermentation.
Although embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, the detailed description is to be construed as exemplary only and is not limiting of the invention as the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples, and modifications, substitutions, variations, etc. may be made in the embodiments as desired by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, provided that such modifications are within the scope of the appended claims.
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1. The kitchen waste treatment combined carbon fixing equipment circulating system comprises a fermentation tank (10) fixed on the ground through a support frame and an annular top plate (11) with the bottom fixed on the ground through a support column and positioned at the top of the fermentation tank (10), wherein a power plunger device (20) is arranged in the fermentation tank (10), a carbon fixing device (30) is arranged at the top of the annular top plate (11), and an oxygen device (40) is arranged on the outer wall of the fermentation tank (10);
the power plunger device (20) comprises a drain hole plate (21) which is connected with the inner wall of the fermentation tank (10) in a sliding way, a first magnetic suction blocking component (22) which is arranged on the inner wall of the fermentation tank (10) and is positioned at the lower part of the drain hole plate (21), a power cylinder (23) which is arranged at the top of the fermentation tank (10) and the execution end of which extends into the fermentation tank (10), and a second magnetic suction blocking component (24) and a clamping plate (25) which are sequentially arranged at the execution end of the power cylinder (23) from top to bottom;
the carbon fixing device (30) comprises an airflow ring (31) arranged at the top of the annular top plate (11), a first air pipe (32) with one end communicated with the airflow ring (31) and the other end communicated with the top of the fermentation tank (10), a plurality of biological carbon fixing tanks (34) arranged on the annular top plate (11) and with the bottom communicated with the airflow ring (31) through a second air pipe (33), and a plurality of carbon dioxide tanks (36) arranged on the annular top plate (11) and with the bottom communicated with the airflow ring (31) through a third air pipe (35), a damping air guide part (37) communicated with the second air pipe (33) is arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the biological carbon fixing tank (34), an air inlet part (38) is communicated with the bottom of the side wall of the biological carbon fixing tank (34), and a magnetic plunger plate (39) is arranged in the carbon dioxide tanks (36);
the oxygen device (40) is including locating annular oxygen storage tank (41) of fermentation cylinder (10) outer wall, one end intercommunication annular oxygen storage tank (41) top, the other end and a plurality of biological solid carbon jar (34) top intercommunication fourth gas-supply pipe (42), locate plunger power board (43) in annular oxygen storage tank (41), one end intercommunication annular oxygen storage tank (41) bottom, the other end intercommunication fifth gas-supply pipe (44) of fermentation cylinder (10) outer wall, and locate fermentation cylinder (10) lateral wall bottom and gas-supply end run through oxygen supply part (45) of fermentation cylinder (10) outer wall, oxygen supply part (45) through sixth gas-supply pipe (46) with annular oxygen storage tank (41) top is linked together, fifth gas-supply pipe (44) are located leak hole board (21) upper portion, fermentation cylinder (10) top is equipped with first gas flow pipe (101), fermentation cylinder (10) lateral wall just is located leak hole board (21) lower part is equipped with second gas flow pipe (102).
2. The circulating system of kitchen waste treatment combined carbon fixing equipment according to claim 1, wherein the first magnetic blocking component (22) comprises a cross positioning frame (221) arranged on the inner wall of the fermentation tank (10), a plurality of first blocking blocks (222) which are arranged on the cross positioning frame (221) in an annular array and correspond to the positions of the leak holes on the leak hole plate (21), arc-shaped electromagnetic blocks (223) arranged between two adjacent first blocking blocks (222), and a plurality of first springs (224) arranged on the cross positioning frame (221).
3. The circulating system of kitchen waste treatment combined carbon fixing equipment according to claim 1, wherein the second magnetic blocking component (24) comprises a blocking plate (241) sleeved outside an execution end of the power cylinder (23), a plurality of through holes (242) penetrating through the blocking plate (241) and distributed in an annular array, a transverse plate (243) arranged in the through holes (242), and a second spring (244) arranged at the bottom of the transverse plate (243).
4. A kitchen waste treatment combined carbon fixing equipment circulating system according to claim 3, wherein the clamping plate (25) comprises a base ring (251), a cross plate (252) arranged in the base ring (251), a plurality of first clamping blocks (253) arranged at the bottom of the cross plate (252) and corresponding to the positions of the holes on the hole plate (21), and a plurality of second clamping blocks (254) arranged at the top of the cross plate (252) and corresponding to the positions of the through holes (242), wherein the top of the second clamping blocks (254) is abutted against the bottom ends of the second springs (244).
5. The kitchen waste treatment combined carbon fixing equipment circulating system according to claim 1, wherein the damping air guide component (37) comprises an air flow rod (371) arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the biological carbon fixing tank (34) and communicated with the second air conveying pipe (33), a positioning cover ring (372) arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the biological carbon fixing tank (34) and communicated with the air flow rod (371), an exhaust cover ring (373) arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the biological carbon fixing tank (34) and sleeved outside the positioning cover ring (372), a plunger ring (374) arranged between the positioning cover ring (372) and the exhaust cover ring (373), a positioning top plate (375) arranged between the positioning cover ring (372) and the exhaust cover ring (373), and a supporting spring (376) arranged between the positioning top plate (375) and the plunger ring (374).
6. A kitchen waste treatment combined carbon fixing equipment circulating system according to claim 1, characterized in that the air inlet component (38) comprises an air duct (381) with one end communicated with the bottom of the side wall of the biological carbon fixing tank (34), and an air outlet valve (382) and an electric control valve (383) which are sequentially arranged at one end of the air duct (381) far away from the biological carbon fixing tank (34).
7. The kitchen waste treatment combined carbon fixing equipment circulating system according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic plunger plate (39) comprises a lifting plunger plate (391) arranged in the carbon dioxide tank (36), a rubber ring (392) arranged at the top of the lifting plunger plate (391), a compression ring (393) arranged at the top of the rubber ring (392), an n-shaped frame (394) arranged on the compression ring (393), first electromagnetic blocks (395) symmetrically arranged at two ends of the n-shaped frame (394), and second electromagnetic blocks (396) arranged at the bottom center position of the n-shaped frame (394).
8. A kitchen waste treatment combined carbon fixing equipment circulating system according to claim 1, wherein the oxygen supply component (45) comprises an oxygen supply ring (451) sleeved at the bottom of the outer wall of the fermentation tank (10), and a plurality of oxygen supply pipes (452) which are arranged in an annular array, one end of each oxygen supply pipe is communicated with the oxygen supply ring (451), the other end of each oxygen supply pipe is communicated with the fermentation tank (10), and the oxygen supply ring (451) is communicated with the sixth gas pipe (46).
9. The circulating system of the kitchen waste treatment combined carbon fixing equipment according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of heating rings (411) are sequentially arranged on the outer wall of the annular oxygen storage tank (41) from top to bottom.
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