CN204162489U - A kind of magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently - Google Patents

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CN204162489U
CN204162489U CN201420412543.XU CN201420412543U CN204162489U CN 204162489 U CN204162489 U CN 204162489U CN 201420412543 U CN201420412543 U CN 201420412543U CN 204162489 U CN204162489 U CN 204162489U
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The utility model relates to sewage treatment area, particularly a kind of magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently, for sewage disposal of digging up mine, comprising: main box, comprising: for the water-in guiding the sewage being added with peptizer and magnetic to flow into, the water outlet supplying the water purification after process to flow out and mud mouth; Magnetic rotary disk, it is rotationally disposed in described main box, and to be between described water-in and described water outlet and to be between described water-in and described mud mouth, with the magnetic sludge in sewage described in magnetic suck; Mud extraction structure, comprises cleaning shoe and to fall bucket, the preglabellar field of described cleaning shoe against the card of described magnetic rotary disk with the rotation with described card by the magnetic sludge in described card from described card scrape to described fall in bucket.

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A kind of magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently
Technical field
The utility model relates to sewage treatment area, particularly a kind of magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently.
Background technology
In the prior art, for the process of mining wastewater/sewage (such as coal mine sewage) comprising suspended substance (such as mud), conventional method uses settling tank to carry out mud-water separation exactly.But floor space is large when adopting in this way, operation is complicated, length consuming time, investment cost are high, very flexible, the isolation of purified process of mining sewage cannot be carried out quickly and efficiently.
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Each embodiment of the present utility model provides a kind of magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently, can carry out the isolation of purified process of mining sewage quickly and efficiently.According to embodiment of the present utility model, a kind of magnetic separating apparatus is rapidly and efficiently provided, for sewage disposal of digging up mine, comprises:
Main box, comprising: for the water-in guiding the sewage being added with peptizer and magnetic to flow into, the water outlet supplying the water purification after process to flow out and mud mouth;
Magnetic rotary disk, it is rotationally disposed in described main box, and to be between described water-in and described water outlet and to be between described water-in and described mud mouth, with the magnetic sludge in sewage described in magnetic suck;
Mud extraction structure, comprises cleaning shoe and to fall bucket, the preglabellar field of described cleaning shoe against the card of described magnetic rotary disk with the rotation with described card by the magnetic sludge in described card from described card scrape to described fall in bucket.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, when rotated, its part towards the side of described mud mouth moves upward described magnetic rotary disk, thus make the magnetic sludge in the card of described magnetic rotary disk scraped to described cleaning shoe by described cleaning shoe described in fall in bucket.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, described magnetic rotary disk is the magnetic rotary disk of multiple parallel equidistant distribution; A described cleaning shoe is set for each magnetic rotary disk or the preglabellar field of a described cleaning shoe is set.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, one end towards described magnetic rotary disk of described cleaning shoe has the fork configuration be made up of Liang Ge branch, described magnetic rotary disk is sandwiched between described Liang Ge branch, the preglabellar field of described Liang Ge branch respectively against positive and negative two cards of described magnetic rotary disk with the rotation with described card by the magnetic sludge in described card from described card scrape to described fall in bucket.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, described cleaning shoe is adjustable relative to the angle of described magnetic rotary disk.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, described main box comprises: evacuation port, and it is lower than described water-in and described water outlet.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, described magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently comprises further:
Sewage disinfection treatment mixing device, it is for add to peptizer and magnetic in sewage and mix and be communicated to the water-in of described main box.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, described magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently comprises further:
Agitator, it is arranged in described main box to stir described drainage flow.
By the magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently that embodiment of the present utility model provides, the isolation of purified process of mining sewage can be carried out quickly and efficiently.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the utility model embodiment or technical scheme of the prior art, discuss to the accompanying drawing used required in embodiment or description of the prior art below, obviously, only embodiments more of the present utility model in the technical scheme be described by reference to the accompanying drawings, for those of ordinary skills, under the prerequisite not paying creative work, other embodiment and accompanying drawing thereof can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawing illustrated embodiments.
Fig. 1 is the view elevation view of the magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently according to embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 is the vertical view of the magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently according to embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 be according to the magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently of embodiment of the present utility model along side-view seen by arrow A direction in Fig. 1.
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Carry out clear complete description below with reference to the technical scheme of accompanying drawing to each embodiment of the utility model, obviously, described embodiment is only a part of embodiment of the present utility model, instead of whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment described in the utility model, other embodiments all that those of ordinary skill in the art obtain under the prerequisite not needing creative work, all in the scope that the utility model is protected.
Each embodiment of the present utility model provides a kind of magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently, can carry out the isolation of purified process of mining sewage quickly and efficiently, particularly can carry out corresponding isolation of purified process to coal mine sewage quickly and efficiently.
According to an aspect of the present utility model, a kind of magnetic separating apparatus is rapidly and efficiently provided, for sewage disposal of digging up mine, comprises:
Main box, comprising: for the water-in guiding the sewage being added with peptizer and magnetic to flow into, the water outlet supplying the water purification after process to flow out and mud mouth;
Magnetic rotary disk, it is rotationally disposed in described main box, and to be between described water-in and described water outlet and to be between described water-in and described mud mouth, with the magnetic sludge in sewage described in magnetic suck;
Mud extraction structure, comprises cleaning shoe and to fall bucket, the preglabellar field of described cleaning shoe against the card of described magnetic rotary disk with the rotation with described card by the magnetic sludge in described card from described card scrape to described fall in bucket.
Like this, mining sewage (such as coal mine sewage) flows in main box via water-in after with the addition of peptizer (such as flocculation agent and coagulant aids) and magnetic, the solid-state mud that is solidified as in sewage contains magnetic and (can be called as " magnetic sludge ", thus can be subject to magnetic force to attract, be attached in the magnetic rotary disk arranged in main box by magnetic, realize mud-water separation thus.The be magnetic magnetic rotary disk of mud of magnetic suck does not operationally stop to rotate, when part, particularly the card part magnetic sludge of magnetic suck (and in card) near mud mouth side touches the preglabellar field of cleaning shoe, magnetic sludge is scraped by cleaning shoe, collected by the bucket that falls and carry out subsequent disposal, such as, can also directly can transport outward disposal or carry out other recycling in landing to fall bucket end or the collecting bag below it; Thus, constantly scrape magnetic sludge from the magnetic rotary disk rotated by cleaning shoe, solid-state sludge components can be removed from sewage.On the other hand, remove the water purification after mud and then draw via water outlet, and emission compliance process or recycling can be carried out further.Efficiently realize mud-water separation and the purification of sewage thus rapidly.
Should understand; although in the description for described cleaning shoe; use " against "; but; actually; the preglabellar field of cleaning shoe only may abut to the magnetic sludge (particularly when magnetic sludge is thicker) in magnetic rotary disk card, as long as magnetic sludge can be scraped from magnetic rotary disk card, this is also in protection domain of the present utility model.In a preferred embodiment, the preglabellar field of described cleaning shoe can be elastic, is more conducive to the real profile of adaptive magnetic rotary disk card thus, thus contributes to magnetic sludge to scrape.
Should be understood that as required, described magnetic rotary disk can be made up of permanent magnet, also can be formed by electromagnet, as long as can magnetic sludge in magnetic suck sewage.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, when rotated, its part towards the side of described mud mouth moves upward described magnetic rotary disk, thus make the magnetic sludge in the card of described magnetic rotary disk scraped to described cleaning shoe by described cleaning shoe described in fall in bucket.Such bucket that will fall is arranged on below cleaning shoe, utilizes gravity to guide magnetic sludge naturally to drop in bucket, thereby simplify device structure.In a preferred embodiment, pile up for magnetic sludge in anti-falling stop bucket and block, can arrange vibrating device, the magnetic sludge piled up by vibratory cleaning is discharged.And in another embodiment, being similarly magnetic sludge in anti-falling stop bucket piles up obstruction, can arrange waterworks when needed to the bucket inside bottom water spray that falls, the magnetic sludge be beneficial to strengthen oilness in bucket skids off.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, described magnetic rotary disk is the magnetic rotary disk of multiple parallel equidistant distribution; A described cleaning shoe is set for each magnetic rotary disk or the preglabellar field of a described cleaning shoe is set.Like this, multiple magnetic rotary disk is set in the main box holding sewage, can magnetic suck magnetic sludge more fully effectively, be conducive to mud-water separation and the purification of sewage.In one embodiment, can design a kind of cleaning shoe, it has multiple corresponding Gua Niduan branch for multiple magnetic rotary disk, and each Gua Niduan branch all scrapes the magnetic sludge in magnetic rotary disk card with inner edges thus.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, one end towards described magnetic rotary disk of described cleaning shoe has the fork configuration be made up of Liang Ge branch, described magnetic rotary disk is sandwiched between described Liang Ge branch, the preglabellar field of described Liang Ge branch respectively against positive and negative two cards of described magnetic rotary disk with the rotation with described card by the magnetic sludge in described card from described card scrape to described fall in bucket.Can scrape the magnetic sludge on magnetic rotary disk tow sides like this, working efficiency is higher simultaneously.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, described cleaning shoe is adjustable relative to the angle of described magnetic rotary disk.Like this, the relative position of cleaning shoe and magnetic rotary disk card can be adjusted as required, to strike off magnetic sludge from card better.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, described main box comprises: evacuation port, and it is lower than described water-in and described water outlet.Evacuation port is closed under normal circumstances, and when needed (when such as needing to carry out cleaning or overhauling to main box or the block construction of wherein installing), by evacuation port, can by the emptying rate of liquid in main box.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, described magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently comprises further:
Sewage disinfection treatment mixing device, it is for add to peptizer and magnetic in sewage and mix and be communicated to the water-in of described main box.
Preferably, in each embodiment of the present utility model, described magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently comprises further:
Agitator, it is arranged in described main box to stir described drainage flow.
In one embodiment, in order to ensure the water purification flowed out from water outlet, there is good quality, can water outlet part or its nearby (on the outlet conduit on the tank wall such as within main box or outside main box) magnet is set further, remove magnetic sludge remaining in water to utilize magnetic force further.
By the magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently that embodiment of the present utility model provides, the isolation of purified process of mining sewage can be carried out quickly and efficiently.
The mode that the utility model is mainly combined by chemosetting and physical sepn reaches the effect of mud-water separation.In the chemosetting stage, add liquid medicine coagulation, can add flocculation agent, coagulant aids and magnetic in sewage, the fine particulate material meeting afterwards in sewage and magnetic are condensed into can by the flco of the large-size of magnet absorption (namely, magnetic sludge), now in sewage, muddy water is clearly demarcated.Then in the physical sepn stage, sewage after dosing coagulation enters in main box, be in the high-octane magnetic absorption field formed by magnetic rotary disk, magnetic floc sludge in sewage is attracted by magnetic rotary disk and secure adhesion on it, along with the motion of magnetic rotary disk, by cleaning shoe, magnetic sludge is scraped to falling in bucket from the card of magnetic rotary disk, after process (namely, remove after magnetic sludge) water purification flow out from water outlet, realize muddy water sharp separation and the purification of sewage thus.
Fig. 1 is the view elevation view of the magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently according to embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 is the vertical view of the magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently according to embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 be according to the magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently of embodiment of the present utility model along side-view seen by arrow A direction in Fig. 1.
Visible in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1,2,3, magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently comprises:
Main box 2, comprising: for the water-in 1 guiding the sewage being added with peptizer and magnetic to flow into, the water outlet 5 supplying the water purification after processing to flow out and mud mouth (be shown as upper right side outlet in FIG, but do not mark with Reference numeral);
Magnetic rotary disk 3, it is rotationally disposed in described main box 2, and to be between described water-in 1 and described water outlet 5 and to be between described water-in 1 and described mud mouth, with the magnetic sludge in sewage described in magnetic suck;
Mud extraction structure, comprises cleaning shoe 7 and the bucket 4 that falls, the preglabellar field of described cleaning shoe 7 against the card of described magnetic rotary disk 3 with the rotation with described card by the magnetic sludge in described card from described card scrape to described fall in bucket 4.
Fig. 1,2, in the embodiment of 3, main box 2 also can comprise evacuation port 6, and it is lower than described water-in 1 and described water outlet 5 (clearly visible in FIG).
Fig. 1,2, in the embodiment of 3, described magnetic rotary disk 3 can be the magnetic rotary disk 3 of multiple (demonstrating three in the drawings) parallel equidistant distribution; A described cleaning shoe is set for each magnetic rotary disk 3 or the preglabellar field (clearly visible in Fig. 2,3) of a described cleaning shoe is set.
Fig. 1,2, in the embodiment of 3, the turning axle of magnetic rotary disk 3 can be connected to motor 8 (as shown in Figure 3), the power providing magnetic rotary disk 3 to rotate by motor 8.
In one embodiment (such as in FIG shown in), water-in can lower than water outlet, and correspondingly arranges water pump and provide pressure by sewage from water-in to water outlet pumping.Such a favourable part is, extends the treatment time in the magnetic separating apparatus of sewage, to guarantee sufficient solid-liquid separation.
In the utility model, the shortcoming of sewage disposal is used for for traditional settling tank, provide magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently, multiple functional, effective implemention solid-liquid separation, water outlet (water purification from water outlet is discharged) is as clear as crystal, directly can carry out follow-up biochemical treatment, and mud extraction (magnetic sludge from mud mouth is discharged) can fill woven bag.Whole process soon to 5 minute completes.The magnetic separating apparatus floor space rapidly and efficiently for the treatment of sewage that the utility model provides is little, and be 1/5 of traditional technology, investment cost is about 50% of traditional technology.Owing to being that single unit is installed, therefore whole construction period is short, debugging is fast, operation is simple, working cost is low, mud extraction burned product intensity is high.
Utilize magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently of the present utility model, the sewage after process can reach national requirements emission standard, and can reach recycle water standard, realizes water resources circulation comprehensive and utilizes; Facility compact volume is little, in underground coal mine process, can realize clear water and put in storage, and reduces desilting workload.
Such magnetic separating apparatus can be applicable to the sewage/wastewater treatment of nearly all industry, particularly can accomplish to settle at one go for pit water and coal washing sewage, realize qualified discharge or reuse.
By the magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently that embodiment of the present utility model provides, the isolation of purified process of mining sewage can be carried out quickly and efficiently.
In addition, at least one in also having the following advantages according to magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently of the present utility model: floor space is little; Processing efficiency is high; Running cost is low; Treatment effect is good; Adopt modular design, as required independent assortment; Level of automation is high, easy to operate.
The various embodiments that the utility model provides can combine as required in any way mutually, the technical scheme obtained by this combination, also in scope of the present utility model.
Obviously, when not departing from spirit and scope of the present utility model, those skilled in the art can carry out various change and modification to the utility model.If to change of the present utility model these and modification is within the scope of claim of the present utility model and equivalent thereof, then the utility model also will comprise these and change and modification.

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1. a magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently, for sewage disposal of digging up mine, is characterized in that, comprising:
Main box, comprising: for the water-in guiding the sewage being added with peptizer and magnetic to flow into, the water outlet supplying the water purification after process to flow out and mud mouth;
Magnetic rotary disk, it is rotationally disposed in described main box, and to be between described water-in and described water outlet and to be between described water-in and described mud mouth, with the magnetic sludge in sewage described in magnetic suck;
Mud extraction structure, comprises cleaning shoe and to fall bucket, the preglabellar field of described cleaning shoe against the card of described magnetic rotary disk with the rotation with described card by the magnetic sludge in described card from described card scrape to described fall in bucket.
2. magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,
When rotated, its part towards the side of described mud mouth moves upward described magnetic rotary disk, thus make the magnetic sludge in the card of described magnetic rotary disk scraped to described cleaning shoe by described cleaning shoe described in fall in bucket.
3. magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,
Described magnetic rotary disk is the magnetic rotary disk of multiple parallel equidistant distribution;
A described cleaning shoe is set for each magnetic rotary disk or the preglabellar field of a described cleaning shoe is set.
4. magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,
One end towards described magnetic rotary disk of described cleaning shoe has the fork configuration be made up of Liang Ge branch, described magnetic rotary disk is sandwiched between described Liang Ge branch, the preglabellar field of described Liang Ge branch respectively against positive and negative two cards of described magnetic rotary disk with the rotation with described card by the magnetic sludge in described card from described card scrape to described fall in bucket.
5. magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,
Described cleaning shoe is adjustable relative to the angle of described magnetic rotary disk.
6. magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently according to any one of claim 1 to 5, is characterized in that,
Described main box comprises: evacuation port, and it is lower than described water-in and described water outlet.
7. magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently according to any one of claim 1 to 5, is characterized in that, comprise further:
Sewage disinfection treatment mixing device, it is for add to peptizer and magnetic in sewage and mix and be communicated to the water-in of described main box.
8. magnetic separating apparatus rapidly and efficiently according to any one of claim 1 to 5, is characterized in that, comprise further:
Agitator, it is arranged in described main box to stir described drainage flow.
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