CN206635194U - A kind of drying sludge carbonization combined unit - Google Patents
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A kind of drying sludge carbonization combined unit of the present utility model, including sludge drier；For the hot-air supplying equipment for the hot blast that the high sludge of moisture content is dried toward offer in the sludge drier；The separator that the drying sludge that the sludge drier comes out is separated with hot blast；For the drying separated in separator sludge to be carbonized to form the carbonizing plant of carbide；It is biomass hot-blast stove also including the hot-air supplying equipment, and the fuel feed inlet of the biomass thermal wind furnace connects with the carbide discharging opening of the carbonizing plant.Drying sludge carbonization combined unit of the present utility model can not only effectively handle sludge, prevent from polluting environment, and in the running of whole drying sludge carbonization combined unit, energy-conserving and environment-protective can be accomplished, operating cost is low, so as to contribute to the popularization of drying sludge carbonization combined unit.
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Technical field
It the utility model is related to sludge treatment device field, and in particular to a kind of drying sludge carbonization combined unit.
Background technology
Municipal sewage sludge belongs to fine particle size organic sludge, has strong hydrophily, compressible poor performance, dewatering
The characteristics of poor.Due to the pollutant being enriched in sludge in sewage so that on the one hand sludge contains the nutriments such as nitrogen, phosphorus, together
When also containing the poisonous and harmful substance such as substantial amounts of viral micro-organisms, parasitic ovum, heavy metal, special organic matter, without innoxious
The sludge of disposal, which is arbitrarily banked up, to produce serious secondary pollution hidden danger.
Shown according to " national urban wastewater treatment management information system " statistics, ended for the end of the year 2013, China's operation
Sewage treatment plant 5300, whole year, the accumulative sludge for producing moisture content 80% surpassed 30,000,000 tons, about sludge total output in 2004
2.3 times.Under the so huge background of sludge yield, it is true that China but faces the low sternness of Treatment of Sludge rate.According to incomplete
Statistics, in the current sludge treating method in China, anhydration and incineration and building materials utilize and account for 15%, innoxious, stabilisation soil profit
With accounting for 10%, remaining 75% sludge is directly entered environment without any innoxious, stabilization processes.
In order to solve the problems, such as sludge pollution environment, sludge drying and carbonizing processing device arises at the historic moment.The dirt of prior art
Mud drying and carbonizing processing device includes the sludge drier that the sludge high to moisture content is dried, and heat is provided for sludge drier
Cigarette or hot gas, the heat source accommodation device being dried with the sludge high to moisture content, to dried sludge carry out carbonization so as to
The carbonizing plant of carbide, and exhaust gas processing device etc. are formed, wherein heat source accommodation device of the prior art mainly fires
Natural gas is burnt, this non-reproducible fuel of coal produces high-temperature hot-air and the sludge in sludge drier is dried, therefore,
Substantial amounts of non-regeneration energy need to be consumed, so as to cause sludge drying and carbonizing processing device high to the operating cost of Treatment of Sludge,
It is unfavorable for the popularization of sludge drying and carbonizing processing device.
Utility model content
Therefore, the technical problems to be solved in the utility model is to overcome sludge drying and carbonizing processing device in the prior art
Need to consume the defects of substantial amounts of non-regeneration energy causes operating cost high, so as to provide a kind of simple in construction, operating cost
Low drying sludge carbonization combined unit.
In order to solve the above technical problems, a kind of drying sludge carbonization combined unit of the present utility model, including
Sludge drier；
Hot-air supplying equipment, for drying the hot blast of the high sludge of moisture content toward offer in the sludge drier；
Separator, the drying sludge that the sludge drier comes out is separated with hot blast；
Carbonizing plant, for the drying separated in separator sludge to be carbonized to form carbide；
Also include
The hot-air supplying equipment is biomass hot-blast stove, and the fuel feed inlet of the biomass thermal wind furnace and the carbon
Disguise the carbide discharging opening connection put.
It is additionally provided with the charging aperture of the biomass thermal wind furnace toward adding biological particles in the biomass thermal wind furnace
Biological particles throwing device, the carbide discharging opening of the carbonizing plant by the biological particles throwing device with it is described
The fuel feed inlet connection of biomass thermal wind furnace.
The sludge drier includes
Housing, there is inner chamber, which is provided with the hot wind inlet communicated with the inner chamber, sludge import and sludge-be vented out
Mouthful；
Agitating device, located at the interior intracavitary, the sludge high to the moisture content in the housing carries out cutting stirring.
For the hot wind inlet in the bottom side wall of the housing, the sludge-exhaust outlet is located at the top of the housing
On the wall of side.
The sludge import is in the side wall between the hot wind inlet and the sludge-exhaust outlet.
The agitating device is located at the bottom of the housing.
The sludge entrance is additionally provided with the sludge throwing device toward the high sludge of conveying moisture content in the housing.
The separator includes
Cyclone separator, separated for sludge will to be dried with hot blast, and the charging aperture of the cyclone separator and the dirt
Mud-exhaust outlet communicates, and the drying sludge outlet of the cyclone separator connects with the feeding mouth of the carbonizing plant；
Air-introduced machine, by the drying sludge in the sludge drier through the sludge-exhaust outlet introduce the whirlwind wind from
Separated in device.
The separator also includes sack cleaner, and the discharging opening of the sack cleaner enters with the carbonizing plant
Material mouth connects, and the charging aperture of the sack cleaner connects with the hot blast outlet of the cyclone separator, the bag-type dust
The exhaust outlet of device connects with the air inlet of the air-introduced machine.
Also include the exhaust gas processing device for being handled the hot blast come out from the exhaust outlet of the air-introduced machine.
The exhaust gas processing device includes flue gas processing device and condensing unit, wherein the exhaust outlet of the air-introduced machine and institute
The air inlet connection of condensing unit is stated, the gas outlet of the condensing unit connects with the air inlet of the flue gas processing device.
Technical solutions of the utility model, have the following advantages that：
1st, in the utility model, biomass thermal wind furnace is renewable so that cost is low, pollution is few as hot-air supplying equipment
Biological particles be main fuel, so can not only be effective while using the carbide of carbonizing plant output as auxiliary fuel
Ground handles sludge, prevents from polluting environment, and in the running of whole drying sludge carbonization combined unit, can
Accomplish energy-conserving and environment-protective, operating cost is low, so as to contribute to the popularization of drying sludge carbonization combined unit.
2nd, in the utility model, using the sludge drier of direct contact type, hot blast and moisture content 80% can be made
The direct contact drying of the high sludge of moisture content, due to being directly to contact, heat utilization rate is higher, and drying sludge is more efficient.And
The enough sludge very strong to viscosity of the setting and can of agitating device carries out cutting stirring, so as to accelerate the drying of sludge.
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, below will be right in order to illustrate more clearly of the utility model embodiment or technical scheme of the prior art
The required accompanying drawing used is briefly described in embodiment or description of the prior art, it should be apparent that, describe below
In accompanying drawing be some embodiments of the present utility model, for those of ordinary skill in the art, do not paying creativeness
On the premise of work, other accompanying drawings can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1, the structural representation for drying sludge of the present utility model carbonization combined unit；
Description of reference numerals：
1- sludge throwing devices, 2- sludge driers, 3- cyclone separators, 4- sack cleaners, 5- flue gas processing devices,
6-air-introduced machine, 7- condensing units, 8- biomass thermal wind furnaces, 9- agitating devices, 10- biological particles throwing devices, 11- carbonizations
Device.
Embodiment
The technical solution of the utility model is clearly and completely described below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, it is clear that described
Embodiment is the utility model part of the embodiment, rather than whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the utility model, sheet
The every other embodiment that field those of ordinary skill is obtained under the premise of creative work is not made, belongs to this practicality
Novel protected scope.
, it is necessary to which explanation, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " are pacified in description of the present utility model
Dress ", " connected ", " connection " should be interpreted broadly, for example, it may be fixedly connected or be detachably connected, or integratedly
Connection；Can be mechanical connection or electrical connection；Can be joined directly together, can also be indirectly connected by intermediary,
It can be the connection of two element internals.For the ordinary skill in the art, above-mentioned art can be understood with concrete condition
Concrete meaning of the language in the utility model.
In addition, as long as technical characteristic involved in the utility model different embodiments disclosed below is each other
Conflict can is not formed to be combined with each other.
Embodiment 1
As shown in figure 1, a kind of drying sludge carbonization combined unit of the present utility model, including
Sludge drier 2；
Hot-air supplying equipment, for drying the hot blast of the high sludge of moisture content toward offer in the sludge drier 2；
Separator, the drying sludge that the sludge drier 2 comes out is separated with hot blast；
Carbonizing plant 11, for the drying separated in separator sludge to be carbonized to form carbide；
Also include
The hot-air supplying equipment is biomass hot-blast stove 8, and the fuel feed inlet of the biomass thermal wind furnace 8 with it is described
The carbide discharging opening connection of carbonizing plant 11.
Such scheme is core scheme of the present utility model, and biomass thermal wind furnace 8 is used as hot-air supplying equipment, with cost
Less, reproducible biological particles are main fuel for low, pollution, while using the carbide of carbonizing plant output as auxiliary fuel,
Sludge so can not only be effectively handled, prevents from polluting environment, and in whole drying sludge carbonization combined unit
Running in, energy-conserving and environment-protective can not only be accomplished, and operating cost is low, so as to contribute to drying sludge carbonization joint dress
The popularization put.Wherein biomass granule fuel be using stalk, rice stalk, yule logs, wood chip, peanut shell, melon seed cases, beet pulp,
The crops of all wastes such as bark, through being pulverized and mixed the techniques such as extruding drying, the granular fuel being eventually fabricated.The biology
It is additionally provided with the charging aperture of matter hot-blast stove toward the biological particles that biological particles are added in the biomass thermal wind furnace 8 and adds dress
10 are put, the carbide discharging opening of the carbonizing plant 11 passes through the biological particles throwing device 10 and the biomass hot air
The fuel feed inlet connection of stove 8.
The species of sludge drier 2 has a variety of, and in the utility model, preferably described sludge drier 2 includes
Housing, there is inner chamber, which is provided with the hot wind inlet communicated with the inner chamber, sludge import and sludge-be vented out
Mouthful；
Agitating device 9, located at the interior intracavitary, the sludge high to the moisture content in the housing carries out cutting stirring.
The hot blast temperature of blowout is usually 300 DEG C or so in from biomass thermal wind furnace 8, the hot blast and the moisture content in housing
The high direct contact drying of sludge of 80% moisture content, due to being directly to contact, heat utilization rate is higher, and drying sludge efficiency is more
It is high.Because sewage plant sludge has very strong viscosity, the setting of agitating device 9 can be cut to sludge stirs, so as to accelerate sludge
Drying.
For the hot wind inlet in the bottom side wall of the housing, the sludge-exhaust outlet is located at the top of the housing
On the wall of side.The sludge import is in the side wall between the hot wind inlet and the sludge-exhaust outlet.The stirring dress
Put 9 bottoms for being located at the housing.
It is additionally provided with for convenience toward the high sludge of conveying moisture content in housing, the sludge entrance toward defeated in the housing
Send the sludge throwing device 1 of the high sludge of moisture content.
Sludge under the drying of hot blast, becomes powdered in the stirring of agitating device 9, therefore, excellent in the utility model
The separator is selected to include
Cyclone separator 3, for by dry sludge separated with hot blast, and the charging aperture of the cyclone separator 3 with it is described
Sludge-exhaust outlet communicates, and the drying sludge outlet of the cyclone separator 3 connects with the feeding mouth of the carbonizing plant 11；
Air-introduced machine 6, the drying sludge in the sludge drier 2 is introduced into the whirlwind wind through the sludge-exhaust outlet
From being separated in device.Due to being also mingled with a small amount of dust in the hot blast that is ejected from the hot blast outlet of cyclone separator 3, in order to point
From thorough, the separator also includes sack cleaner 4, the discharging opening of the sack cleaner 4 and the carbonizing plant 11
Feeding mouth connection, the charging aperture of the sack cleaner 4 connects with the hot blast outlet of the cyclone separator 3, the cloth
The exhaust outlet of bag dust collector 4 connects with the air inlet of the air-introduced machine 6.
Further, in order to prevent the hot blast discharged from sack cleaner 4 from polluting air, in addition to will be from the air inducing
The exhaust gas processing device that the hot blast that the exhaust outlet of machine 6 comes out is handled.
Generally, the exhaust gas processing device includes flue gas processing device 5 and condensing unit 7, wherein the row of the air-introduced machine 6
Gas port connects with the air inlet of the condensing unit 7, the gas outlet of the condensing unit 7 and entering for the flue gas processing device 5
Gas port connects.
The operation principle of drying sludge carbonization combined unit of the present utility model：
The high sludge of moisture content is delivered in sludge drier 2 by sludge throwing device 1, is blown from biomass thermal wind furnace
The hot blast sludge high to moisture content is dried, and under the cutting stirring of agitating device 9, is dried to moisture content 10% or so
Sewage sludge powder.Dry sludge dust enters cyclone separator 3 in the presence of the negative pressure of air-introduced machine 6, by most of dust
Separated with hot blast, sludge dust is escaped and enter in carbonizing plant 11 from the drying sludge outlet of cyclone separator 3, containing few
The hot blast of amount sludge dust is discharged into sack cleaner from the exhaust outlet of cyclone separator carries out secondary separation, is removed in cloth bag
Under the filtration of dirt device, sludge dust is escaped and enter in carbonizing plant 11 from the drying sludge outlet of sack cleaner,
Hot blast is discharged from the exhaust outlet of sack cleaner enters condensing unit through air-introduced machine 6, and the vapor of evaporation becomes condensed water, condensation
Water qualified discharge or is exhausted directly to sewage plant after processing, and the hot gas come out from condensing unit 7 enters in flue gas processing device 5
Purification, it is ensured that the gas of discharge is up to standard.Moisture content carbonization after 10% or so sewage sludge powder enters carbonizing plant forms carbonization
Thing, carbide are transported to biomass thermal wind furnace internal combustion as auxiliary fuel and burn generation hot blast again.
Obviously, above-described embodiment is only intended to clearly illustrate example, and is not the restriction to embodiment.It is right
For those of ordinary skill in the art, can also make on the basis of the above description it is other it is various forms of change or
Change.There is no necessity and possibility to exhaust all the enbodiments.And the obvious change thus extended out or
Among the protection domain that variation is created still in the utility model.
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- The combined unit 1. a kind of drying sludge is carbonized, includingSludge drier (2)；Hot-air supplying equipment, for drying the hot blast of the high sludge of moisture content toward offer in the sludge drier (2)；Separator, the drying sludge that the sludge drier (2) comes out is separated with hot blast；Carbonizing plant (11), for the drying separated in separator sludge to be carbonized to form carbide；Characterized in that, also includeThe hot-air supplying equipment is biomass hot-blast stove (8), and the fuel feed inlet of the biomass thermal wind furnace (8) with it is described The carbide discharging opening connection of carbonizing plant (11).
- The combined unit 2. drying sludge according to claim 1 is carbonized, it is characterised in that the biomass thermal wind furnace (8) Charging aperture at be additionally provided with toward the biological particles throwing device that biological particles are added in the biomass thermal wind furnace (8) (10), the carbide discharging opening of the carbonizing plant (11) passes through the biological particles throwing device (10) and the biomass The fuel feed inlet connection of hot-blast stove (8).
- The combined unit 3. drying sludge according to claim 2 is carbonized, it is characterised in that sludge drier (2) bag IncludeHousing, there is inner chamber, which is provided with the hot wind inlet communicated with the inner chamber, sludge import and sludge-air exit；Agitating device (9), located at the interior intracavitary, the sludge high to the moisture content in the housing carries out cutting stirring.
- The combined unit 4. drying sludge according to claim 3 is carbonized, it is characterised in that the hot wind inlet is located at described In the bottom side wall of housing, the sludge-exhaust outlet is in the top side wall of the housing.
- The combined unit 5. drying sludge according to claim 4 is carbonized, it is characterised in that the sludge import is located at described In side wall between hot wind inlet and the sludge-exhaust outlet.
- The combined unit 6. drying sludge according to claim 3 is carbonized, it is characterised in that the agitating device (9) is located at The bottom of the housing.
- 7. the drying sludge carbonization combined unit according to any one of claim 3-6, it is characterised in that the sludge enters The sludge throwing device (1) toward the high sludge of conveying moisture content in the housing is additionally provided with mouthful.
- 8. the drying sludge carbonization combined unit according to any one of claim 3-6, it is characterised in that the separation dress Put includingCyclone separator (3), for by dry sludge separated with hot blast, and the charging aperture of the cyclone separator (3) with it is described Sludge-exhaust outlet communicates, and the drying sludge outlet of the cyclone separator (3) connects with the feeding mouth of the carbonizing plant (11) It is logical；Air-introduced machine (6), the inner drying sludge of the sludge drier (2) is introduced into the whirlwind wind through the sludge-exhaust outlet From being separated in device.
- The combined unit 9. drying sludge according to claim 8 is carbonized, it is characterised in that the separator also includes cloth Bag dust collector (4), the discharging opening of the sack cleaner (4) connect with the feeding mouth of the carbonizing plant (11), the cloth bag The charging aperture of deduster (4) connects with the hot blast outlet of the cyclone separator (3), the exhaust of the sack cleaner (4) Mouth connects with the air inlet of the air-introduced machine (6).
- The combined unit 10. drying sludge according to claim 9 is carbonized, it is characterised in that also including will be from the air inducing The exhaust gas processing device that the hot blast that the exhaust outlet of machine (6) comes out is handled.
- The combined unit 11. drying sludge according to claim 10 is carbonized, it is characterised in that the exhaust gas processing device bag Flue gas processing device (5) and condensing unit (7) are included, wherein the exhaust outlet of the air-introduced machine (6) and the condensing unit (7) are entered Gas port connects, and the gas outlet of the condensing unit (7) connects with the air inlet of the flue gas processing device (5).
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