CN207702969U - A kind of graphite sinter hot gas collection filter device - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a kind of graphite sinter hot gas to collect filter device.Its key points of the technical solution are that including the suspended hood, cooling device and the deduster that set gradually, the suspended hood is connected on roaster, is connected with exhaust duct between suspended hood, cooling device and deduster.The hot gas that graphite sinter generates is collected filtering by the device, so as to reduce pollution of the hot gas to power house environment.
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Technical field
The utility model is related to the processing unit of graphite sinter hot gas, more particularly to a kind of graphite sinter hot gas collects filtering
Device.
Background technology
As shown in Figure 1, needed in the process of graphite by high-temperature roasting, the temperature of roasting can reach 1000 DEG C ~
1300℃.Common practice is that graphite powder is put into crucible 5, and crucible 5 is placed on transfer plate 12.Transmission device will be placed with stone
High-temperature heating treatment is carried out in 5 many batches of feeding roasters 3 of crucible of ink powder.But during heating, graphite powder will produce
A large amount of hot gas, and it is mingled with graphite powder, it is run out of from the gap of roaster 3, pollutes power house environment.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of graphite sinter hot gas collection filter device, which can reduce roasting
Pollution of the hot gas to power house environment in stove.
The above-mentioned technical purpose of the utility model technical scheme is that：
It includes the suspended hood, cooling device and deduster set gradually, institute that a kind of graphite sinter hot gas, which collects filter device,
It states suspended hood to be connected on roaster, be connected with exhaust duct between suspended hood, cooling device and deduster.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the hot gas that graphite sinter generates is collected filtering, so as to reduce heat
Pollution of the gas to power house environment.
Preferably, cooling device includes the coolant liquid circulation passage being set on the outside of exhaust duct.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the temperature into deduster hot gas is reduced, extend deduster uses the longevity
Life, reduces the generation of greenhouse effects.
Preferably, cooling device includes the cooling tube that set is set on the outside of exhaust duct, the cooling tube and air draft
Coolant liquid circulation passage is formed between pipe.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the structure of coolant liquid circulation passage is simple, easy to process.
Preferably, helical blade is provided between cooling tube and exhaust duct.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the effective length of circulation passage is increased, coolant liquid can more absorb heat
Amount, further increases cooling effect.
Preferably, the entrance of coolant liquid circulation passage is close to deduster, and the outlet of cooling passage is close to suspended hood.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the coolant liquid compared to opposite direction circulates, and coolant liquid can absorb more heat
Amount, improves cooling effect.
Preferably, coolant liquid is water, and cooling device further includes water cooling pond, water pump and hot-tub, and water pump is located at cooling
In pond, water is evacuated in coolant liquid circulation passage.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, it is economic and practical to make coolant liquid with water, hot water is collected, waste is avoided.
Preferably, communicating pipe is set between hot-tub and cold water, valve is provided on communicating pipe.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, hot water after cooling is Ke Xunhuanliyong, more environmentally-friendly.
Preferably, the suspended hood is connected to the bottom of roaster, includes transfer plate, the transfer plate in roaster
On offer venthole, so that roasting furnace gas is connected to suspended hood.
More thorough to the graphite dust processing of roaster by using above-mentioned technical proposal, effect is more preferable.
Preferably, the bottom of suspended hood is provided with disposal box, and disposal box is provided with Dump gate；Exhaust duct and disposal box
Connection.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the generation of the plugging of exhaust duct is avoided.
Preferably, deduster is bag filter.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, graphite powder can be collected by bag filter, convenient to utilize again.
In conclusion the utility model has the advantages that：
1, the hot gas that graphite sinter generates is collected filtering, to reduce pollution of the hot gas to power house environment, improved
The working environment of worker；
2, by the way that cooling device is arranged, deduster is protected, the service life of deduster is extended, reduces greenhouse effects
Generation；
3, it is handled by the way that suspended hood to be arranged to the collection further improved in the bottom of roaster to graphite powder, into one
Step improves the working environment of worker；
4, the graphite powder after collecting can continue with, and avoid waste.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is background technology figure；
Fig. 2 is graphite sinter production line overall structure figure；
Fig. 3 is the fundamental diagram of transport mechanism push transfer plate；
Fig. 4 is improved transmission plate structure schematic diagram；
Fig. 5 is that hot gas collects filter device overall structure diagram；
Fig. 6 is the production line structural schematic diagram that suspended hood is located at roasting furnace bottom；
Fig. 7 is the roaster internal structure schematic diagram that suspended hood is located at roasting furnace bottom；
Fig. 8 is the enlarged drawing of part A in Fig. 7；
Fig. 9 is provided with notch and the transfer plate working state schematic representation of chamfering；
Figure 10 is provided with the structural schematic diagram of notch and the transfer plate of chamfering.
In figure, 1, transport mechanism；11, conveyer frames；111, feeding portion；112, preheating part；113, roasting portion；114, finished product
Portion；115, frame ontology；116, longeron；117, roller bearing；118, directive wheel；12, transfer plate；121, convex block；122, fin；123, flower
Line；124, venthole；125, empty transfer plate；126, chamfering；127, notch；128, ventilation hole；13, fluid pressure drive device；131、
Hydraulic cylinder；132, push plate；1321, raised；2, preheating furnace；3, roaster；4, hot gas collects filter device；41, suspended hood；
42, cooling device；421, coolant liquid circulation passage；422, cooling tube；423, water cooling pond；424, water pump；425, hot-tub；426、
Helical blade；427, communicating pipe；428, valve；43, deduster；431, wind turbine；44, exhaust duct；5, crucible；6, gate；7、
Disposal box；71, Dump gate.
Specific implementation mode
The utility model is described in further detail below in conjunction with attached drawing.The identical attached drawing of wherein identical parts
Label indicates.It should be noted that word "front", "rear" used in the following description, "left", "right", "upper", "lower", " bottom
Face " and " top surface " refer to that the direction in attached drawing, word "inner" and "outside" are referred respectively to towards or away from particular elements geometry
The direction at center.
Embodiment one：
As shown in Fig. 2, a kind of graphite sinter production line, including transport mechanism 1, preheating furnace 2, roaster 3 and hot gas are collected
Filter device 4.Transport mechanism 1 includes conveyer frames 11, transfer plate 12 and fluid pressure drive device 13,11 groups of rectangular closures of conveyer frames
Assembly line, conveyer frames 11 include feeding portion 111, preheating part 112, roasting portion 113, finished product portion 114.Preheating furnace 2 is installed on transmission
The preheating part 112 of frame 11, roaster 3 are installed on the roasting portion 113 of conveyer frames 11.Polylith transfer plate is provided on conveyer frames 11
12, four turnings of rectangle assembly line are provided with the fluid pressure drive device 13 for pushing transfer plate 12.
As shown in figure 3, conveyer frames 11 include the longeron 116 parallel with two of frame ontology 115, set between two longerons 116
More roller bearings 117 are equipped with, the transfer plate 12 of square are laid on roller bearing 117, in order to prevent 12 transverse shifting of transfer plate, vertical
The upper surface of beam 116 is provided with directive wheel 118.
Fluid pressure drive device 13 can be hydraulic cylinder 131, and the end of hydraulic stem is connected with push plate 132, and push plate 132 pushes away
Dynamic transfer plate 12 moves forward.The distance of a transfer plate 12 is pushed every time.
As shown in Figure 2, the inlet of preheating furnace 2, the exit of roaster 3 and preheating furnace 2 and 3 joint of roaster are equal
It is provided with gate 6, gate 6 uses Driven by Hydraulic Cylinder.After gate 6 is closed, the bottom of gate 6 and the upper table face paste of transfer plate 12
It closes.It is influenced by crucible 5 when being opened and closed in order to avoid gate 6, so when crucible 5 is put in the feeding portion 111 of conveyer frames 11, often
One piece of empty transfer plate 125 should be spaced between batch crucible 5.For example, every batch of crucible 5 is five, it is placed in adjacent five pieces in turn
It on transfer plate 12, needs empty on the 6th piece of transfer plate 12, does not put crucible 5.
As shown in Fig. 2, since process time of the graphite in roaster 3 is more than the time in preheating furnace 2, so roasting
The length of stove 3 is more than the length of preheating furnace 2.When roasting processing, crucible 5 is first placed in feeding portion 111, every batch of five in batches
It is a, when the graphite heating in the exit in roaster 3 reaches requirement, three gates 6 are opened simultaneously, are located at 3 import of roaster
The hydraulic cylinder 131 at place pushes transfer plate 12, will release roaster 3, the liquid positioned at first piece of transfer plate 12 in 3 exit of roaster
The hydraulic stem of cylinder pressure 131 is withdrawn；The hydraulic cylinder 131 for being then within 2 inlet of preheating furnace pushes transfer plate 12 to travel forward one
After the distance of transfer plate 12, hydraulic stem is withdrawn；Then the hydraulic cylinder 131 for being located at 111 initiating terminal of feeding portion equally pushes transfer plate
The distance of 12 one transfer plate 12 of movement.Step as above is recycled, when a collection of crucible of the heated completion in roaster 3
5 whole release roasters 3, the preheated crucible 5 of new a batch promotes roaster 3, and a collection of crucible 5 in feeding portion 111 is into advance
After hot stove 2, three gates 6 are closed, are heated.While heating, the crucible 5 of finished product area is taken away, and to the earthenware of feeding area
Crucible 5 is supplemented.
In the prior art, 12 surfacing of transfer plate is bonded with 5 bottom surface of crucible, the high-temperature heating in roaster 3 of crucible 5
When, 5 bottom surface of crucible is heated even with the side wall uneven heating of crucible 5, cracks so as to cause crucible 5, not only causes the wave of crucible 5
Take, and after the cracking of crucible 5, the graphite of the inside leaks out, and causes filling in roaster 3.So in order to solve this problem, such as Fig. 4
It is shown, convex block 121 is set in the upper surface of transfer plate 12, crucible 5 is positioned on convex block 121, and crucible 5 is made to be maked somebody a mere figurehead, to reduce
The contact surface of crucible 5 bottom and transfer plate 12 transmits the heat of 5 bottom of crucible to reduce transfer plate 12, effectively prevents
The cracking of crucible 5.Convex block 121 can be a plurality of fin 122 disposed in parallel, e.g. two fins 122.
Since crucible 5 is generally ceramic crucible 5 or graphite crucible 5,5 crucible body of crucible is breathable, for convenience from crucible 5
The hot gas that bottom appears can preferably circulate, so opening up multiple ventholes 124 on transfer plate 12.
As shown in figures 2 and 5, it includes deduster 43 and the air draught for being connected to 3 top of roaster that hot gas, which collects filter device 4,
Cover 41.Roof among roaster 3 offers gas outlet, and suspended hood 41 is located at the top of gas outlet.Deduster 43 and suspended hood
It is connected with exhaust duct 44 between 41.Deduster 43 can be bag filter or cyclone dust collectors 43.It is carried on deduster 43
There is wind turbine 431, the hot gas in roaster 3 can be extracted out.The air draft speed of wind turbine 431 can be adjusted.When 3 both ends of roaster
When gate 6 is closed, the exhausting at a slow speed of wind turbine 431, when 3 both ends gate 6 of roaster is opened, 431 quick exhausting of wind turbine, by roaster
Hot gas in 3 is quickly extracted out with the graphite powder drifted, is collected filtration treatment.
Since the hot air temperature in roaster 3 is very high, it is directly entered deduster 43, the damage of deduster 43, shadow can be caused
The service life of deduster 43 is rung, and high-temperature gas is discharged into air, causes greenhouse effects.In order to solve problem above,
It further includes the cooling device 42 being installed between suspended hood 41 and deduster 43 that hot gas, which collects filter device 4, is first carried out to hot gas
Deduster 43 is entered back into after cooling.
As shown in figure 5, cooling device 42 includes the coolant liquid circulation passage 421 for being set to 44 outside of exhaust duct, arranging
44 outside of wind pipeline is arranged cooling tube 422, and cricoid coolant liquid circulation passage 421 is formed between cooling tube 422 and exhaust duct.It is cold
But liquid stream circulation passage 421 is not limited to above scheme, such as can also be the hose being directly wound on the outside of exhaust duct.
Coolant liquid can be oil or water, this scheme is for adopting water as coolant liquid.Cooling device 42 further includes water cooling pond
423, water pump 424 and hot-tub 425, water pump 424 are installed in cooling pond, and water is evacuated in coolant liquid circulation passage 421.
Communicating pipe 427 is set between hot-tub 425 and cold water, valve 428 is provided on communicating pipe 427, when hot-tub 425
In water cooling after, open valve 428, allow the water in hot-tub 425 to flow into water cooling pond 423, realization recycles.Preferably,
Hot-tub 425 is located at the position higher than water cooling pond 423, to facilitate the flowing of water.
As shown in figure 5, in order to reach preferably cooling effect, the entrance of coolant liquid circulation passage 421 close to deduster 43,
The outlet of cooling passage is close to suspended hood 41；In addition, helical blade 426 is arranged between cooling tube 422 and exhaust duct, to increase
The effective length of circulation passage is grown, coolant liquid can more absorb heat, further increase cooling effect.
Embodiment two：
It is as follows with one difference of embodiment：
As shown in Fig. 2, when being closed due to the gate 6 at 3 both ends of roaster, i.e., to graphite heating in roaster 3
When, air draft speed cannot be too fast, is set to the suspended hood 41 of 3 top of roaster and can not be recycled well to graphite dust,
Graphite powder is caused to accumulate on the transfer plate 12 immediately below suspended hood 41.When gate 6 is opened, although can quick exhausting,
The graphite powder that can not still accumulate on fully erased transfer plate 12.Therefore, as shown in Figures 6 and 7, in order to preferably remove roaster
Suspended hood 41 is connected to the bottom of roaster 3 by the graphite powder in 3.The convex block 121 and venthole being arranged on transfer plate 12
124, so that space in roaster 3 is connected to the suspended hood 41 of 3 bottom of roaster, facilitates and hot gas is sucked out.
When the gate 6 at 3 both ends of roaster is closed, at a slow speed when exhausting, graphite dust to collecting at suspended hood 41,
And fall into the exhaust duct of 41 bottom of suspended hood, when the unlatching of gate 6, quick exhausting, due to exhaust duct limited diameter, accumulate
Graphite dust in pipe is sucked into deduster 43 and is collected filtration treatment.
As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the bending part of the exhaust duct 44 of 41 bottom of suspended hood is easy dust stratification, and long-time service can cause
Pipeline is obstructed, or even blocks completely.So being provided with disposal box 7 in the bottom of suspended hood 41, disposal box 7 is provided with Dump gate
71.After hot gas is by disposal box 7, into the exhaust duct 44 at 7 top of disposal box.Dump gate 71 is periodically opened to stone in disposal box 7
Ink powder is cleared up, it is ensured that bending part it is unobstructed.
Since 3 length of roaster is longer, the coverage of an inlet scoop is effective, the hot gas and graphite at 3 both ends of roaster
Dust can not be handled by good collection, thus suspended hood 41 be arranged to it is multiple, e.g. two.
As illustrated in figs. 7 and 8, it preferably, the length of roaster 3 is the integral multiple of preheating furnace 2, e.g. three times, that is, roasts
Three batches of crucibles 5 can be stored simultaneously by burning in stove 3, the lower section setting of one piece of empty transfer plate 125 of adjacent 5 midfeather of two batches crucible
Suspended hood 41.And the centre of the transfer plate 12 is opened up there are one larger ventilation hole 128, and the diameter of ventilation hole 128 can wait
In the 2/3 of 12 length of side of transfer plate.The transfer plate 12 is not only more convenient for the collection of hot gas, and its with outside other transfer plates 12
Shape is different, and more convenient crucible 5 distinguishes when being placed into feeding portion 111.
As shown in Figures 9 and 10, since in progradation, four angles of transfer plate 12 are easy to touch with directive wheel 118
It hits, the angle of transfer plate 12 is caused to be damaged, so chamfering 126 is arranged in four angles of transfer plate 12, chamfering 126 can directly be fallen
Angle, and can be rounded corner.When the angle of transfer plate 12 and directive wheel 118 contact, the outer rim of directive wheel 118 is along chamfering 126
Rotation, makes the position of transfer plate 12 align, to reduce 12 impaired generation of transfer plate.In order to increase crucible 5 and transfer plate
Decorative pattern 123 is carved on frictional force between 12,121 surface of convex block.
Transfer plate 12 will produce some position deviations in progradation, in order to be adjusted to deviation, make transmission more
It is smooth, so four sides setting jagged 127 that transfer plate 12 is contacted with the push plate 132 of hydraulic cylinder 131, push plate 132
Upper that the protrusion 1321 to match is arranged, described raised 1321 are inserted into notch 127 to adjust the position of transfer plate 12.Notch 127
Can be arc notch 127 or V-notch 127 etc..There are two notches 127 for each side setting of transfer plate 12, so as to more preferable
Ground adjusts the direction of transfer plate 12.Notch 127 should be less than the diameter of directive wheel 118.
In conclusion the graphite sinter production line reduces the hair of the cracking of crucible 5 by being improved to transfer plate 12
It is raw, reduce the pollution that the graphite powder in crucible 5 leaks outside to the environment of plant；And collect filter device 4 not by the way that hot gas is arranged
Only hot gas is collected, more the graphite powder drifted in roaster 3 is effectively treated, to substantially improve the work of worker
Industry environment；By to notch 127 and chamfering 126 are arranged on transfer plate 12, keeping the walking of transfer plate 12 more smooth, improving work
Efficiency.
This specific embodiment is only the explanation to the utility model, is not limitations of the present invention, ability
Field technique personnel can as needed make the present embodiment the modification of not creative contribution after reading this specification, but
As long as all being protected by Patent Law in the right of the utility model.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of graphite sinter hot gas collects filter device, it is characterised in that：Including the suspended hood set gradually（41）, cooling dress
It sets（42）And deduster（43）, the suspended hood（41）It is connected to roaster（3）On, suspended hood（41）, cooling device（42）With
Deduster（43）Between use exhaust duct（44）Connection.
2. a kind of graphite sinter hot gas according to claim 1 collects filter device, it is characterised in that：Cooling device（42）
Including being set to exhaust duct（44）The coolant liquid circulation passage in outside（421）.
3. a kind of graphite sinter hot gas according to claim 2 collects filter device, it is characterised in that：Cooling device（42）
It is set to exhaust duct including set（44）The cooling tube in outside（422）, the cooling tube（422）Cooling is formed between exhaust duct
Liquid stream circulation passage（421）.
4. a kind of graphite sinter hot gas according to claim 3 collects filter device, it is characterised in that：Cooling tube（422）
Helical blade is provided between exhaust duct（426）.
5. a kind of graphite sinter hot gas according to claim 4 collects filter device, it is characterised in that：Coolant liquid circulation is logical
Road（421）Entrance close to deduster（43）, the outlet of cooling passage is close to suspended hood（41）.
6. a kind of graphite sinter hot gas according to claim 5 collects filter device, it is characterised in that：Coolant liquid is water,
Cooling device（42）It further include water cooling pond（423）, water pump（424）And hot-tub（425）, water pump（424）In cooling pond,
Water is evacuated to coolant liquid circulation passage（421）It is interior.
7. a kind of graphite sinter hot gas according to claim 6 collects filter device, it is characterised in that：Hot-tub（425）
Communicating pipe is set between cold water（427）, communicating pipe（427）On be provided with valve（428）.
8. a kind of graphite sinter hot gas according to claim 1 ~ 6 any one collects filter device, it is characterised in that：Institute
State suspended hood（41）It is connected to roaster（3）Bottom, roaster（3）Interior includes transfer plate（12）, the transfer plate（12）On
Offer venthole（124）, make roaster（3）Interior gas and suspended hood（41）Connection.
9. a kind of graphite sinter hot gas according to claim 8 collects filter device, it is characterised in that：Suspended hood（41）'s
Bottom is provided with disposal box（7）, disposal box（7）It is provided with Dump gate（71）；Exhaust duct and disposal box（7）Connection.
10. a kind of graphite sinter hot gas according to claim 1 ~ 6 any one collects filter device, it is characterised in that：
Deduster（43）For bag filter.
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