CN209537164U - The mercury that mercury-containing waste water is handled in a kind of Production of PVC makes the transition separator - Google Patents

The mercury that mercury-containing waste water is handled in a kind of Production of PVC makes the transition separator Download PDF

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CN209537164U
CN209537164U CN201920169528.XU CN201920169528U CN209537164U CN 209537164 U CN209537164 U CN 209537164U CN 201920169528 U CN201920169528 U CN 201920169528U CN 209537164 U CN209537164 U CN 209537164U
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石玉英
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The utility model discloses the mercury transition separators that mercury-containing waste water is handled in a kind of Production of PVC, including separator tank body, dreg-storing box, secondary rack gear, buoyant spheres, scum pipe and valve, the separator tank body right side wall is provided with water outlet at the position of upper end, and water outlet is connected through separator tank body with separator tank body, lid is provided at the top of the separator tank body, and the middle position of lid is equipped with dispensing kit, lid is run through in the bottom of the dispensing kit, and lid is connected with separator tank body, water inlet is provided at lid top position on the right side of the dispensing kit, and lid is run through in the bottom of water inlet.Advantages of simple is designed in the utility model structure, easy to operate, practicability is very high, so that the mercury-removing reagent in dispensing kit is launched as the difference of water level is successively downward, avoid the case where disposable mercury-removing reagent of launching is deposited, effectively increases the uniform effect of sewage hybrid reaction, reduce mercury-removing reagent waste.

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The mercury that mercury-containing waste water is handled in a kind of Production of PVC makes the transition separator
Technical field:
The utility model relates to Production of PVC equipment technical field, handles and contain in specially a kind of Production of PVC The mercury transition separator of mercury waste water.
Background technique:
In generated by polyvinyl chloride by calcium carbide production process, mercury-containing waste water is generated in synthesis vinyl chloride thereof, and main source turns for VCM (Water-ring vacuum pumping turns over the waste water of catalyst system generation to water ring vacuum pump working water when changing device replacement mercury catalyst, usually replaces The system waste water is average once a week, and every line about generates 25m3 waste water every time, and four line pumpings turn over catalyst and generate waste water about 4* The 25m*4=400m3/ month), (this part water is larger, according to current system single line acetylene stream 1000- for VCM caustic wash tower spent lye 12500Nm3/h is calculated, and caustic wash tower needs lye of replacement daily, and every caustic wash tower replaces lye amount about 30m3/ days, and four 4 caustic wash towers of bar line generate the about 4*30m3/ days * 30=3600m3/ months of waste water), mercury content is about in mercury-containing waste water are as follows: 1.0- 2.0mg/L.1.2 handling principle.
Currently, the method for domestic processing mercury-containing waste water has sulphide precipitation, ion-exchange, absorption method, reduction method, mixes Solidifying method etc., wherein mercury isomerization device is one of indispensable equipment, therefore the such device on market today is many kinds of, Substantially it can satisfy the use demand of user, originally can satisfy the use demand of user, but still remain certain ask Topic is to need to add in mercury isomerization device reaction zone due to flowing into mercury isomerization device certainly by pretreated water outlet Mercury-removing reagent makes mercury be transferred to solid phase, is separated by solid-liquid separation in Disengagement zone, and most mercury removes here, but is adding at present It during mercury-removing reagent, is difficult to sufficiently merge with containing Mercury sewage since mercury-removing reagent is added at one time, causes separation reaction insufficient, The effect of mercury-removing reagent cannot give full play of, and cause the effect of separating treatment containing Mercury sewage that expectation index is not achieved, and cause Therefore the waste of mercury-removing reagent proposes the mercury transition point that mercury-containing waste water is handled in a kind of Production of PVC in view of the above problems From device.
Utility model content:
The purpose of this utility model is to provide in a kind of Production of PVC handle mercury-containing waste water mercury make the transition separator, It is added at one time with to solve mercury-removing reagent mentioned above in the background art and is difficult to sufficiently merge with sewage, cause to react insufficient, The problem of causing mercury-removing reagent to waste.
To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: handling in a kind of Production of PVC mercurous The mercury transition separator of waste water, including separator tank body, dreg-storing box, secondary rack gear, buoyant spheres, scum pipe and valve, the separation Device tank body right side wall is provided with water outlet at the position of upper end, and water outlet runs through separator tank body and separator tank body phase It is connected to, is provided with lid at the top of the separator tank body, and the middle position of lid is equipped with dispensing kit, the dispensing kit Bottom run through lid, and lid is connected with separator tank body, is provided at the lid top position on the right side of the dispensing kit Water inlet, and lid is run through in the bottom of water inlet, water inlet is connected with separator tank body, and inner wall leans on the right side of the dispensing kit Nearly position in the middle is welded with fixed baffle, and inner wall is hinged with active catch close to position in the middle on the right side of the dispensing kit Plate, and one end of flapper is bonded to each other with fixed baffle one end, the other end of the flapper is on the left of dispensing kit Wall, the flapper extends to dispensing kit left side wall outer surface, and is provided at the position below flapper above lid Catch bar, and the one end of catch bar far from flapper is fixed with secondary rack welding, lid is run through in the bottom end of the pair rack gear, and Secondary rack gear extends to separator tank interior and is welded and fixed with buoyant spheres, is provided with dreg-storing box below the separator tank body, The bottom of the separator tank body is connected by scum pipe with dreg-storing box, and the outer surface of the scum pipe is equipped with valve.
Preferably, the separator tank body inner left wall is welded with bearing close to position in the middle, and is arranged on bearing There is master gear, the pair rack gear is provided with groove, and secondary rack gear and master gear synchro-meshing, institute on the left side wall of lower end The length for stating the secondary fluted position in rack gear bottom is consistent with the second auxiliary slide channel and the first auxiliary slide channel length.
Preferably, the second auxiliary slide channel is provided at the position of the separator tank body inner left wall, on the master gear It is welded with convex block on the secondary rack gear left side wall of side, and the inside of the second auxiliary slide channel is embedded with convex block.
Preferably, the middle position of the lid bottom is welded with filtering net box, and the separator inside filtering net box Bearing is installed in inner tank wall, stirring blade is arranged on bearing, above the stirring blade at the position on close right side It is provided with water inlet.
Preferably, it is welded with bearing on the dispensing chamber interior wall below the fixed baffle, and is arranged with shunting leaf on bearing Piece.
Preferably, the lid outer surface of cupular part on the left of the secondary rack gear is welded with the first auxiliary slide channel, and the pair rack gear leans on The side of nearly first auxiliary slide channel is welded with convex block, and the inside of first auxiliary slide channel is embedded with convex block.
Compared with prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that handling mercury-containing waste water in the Production of PVC Mercury makes the transition separator, is used cooperatively by vertical pair rack gear, master gear, buoyant spheres, catch bar and hinged flapper, When buoyant spheres are with the rising of water level, under being acted on by the sliding of the first auxiliary slide channel and the second auxiliary slide channel, master gear and pair Rack gear intermeshing, so that buoyant spheres drive secondary rack gear with the vertical vertical ascent of master gear, so that secondary spoke drive pushes away Lever pushes away flapper straight up, then makes the mercury-removing reagent in dispensing kit as the different of water level are successively launched downwards, keeps away The case where having exempted from disposable dispensing mercury-removing reagent to deposit, effectively increased the uniform effect of sewage hybrid reaction, having reduced mercury-removing reagent waste, And the effect of mercury-removing reagent is given full play of, and design advantages of simple in structure, easy to operate, practicability is very Height, low manufacture cost are suitable for large-scale productionization and use.
Detailed description of the invention:
In order to illustrate the embodiment of the utility model or the technical proposal in the existing technology more clearly, below will be to embodiment Or attached drawing needed to be used in the description of the prior art is briefly described, it should be apparent that, the accompanying drawings in the following description is only It is some embodiments of the utility model, for those of ordinary skill in the art, in the premise not made the creative labor Under, it is also possible to obtain other drawings based on these drawings.
Fig. 1 is that the structure of the utility model faces diagrammatic cross-section;
Fig. 2 is structure enlargement diagram at A in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is structure enlargement diagram at B in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the status diagram that feeds intake of the utility model.
In figure: 1, separator tank body;2, water outlet;3, lid;4, water inlet;5, filtering net box;6, stirring blade;7, it throws Medicine-chest;8, fixed baffle;9, flapper;10, splitterr vanes;11, the first auxiliary slide channel;12, dreg-storing box;13, catch bar; 14, secondary rack gear;15, buoyant spheres;16, master gear;17, the second auxiliary slide channel;18, scum pipe;19, valve.
Specific embodiment:
The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, carries out the technical scheme in the embodiment of the utility model Clearly and completely describe, it is clear that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than whole Embodiment.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art are without making creative work Every other embodiment obtained, fall within the protection scope of the utility model.
Fig. 1-4 is please referred to, a kind of embodiment provided by the utility model: handling mercury-containing waste water in a kind of Production of PVC Mercury make the transition separator, including separator tank body 1, dreg-storing box 12, secondary rack gear 14, buoyant spheres 15, scum pipe 18 and valve 19, point Water outlet 2 is provided at the position of upper end from 1 right side wall of device tank body, and water outlet 2 runs through separator tank body 1 and separator Tank body 1 is connected, and the top of separator tank body 1 is provided with lid 3, and the middle position of lid 3 is equipped with dispensing kit 7, throws Lid 3 is run through in the bottom of medicine-chest 7, and lid 3 is connected with separator tank body 1, at 3 top position of lid on 7 right side of dispensing kit It is provided with water inlet 4, and lid 3 is run through in the bottom of water inlet 4, water inlet 4 is connected with separator tank body 1, and dispensing kit 7 is right Side inner wall is welded with fixed baffle 8 close to position in the middle, and 7 right side inner wall of dispensing kit is hinged with work close to position in the middle Dynamic baffle 9, and one end of flapper 9 is bonded to each other with 8 one end of fixed baffle, the other end of flapper 9 runs through dispensing kit 7 Left side wall, and flapper 9 extends to 7 left side wall outer surface of dispensing kit, the middle position of 3 bottom of lid is welded with filter screen Box 5, and bearing is installed on 1 inner wall of separator tank body inside filtering net box 5, it is arranged with stirring blade 6 on bearing, stirs 6 top of blade is provided with water inlet 4 at the position on right side, is welded with axis on 7 inner wall of dispensing kit of 8 lower section of fixed baffle It holds, and is arranged with splitterr vanes 10 on bearing, while launching, mercury-removing reagent is first into the downward spray for crossing the dispersion of splitterr vanes 10 It spills, then the sewage by flowing at water inlet 4 constantly impacts stirring blade 6, so that sewage can be sufficient with mercury-removing reagent It is stirred.
It is provided with catch bar 13 at the position of 9 lower section lid of flapper, 3 top, and catch bar 13 is far from flapper 9 One end be welded and fixed with secondary rack gear 14, lid 3 is run through in the bottom end of secondary rack gear 14, and secondary rack gear 14 extends to separator tank body 1 Inside is welded and fixed with buoyant spheres 15, and 1 inner left wall of separator tank body is welded with bearing close to position in the middle, and on bearing It is arranged with master gear 16, secondary rack gear 14 is provided with groove on the left side wall of lower end, and secondary rack gear 14 and master gear 16 are same Step engagement, the length and 11 length one of the second auxiliary slide channel 17 and the first auxiliary slide channel at the fluted position in secondary 14 bottom of rack gear It causes, 3 outer surface of cupular part of lid in secondary 14 left side of rack gear is welded with the first auxiliary slide channel 11, and secondary rack gear 14 is close to the first auxiliary slide channel 11 side is welded with convex block, and the inside of the first auxiliary slide channel 11 is embedded with convex block, at the position of 1 inner left wall of separator tank body It is provided with the second auxiliary slide channel 17, is welded with convex block, and the second auxiliary slide channel on 14 left side wall of secondary rack gear of 16 top of master gear 17 inside is embedded with convex block, and with the continuous rising of water level, when water level coincides with buoyant spheres 15, buoyant spheres 15 are with dampening Position constantly rises and rises, at this point, the sliding by secondary rack gear 14 in the first auxiliary slide channel 11 and the second auxiliary slide channel 17 acts on Under, cooperation master gear 16 and secondary rack gear 14 are intermeshed, so that buoyant spheres 15, which constantly rise, drives 14 vertical ascent of secondary rack gear, from And catch bar 13 is made to increase with secondary 14 vertical ascent of rack gear, then to resist flapper 9 at the top of catch bar 13 One end is lifted up, and due to lever principle, the other end of flapper 9 passes through hingedly to decline, so that the wadding in dispensing kit 7 removes Mercurial is successively launched downwards with the different of water level, is avoided disposable mercury-removing reagent of launching and is deposited, it is anti-to effectively increase sewage mixing The case where answering uniform effect, reducing mercury-removing reagent waste.
The lower section of separator tank body 1 is provided with dreg-storing box 12, and the bottom of separator tank body 1 passes through scum pipe 18 and dreg-storing box 12 are connected, and the outer surface of scum pipe 18 is equipped with valve 19.
Working principle: when in use, sewage is slowly poured into separator tank body 1 by water inlet 4, with water level Constantly rise, when water level coincides with buoyant spheres 15, buoyant spheres 15 rise as water level constantly rises, at this point, passing through pair Rack gear 14 is under the sliding effect of the first auxiliary slide channel 11 and the second auxiliary slide channel 17, and cooperation master gear 16 and secondary rack gear 14 are mutually Engagement, so that buoyant spheres 15, which constantly rise, drives 14 vertical ascent of secondary rack gear, so that catch bar 13 hangs down with secondary rack gear 14 Directly rise and rise, is lifted up the one end for resisting flapper 9 at the top of catch bar 13, it is living due to lever principle The other end of dynamic baffle 9 passes through hingedly to decline, so that the wadding mercury-removing reagent in dispensing kit 7 is successively thrown downwards with the different of water level It puts, while launching, mercury-removing reagent is first into the downward sprinkling crossing splitterr vanes 10 and dispersing, then by flowing at water inlet 4 Sewage constantly impacts stirring blade 6, so that sewage can be sufficiently mixed with mercury-removing reagent, so that separator tank body 1 It is constantly in sewage to be separated by solid-liquid separation with mercury-removing reagent, most mercury removes here.
After being separated by solid-liquid separation, the water after processing is discharged by water outlet 2, and subsequent staff opens valve 19, It is uniformly processed so that mercurous residue is entered in dreg-storing box 12 by scum pipe 18.
It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments, and And without departing substantially from the spirit or essential attributes of the utility model, it can realize that this is practical new in other specific forms Type.Therefore, in all respects, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, this is practical new The range of type is indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, it is intended that containing for the equivalent requirements of the claims will be fallen in All changes in justice and range are embraced therein.It should not treat any reference in the claims as limiting Related claim.

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  1. Separator, including separator tank body (1), dreg-storing box 1. the mercury for handling mercury-containing waste water in a kind of Production of PVC makes the transition (12), secondary rack gear (14), buoyant spheres (15), scum pipe (18) and valve (19), it is characterised in that: the separator tank body (1) Right side wall is provided with water outlet (2) at the position of upper end, and water outlet (2) runs through separator tank body (1) and separator pot Body (1) is connected, and is provided with lid (3) at the top of the separator tank body (1), and the middle position of lid (3) is equipped with Lid (3) are run through in the bottom of dispensing kit (7), the dispensing kit (7), and lid (3) is connected with separator tank body (1), described It is provided with water inlet (4) at lid (3) top position on the right side of dispensing kit (7), and lid (3) are run through in the bottom of water inlet (4), Its water inlet (4) is connected with separator tank body (1), and inner wall is welded with close to position in the middle on the right side of the dispensing kit (7) Fixed baffle (8), dispensing kit (7) right side inner wall is hinged with flapper (9) close to position in the middle, and flapper (9) one end is bonded to each other with fixed baffle (8) one end, and the other end of the flapper (9) is on the left of dispensing kit (7) Wall, and flapper (9) extends to dispensing kit (7) left side wall outer surface, and the position below flapper (9) above lid (3) The place of setting is provided with catch bar (13), and the one end of the catch bar (13) far from flapper (9) is welded and fixed with secondary rack gear (14), Lid (3) are run through in the bottom end of the pair rack gear (14), and secondary rack gear (14) extends to separator tank body (1) inside and buoyant spheres (15) it is welded and fixed, is provided with dreg-storing box (12) below the separator tank body (1), the bottom of the separator tank body (1) It is connected by scum pipe (18) with dreg-storing box (12), the outer surface of the scum pipe (18) is equipped with valve (19).
  2. The separator 2. mercury for handling mercury-containing waste water in a kind of Production of PVC according to claim 1 makes the transition, feature Be: separator tank body (1) inner left wall is welded with bearing close to position in the middle, and master gear is arranged on bearing (16), the secondary rack gear (14) is provided with groove on the left side wall of lower end, and secondary rack gear (14) and master gear (16) are same Step engagement, the length and the second auxiliary slide channel (17) and the first auxiliary slide channel at described pair rack gear (14) fluted position in bottom (11) length is consistent.
  3. The separator 3. mercury for handling mercury-containing waste water in a kind of Production of PVC according to claim 2 makes the transition, feature It is: is provided with the second auxiliary slide channel (17) at the position of separator tank body (1) inner left wall, on the master gear (16) It is welded with convex block on secondary rack gear (14) left side wall of side, and the inside of the second auxiliary slide channel (17) is embedded with convex block.
  4. The separator 4. mercury for handling mercury-containing waste water in a kind of Production of PVC according to claim 1 makes the transition, feature Be: the middle position of lid (3) bottom is welded with filtering net box (5), and the separator pot that filtering net box (5) is internal Bearing is installed on body (1) inner wall, is arranged on bearing stirring blade (6), close to right side above the stirring blade (6) Water inlet (4) are provided at position.
  5. The separator 5. mercury for handling mercury-containing waste water in a kind of Production of PVC according to claim 1 makes the transition, feature It is: is welded with bearing on dispensing kit (7) inner wall below the fixed baffle (8), and is arranged with splitterr vanes on bearing (10)。
  6. The separator 6. mercury for handling mercury-containing waste water in a kind of Production of PVC according to claim 1 makes the transition, feature Be: lid (3) outer surface of cupular part on the left of the pair rack gear (14) is welded with the first auxiliary slide channel (11), the pair rack gear (14) side close to the first auxiliary slide channel (11) is welded with convex block, and the inside of first auxiliary slide channel (11) is embedded with convex Block.
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