CN214616926U - Intelligent air compressor waste heat recovery system - Google Patents

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CN214616926U
CN214616926U CN202120343244.5U CN202120343244U CN214616926U CN 214616926 U CN214616926 U CN 214616926U CN 202120343244 U CN202120343244 U CN 202120343244U CN 214616926 U CN214616926 U CN 214616926U
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The utility model discloses an intelligence air compressor machine waste heat recovery system, including air compressor machine, air compressor machine heat energy converter, life hot-water tank, waste heat recovery circulating pump, production with hot water heat exchanger and waste heat recovery intelligence control system, the air compressor machine passes through the one end of lubricating oil circulation pipeline intercommunication air compressor machine heat energy converter, the one end that the air compressor machine was kept away from to air compressor machine heat energy converter communicates life hot-water tank, production with hot water heat exchanger and waste heat recovery circulating pump in proper order through returning the shape water pipe, the end of intaking of returning the shape water pipe communicates one of life hot-water tank and intakes the end, the play water end of returning the shape water pipe and the output of waste heat recovery circulating pump are linked together. The utility model has the advantages that: the waste heat utilization efficiency can be improved, the control system is intelligent, the recovered waste heat is used for multiple systems, heat for hot spots can be distributed according to needs, the service temperature of the hot spots is not over-limit, and manual adjustment of operators is not needed.

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Intelligent air compressor waste heat recovery system
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a waste heat recovery system specifically is an intelligence air compressor machine waste heat recovery system, belongs to air compressor machine technical field.
Background
The air compressor waste heat recovery is a novel efficient waste heat utilization device, cold water is heated by absorbing waste heat of the air compressor, and energy consumption is avoided. As a novel efficient waste heat utilization equipment, the waste heat utilization equipment is mainly used for solving the problems of life of staff, industrial hot water and the like, and saves energy consumption for enterprises, thereby saving a large amount of cost.
However, most of the traditional air compressor waste heat recovery systems are only used for single systems in the using process, the waste heat utilization efficiency is not high, and the air compressor waste heat recovery systems are simple, so that the adopted control systems are simple, the recovered waste heat is simultaneously used for occasions of various systems, the heat consumption of each hot spot cannot be distributed according to requirements, the service temperature of each hot spot cannot be guaranteed not to exceed the limit, and more operators are required to manually adjust the heat consumption.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims at providing an intelligence air compressor machine waste heat recovery system just in order to solve above-mentioned problem, can improve waste heat utilization efficiency, and the control system who adopts is comparatively intelligent, is used for the occasion of multiple system simultaneously to the waste heat of retrieving, can distribute each for the focus heat as required, guarantees that each is not transfinite with focus service temperature, need not operator manual regulation.
The utility model discloses a following technical scheme realizes above-mentioned purpose, an intelligence air compressor machine waste heat recovery system, including air compressor machine, air compressor machine heat energy converter, life hot-water tank, waste heat recovery circulating pump, production with hot water heat exchanger and waste heat recovery intelligence control system, the air compressor machine passes through the one end of lubricating oil circulation pipeline intercommunication air compressor machine heat energy converter, the one end that the air compressor machine was kept away from to air compressor machine heat energy converter communicates life hot-water tank, production with hot water heat exchanger and waste heat recovery circulating pump in proper order through returning the shape water pipe, the end of intaking of returning the shape water pipe communicates one end of life hot-water tank, the play water end of returning the shape water pipe and the output of waste heat recovery circulating pump are linked together, the input of waste heat recovery circulating pump is linked together through a play water end of aqueduct and life hot-water tank, the body that the shape water pipe is located air compressor machine heat energy converter and production with hot water heat exchanger is linked together through inlet tube and life hot-water tank The device comprises a domestic hot water tank, a temporary heating device, a production hot water heat exchanger, a water guide pipe, a water supply device, a coating workshop and a production water heating circulating pump, wherein the temporary heating device is arranged on one side of the domestic hot water tank, the other end of the production hot water heat exchanger is sequentially communicated with the coating workshop and the production water heating circulating pump through a U-shaped water pipe, the U-shaped water pipe is communicated with the output end of the production water heating circulating pump, the input end of the production water heating circulating pump is communicated with the water supply device through the water guide pipe, the water outlet end of the U-shaped water pipe is communicated with the water outlet end of the coating workshop, and the water supply device is communicated with the coating workshop through a water outlet pipe;
the domestic hot water tank is provided with a drain pipe and is communicated with external water equipment through the drain pipe.
Preferably, in order to prevent the temperature of water in the domestic water tank, the temporary heating device comprises an electric heating boiler heating circulating pump, a water inlet end of the electric heating boiler heating circulating pump is communicated with a water outlet end at the bottom of the domestic hot water tank through a water guide pipe, an output end of the electric heating boiler heating circulating pump is communicated with the water inlet end of the electric heating boiler through the water guide pipe, and the water outlet end of the electric heating boiler is communicated with a water inlet end of the domestic hot water tank through the water guide pipe.
Preferably, in order to facilitate the running speed of the water pump, a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor II are sequentially arranged on a pipe body of the water return pipe between the domestic hot water tank and the air compressor heat energy converter, a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor II are sequentially arranged on a pipe body of the water return pipe between the air compressor heat energy converter and the electric valve I, and the temperature sensor II and the electric valve II are both connected to a signal receiving end of the heat meter II through signal lines.
Preferably, in order to facilitate normal operation of equipment, a first temperature sensor is arranged on a pipe body of the water pipe between the electric valve I and the hot water heat exchanger for production, a first temperature sensor is arranged on a pipe body of the water pipe between the waste heat recovery circulating pump and the hot water heat exchanger for production, an electronic water processor is arranged on a pipe body of the water pipe between the waste heat recovery circulating pump and the first temperature sensor, and the first temperature sensor and the first electric valve are both connected to a signal receiving end of the first heat meter through signal lines.
Preferably, in order to adjust the water temperature in the domestic hot water tank conveniently, a third temperature sensor is fixedly connected inside the domestic hot water tank, the third temperature sensor is arranged on the pipe body of the water outlet pipe, and the third temperature sensor is arranged on the pipe body of the water outlet pipe between the third electric valve and the water supply equipment.
Preferably, in order to control the opening and closing of the electric valve, the first electric valve, the second electric valve, the third electric valve and the third temperature sensor are all connected with a switch, and the switches are communicated with a signal output end of the waste heat recovery intelligent control system through signal lines.
The utility model has the advantages that: when the temperature of the third temperature sensor on the drain pipe is higher than 65 ℃, prompting and alarming are carried out, a user controls the first electric valve to be closed and controls the second electric valve to be opened through the intelligent waste heat recovery control system, the waste heat recovery circulating pump is fixed to operate at 45Hz, so that the water temperature of the domestic hot water tank is reduced, when the temperature of the third temperature sensor on the drain pipe is lower than 55 ℃, alarming is cancelled, the user controls the first electric valve to be opened and controls the second electric valve to be closed through the intelligent waste heat recovery control system, the waste heat recovery circulating pump recovers normal pressure difference control, so that the water temperature in the domestic hot water tank achieves a constant temperature effect, heat for hot spots is distributed according to needs, the service temperature of the hot spots is not over-limit, and manual adjustment of an operator is not needed;
under electric valve three closed state, when the temperature of the third temperature sensor on the drain pipe is greater than 50 ℃, the user opens the process water heating circulating pump, adjusts the opening size of the third electric valve through waste heat recovery intelligence control system for the temperature of the third temperature sensor on the outlet pipe equals 25 ℃, and when the temperature of the third temperature sensor on the drain pipe is less than or equal to 45 ℃, the third electric valve is closed, thereby the waste heat utilization efficiency is improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the air press heat energy converter of fig. 1 in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the hot water heat exchanger for production of FIG. 1 in accordance with the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. an air compressor; 2. a heat energy converter of an air compressor; 3. a domestic hot water tank; 4. an electric boiler; 5. the electric boiler heats the circulating pump; 6. a waste heat recovery circulating pump; 7. a hot water heat exchanger for production; 8. a coating workshop; 9. a water supply device; 10. the circulating pump is heated by the production water; 11. a lubricating oil circulation line; 12. a water pipe in a shape of a Chinese character 'hui'; 13. a water inlet pipe; 14. an electronic water treatment device; 15. a first temperature sensor; 16. a first electric valve; 17. a pressure sensor; 18. a drain pipe; 19. a first heat meter; 20. a U-shaped water pipe; 21. an electric valve II; 22. a water outlet pipe; 23. a second heat meter; 24. a second temperature sensor; 25. a third temperature sensor; 26. a waste heat recovery intelligent control system; 27. an electric valve III; 29. and (5) a water using device.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-4, an intelligent air compressor waste heat recovery system comprises an air compressor 1, an air compressor heat energy converter 2, a domestic hot water tank 3, a waste heat recovery circulating pump 6, a production hot water heat exchanger 7 and a waste heat recovery intelligent control system 26, wherein the air compressor 1 is communicated with one end of the air compressor heat energy converter 2 through a lubricating oil circulation pipeline 11, one end of the air compressor heat energy converter 2, far away from the air compressor 1, is sequentially communicated with the domestic hot water tank 3, the production hot water heat exchanger 7 and the waste heat recovery circulating pump 6 through a return water pipe 12, a water inlet end of the return water pipe 12 is communicated with a water inlet end of the domestic hot water tank 3, a water outlet end of the return water pipe 12 is communicated with an output end of the waste heat recovery circulating pump 6, an input end of the waste heat recovery circulating pump 6 is communicated with a water outlet end of the domestic hot water tank 3 through a water guide pipe, and a pipe 12, which is positioned on the air compressor heat energy converter 2 and the production hot water heat exchanger 7, is communicated with the domestic hot water tank 3 through a water inlet pipe 13 The system is characterized in that a temporary heating device is arranged on one side of a domestic hot water tank 3, the other end of a production hot water heat exchanger 7 is sequentially communicated with a painting workshop 8 and a production water heating circulating pump 10 through a U-shaped water pipe 20, the U-shaped water pipe 20 is communicated with the output end of the production water heating circulating pump 10, the input end of the production water heating circulating pump 10 is communicated with a water supply device 9 through a water guide pipe, the water outlet end of the U-shaped water pipe 20 is communicated with the water outlet end of the painting workshop 8, and the water supply device 9 is communicated with the painting workshop 8 through a water outlet pipe 22;
the third electric valve 27 is arranged on the pipe body of the water outlet pipe 22, the second electric valve 21 is arranged on the pipe body of the water inlet pipe 13, the first electric valve 16 is arranged on the pipe body of the square-shaped water pipe 12 between the air compressor heat energy converter 2 and the water inlet pipe 13, and the domestic hot water tank 3 is provided with a drain pipe 18 and is communicated with external water using equipment 29 through the drain pipe 18.
As a technical optimization scheme of the utility model, interim heating device includes electric boiler heating circulating pump 5, and electric boiler heating circulating pump 5's the end of intaking is linked together through a water outlet end of aqueduct and 3 bottoms of life hot-water tank, and electric boiler heating circulating pump 5's output is linked together through the end of intaking of aqueduct and electric boiler 4, and electric boiler 4's the end of going out is linked together through an end of intaking of aqueduct and life hot-water tank 3.
As a technical optimization scheme of the utility model, the shape water pipe 12 that returns has set gradually a pressure sensor 17 and a two 24 temperature sensor on being located the body between life hot-water tank 3 and the air compressor machine heat energy converter 2, and the shape water pipe 12 that returns has set gradually a pressure sensor 17 and a two 24 temperature sensor on being located the body between air compressor machine heat energy converter 2 and the electric valve 16, and two 24 temperature sensor and two 21 equal passing signal line connections of electric valve are at the signal receiving terminal of calorimeter two 23.
As a technical optimization scheme of the utility model, it is provided with a temperature sensor 15 on the body that returns shape water pipe 12 and is located between 16 electric valve and the production with hot water heat exchanger 7, it is provided with a temperature sensor 15 on the body that returns shape water pipe 12 and is located between waste heat recovery circulating pump 6 and the production with hot water heat exchanger 7, it is provided with electronic water treatment ware 14 on the body that returns shape water pipe 12 and is located between 6 waste heat recovery circulating pump and the temperature sensor 15, a temperature sensor 15 and 16 all connect the signal reception end at calorimeter 19 through the signal line.
As a technical optimization scheme of the utility model, three 25 of temperature sensor of the inside fixedly connected with of life hot-water tank 3 is provided with three 25 of a temperature sensor on the body of drain pipe 18, and outlet pipe 22 is provided with three 25 of a temperature sensor on being located the body between three 27 of electric valve and the water supply equipment 9.
As a technical optimization scheme of the utility model, electric valve 16, two 21, three 27 and three 25 of temperature sensor of electric valve all are connected with the switch, and the equal passing signal line of switch and waste heat recovery intelligence control system 26's of signal output part are linked together.
The utility model discloses when using: when the temperature of the temperature sensor III 25 on the drain pipe 18 is higher than 65 ℃, prompting and alarming are carried out, a user controls the first electric valve 16 to be closed and controls the second electric valve 21 to be opened through the waste heat recovery intelligent control system 26, the waste heat recovery circulating pump 6 is fixed to operate at 45Hz, so that the water temperature of the domestic hot water tank 3 is reduced, when the temperature of the temperature sensor III 25 on the drain pipe 18 is lower than 55 ℃, alarming is cancelled, the user controls the first electric valve 16 to be opened and controls the second electric valve 21 to be closed through the waste heat recovery intelligent control system 26, the waste heat recovery circulating pump 6 recovers normal differential pressure control, when the air compressor 1 is completely stopped in a production period, the temperature of the temperature sensor III 25 on the drain pipe 18 is lower than or equal to 45 ℃, the user opens the electric heating boiler heating circulating pump 5, the electric heating boiler 4 heats the domestic hot water tank 3 until the temperature of the temperature sensor III 25 on the drain pipe 18 is equal to 45 ℃, therefore, the water temperature in the domestic hot water tank 3 achieves the constant temperature effect, the heat consumption of each hot spot is distributed according to the requirement, the service temperature of each hot spot is not over-limit, and the manual adjustment of an operator is not needed;
under the closed state of the third electric valve 27, when the temperature of the third temperature sensor 25 on the water discharge pipe 18 is higher than 50 ℃, the user opens the process water heating circulating pump 10, and adjusts the opening size of the third electric valve 27 through the waste heat recovery intelligent control system 26, so that the temperature of the third temperature sensor 25 on the water discharge pipe 22 is equal to 25 ℃, and when the temperature of the third temperature sensor 25 on the water discharge pipe 18 is lower than or equal to 45 ℃, the third electric valve 27 is closed, and therefore the waste heat utilization efficiency is improved.
It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the invention is not restricted to details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.
Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment may contain only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should integrate the description, and the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.

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1. The utility model provides an intelligence air compressor machine waste heat recovery system, includes air compressor machine (1), air compressor machine heat energy converter (2), life hot-water tank (3), waste heat recovery circulating pump (6), production with hot water heat exchanger (7) and waste heat recovery intelligence control system (26), its characterized in that: the air compressor (1) is communicated with one end of an air compressor heat energy converter (2) through a lubricating oil circulation pipeline (11), one end, far away from the air compressor (1), of the air compressor heat energy converter (2) is sequentially communicated with a domestic hot water tank (3), a production hot water heat exchanger (7) and a waste heat recovery circulating pump (6) through a clip-shaped water pipe (12), a water inlet end of the clip-shaped water pipe (12) is communicated with a water inlet end of the domestic hot water tank (3), a water outlet end of the clip-shaped water pipe (12) is communicated with an output end of the waste heat recovery circulating pump (6), an input end of the waste heat recovery circulating pump (6) is communicated with a water outlet end of the domestic hot water tank (3) through a water guide pipe, a tube of the clip-shaped water pipe (12) is positioned between the air compressor heat energy converter (2) and the production hot water heat exchanger (7) and communicated with the domestic hot water tank (3) through a water inlet pipe (13), a temporary heating device is arranged on one side of the domestic hot water tank (3), the other end of the production hot water heat exchanger (7) is sequentially communicated with the painting workshop (8) and the production water heating circulating pump (10) through a U-shaped water pipe (20), the U-shaped water pipe (20) is communicated with the output end of the production water heating circulating pump (10), the input end of the production water heating circulating pump (10) is communicated with a water supply device (9) through a water guide pipe, the water outlet end of the U-shaped water pipe (20) is communicated with the water outlet end of the painting workshop (8), and the water supply device (9) is communicated with the painting workshop (8) through a water outlet pipe (22);
the water heater is characterized in that a third electric valve (27) is arranged on a pipe body of the water outlet pipe (22), a second electric valve (21) is arranged on a pipe body of the water inlet pipe (13), the first electric valve (16) is arranged on the pipe body, located between the air compressor heat energy converter (2) and the water inlet pipe (13), of the loop-shaped water pipe (12), and the domestic hot water tank (3) is provided with a drain pipe (18) and is communicated with external water equipment (29) through the drain pipe (18).
2. The intelligent air compressor waste heat recovery system of claim 1, wherein: the temporary heating device comprises an electric heating boiler heating circulating pump (5), the water inlet end of the electric heating boiler heating circulating pump (5) is communicated with the water outlet end of the domestic hot water tank (3) through a water guide pipe, the output end of the electric heating boiler heating circulating pump (5) is communicated with the water inlet end of the electric heating boiler (4) through the water guide pipe, and the water outlet end of the electric heating boiler (4) is communicated with the water inlet end of the domestic hot water tank (3) through the water guide pipe.
3. The intelligent air compressor waste heat recovery system of claim 1, wherein: the utility model discloses a heat meter, including return shape water pipe (12), air compressor heat energy converter (16), return shape water pipe (12) and be located the body between life hot-water tank (3) and air compressor machine heat energy converter (2) and set gradually a pressure sensor (17) and a temperature sensor two (24), return shape water pipe (12) is located and has set gradually a pressure sensor (17) and a temperature sensor two (24) on the body between air compressor machine heat energy converter (2) and electric valve one (16), temperature sensor two (24) and electric valve two (21) are all connected at the signal receiving terminal of calorimeter two (23) through signal line.
4. The intelligent air compressor waste heat recovery system of claim 1, wherein: the pipe body of the water pipe (12) between the electric valve I (16) and the hot water heat exchanger (7) for production is provided with a temperature sensor I (15), the pipe body of the water pipe (12) between the waste heat recovery circulating pump (6) and the temperature sensor I (15) is provided with an electronic water processor (14), and the temperature sensor I (15) and the electric valve I (16) are connected to a signal receiving end of the heat meter I (19) through signal lines.
5. The intelligent air compressor waste heat recovery system of claim 1, wherein: the domestic hot water tank (3) is fixedly connected with a temperature sensor III (25) in the interior, a temperature sensor III (25) is arranged on the pipe body of the drain pipe (18), and a temperature sensor III (25) is arranged on the pipe body, located between the electric valve III (27) and the water supply equipment (9), of the water outlet pipe (22).
6. The intelligent air compressor waste heat recovery system of claim 1, wherein: the electric valve I (16), the electric valve II (21), the electric valve III (27) and the temperature sensor III (25) are all connected with switches, and the switches are communicated with a signal output end of the waste heat recovery intelligent control system (26) through signal lines.
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