CN216244999U - Quick heat dissipation device for vertical condenser - Google Patents

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CN216244999U
CN216244999U CN202122520805.7U CN202122520805U CN216244999U CN 216244999 U CN216244999 U CN 216244999U CN 202122520805 U CN202122520805 U CN 202122520805U CN 216244999 U CN216244999 U CN 216244999U
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丁一丹
宋畅
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The utility model discloses a quick heat dissipation device for a vertical condenser, which belongs to the technical field of condensers and comprises a heat exchange box, wherein the back surface of the heat exchange box is fixedly connected with an air exhaust box, the inner wall of the heat exchange box is fixedly connected with a guide pipe, the front surface and the back surface of the inner wall of the heat exchange box are both provided with a plurality of heat exchange air holes, and the outer surface of the guide pipe is sleeved with a plurality of sleeves. This a quick heat abstractor for vertical condenser, through setting up driving motor, the threaded rod, the thread bush, the honeycomb duct, the cushion, branch, sleeve and cushion, the setting of these structures, make this device when carrying out the heat transfer cooling, can effectively get rid of the pipe surface because of the drop of water that the heat transfer condenses, avoid the drop of water to continuously increase, thereby avoid drop of water separation pipe and the heat transfer incasement hot air to carry out the heat transfer, the thermal resistance of pipe surface has effectively been reduced, thereby heat exchange efficiency when the guarantee pipe lasts the heat transfer, thereby guarantee this dress radiating effect.

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Quick heat dissipation device for vertical condenser
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of condensers, and particularly relates to a quick heat dissipation device for a vertical condenser.
Background
The vertical condenser is an important heat exchange device in air-conditioning refrigeration and industrial refrigeration units, and has the function of condensing a gaseous refrigerant into a liquid state, so that heat generated by a refrigeration system is removed, and the performance of the units is directly influenced by the heat exchange efficiency. In practical application, the vertical condenser easily generates more heat when working for a long time, needs the auxiliary heat dissipation work of heat dissipation equipment, generally uses the water-cooled heat dissipation mode comparatively common, and has the advantages of good heat dissipation effect and low manufacturing cost. And traditional water-cooling heat abstractor carries out the heat transfer cooling through cold water in the pipe and hot-air, thereby reach the radiating effect, nevertheless when using for a long time, because cold and hot-air's alternation, the drop of water condenses out at the pipe surface very easily, and the drop of water can increase gradually, the direct contact of separation pipe and hot-air gradually, form great heat conduction thermal resistance outside the pipe, make the unable full play of heat transfer performance of pipe, and along with the accumulation of time, the drop of water can form rivers along the pipe downward flow outside the pipe, lead to the pipe heat exchange efficiency of lower extreme lower more, thereby very big reduction radiating effect, it is very inconvenient.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Technical problem to be solved
In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides a quick heat dissipation device for a vertical condenser, which solves the problems that the traditional water-cooling heat dissipation device achieves the heat dissipation effect by performing heat exchange and cooling on cold water and hot air in a conduit, but when the device is used for a long time, water drops are easily condensed on the outer surface of the conduit due to the alternation of the cold air and the hot air, the water drops can be gradually increased, the direct contact between the conduit and the hot air is gradually blocked, and the conduit is formed into larger heat conduction thermal resistance, so that the heat exchange performance of the conduit cannot be fully exerted, and the water drops outside the conduit can form water flow to flow downwards along the conduit along with the accumulation of time, so that the heat exchange efficiency of the conduit which goes downwards is lower, the heat dissipation effect is greatly reduced, and the device is very inconvenient.
(II) technical scheme
In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: the utility model provides a quick heat abstractor for vertical condenser, includes the heat transfer case, the back fixedly connected with exhaust box of heat transfer case, the inner wall fixedly connected with pipe of heat transfer case, a plurality of heat transfer gas pocket has all been seted up with the back in the front of heat transfer incasement wall, a plurality of sleeve has been cup jointed to the surface of pipe, telescopic outer fixed surface is connected with a plurality of cushion, corresponds the one end of a plurality of cushion and the inner wall fixed connection of same draft tube, telescopic inner wall bonds and has the cushion, corresponds a branch of fixedly connected with between two draft tubes, the left surface fixedly connected with guide rail of heat transfer incasement wall, the spout has been seted up to the right flank of guide rail, sliding connection has the slider in the spout, the right-hand member of slider and the outer fixed surface connection who corresponds the draft tube.
The right side surface of the inner wall of the heat exchange box is provided with a communicating groove, the supporting rod positioned on the right side is connected in the communicating groove in a sliding way, the right end of the supporting rod positioned on the right side is fixedly connected with a threaded sleeve, the right side surface of the heat exchange box is fixedly connected with a transmission box, a clapboard is fixedly connected in the transmission box, the lower surface of the clapboard is fixedly connected with a driving motor, a threaded rod is movably connected in the transmission case through a bearing, an output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the threaded rod, a water storage tank is arranged on the lower surface of the inner wall of the heat exchange box, a connecting pipe is fixedly connected in the small hole at the back of the water storage tank, one end at the back of the connecting pipe is connected with a water pump, the upper surface of the water pump is fixedly connected with a communicating pipe, the outer surface of the communicating pipe is fixedly connected with a plurality of atomizers, the atomizer surface all fixedly connected with shower nozzle all around, two fans of back fixedly connected with of exhaust case.
As a further scheme of the utility model: the guide pipe is arranged in an S shape, and an auxiliary fixing plate is arranged on the outer surface of the guide pipe.
As a further scheme of the utility model: be provided with the filter screen board in the heat transfer gas pocket, the cushion sets up to the sponge material, the both sides of aqua storage tank inner wall set up to the slope form.
As a further scheme of the utility model: the top and the bottom of draft tube all set up to leak hopper-shaped, driving motor sets up to servo motor.
As a further scheme of the utility model: the outer surface of the support rod in the communicating groove is provided with a clamping plate, and the upper side surface and the lower side surface of the fan are provided with reinforcing rib plates.
As a further scheme of the utility model: the back of the air exhaust box is fixedly connected with a protective shell through bolts, and a plurality of through holes are formed in the outer surface of the protective shell.
(III) advantageous effects
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
1. the quick heat dissipation device for the vertical condenser comprises a driving motor, a threaded rod, a threaded sleeve, a flow guide pipe, a cushion block, a supporting rod, a sleeve and a cushion, wherein the driving motor and the threaded rod are arranged in a matched manner, the driving motor can drive the threaded rod to continuously and automatically rotate forwards and backwards, so that the threaded sleeve on the outer surface of the threaded rod can move up and down along the threaded rod, a plurality of flow guide cylinders can be driven by the supporting rod to move up and down along the outer surface of a guide pipe, the sleeve and the cushion are arranged in a matched manner, when the sleeve moves up and down along the outer surface of the guide pipe, water drops attached to the outer surface of the guide pipe can be erased through the cushion, meanwhile, collected water flow can directly fall down through the flow guide cylinders and is stored in a water storage tank, and the arrangement of the structures can effectively remove the water drops condensed on the outer surface of the guide pipe due to heat exchange while the device is used for heat exchange and temperature reduction, avoid the drop of water to continuously increase to avoid drop of water separation pipe and heat transfer incasement hot air to carry out the heat transfer, effectively reduced the thermal resistance of pipe surface, thereby heat exchange efficiency when the guarantee pipe lasts the heat transfer, thereby guarantee this dress radiating effect, it is very practical.
2. This a quick heat abstractor for vertical condenser, through setting up the connecting pipe, a water pump, communicating pipe, the atomizer, shower nozzle and fan, the setting of water pump and atomizer, can be through the shower nozzle to continuously spraying water smoke in the exhaust case, make the incasement humidity that airs exhaust can increase fast, and the setting of fan, can drive the incasement air high-speed flow of airing exhaust, thereby make the quick evaporation of shower nozzle spun water smoke in the exhaust case, because the steam evaporation endotherm, further promote the radiating effect of this device, the water pump passes through the connecting pipe and the aqua storage tank switch-on simultaneously, further utilize the condensate water in the aqua storage tank, not only can effectually dispel the heat through the steam evaporation, also can leave this device with the hosepipe of collecting in the aqua storage tank simultaneously, avoid the aqua storage tank internal water volume too much to lead to this device inner mechanism impaired.
3. This a quick heat abstractor for vertical condenser, through setting up the guide rail, the spout, slider and intercommunication groove, the spout sets up with the cooperation of slider, can carry on spacingly to a plurality of draft tube simultaneously through branch, guarantee the stability that the draft tube reciprocated, make it can only follow the guide rail operation, avoid leading to appearing the dead condition of card because of producing the slope between a plurality of draft tubes to guarantee this device normal operating, the stability of branch and draft tube has further been strengthened in the setting in intercommunication groove simultaneously.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the front view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the right side of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an atomizer according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of the sleeve of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure of the present invention at A;
in the figure: the heat exchange device comprises a heat exchange box 1, an exhaust box 2, a guide pipe 3, a heat exchange air hole 4, a sleeve 5, a cushion block 6, a guide cylinder 7, a cushion 8, a support rod 9, a guide rail 10, a sliding chute 11, a sliding block 12, a threaded sleeve 13, a transmission box 14, a threaded rod 15, a partition plate 16, a driving motor 17, a communicating groove 18, a water storage groove 19, a connecting pipe 20, a water pump 21, a communicating pipe 22, an atomizer 23, a spray nozzle 24, a fan 25, a protective shell 26 and a through hole 27.
Detailed Description
The technical solution of the present patent will be described in further detail with reference to the following embodiments.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the present invention provides a technical solution: a quick heat dissipation device for a vertical condenser comprises a heat exchange box 1, wherein the back of the heat exchange box 1 is fixedly connected with an exhaust box 2, the inner wall of the heat exchange box 1 is fixedly connected with a guide pipe 3, the front and the back of the inner wall of the heat exchange box 1 are respectively provided with a plurality of heat exchange air holes 4, the outer surface of the guide pipe 3 is sleeved with a plurality of sleeves 5, the outer surface of each sleeve 5 is fixedly connected with a plurality of cushion blocks 6, one ends of the corresponding cushion blocks 6 are fixedly connected with the inner wall of the same guide cylinder 7, the inner wall of each sleeve 5 is bonded with a cushion 8, the sleeves 5 and the cushions 8 are matched, when the sleeves 5 move up and down along the outer surface of the guide pipe 3, water drops attached to the outer surface of the guide pipe 3 can be erased through the cushions 8, meanwhile, the collected water flow can directly fall down through the guide cylinders 7 and is stored in a water storage tank 19, and a supporting rod 9 is fixedly connected between the two guide cylinders 7, the left side face of the inner wall of the heat exchange box 1 is fixedly connected with a guide rail 10, the right side face of the guide rail 10 is provided with a sliding groove 11, the sliding groove 11 is internally connected with a sliding block 12 in a sliding mode, and the right end of the sliding block 12 is fixedly connected with the outer surface of the corresponding guide cylinder 7.
The right side surface of the inner wall of the heat exchange box 1 is provided with a communicating groove 18, a right side supporting rod 9 is slidably connected in the communicating groove 18, the right end of the right side supporting rod 9 is fixedly connected with a threaded sleeve 13, the right side surface of the heat exchange box 1 is fixedly connected with a transmission box 14, the transmission box 14 is fixedly connected with a partition plate 16, the lower surface of the partition plate 16 is fixedly connected with a driving motor 17, the transmission box 14 is movably connected with a threaded rod 15 through a bearing, the output shaft of the driving motor 17 is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the threaded rod 15, the driving motor 17 and the threaded rod 15 are arranged in a matched manner, the driving motor 17 can drive the threaded rod 15 to continuously and automatically perform forward and reverse rotation, so that the threaded sleeve 13 on the outer surface of the threaded rod 15 can move up and down along the threaded rod 15, a plurality of guide cylinders 7 can be driven by the supporting rod 9 to move up and down along the outer surface of the guide pipe 3, and the lower surface of the inner wall of the heat exchange box 1 is provided with a water storage groove 19, fixedly connected with connecting pipe 20 in the aperture at the 19 backs of aqua storage tank, the one end at the 20 backs of connecting pipe is connected with water pump 21, water pump 21's last fixed surface is connected with communicating pipe 22, communicating pipe 22's outer fixed surface is connected with a plurality of atomizer 23, atomizer 23 surface all around equal fixedly connected with shower nozzle 24, two fans 25 of the back fixedly connected with of case 2 of airing exhaust, fan 25's setting, can drive the interior air high-speed flow of case 2 of airing exhaust, thereby make the interior 24 spun water smoke rapid evaporation of shower nozzle of case 2 of airing exhaust, because the steam evaporation is endothermic, further promote this device's radiating effect.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, pipe 3 sets up to be the S type and arranges, arrange through setting up pipe 3 into the S type, can effectively increase pipe 3 'S heat transfer area, thereby effectively improve this dress replacement thermal efficiency, thereby promote this device radiating effect, pipe 3' S surface is provided with auxiliary fixing plate, be provided with filter plate in the heat transfer gas pocket 4, cushion 8 sets up to the sponge material, through setting up cushion 8 to the sponge material, can avoid causing the fish tail to pipe 3 surface on the basis of fully laminating with pipe 3, the both sides of 19 inner walls of aqua storage tank set up to the slope form.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, the top and the bottom of draft tube 7 all set up to leak hopper-shaped, driving motor 17 sets up to servo motor, through setting driving motor 17 to servo motor, can control driving motor 17 through the peripheral hardware controller and slowly carry out corotation and reversal, the surface of connecting in 18 inner support rod 9 of intercommunication groove is provided with splint, the upper and lower both sides face of fan 25 all is provided with deep floor, there is protective housing 26 at the back of case 2 of airing exhaust through bolt fixedly connected with, a plurality of through-hole 27 has been seted up to protective housing 26's surface, protective housing 26's setting, can effectively avoid rolling into debris in the fan 25, thereby avoid the fan 25 the card dead condition to appear, ensure fan 25's normal operating.
The working principle of the utility model is as follows:
s1, when the device is needed, hot air generated by the vertical condenser in use is introduced into the device through the heat exchange air holes 4 on the front surface of the heat exchange box 1, and after cold water is introduced through one end of the guide pipe 3, the hot air in the heat exchange box 1 can be subjected to heat exchange treatment through the guide pipe 3;
s2, the heat-exchanged gas can pass through the heat-exchanging air holes 4 on the back of the heat-exchanging box 1 to enter the air exhaust box 2, meanwhile, the atomizer 23 and the spray nozzle 24 in the air exhaust box 2 continuously spray water mist into the atomizing box, and the two fans 25 work simultaneously to enable the air in the air exhaust box 2 to flow at a high speed, so that heat can be quickly dissipated and the air can be exhausted out of the air exhaust box 2;
s3, when the heat exchange work is carried out on the conduit 3, the driving motor 17 is matched with the continuous work, and the threaded rod 15 can be driven to continuously and automatically rotate forward and backward, so that the threaded sleeve 13 on the outer surface of the threaded rod 15 can move up and down along the threaded rod 15, and the plurality of guide cylinders 7 can be driven to move up and down along the outer surface of the conduit 3 through the supporting rods 9, so that the sleeve 5 is matched with the cushion 8 to wipe off the outer surface of the conduit 3 due to the water drops condensed by heat exchange, and all the water drops are dropped into the water storage tank 19 at the bottom of the heat exchange box 1 to be stored.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art through specific situations.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present patent have been described in detail, the present patent is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present patent within the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

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1. The utility model provides a quick heat abstractor for vertical condenser, includes heat transfer case (1), its characterized in that: the back of the heat exchange box (1) is fixedly connected with an air exhaust box (2), the inner wall of the heat exchange box (1) is fixedly connected with a guide pipe (3), the front and the back of the inner wall of the heat exchange box (1) are respectively provided with a plurality of heat exchange air holes (4), the outer surface of the guide pipe (3) is sleeved with a plurality of sleeves (5), the outer surface of each sleeve (5) is fixedly connected with a plurality of cushion blocks (6), one end of each corresponding cushion block (6) is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the same guide cylinder (7), the inner wall of each sleeve (5) is bonded with a cushion (8), a support rod (9) is fixedly connected between the corresponding two guide cylinders (7), the left side surface of the inner wall of the heat exchange box (1) is fixedly connected with a guide rail (10), the right side surface of the guide rail (10) is provided with a sliding groove (11), and the sliding block (12) is connected in the sliding groove (11), the right end of the sliding block (12) is fixedly connected with the outer surface of the corresponding guide cylinder (7);
the heat exchange box comprises a heat exchange box (1), and is characterized in that a communicating groove (18) is formed in the right side surface of the inner wall of the heat exchange box (1), a right side support rod (9) is slidably connected into the communicating groove (18), a right end of the right side support rod (9) is fixedly connected with a threaded sleeve (13), a right side surface of the heat exchange box (1) is fixedly connected with a transmission box (14), a partition plate (16) is fixedly connected into the transmission box (14), a driving motor (17) is fixedly connected onto the lower surface of the partition plate (16), a threaded rod (15) is movably connected into the transmission box (14) through a bearing, an output shaft of the driving motor (17) is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the threaded rod (15), a water storage groove (19) is formed in the lower surface of the inner wall of the heat exchange box (1), a connecting pipe (20) is fixedly connected into a small hole in the back of the water storage groove (19), and one end of the back of the connecting pipe (20) is connected with a water pump (21), the last fixed surface of water pump (21) is connected with communicating pipe (22), the fixed surface of communicating pipe (22) is connected with a plurality of atomizer (23), equal fixedly connected with shower nozzle (24) all around of atomizer (23) surface, two fans (25) of back fixedly connected with of exhaust case (2).
2. The rapid heat sink for a vertical condenser as recited in claim 1, wherein: the guide pipe (3) is arranged in an S shape, and an auxiliary fixing plate is arranged on the outer surface of the guide pipe (3).
3. The rapid heat sink for a vertical condenser as recited in claim 1, wherein: be provided with filter screen board in heat transfer gas pocket (4), cushion (8) set up to the sponge material, the both sides of aqua storage tank (19) inner wall set up to the slope form.
4. The rapid heat sink for a vertical condenser as recited in claim 1, wherein: the top and the bottom of draft tube (7) all set up to leak hopper-shaped, driving motor (17) set up to servo motor.
5. The rapid heat sink for a vertical condenser as recited in claim 1, wherein: the outer surface of the inner support rod (9) of the communicating groove (18) is provided with a clamping plate, and the upper side surface and the lower side surface of the fan (25) are provided with reinforcing rib plates.
6. The rapid heat sink for a vertical condenser as recited in claim 1, wherein: the back of the air exhaust box (2) is fixedly connected with a protective shell (26) through bolts, and a plurality of through holes (27) are formed in the outer surface of the protective shell (26).
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