CN216845792U - Energy-saving integrated heat exchange device with vapor-liquid separation function - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses an energy-conserving integrated heat transfer device who takes vapour-liquid separation, it includes horizontal shell and integrated installation in horizontal shell and from one end to the other end distributed in proper order be used for to the preheater of low temperature liquid working medium preheating, be used for heating to the evaporimeter of evaporation state and the over heater that is used for vapour-liquid separation of low temperature liquid working medium, the low temperature medium outlet pipe of horizontal shell one side, the first board journey passageway in the preheater, the second board journey passageway in the evaporimeter, the third board journey passageway in the over heater and the high temperature medium import pipe of horizontal shell opposite side communicate in proper order; a low-temperature liquid working medium inlet pipe at one end of the horizontal shell, a first shell pass channel formed between the preheater and the inner wall of the horizontal shell, a second shell pass channel formed between the evaporator and the inner wall of the horizontal shell, a third shell pass channel formed between the superheater and the inner wall of the horizontal shell, and a high-temperature vapor working medium outlet pipe at the other end of the horizontal shell are sequentially communicated; the lower end of the horizontal shell is provided with a plurality of condensate outlet pipes.
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The technical field is as follows:
the utility model relates to a heat transfer technical field refers in particular to an energy-conserving integrated heat transfer device who takes vapour-liquid separation for turbine.
Background art:
a turbine is a machine that converts energy contained in a fluid working medium into mechanical work, and is also called a turbine or a turbine, and the turbine is a transliteration of english turbine, and is derived from latin turbo, which means a rotating object. The working conditions of the turbine are different from the working medium, so that the turbine has various structural forms, but the basic principle is similar; the most important part of the turbine is a rotating part, namely a rotor or an impeller, which is arranged on a turbine shaft and is provided with blades which are uniformly arranged, the energy of fluid is converted into a function when flowing through a spray pipe in the flowing process, and the fluid impacts the impeller to push the impeller to rotate when flowing through the impeller, so that the turbine shaft is driven to rotate, and mechanical work is output.
Currently, a high-temperature vapor working medium (such as R1233zd (E) refrigerant) is delivered to a turbine to drive the turbine to work, while the R1233zd (E) refrigerant in the conventional state is in a low-temperature liquid state, so that before the refrigerant is used, heat exchange equipment is needed to convert the low-temperature liquid R1233zd (E) refrigerant into the high-temperature vapor R1233zd (E) refrigerant to meet the use requirement. And current indirect heating equipment structure is complicated, needs the machine concatenation of a plurality of differences to come together and uses, and the volume that leads to whole indirect heating equipment is great, need occupy great space to need the concatenation to use, it is comparatively loaded down with trivial details to operate, and increased intensity of labour, be unfavorable for improving market competition.
In view of the above, the present inventors propose the following.
The utility model has the following contents:
an object of the utility model is to overcome prior art not enough, provide an energy-conserving heat transfer device who integrates and take vapour-liquid separation.
In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model discloses a following technical scheme: the energy-saving integrated heat exchange device with vapor-liquid separation comprises a horizontal shell which is horizontally distributed, a preheater which is integrally installed in the horizontal shell and is used for preheating a low-temperature liquid working medium, an evaporator which is used for heating the low-temperature liquid working medium to an evaporation state and a superheater which is used for vapor-liquid separation, wherein the preheater, the evaporator and the superheater are sequentially distributed from one end to the other end; a low-temperature liquid working medium inlet pipe arranged at one end of the horizontal shell, a first shell pass channel formed between the preheater and the inner wall of the horizontal shell, a second shell pass channel formed between the evaporator and the inner wall of the horizontal shell, a third shell pass channel formed between the superheater and the inner wall of the horizontal shell and a high-temperature vapor working medium outlet pipe arranged at the other end of the horizontal shell are sequentially communicated; and a plurality of condensate outlet pipes are arranged at the lower end of the horizontal shell.
Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the upper end and the lower end of the preheater are respectively provided with a first spoiler and a second spoiler which are distributed at the other end, the first spoiler comprises an arc-shaped plate which is wrapped on the upper end surface of the preheater and a first baffle and a second baffle which are bent and formed at two sides of the arc-shaped plate, wherein the end parts of the first baffle and the second baffle are both abutted against the upper inner wall of the horizontal shell; the structure of the second spoiler is the same as that of the first spoiler.
Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the upper end and the lower end of the evaporator are respectively provided with a third spoiler and a fourth spoiler distributed at the same side, and the structures of the third spoiler and the fourth spoiler are the same as the structure of the first spoiler.
Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the upper end and the lower end of the superheater are respectively provided with a fifth spoiler and a sixth spoiler that are distributed on the other side, and the structures of the fifth spoiler and the sixth spoiler are the same as the structure of the first spoiler.
Further, in the above technical solution, the number of the condensate outlet pipes is two, wherein the first condensate outlet pipe is communicated with the second shell-side channel, and the second condensate outlet pipe is communicated with the third shell-side channel.
Further, in the above technical scheme, the condensate outlet pipe is a threaded pipe, and an external thread is arranged on the periphery of the lower end of the threaded pipe.
Further, in the above technical solution, the longitudinal section of the horizontal shell is right waist circular, and a first U-shaped pipe for communicating the first plate-pass channel and the second plate-pass channel is arranged on one side surface of the horizontal shell; and a second U-shaped pipe used for communicating the second plate pass channel and the third plate pass channel is arranged on the other side surface of the horizontal shell.
Furthermore, among the above-mentioned technical scheme, horizontal shell is horizontal to be installed on the support crouchingly, and this support is fixed in the landing leg of the U type inslot in this U shaped steel and the gasket that is fixed in this landing leg lower extreme including the U shaped steel that the cross-section is the U font and upper end.
Further, in the above technical solution, the gasket has a positioning hole for a bolt or a screw to pass through.
Further, in the above technical solution, a plurality of lugs for fixing and mounting are provided at the outer side of the horizontal housing, and the lugs have hole sites for bolts or screws to pass through.
After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the utility model has following beneficial effect: the utility model integrally installs the preheater, the evaporator and the superheater in the horizontal shell, and the horizontal shell is distributed from one end to the other end in sequence, the utility model can be directly used without splicing, and the purpose of high integration is achieved, so that the whole volume of the utility model is smaller, the occupied space is smaller, the use is more convenient, and the cost can be saved; additionally, the utility model discloses can realize preheating, evaporation, overheated and vapour-liquid separation's function to this is with the liquid working medium heat transfer of low temperature in order to convert high temperature vapour state working medium into, uses to directly carry to the turbine, and the liquid working medium that does not have the vaporization then recycles, reaches energy-efficient effect, makes the utility model discloses extremely strong market competition has.
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fig. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a perspective view of another perspective of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view from another perspective of the present invention.
The specific implementation mode is as follows:
the present invention will be further described with reference to the following specific embodiments and accompanying drawings.
As shown in fig. 1-4, the energy-saving integrated heat exchanger with vapor-liquid separation comprises a horizontal shell 1 which is horizontally distributed, and a preheater 2, an evaporator 3 and a superheater 4 which are integrally installed in the horizontal shell 1 and are sequentially distributed from one end to the other end, wherein the preheater 2 is used for preheating a low-temperature liquid working medium, so that the low-temperature liquid working medium can be rapidly heated in the later period, and the low-temperature liquid working medium is rapidly heated by the preheater 2 to be heated to an evaporation state, so that a mixed working medium of a high-temperature vapor working medium and a high-temperature liquid working medium is formed; and finally, further heating by the superheater 4 and carrying out vapor-liquid separation, so that the separated high-temperature vapor working medium flows out from the high-temperature vapor working medium outlet pipe 14 and is conveyed to a turbine for use, and the condensed and separated high-temperature liquid working medium flows out from the condensate outlet pipe 15 and is recycled.
Wherein, a low-temperature medium outlet pipe 11 arranged at one side of the horizontal shell 1, a first plate pass channel 21 in the preheater 2, a second plate pass channel 31 in the evaporator 3, a third plate pass channel 41 in the superheater 4 for vapor-liquid separation and a high-temperature medium inlet pipe 12 at the other side of the horizontal shell 1 are communicated in sequence; a low-temperature liquid working medium inlet pipe 13 arranged at one end of the horizontal shell 1, a first shell pass channel 22 formed between the preheater 2 and the inner wall of the horizontal shell 1, a second shell pass channel 32 formed between the evaporator 3 and the inner wall of the horizontal shell 1, a third shell pass channel 42 formed between the superheater 4 for vapor-liquid separation and the inner wall of the horizontal shell 1, and a high-temperature vapor working medium outlet pipe 14 arranged at the other end of the horizontal shell 1 are sequentially communicated; the lower end of the horizontal shell 1 is provided with a plurality of condensate outlet pipes 15.
Referring to fig. 4, a high-temperature liquid medium (such as ethylene glycol) at 92.8 ℃ enters from a high-temperature medium inlet pipe 12, and flows out from a low-temperature medium outlet pipe 11 after sequentially passing through a third plate-pass channel 41 in the superheater 4, a second plate-pass channel 31 in the evaporator 3, and a first plate-pass channel 21 in the preheater 2, wherein the temperature of the high-temperature liquid medium (such as ethylene glycol) passing through the third plate-pass channel 41 is 92.63 ℃, the temperature of the high-temperature liquid medium (such as ethylene glycol) passing through the second plate-pass channel 31 is 89.54 ℃, and the temperature of the high-temperature liquid medium (such as ethylene glycol) passing through the first plate-pass channel 21 is 88.5 ℃, that is, the temperature of the high-temperature liquid medium (such as ethylene glycol) flowing out from the low-temperature medium outlet pipe 11 is 88.5 ℃; meanwhile, a low-temperature liquid working medium (such as R1233zd (E) refrigerant) at the temperature of 20 ℃ enters from the low-temperature liquid working medium inlet pipe 13 and passes through a first shell pass channel 22 formed between the preheater 2 and the inner wall of the horizontal shell 1, and the low-temperature liquid working medium at the temperature of 20 ℃ exchanges heat with a high-temperature liquid medium (such as ethylene glycol) to preheat the low-temperature liquid working medium at the temperature of 20 ℃ to 68 ℃; then enters a second shell pass channel 32 formed between the evaporator 3 and the inner wall of the horizontal shell 1, and the low-temperature liquid working medium at the temperature of 68 ℃ exchanges heat with a high-temperature liquid medium (such as ethylene glycol) to heat the low-temperature liquid working medium at the temperature of 68 ℃ to 78 ℃ and is in an evaporation state; and then the high-temperature working medium enters a third shell pass channel 42 formed between the superheater 4 and the inner wall of the horizontal shell 1, the low-temperature liquid working medium at 78 ℃ exchanges heat with a high-temperature liquid medium (such as ethylene glycol), the low-temperature liquid working medium at 78 ℃ is further heated to 88 ℃, vapor-liquid separation is carried out by the superheater, the separated high-temperature vapor working medium flows out from a high-temperature vapor working medium outlet pipe 14 and is conveyed to a turbine for use, and the condensed and separated high-temperature liquid working medium flows out from a condensate outlet pipe 15 and is recycled. That is to say, the utility model integrally installs the preheater 2, the evaporator 3 and the superheater 4 in the horizontal shell 1, and the horizontal shell 1 is distributed from one end to the other end in sequence, the utility model can be directly used without splicing, and the purpose of high integration is achieved, so that the utility model has smaller overall volume, smaller occupied space, more convenient use and cost saving; additionally, the utility model discloses can realize preheating, evaporation, overheated and vapour-liquid separation's function to this is with the liquid working medium heat transfer of low temperature in order to convert high temperature vapour state working medium into, uses to directly carry to the turbine, and the liquid working medium that does not have the vaporization then recycles, reaches energy-efficient effect, makes the utility model discloses extremely strong market competition has.
The upper end and the lower end of the preheater 2 are respectively provided with a first spoiler 23 and a second spoiler 24 which are distributed oppositely, the first spoiler 23 comprises an arc-shaped plate 231 coated on the upper end surface of the preheater 2 and a first baffle 232 and a second baffle 233 which are bent and formed on two sides of the arc-shaped plate 231, wherein the end parts of the first baffle 232 and the second baffle 233 are abutted against the upper inner wall of the horizontal shell 1; this second spoiler 24's structure is the same with first spoiler 23's structure to this can realize choked flow's effect through first spoiler 23 and second spoiler 24, makes low temperature liquid working medium can pass through preheater 2 smoothly, with improvement heat transfer effect and quality.
The third spoiler 33 and the fourth spoiler 34 are respectively disposed at the upper end and the lower end of the evaporator 3, and the third spoiler 33 and the fourth spoiler 34 have the same structure as the first spoiler 23 and achieve the same function, which is not described herein again.
The upper end and the lower end of the superheater 4 are respectively provided with a fifth spoiler 43 and a sixth spoiler 44 which are distributed oppositely, and the structures of the fifth spoiler 43 and the sixth spoiler 44 are the same as the structure of the first spoiler 23 and achieve the same functions, which is not described in detail herein.
The number of the condensate outlet pipes 15 is two, wherein the first condensate outlet pipe 15 is communicated with the second shell-side channel 32, and the liquid working medium which is not evaporated by the second shell-side channel 32 can be selectively discharged from the first condensate outlet pipe 15 and recycled; the second condensate outlet pipe 15 is communicated with the third shell-side passage 42, and the liquid working medium which is not evaporated after passing through the third shell-side passage 42 can be selectively discharged from the second condensate outlet pipe 15 and recycled.
The condensate outlet pipe 15 is a threaded pipe, and external threads are arranged on the periphery of the lower end of the threaded pipe, so that the condensate outlet pipe is convenient to connect with other pipe bodies for use, and is more convenient to install.
The longitudinal section of the horizontal shell 1 is right waist circular, and a first U-shaped pipe 16 for communicating the first plate pass channel 21 and the second plate pass channel 31 is arranged on one side surface of the horizontal shell 1; the other side surface of the horizontal shell 1 is provided with a second U-shaped pipe 17 for communicating the second plate pass channel 31 and the third plate pass channel 41.
The horizontal shell 1 is horizontally and horizontally arranged on the support 18, liquid working media or liquid state can flow conveniently, so that the heat exchange efficiency is improved, the support 18 comprises a U-shaped steel 181 with a U-shaped section, a supporting leg 182 with the upper end fixed in the U-shaped groove of the U-shaped steel 181, and a gasket 183 fixed at the lower end of the supporting leg 182, and the assembly structure is stable.
The gasket 183 is provided with a positioning hole 184 for a bolt or a screw to pass through, when the floor is used specifically, the fixed bolt is embedded in advance on the floor, the gasket 183 is sleeved on the bolt through the positioning hole 184 at a later stage, then the nut is screwed in to fix the nut on the bolt, and the gasket 183 is pressed tightly to fix the gasket 183 on the floor, so that the aim of stable assembly is achieved.
A plurality of lugs 19 for fixed installation are arranged on the outer side of the horizontal shell 1, and the lugs 19 are provided with hole positions 191 for bolts or screws to pass through.
To sum up, the utility model integrally installs the preheater 2, the evaporator 3 and the superheater 4 in the horizontal shell 1, and the horizontal shell 1 is distributed from one end to the other end in sequence, the utility model can be directly used without splicing, and the purpose of high integration is achieved, so that the utility model has smaller overall volume, smaller occupied space, more convenient use and cost saving; additionally, the utility model discloses can realize preheating, evaporation, overheated and vapour-liquid separation's function to this is with the liquid working medium heat transfer of low temperature in order to convert high temperature vapour state working medium into, uses to directly carry to the turbine, and the liquid working medium that does not have the vaporization then recycles, reaches energy-efficient effect, makes the utility model discloses extremely strong market competition has.
Of course, the above description is only an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made by the constructions, features, and principles of the present invention in accordance with the claims of the present invention are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.
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1. The utility model provides an energy-conserving integrated heat transfer device who takes vapour-liquid separation which characterized in that: the device comprises a horizontal shell (1) which is horizontally distributed, and a preheater (2) which is integrally installed in the horizontal shell (1) and is used for preheating a low-temperature liquid working medium, an evaporator (3) which is used for heating the low-temperature liquid working medium to an evaporation state and a superheater (4) which is used for separating vapor from liquid, wherein the preheater (2), the evaporator (3) and the superheater (4) are sequentially distributed from one end to the other end, and a low-temperature medium outlet pipe (11) arranged on one side of the horizontal shell (1), a first plate path channel (21) in the preheater (2), a second plate path channel (31) in the evaporator (3), a third plate path channel (41) in the superheater (4) and a high-temperature medium inlet pipe (12) on the other side of the horizontal shell (1) are sequentially communicated; a low-temperature liquid working medium inlet pipe (13) arranged at one end of the horizontal shell (1), a first shell pass channel (22) formed between the preheater (2) and the inner wall of the horizontal shell (1), a second shell pass channel (32) formed between the evaporator (3) and the inner wall of the horizontal shell (1), a third shell pass channel (42) formed between the superheater (4) and the inner wall of the horizontal shell (1), and a high-temperature vapor working medium outlet pipe (14) arranged at the other end of the horizontal shell (1) are communicated in sequence; the lower end of the horizontal shell (1) is provided with a plurality of condensate outlet pipes (15).
2. The energy-saving integrated heat exchange device with vapor-liquid separation as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: the upper end and the lower end of the preheater (2) are respectively provided with a first spoiler (23) and a second spoiler (24) which are distributed oppositely, the first spoiler (23) comprises an arc-shaped plate (231) coated on the upper end surface of the preheater (2) and a first baffle (232) and a second baffle (233) which are bent and formed on two sides of the arc-shaped plate (231), wherein the end parts of the first baffle (232) and the second baffle (233) are abutted against the upper inner wall of the horizontal shell (1); the second spoiler (24) has the same structure as the first spoiler (23).
3. The energy-saving integrated heat exchange device with vapor-liquid separation as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: the upper end and the lower end of the evaporator (3) are respectively provided with a third spoiler (33) and a fourth spoiler (34) which are distributed oppositely, and the structures of the third spoiler (33) and the fourth spoiler (34) are the same as the structure of the first spoiler (23).
4. The energy-saving integrated heat exchange device with vapor-liquid separation as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: the upper end and the lower end of the superheater (4) are respectively provided with a fifth spoiler (43) and a sixth spoiler (44) which are distributed oppositely, and the structures of the fifth spoiler (43) and the sixth spoiler (44) are the same as that of the first spoiler (23).
5. The energy-saving integrated heat exchange device with vapor-liquid separation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: the number of the condensate outlet pipes (15) is two, wherein the first condensate outlet pipe (15) is communicated with the second shell-side channel (32), and the second condensate outlet pipe (15) is communicated with the third shell-side channel (42).
6. The energy-saving integrated heat exchange device with vapor-liquid separation as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: the condensate outlet pipe (15) is a threaded pipe, and external threads are arranged on the periphery of the lower end of the threaded pipe.
7. The energy-saving integrated heat exchange device with vapor-liquid separation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: the longitudinal section of the horizontal shell (1) is in a right waist circle shape, and a first U-shaped pipe (16) used for communicating the first plate pass channel (21) and the second plate pass channel (31) is arranged on one side surface of the horizontal shell (1); the other side surface of the horizontal shell (1) is provided with a second U-shaped pipe (17) used for communicating the second plate pass channel (31) and the third plate pass channel (41).
8. The energy-saving integrated heat exchange device with vapor-liquid separation as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: the horizontal type shell (1) is horizontally and horizontally arranged on a support (18), and the support (18) comprises U-shaped steel (181) with a U-shaped section, a supporting leg (182) with the upper end fixed in the U-shaped groove in the U-shaped steel (181), and a gasket (183) fixed at the lower end of the supporting leg (182).
9. The energy-saving integrated heat exchange device with vapor-liquid separation as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: the shim (183) has a positioning hole (184) through which a bolt or screw passes.
10. The energy-saving integrated heat exchange device with vapor-liquid separation as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: a plurality of lugs (19) for fixed installation are arranged on the outer side of the horizontal shell (1), and the lugs (19) are provided with hole sites (191) for bolts or screws to pass through.
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