CN218565810U - Integrated ammonia cooler - Google Patents

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CN218565810U
CN218565810U CN202222992240.7U CN202222992240U CN218565810U CN 218565810 U CN218565810 U CN 218565810U CN 202222992240 U CN202222992240 U CN 202222992240U CN 218565810 U CN218565810 U CN 218565810U
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王揽月
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The utility model provides an integrated ammonia cooler, which comprises a storage box, an evaporation device and a condensing device; the upper end surface of the storage tank is fixedly connected with a liquid pump, the input end of the liquid pump is communicated with the inner cavity of the storage tank through a liquid inlet pipe, the output end of the liquid pump is communicated with the inner cavity of the evaporation device through a liquid discharge pipe, and the inner cavity of the evaporation device is communicated with the inner cavity of the condensation device through a steam pipe; evaporation plant includes the evaporation case, evaporation inner chamber mid-mounting has evaporation subassembly, evaporation case one side upper portion fixedly connected with blast pipe, equidistant fixedly connected with U die cavity of evaporation inner chamber wall, the U die cavity is provided with a plurality ofly, and communicates each other, equidistant fixedly connected with spray tube in one side of U die cavity, U die cavity opposite side fixedly connected with intake pipe, intake pipe one end run through the evaporation case and with evaporation case fixed connection. The utility model discloses an evaporation plant, storage box and condensing equipment have realized cold to the ammonia, need not use the compressor simultaneously.

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Integrated ammonia cooler
Technical Field
The utility model relates to an ammonia cooler technical field, concretely relates to integrated form ammonia cooler.
Background
An ammonia cooler (also called as an ammonia cooler) is a common heat exchange device in the production of synthetic ammonia, the temperature of other media is reduced by using the cold energy of liquid ammonia, the liquid ammonia is heated and evaporated in the ammonia cooler to form gaseous ammonia, and the gaseous ammonia enters an ammonia compressor to be recycled to form the liquid ammonia for recycling.
At present, traditional ammonia cooler is when using, at first carries out high temperature evaporation with liquid ammonia through the evaporimeter, then carries out the heat transfer in carrying the condenser with ammonia still gas through the compressor for the liquid ammonia that ammonia vapor becomes, thereby will realize the ammonia cold, but, the cold mode of ammonia of this kind will have following problem easily:
because, the in-process of current ammonia liquid at the evaporimeter evaporation makes easily carry a large amount of ammonia liquid in the ammonia, and these ammonia liquid are after getting into the compressor, corrode the compressor easily, cause the damage of compression, and the ammonia vapor of high temperature is after carrying out the compressor simultaneously, also will increase the load of ammonia compressor for the life of compressor.
In view of the foregoing, there is a need for an integrated ammonia chiller.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
To the deficiency of the prior art, the utility model provides an integrated form ammonia cooler has solved the problem that mentions in the background art.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model discloses a following technical scheme realizes:
an integrated ammonia cooler comprises a storage tank, an evaporation device and a condensation device; the upper end surface of the storage tank is fixedly connected with a liquid pump, the input end of the liquid pump is communicated with the inner cavity of the storage tank through a liquid inlet pipe, the output end of the liquid pump is communicated with the inner cavity of the evaporation device through a liquid discharge pipe, and the inner cavity of the evaporation device is communicated with the inner cavity of the condensation device through a steam pipe; evaporation plant includes the evaporation case, evaporation case inner chamber mid-mounting has the evaporation subassembly, evaporation case one side upper portion fixedly connected with blast pipe, equidistant fixedly connected with U die cavity of evaporation case inner chamber wall, the U die cavity is provided with a plurality ofly, and communicates each other, equidistant fixedly connected with spray tube in one side of U die cavity, U die cavity opposite side fixedly connected with intake pipe, intake pipe one end run through the evaporation case and with evaporation case fixed connection, the evaporation case up end passes through bolt fixedly connected with evaporation lid.
Further, the evaporation assembly is including assembling the chamber, evaporation case inner chamber bottom fixedly connected with assembles the chamber, assemble equidistant fixedly connected with heat exchange tube of chamber up end, equidistant fixedly connected with radiating fin of heat exchange tube surface, heat exchange tube up end fixedly connected with dispersion chamber, fluid-discharge tube one end run through the evaporation case and with dispersion intracavity chamber intercommunication, assemble the first return pipe of chamber lower extreme face fixedly connected with, first return pipe one end run through evaporation case lower extreme face and with evaporation case inner chamber intercommunication, dispersion chamber one side fixedly connected with steam pipe.
Furthermore, the evaporation plant still includes heat exchange water tank, the lower part fixedly connected with heat exchange water tank of evaporation case surface one side, the one end of first reflux pipe and fluid-discharge tube run through heat exchange water tank respectively and with heat exchange water tank inner chamber fixed connection.
Further, condensing equipment includes the condensing box, heat exchange assembly is installed to the condensing box inner chamber, pipe is advanced in the fixedly connected with cooling of condensing box one side upper portion, the sealing cover of bolt fixedly connected with is passed through to the condensing box up end, the sealed cooling calandria that covers up end fixedly connected with.
Further, heat exchange assembly includes the condensation plate, equidistant fixedly connected with condensation plate of condensation box inner chamber, the condensation plate is provided with a plurality ofly, and the dislocation arrangement, two communicate through the nozzle stub between the condensation plate, the nozzle stub is provided with a plurality ofly, steam pipe one end runs through the condensation box and communicates with the condensation plate inner chamber, condensation plate one side fixedly connected with second back flow, second back flow one end runs through the condensation box and communicates with the storage box inner chamber.
The utility model provides an integrated form ammonia cooler. Compared with the prior art, the method has the following beneficial effects:
the evaporation assembly in the evaporation device realizes heat exchange of ammonia liquid conveyed to the storage box so as to become ammonia gas, meanwhile, the ammonia liquid without evaporation flows into the storage box from the first backflow pipe, the ammonia gas enters the inside of the condensing device through the steam pipe, at the moment, heat exchange of the ammonia liquid can be realized through the heat exchange assembly in the condensing device, the ammonia gas absorbs cold air, the temperature is reduced, the ammonia gas flows back into the storage box through the second backflow pipe, ammonia cooling is completed, when the ammonia is cold, the ammonia liquid can be heated more efficiently through the radiating fins and the heat exchange water tank, the heat exchange of the ammonia gas and external liquid can be increased through the condensing plate and the short pipe, the heat exchange effect is better, the whole compressor is not needed, and the ammonia cooling can be realized.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 shows the overall structure of the present invention;
fig. 2 shows another view angle overall structure diagram of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view of an evaporation device and a condensation device according to the present invention;
shown in the figure: 1. a storage box; 2. an evaporation device; 21. an evaporation box; 22. a heat exchange water tank; 23. an evaporation assembly; 231. a convergence cavity; 232. a heat exchange pipe; 233. a heat dissipating fin; 234. a dispersion chamber; 235. a first return pipe; 24. an exhaust pipe; 25. a U-shaped cavity; 26. a nozzle; 27. an air inlet pipe; 28. an evaporation cover; 3. a condensing unit; 31. a condensing tank; 32. a heat exchange assembly; 321. a condensing plate; 322. a short pipe; 323. a second return pipe; 33. cooling the inlet pipe; 34. a sealing cover; 35. cooling the calandria; 4. a liquid pump; 5. a liquid inlet pipe; 6. a liquid discharge pipe; 7. a steam pipe.
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To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Example one
In order to solve the technical problem in the background art, the following integrated ammonia cooler is provided:
with reference to fig. 1-4, the present invention provides an integrated ammonia cooler, which comprises a storage tank 1, an evaporator 2 and a condenser 3; the upper end surface of the storage tank 1 is fixedly connected with a liquid pump 4, the input end of the liquid pump 4 is communicated with the inner cavity of the storage tank 1 through a liquid inlet pipe 5, the output end of the liquid pump 4 is communicated with the inner cavity of the evaporation device 2 through a liquid discharge pipe 6, and the inner cavity of the evaporation device 2 is communicated with the inner cavity of the condensation device 3 through a steam pipe 7; evaporation plant 2 includes evaporation tank 21, evaporation tank 21 inner chamber mid-mounting has evaporation subassembly 23, evaporation tank 21 one side upper portion fixedly connected with blast pipe 24, equidistant fixedly connected with U die cavity 25 of cavity wall in evaporation tank 21, U die cavity 25 is provided with a plurality ofly, and communicate each other, equidistant fixedly connected with spray tube 26 in one side of U die cavity 25, U die cavity 25 opposite side fixedly connected with intake pipe 27, intake pipe 27 one end run through evaporation tank 21 and with evaporation tank 21 fixed connection, evaporation tank 21 up end passes through bolt fixedly connected with evaporation lid 28.
Through the U-shaped cavity 25, the air inlet pipe 27 and the spray pipe 26 in the evaporation device 2, the external heat source is uniformly sprayed in the evaporation box 21, the uniformity of heat inside the evaporation box 21 is ensured, and the evaporation in the later period is facilitated.
As above-mentioned technical scheme's improvement, evaporation subassembly 23 is including assembling chamber 231, chamber 231 is assembled to 21 inner chamber bottom fixedly connected with of evaporation case, assemble equidistant fixedly connected with heat exchange tube 232 of chamber 231 up end, equidistant fixedly connected with radiating fin 233 of heat exchange tube 232 surface, heat exchange tube 232 up end fixedly connected with disperses chamber 234, 6 one end of fluid-discharge tube run through evaporation case 21 and with disperse chamber 234 inner chamber intercommunication, assemble chamber 231 down end fixedly connected with first return pipe 235 of chamber, first return pipe 235 one end run through evaporation case 21 down end and with evaporation case 21 inner chamber intercommunication, disperse chamber 234 one side fixedly connected with steam pipe 7. The evaporation device 2 further comprises a heat exchange water tank 22, the lower part of one side of the outer surface of the evaporation tank 21 is fixedly connected with the heat exchange water tank 22, and one end of the first return pipe 235 and one end of the liquid discharge pipe 6 respectively penetrate through the heat exchange water tank 22 and are fixedly connected with the inner cavity of the heat exchange water tank 22.
Realized raising the temperature evaporation to the ammonia liquid through radiating fin and heat exchange tube 232 among the evaporation assembly 23, then prevent through first return tube 235 that a large amount of ammonia liquid from entering into the steam pipe along with steam in, realized the circulation of ammonia liquid, simultaneously through heat exchange water tank 22, can carry out the primary heating to the inside ammonia liquid of fluid-discharge tube 6, cool off the ammonia liquid of first return tube 235 backward flow simultaneously.
Example two
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, on the basis of the above embodiments, the present embodiment further provides the following:
condensing equipment 3 includes condenser box 31, and heat exchange assembly 32 is installed to the condenser box 31 inner chamber, and condenser box 31 one side upper portion fixedly connected with cooling advances pipe 33, and the sealed lid 34 of bolt fixedly connected with is passed through to condenser box 31 up end, and sealed 34 up end fixedly connected with cooling calandria 35 on the lid. Heat exchange assemblies 32 includes condensing plate 321, equidistant fixedly connected with condensing plate 321 in condenser box 31 inner chamber, condensing plate 321 is provided with a plurality ofly, and dislocation arrangement, communicate through nozzle stub 322 between two condensing plate 321, nozzle stub 322 is provided with a plurality ofly, 7 one end of steam pipe run through condenser box 31 and with condensing plate 321 inner chamber intercommunication, condensing plate 321 one side fixedly connected with second back flow 323, second back flow 323 one end run through condenser box 31 and with storage box 1 inner chamber intercommunication.
Through condensing panel 321 and a plurality of nozzle stub 322 among the condensing equipment 3, realize increasing heat transfer area, it is better to realize the heat transfer effect.
The utility model discloses a theory of operation and use flow:
in the use state:
when in use: the liquid pump 4 is started by an external power supply, the liquid pump 4 pumps the ammonia liquid in the inner cavity of the storage tank 1 into the dispersion cavity 234 through the liquid inlet pipe 5 and the liquid discharge pipe 6, at this time, the dispersion cavity 234 uniformly disperses the ammonia liquid into the heat exchange pipe 232, when the ammonia liquid is pumped, an external heat source is discharged through one end of the air inlet pipe 27, the discharged heat source enters the U-shaped cavity 25, finally, the ammonia liquid is uniformly sprayed into the inner cavity of the evaporation tank 21 through the spray pipe 26 on the U-shaped cavity 25, when the sprayed heat is absorbed by the heat dissipation fins 233, when the ammonia liquid flows in the heat exchange pipe 232, the heat exchange pipe 232 can exchange heat through the heat dissipation pipe, after the heat exchange is completed, the heat heats the ammonia liquid, the heated ammonia liquid forms ammonia, the ammonia gas moves downwards, the ammonia gas is discharged into the condensing device 3 from the steam pipe 7, the ammonia liquid which is not evaporated flows into the heat exchange pipe 232 and is gathered into the return pipe 231, when the heat of the ammonia liquid flows into the first return pipe 235 through the first return pipe 235, the heat exchange heat of the ammonia liquid flows into the storage tank 1, and the ammonia liquid flows into the first return pipe 235, when the heat exchange medium 22 is preheated, and the ammonia liquid flows into the first return pipe 22, and the ammonia liquid 22.
When ammonia vapor enters the condensing plate 321 through the steam pipe 7, at this time, external cooling water enters the condensing tank 31 through the cooling inlet pipe 33, after the cooling water is discharged, the cooling water is in contact with the upper end surface of the condensing plate 321, and because the contact surface of the condensing plate 321 is large, the ammonia vapor in the condensing plate 321 is in large-surface contact with the external cooling water, so that heat exchange is realized, the ammonia vapor in the inner cavity of the condensing plate 321 is cooled, the cooled ammonia vapor becomes ammonia liquid, and finally the ammonia liquid flows back to the storage tank 1 through the second return pipe 323, and ammonia cooling can be realized.
Through the setting of evaporation plant and condensing equipment and storage box, when realizing the ammonia cold, increase heat transfer effect, reduced the problem that carries the ammonia liquid in the ammonia steam to at the in-process of work, need not compress and also can realize the cold process of ammonia.
It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrases "comprising a," "8230," "8230," or "comprising" does not exclude the presence of additional like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention in its corresponding aspects.

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1. The utility model provides an integrated form ammonia cooler which characterized in that: comprises a storage box (1), an evaporation device (2) and a condensation device (3); the upper end face of the storage tank (1) is fixedly connected with a liquid pump (4), the input end of the liquid pump (4) is communicated with the inner cavity of the storage tank (1) through a liquid inlet pipe (5), the output end of the liquid pump (4) is communicated with the inner cavity of the evaporation device (2) through a liquid outlet pipe (6), and the inner cavity of the evaporation device (2) is communicated with the inner cavity of the condensation device (3) through a steam pipe (7);
evaporation plant (2) are including evaporation case (21), evaporation case (21) inner chamber mid-mounting has evaporating unit (23), evaporation case (21) one side upper portion fixedly connected with blast pipe (24), equidistant fixedly connected with U die cavity (25) of evaporation case (21) inner chamber wall, U die cavity (25) are provided with a plurality ofly, and communicate each other, equidistant fixedly connected with spray tube (26) in one side of U die cavity (25), U die cavity (25) opposite side fixedly connected with intake pipe (27), intake pipe (27) one end run through evaporation case (21) and with evaporation case (21) fixed connection, evaporation case (21) up end is through bolt fixedly connected with evaporation lid (28).
2. The integrated ammonia cooler of claim 1, wherein: evaporation subassembly (23) is including assembling chamber (231), evaporation case (21) inner chamber bottom fixedly connected with assembles chamber (231), assemble chamber (231) up end equidistant fixedly connected with heat exchange tube (232), heat exchange tube (232) surface equidistant fixedly connected with radiating fin (233), heat exchange tube (232) up end fixedly connected with dispersion chamber (234), fluid-discharge tube (6) one end run through evaporation case (21) and with dispersion chamber (234) inner chamber intercommunication, assemble chamber (231) down end fixedly connected with first return tube (235), first return tube (235) one end run through evaporation case (21) down end and with evaporation case (21) inner chamber intercommunication, dispersion chamber (234) one side fixedly connected with steam pipe (7).
3. The integrated ammonia cooler of claim 2, wherein: evaporation plant (2) still include heat exchange water tank (22), the lower part fixedly connected with heat exchange water tank (22) of evaporating chamber (21) surface one side, the one end of first return tube (235) and fluid-discharge tube (6) run through heat exchange water tank (22) respectively and with heat exchange water tank (22) inner chamber fixed connection.
4. The integrated ammonia chiller of claim 1, wherein: condensing equipment (3) include condenser box (31), heat exchange assembly (32) are installed to condenser box (31) inner chamber, condenser box (31) one side upper portion fixedly connected with cools off into pipe (33), the sealed lid (34) of bolt fixedly connected with is passed through to condenser box (31) up end, sealed lid (34) up end fixedly connected with cools off calandria (35).
5. The integrated ammonia cooler of claim 4, wherein: heat exchange assemblies (32) include condensing panel (321), equidistant fixedly connected with condensing panel (321) in condensing box (31) inner chamber, condensing panel (321) are provided with a plurality ofly, and staggered arrangement, two through nozzle stub (322) intercommunication between condensing panel (321), nozzle stub (322) are provided with a plurality ofly, steam pipe (7) one end is run through condensing box (31) and is communicated with condensing panel (321) inner chamber, fixedly connected with second back flow (323) in condensing panel (321) one side, second back flow (323) one end is run through condensing box (31) and is communicated with storage box (1) inner chamber.
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