CN220834901U - Atomization desulfurization and denitrification waste gas treatment device - Google Patents

Atomization desulfurization and denitrification waste gas treatment device Download PDF

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CN220834901U
CN220834901U CN202322281706.7U CN202322281706U CN220834901U CN 220834901 U CN220834901 U CN 220834901U CN 202322281706 U CN202322281706 U CN 202322281706U CN 220834901 U CN220834901 U CN 220834901U
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The utility model relates to the technical field of waste gas treatment devices, in particular to an atomization type desulfurization and denitrification waste gas treatment device, which comprises: the device comprises a spray tower, wherein an air inlet pipe is fixedly connected to one side of the spray tower, an air outlet pipe is fixedly connected to the other side of the spray tower, a plurality of spray pipes are arranged in the spray tower, and a bypass crushing mechanism for performing bypass crushing on waste gas is arranged on one side of the spray tower; the first gear and the second gear which are driven by the motor move in a meshing manner during waste gas treatment, the second gear synchronously drives the rotary pipe, the driving rod and the flow-around plate to rotate, so that the mixing and contact of waste gas and spraying agents are enhanced, the waste gas treatment efficiency is improved, the spraying agents sprayed out of a plurality of spray pipes are wider in coverage area due to the rotation of the rotary pipe, the contact effect of the waste gas and the spraying agents is further optimized, the cooperative work of the stirring plate and the flow-around plate is prolonged, the contact time of the waste gas and the spraying agents is prolonged, and the waste gas treatment effect is improved.

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Atomization desulfurization and denitrification waste gas treatment device
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of waste gas treatment devices, in particular to an atomization type desulfurization and denitrification waste gas treatment device.
Background
Atomization desulfurization and denitrification waste gas treatment is a common waste gas treatment technology for removing sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides in industrial waste gas, and is usually carried out on waste gas in a spraying mode during waste gas treatment, but the existing atomization desulfurization and denitrification device has some problems, such as insufficient contact of waste gas and spraying agents, poor desulfurization and denitrification effects, and incapability of effectively controlling the flow rate of the waste gas, so that partial waste gas cannot fully react with the spraying agents, and the effect of waste gas treatment is affected.
Therefore, an atomization type desulfurization and denitrification waste gas treatment device is proposed to solve the above problems.
Disclosure of utility model
The utility model aims to solve the problems, and provides an atomization type desulfurization and denitrification waste gas treatment device, which solves the problems of the existing atomization type desulfurization and denitrification device, such as insufficient contact between waste gas and spraying agent, and poor desulfurization and denitrification effect; or the flow rate of the waste gas cannot be effectively controlled, so that part of the waste gas cannot fully react with the spraying agent, and the effect of waste gas treatment is affected.
The utility model realizes the aim through the following technical scheme, and an atomization type desulfurization and denitrification waste gas treatment device comprises: the device comprises a spray tower, wherein an air inlet pipe is fixedly connected to one side of the spray tower, an air outlet pipe is fixedly connected to the other side of the spray tower, a plurality of spray pipes are arranged in the spray tower, a bypass crushing mechanism is used for carrying out bypass crushing on waste gas, the bypass crushing mechanism is arranged on one side of the spray tower, the bypass crushing mechanism comprises a bypass component arranged on one side of the spray tower, the crushing component is arranged in the spray tower, waste gas can be led into filtrate in the spray tower through the air inlet pipe when the waste gas is purified, waste gas bubbles are crushed through the crushing component, so that the size of the bubbles is reduced, the resistance to which the bubbles are subjected is increased, the rising speed of the bubbles is reduced, the contact time of the waste gas and the filtrate is prolonged, the filtering effect is improved, the contact time of a spraying agent and the waste gas can be increased, and the sufficient time of the spraying agent can be fully reacted to promote the treatment effect of the waste gas;
The utility model provides a spray tower, including the motor of fixed mounting at the spray tower surface, the output fixedly connected with first gear of motor, one side rotation of spray tower is connected with the swinging tube, the spray tower is extended to one side of swinging tube and is rotated with the inlet tube and be connected, the fixed surface of swinging tube is connected with the second gear, the second gear is connected with first gear engagement, the bottom fixedly connected with actuating lever of swinging tube, the surface of actuating lever is provided with a plurality of detouring boards, can rotate through motor drive first gear when using, can let first gear and second gear engagement motion for the second gear drives the swinging tube in step and rotates, can let the swinging tube drive actuating lever and corresponding detouring board in step and rotate, makes the detouring board carry out the detouring to ascending waste gas, makes mixing and contact between waste gas and the spray more abundant, thereby has improved waste gas treatment effect.
Preferably, the fixed cover of fixed surface fixedly connected with of actuating lever, a plurality of the board that flows all with fixed cover fixed surface is connected, a plurality of spray tube all with rotate tub fixed connection, can drive a plurality of spray tubes in step and rotate when rotating the tub rotation for a plurality of spray tubes are when the blowout sprays the agent, promote the coverage area of spraying agent, make the contact effect of spraying agent and waste gas better, promote the treatment effect to waste gas.
Preferably, the bottom fixedly connected with a plurality of branches of board of flowing around, the fixed surface of branch is connected with a plurality of stirring boards, and synchronous drive corresponding branch removes when the board of flowing around rotates for the branch drives a plurality of stirring boards that correspond and carries out synchronous movement, can cooperate the use through stirring board and the board of flowing around, promotes the effect of flowing around to waste gas, thereby increases the contact reaction time of waste gas and spray.
Preferably, the crushing assembly comprises a rotating box fixedly arranged at the bottom end of the driving rod, the bottom of the rotating box is rotationally connected with a connecting pipe, the bottom end of the connecting pipe is fixedly connected with the inner bottom wall of the spray tower, one end of the air inlet pipe is communicated with the connecting pipe, a plurality of branch pipes are fixedly connected with the surface of the rotating box, waste gas enters the connecting pipe through the air inlet pipe, the waste gas enters the rotating box through the rotating pipe, the waste gas can be discharged into the filtering liquid through the plurality of branch pipes of the rotating box for filtering, the driving rod drives the rotating box to rotate through the rotating pipe, the plurality of branch pipes can rotate to discharge waste gas, and the contact effect of the waste gas and the filtering liquid is improved.
Preferably, a plurality of the other ends of the branch pipes are fixedly connected with an aerator, a plurality of the branch pipes are arranged on the surface of the rotating box in a surrounding mode, when the plurality of branch pipes discharge waste gas, the gas can be crushed through the aerator, the gas-liquid contact area is improved, and the filtrate can be better used for filtering the waste gas.
Preferably, the surface of the branch pipe is fixedly connected with a plurality of stirring blocks, the stirring blocks are uniformly distributed on two sides of the branch pipe, the filtrate can be stirred through the stirring blocks, the rising speed of bubbles can be slowed down, and the contact time of waste gas and the filtrate can be prolonged.
Preferably, the stirring blocks are all arranged in an arc shape, the flow-around plate is arranged in a fan blade shape, and the fan blade shape of the flow-around plate and the arc shape of the stirring blocks not only provide excellent flow characteristics, but also simplify cleaning and maintenance work.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:
When the waste gas is treated, the first gear and the second gear which are driven by the motor are meshed, so that the second gear synchronously drives the rotary pipe, the driving rod and the flow-around plate to rotate, the mixing and contact of the waste gas and the spraying agent are enhanced, the waste gas treatment efficiency is improved, the spraying agent sprayed by the spray pipes is wider in coverage area due to the rotation of the rotary pipe, the contact effect of the waste gas and the spraying agent is further optimized, the cooperative work of the stirring plate and the flow-around plate prolongs the contact time of the waste gas and the spraying agent, and the waste gas treatment effect is improved;
Waste gas passes through the intake pipe and gets into in the connecting pipe, in getting into the rotation case through the rotation pipe, can be through the multiple branch pipe of rotation case in discharging into the filtrate and filter, the rotation pipe lets the actuating lever drive rotation case rotate in step, can make multiple branch pipes can rotate the exhaust gas, increases the contact effect of waste gas and filtrate, when multiple branch pipe exhaust gas, can break gas through the aerator, improves gas-liquid area of contact, can be better let the filtrate filter waste gas.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the spray tower of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a crushing assembly according to the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a flow around assembly according to the present utility model.
In the figure: 1. a spray tower; 101. an air inlet pipe; 102. an air outlet pipe; 103. a water inlet pipe; 104. a spray pipe; 2. a bypass assembly; 201. a motor; 202. a first gear; 203. a rotary tube; 204. a second gear; 205. a driving rod; 206. a fixed sleeve; 207. a flow-around plate; 208. a support rod; 209. an agitating plate; 3. a crushing assembly; 301. a rotating box; 302. a connecting pipe; 303. a branch pipe; 304. an aerator; 305. the block is agitated.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
The specific implementation method comprises the following steps: as shown in fig. 1 to 4, an atomization type desulfurization and denitrification exhaust gas treatment device includes: the device comprises a spray tower 1, wherein an air inlet pipe 101 is fixedly connected to one side of the spray tower 1, an air outlet pipe 102 is fixedly connected to the other side of the spray tower 1, a plurality of spray pipes 104 are arranged in the spray tower 1, a flow-around crushing mechanism for carrying out flow-around crushing on waste gas is arranged on one side of the spray tower 1, the flow-around crushing mechanism comprises a flow-around assembly 2 arranged on one side of the spray tower 1, a crushing assembly 3 is arranged in the spray tower 1, filtrate is arranged at the bottom in the spray tower 1, the air inlet pipe 101 and the crushing assembly 3 are both positioned in the filtrate, waste gas can be led into the filtrate in the spray tower 1 through the air inlet pipe 101 when the waste gas is purified, waste gas bubbles are crushed through the crushing assembly 3, so that the size of the bubbles is reduced, the resistance to which the bubbles are subjected is increased, the rising speed of the bubbles is reduced, the contact time of the waste gas and the filtrate is prolonged, the filtering effect is improved, the contact time of the spray agent and the waste gas can be subjected to flow-around through the flow-around assembly 2, the rising waste gas is increased, and the contact time of the spray agent and the waste gas is sufficiently reacted with the spray agent is improved, and the effect of treating the waste gas is sufficiently is improved;
The detouring assembly 2 comprises a motor 201 fixedly arranged on the surface of the spray tower 1, the output end of the motor 201 is fixedly connected with a first gear 202, one side of the spray tower 1 is rotationally connected with a rotating pipe 203, one side of the rotating pipe 203 extends out of the spray tower 1 and is rotationally connected with a water inlet pipe 103, the surface of the rotating pipe 203 is fixedly connected with a second gear 204, the second gear 204 is meshed with the first gear 202 and is connected with a driving rod 205, the surface of the driving rod 205 is fixedly connected with a plurality of detouring plates 207, the first gear 202 can be driven to rotate through the motor 201 when in use, the first gear 202 and the second gear 204 can be meshed to move, the second gear 204 can synchronously drive the rotating pipe 203 to rotate, the driving rod 205 and the corresponding detouring plates 207 can be synchronously driven to rotate, the detouring plates 207 can detouring the ascending waste gas, the waste gas and the spraying agent can be mixed and contacted more fully, and the waste gas treatment effect is improved.
As shown in fig. 2-4, the fixed sleeve 206 is fixedly connected to the surface of the driving rod 205, the plurality of flow-around plates 207 are fixedly connected to the surface of the fixed sleeve 206, the plurality of spray pipes 104 are fixedly connected to the rotating pipe 203, and the plurality of spray pipes 104 can be synchronously driven to rotate when the rotating pipe 203 rotates, so that when spraying agent is sprayed out of the plurality of spray pipes 104, the coverage area of the spraying agent is improved, the contact effect of the spraying agent and the waste gas is better, the treatment effect of the waste gas is improved, the plurality of support rods 208 are fixedly connected to the bottom of the flow-around plate 207, the plurality of stirring plates 209 are fixedly connected to the surface of the support rods 208, and the corresponding support rods 208 are synchronously driven to move when the flow-around plate 207 rotates, so that the support rods 208 drive the corresponding plurality of stirring plates 209 to synchronously move, and the flow-around effect of the waste gas can be improved through the cooperation of the stirring plates 209 and the flow-around plates 207, thereby the contact reaction time of the waste gas and the spraying agent is increased.
As shown in fig. 2-4, the crushing assembly 3 includes a rotating box 301 fixedly installed at the bottom end of the driving rod 205, a connecting pipe 302 is rotatably connected to the bottom end of the rotating box 301, the bottom end of the connecting pipe 302 is fixedly connected to the inner bottom wall of the spray tower 1, one end of the air inlet pipe 101 is connected to the connecting pipe 302, a plurality of branch pipes 303 are fixedly connected to the surface of the rotating box 301, the waste gas enters the connecting pipe 302 through the air inlet pipe 101, the waste gas enters the rotating box 301 through the rotating pipe 203, the waste gas can be discharged into filtrate through the plurality of branch pipes 303 of the rotating box 301 for filtration, the rotating pipe 203 synchronously drives the driving rod 205 to drive the rotating box 301 to rotate, the plurality of branch pipes 303 can rotate to discharge the waste gas, the contact effect of the waste gas and the filtrate is improved, the other ends of the plurality of branch pipes 303 are fixedly connected with an aerator 304, the plurality of branch pipes 303 are arranged on the surface of the rotating box 301 in a surrounding mode, when the plurality of branch pipes 303 discharge the waste gas, the waste gas can be crushed through the aerator 304, the contact area of the air and the filtrate can be better filtered through the branch pipes, the surface of the rotating pipe 203 is fixedly connected with a plurality of stirring blocks 305, the plurality of stirring blocks 305 can be uniformly distributed on the two sides of the stirring blocks through the plurality of stirring blocks and can be uniformly distributed on the plurality of stirring blocks, the stirring blocks can not uniformly, the shape can be set to the shape of the stirring blocks and the shape can be a circular arc 207 can be further reduced, and the shape can be set to have a shape and a good shape, and can not be set to have a good shape and a good shape, and can be set to keep a good shape, and can flow and can be used, and a good and a shape and a good shape and a good round and a shape.
When the utility model is used, waste gas enters the connecting pipe 302 through the air inlet pipe 101, enters the rotating box 301 through the rotating pipe 203, can be discharged into filtrate through a plurality of branch pipes 303 of the rotating box 301 for filtering, the rotating pipe 203 synchronously drives the driving rod 205 to drive the rotating box 301 to rotate, so that the plurality of branch pipes 303 can rotationally discharge waste gas, the contact effect of the waste gas and the filtrate is improved, when the plurality of branch pipes 303 discharge waste gas, the aerator 304 can be used for crushing the gas, the gas-liquid contact area is improved, the filtrate can be better filtered, the filtrate can be stirred through a plurality of stirring blocks 305, the rising speed of bubbles can be slowed down, the contact time of the waste gas and the filtrate can be prolonged, the first gear 202 can be driven to rotate through the motor 201 when the waste gas rises, the first gear 202 and the second gear 204 can be meshed for movement, the second gear 204 is enabled to synchronously drive the rotation pipe 203 to rotate, the rotation pipe 203 can synchronously drive the driving rod 205 and the corresponding flow-around plate 207 to rotate, the flow-around plate 207 can make the rising waste gas flow around, the mixing and contact between the waste gas and the spraying agent are more sufficient, thereby improving the waste gas treatment effect, the plurality of spraying pipes 104 can be synchronously driven to rotate when the rotation pipe 203 rotates, the coverage area of the spraying agent is improved when the spraying agent is sprayed out by the plurality of spraying pipes 104, the contact effect of the spraying agent and the waste gas is better, the waste gas treatment effect is improved, the corresponding supporting rods 208 are synchronously driven to move when the flow-around plate 207 rotates, the corresponding plurality of stirring plates 209 are driven to synchronously move, the flow-around effect of the waste gas can be improved through the cooperation of the stirring plates 209 and the flow-around plate 207, thereby increasing the contact reaction time of the exhaust gas with the spray agent.
Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present disclosure describes embodiments, not every embodiment is provided with a separate embodiment, and that this description is provided for clarity only, and that the disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in detail below, and that the embodiments described in the examples may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments that will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

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1. An atomized desulfurization and denitrification waste gas treatment device, comprising:
The device comprises a spray tower (1), wherein one side of the spray tower (1) is fixedly connected with an air inlet pipe (101), the other side of the spray tower (1) is fixedly connected with an air outlet pipe (102), and a plurality of spray pipes (104) are arranged in the spray tower (1);
the bypass crushing mechanism is used for performing bypass crushing on the waste gas and is arranged on one side of the spray tower (1); the bypass crushing mechanism comprises a bypass assembly (2) arranged at one side of the spray tower (1), and a crushing assembly (3) is arranged in the spray tower (1);
The utility model provides a jet-propelled spraying device, including spray column (1), spray column (1) is connected with through-hole, around flow subassembly (2) including fixed mounting motor (201) on spray column (1) surface, the output fixedly connected with first gear (202) of motor (201), one side rotation of spray column (1) is connected with rotor (203), one side of rotor (203) extends spray column (1) and rotates with inlet tube (103) to be connected, the fixed surface of rotor (203) is connected with second gear (204), second gear (204) and first gear (202) meshing are connected, the bottom fixedly connected with actuating lever (205) of rotor (203), the surface of actuating lever (205) is provided with a plurality of around flow board (207).
2. An atomized desulfurization and denitrification exhaust gas treatment device according to claim 1, wherein: the surface of the driving rod (205) is fixedly connected with a fixed sleeve (206), a plurality of the flow-around plates (207) are fixedly connected with the surface of the fixed sleeve (206), and a plurality of the spray pipes (104) are fixedly connected with the rotating pipe (203).
3. An atomized desulfurization and denitrification exhaust gas treatment device according to claim 2, wherein: the bottom of the flow-around plate (207) is fixedly connected with a plurality of supporting rods (208), and the surface of each supporting rod (208) is fixedly connected with a plurality of stirring plates (209).
4. An atomized desulfurization and denitrification exhaust gas treatment device according to claim 3, wherein: the crushing assembly (3) comprises a rotating box (301) fixedly installed at the bottom end of the driving rod (205), a connecting pipe (302) is rotatably connected to the bottom of the rotating box (301), the bottom end of the connecting pipe (302) is fixedly connected with the inner bottom wall of the spray tower (1), one end of the air inlet pipe (101) is communicated with the connecting pipe (302), and a plurality of branch pipes (303) are fixedly connected to the surface of the rotating box (301).
5. The atomization desulfurization and denitrification exhaust gas treatment device according to claim 4, wherein: the other ends of the branch pipes (303) are fixedly connected with an aerator (304), and the branch pipes (303) are arranged on the surface of the rotating box (301) in a surrounding mode.
6. The atomization desulfurization and denitrification exhaust gas treatment device according to claim 5, wherein: the surface of branch pipe (303) is fixedly connected with a plurality of stirring blocks (305), and a plurality of stirring blocks (305) are evenly distributed on two sides of branch pipe (303).
7. The atomization desulfurization and denitrification exhaust gas treatment device according to claim 6, wherein: the stirring blocks (305) are all arranged in an arc shape, and the flow-around plate (207) is arranged in a fan blade shape.
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