EP2630317A1 - Special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant - Google Patents

Special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant

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EP2630317A1
EP2630317A1 EP11778795.2A EP11778795A EP2630317A1 EP 2630317 A1 EP2630317 A1 EP 2630317A1 EP 11778795 A EP11778795 A EP 11778795A EP 2630317 A1 EP2630317 A1 EP 2630317A1
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support
tower
air separation
separation plant
rods
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Mingqing Lv
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Linde GmbH
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H7/00—Construction or assembling of bulk storage containers employing civil engineering techniques in situ or off the site
    • E04H7/02—Containers for fluids or gases; Supports therefor

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  • the present invention relates to a support and, especially, to a special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant which is easy to process and to fabricate and is material-saving.
  • the support of the invention is applicable as support for any type of rectifying tower and for any type of cylindrical and non-cylindrical equipment in cryogenic plants.
  • Chinese patent CN1229559C discloses a support, which comprises a pair of fixed frames which are oppositely arranged, a pair of foldable reinforcing frames between the two ends of each of the fixed frames, and tabletop plates fixed respectively to the inner side of each fixed frame by their base ends, and the abovementioned reinforcing frames have freely foldable armrest stanchions with their base ends being pivoted between the upper ends of the fixed frames, and four freely telescopic support arms with their base ends being pivoted to the upper and lower ends of each fixed frame and elongating along an oblique direction toward the middle of the inner side of the same, respectively.
  • This device is complicated in structure, high in processing costs and material costs and is not suitable as a fixed support for the pedestal of the rectifying tower or the argon tower of an air separation plant.
  • the present invention mainly provides a special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant, which is simple in structure, easy to fabricate, and low in material costs, thus solving the technical problems existing in the prior art that the process of processing and fabricating such a support is complicated, the ' processing costs and the material costs are high, etc..
  • a special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant comprising a support ring for connecting to the pedestal of the rectifying tower or the pedestal of the argon tower of the air separation plant, and support rods arranged perpendicularly beneath the support ring, wherein said support ring is a circular structure formed by a number of fan-shaped connecting plates in intermittent arrangement, said support rods are correspondingly arranged onto the undersides of the fan-shaped connecting plates, and adjacent support rods are fixedly connected via connecting rods.
  • the relatively integral support ring is made by means of providing a number of fan- shaped connecting plates, with the fan-shaped connecting plates being in intermittent arrangement to form a circular support ring, it is light in weight and saves raw materials; as a support rod is provided correspondingly beneath each fan-shaped connecting plate and is fixedly connected thereto, and such support rods are further mutually connected via the connecting rods into an integral body, it has simple structure and high strength; and as the fan-shaped connecting plates are processed separately and then assembled into the support ring, it has a simple and convenient processing procedure and low processing costs.
  • the term "fan-shaped” refers to the arrangement of the connecting plates . on a support ring.
  • the connecting plates themselves may have any shape, e.g. the shape of a triangle, a rectangle or any other polyangular body, or of a circle, an ellipse or even of a fan. They can be flat or bended.
  • said support ring comprises 4 to 10 fan-shaped connecting plates, and said fan-shaped connecting plates are evenly distributed within the same circumferential plane.
  • the even distribution of the plurality of fan-shaped connecting plates constituting the support ring can ensure that the centre of gravity of the support is kept balanced and stabilized, thus improving its safety and reliability in use.
  • reinforcing plates are provided between the undersides of said fan-shaped connecting plates and the support rods .
  • the reinforcing plates improve the connecting strength between the fan- shaped connecting plates and the support rods, and prevent the fan-shaped connecting plates from deforming.
  • the connecting rods can be arranged at the middle parts or the lower ends of the support rods, and as a preference, said connecting rods are horizontally fixed to the upper ends of adjacent support rods, and reinforcing rods are provided between adjacent support rods beneath said connecting rods, and an angle is formed by said reinforcing rod and said connecting rod.
  • the accuracy of the positioning of the fan-shaped - A - connecting plates located above the support rods can be ensured and the steadiness of support and reliability thereof can be improved when the connecting rods are horizontally fixed to the upper ends of adjacent support rods; and the connecting strength among the support rods can be improved by providing reinforcing rods between adjacent support rods.
  • rod-supporting bottom plates are provided on the lower end surfaces of said support rods.
  • the rod-supporting bottom plates increase the contact areas between the support rods and the ground and ensure a steady and reliable support.
  • installation holes are disposed on said fan-shaped connecting plates which correspond to the pedestal of the rectifying tower or the pedestal of the argon tower of the air separation plant.
  • the installation holes facilitate the fixing of the rectifying tower or the argon tower of the air separation plant.
  • the special support for the pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant has the following advantages: since the circular support ring is constituted by a number of fan-shaped connecting plates in intermittent arrangement, it has light weight and low material costs; since a support rod is correspondingly provided beneath each fan-shaped connecting plate ⁇ and the support rods are further mutually connected via the connecting rods into an integral body, it has a simple structure and high strength; and since the fan-shaped connecting plates are processed separately and then assembled into the support ring, it has simple and convenient processing procedures and low processing costs; by using the reinforcing plates, the connecting strength between the fan-shaped connecting plates and the support rods is improved, and the fan-shaped connecting plates are prevented from deforming; and by using the rod-supporting bottom plates, the contact areas between the support rods and the ground are increased and steady and reliable supporting is ensured.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant according to- the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the present invention with a rectifying tower installed.
  • the special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant comprises a support ring with a circular structure 1, which is constituted by six fan-shaped connecting plates 3 in an intermittent arrangement, with the six fan-shaped connecting plates 3 having themselves the shape of a fan and being evenly distributed within the same circumferential plane and two installation holes 31 corresponding to the pedestal of the rectifying tower of the air separation plant being provided corresponding to the two sides of each fan-shaped connecting plate 3, respectively.
  • Six support rods 2 are perpendicularly arranged beneath the support ring 1; rod-supporting bottom plates 6 are welded in parallel on the lower ends of the support rods 2, respectively; the top ends of the support rods 2 are correspondingly welded to the middle of the bottom of the fan-shaped connecting plates 3; moreover, connecting rods 4 are horizontally welded between two adjacent support rods 2; the connecting rods 4 are welded to the upper ends of the support rods 2 close to the top ends thereof; and reinforcing plates 7 are welded between the two sides of the undersides of the fan-shaped connecting plates 3 and the support rods
  • the connecting plates themselves may have any shape, e.g. the shape of a triangle, a rectangle or any other polyangular body, or of a circle or an ellipse. They can be flat or bended.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a support and provides a special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant, which is simple in structure, easy to fabricate, and low in material costs and which support comprises a support ring for connecting to the pedestral of the rectifying tower or the pedestal of the argon tower of the air separation plant, and support rods arranged perpdenicularly beneath the support ring, wherein said support ring is a circular structure formed by a number of fan-shaped connecting plates in intermittent arrangement, said support rods are correspondingly arranged onto the undersides of the fan -shaped connecting plates, and adjacent support rods are fixedly connected via connecting rods.

Description

Description
Special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant
Technical field
[0001] The present invention relates to a support and, especially, to a special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant which is easy to process and to fabricate and is material-saving. The support of the invention is applicable as support for any type of rectifying tower and for any type of cylindrical and non-cylindrical equipment in cryogenic plants.
Background art
[0002] Existing special supports for pedestals of a rectifying tower or an argon tower of an air separation plant are made by providing a horizontal flange butted to the rectifying tower or the argon tower of the air separation plant and perpendicularly providing a number of support rods on the underside of the horizontal flange to support the horizontal flange; however, as the diameter of the horizontal flange is relatively large, usually reaching 4 m to 6 m, it needs special processing equipment to fabricate,■ with a long processing cycle and high costs.
[0003] Chinese patent CN1229559C discloses a support, which comprises a pair of fixed frames which are oppositely arranged, a pair of foldable reinforcing frames between the two ends of each of the fixed frames, and tabletop plates fixed respectively to the inner side of each fixed frame by their base ends, and the abovementioned reinforcing frames have freely foldable armrest stanchions with their base ends being pivoted between the upper ends of the fixed frames, and four freely telescopic support arms with their base ends being pivoted to the upper and lower ends of each fixed frame and elongating along an oblique direction toward the middle of the inner side of the same, respectively. This device is complicated in structure, high in processing costs and material costs and is not suitable as a fixed support for the pedestal of the rectifying tower or the argon tower of an air separation plant.
Contents of the invention
[0004] The present invention mainly provides a special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant, which is simple in structure, easy to fabricate, and low in material costs, thus solving the technical problems existing in the prior art that the process of processing and fabricating such a support is complicated, the' processing costs and the material costs are high, etc..
[0005] In the present invention the abovementioned technical problems are solved mainly by the technical solution as follows: a special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant, comprising a support ring for connecting to the pedestal of the rectifying tower or the pedestal of the argon tower of the air separation plant, and support rods arranged perpendicularly beneath the support ring, wherein said support ring is a circular structure formed by a number of fan-shaped connecting plates in intermittent arrangement, said support rods are correspondingly arranged onto the undersides of the fan-shaped connecting plates, and adjacent support rods are fixedly connected via connecting rods. As the relatively integral support ring is made by means of providing a number of fan- shaped connecting plates, with the fan-shaped connecting plates being in intermittent arrangement to form a circular support ring, it is light in weight and saves raw materials; as a support rod is provided correspondingly beneath each fan-shaped connecting plate and is fixedly connected thereto, and such support rods are further mutually connected via the connecting rods into an integral body, it has simple structure and high strength; and as the fan-shaped connecting plates are processed separately and then assembled into the support ring, it has a simple and convenient processing procedure and low processing costs. The term "fan-shaped" refers to the arrangement of the connecting plates . on a support ring. The connecting plates themselves may have any shape, e.g. the shape of a triangle, a rectangle or any other polyangular body, or of a circle, an ellipse or even of a fan. They can be flat or bended.
[0006] As a preference, said support ring comprises 4 to 10 fan-shaped connecting plates, and said fan-shaped connecting plates are evenly distributed within the same circumferential plane. The even distribution of the plurality of fan-shaped connecting plates constituting the support ring can ensure that the centre of gravity of the support is kept balanced and stabilized, thus improving its safety and reliability in use.
[0007] Even more preferably, reinforcing plates are provided between the undersides of said fan-shaped connecting plates and the support rods . The reinforcing plates improve the connecting strength between the fan- shaped connecting plates and the support rods, and prevent the fan-shaped connecting plates from deforming.
[0008] The connecting rods can be arranged at the middle parts or the lower ends of the support rods, and as a preference, said connecting rods are horizontally fixed to the upper ends of adjacent support rods, and reinforcing rods are provided between adjacent support rods beneath said connecting rods, and an angle is formed by said reinforcing rod and said connecting rod. The accuracy of the positioning of the fan-shaped - A - connecting plates located above the support rods can be ensured and the steadiness of support and reliability thereof can be improved when the connecting rods are horizontally fixed to the upper ends of adjacent support rods; and the connecting strength among the support rods can be improved by providing reinforcing rods between adjacent support rods.
[0009] As a preference, rod-supporting bottom plates are provided on the lower end surfaces of said support rods. The rod-supporting bottom plates increase the contact areas between the support rods and the ground and ensure a steady and reliable support.
[0010] As a preference, installation holes are disposed on said fan-shaped connecting plates which correspond to the pedestal of the rectifying tower or the pedestal of the argon tower of the air separation plant. The installation holes facilitate the fixing of the rectifying tower or the argon tower of the air separation plant.
[0011] Therefore, the special support for the pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant according to the present invention has the following advantages: since the circular support ring is constituted by a number of fan-shaped connecting plates in intermittent arrangement, it has light weight and low material costs; since a support rod is correspondingly provided beneath each fan-shaped connecting plate^ and the support rods are further mutually connected via the connecting rods into an integral body, it has a simple structure and high strength; and since the fan-shaped connecting plates are processed separately and then assembled into the support ring, it has simple and convenient processing procedures and low processing costs; by using the reinforcing plates, the connecting strength between the fan-shaped connecting plates and the support rods is improved, and the fan-shaped connecting plates are prevented from deforming; and by using the rod-supporting bottom plates, the contact areas between the support rods and the ground are increased and steady and reliable supporting is ensured.
[0012] Description of drawings
[0013] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant according to- the present invention.
[0014] Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the present invention with a rectifying tower installed.
[0015] Particular Embodiments:
[0016] The technical solution of the present invention will be further illustrated in detail below by way of an example with reference to the accompanying drawings . [0017] Embodiment:
[0018] As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant according to the present invention comprises a support ring with a circular structure 1, which is constituted by six fan-shaped connecting plates 3 in an intermittent arrangement, with the six fan-shaped connecting plates 3 having themselves the shape of a fan and being evenly distributed within the same circumferential plane and two installation holes 31 corresponding to the pedestal of the rectifying tower of the air separation plant being provided corresponding to the two sides of each fan-shaped connecting plate 3, respectively. Six support rods 2 are perpendicularly arranged beneath the support ring 1; rod-supporting bottom plates 6 are welded in parallel on the lower ends of the support rods 2, respectively; the top ends of the support rods 2 are correspondingly welded to the middle of the bottom of the fan-shaped connecting plates 3; moreover, connecting rods 4 are horizontally welded between two adjacent support rods 2; the connecting rods 4 are welded to the upper ends of the support rods 2 close to the top ends thereof; and reinforcing plates 7 are welded between the two sides of the undersides of the fan-shaped connecting plates 3 and the support rods
2 in order to prevent the fan-shaped connecting plates
3 from deforming. Two reinforcing rods 5 are welded between adjacent support rods 2 beneath the connecting rods 4; one end of each of the two reinforcing rods 5 is welded to the middle of a support rod 2 and the other end thereof is welded and connected to the upper end or the lower end of support rod 2 to form an included angle of 30° between it and the connecting rods 4 respectively. Deviating from the embodiment, the connecting plates themselves may have any shape, e.g. the shape of a triangle, a rectangle or any other polyangular body, or of a circle or an ellipse. They can be flat or bended.
[0019] When the present invention is used, first, six processed fan-shaped connecting plates 3 are correspondingly welded to the top ends of the six support rods 2, and the six fan-shaped connecting plates 3 are made to form a circular support ring 1 after being intermittently arranged, at the same, time ensuring that the six fan-shaped connecting plates 3 are evenly distributed within the same circumferential plane .
[0020] The particular embodiment described herein is merely for illustrating the concept of the present invention by way of example. A wide variety of modifications or supplements, or substitution in similar ways can be made to the described particular embodiment by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the present invention or exceeding the scope defined by the appended claims.

Claims

Claims
1. A special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant, comprising a support ring (1) for connecting to the pedestal of the rectifying tower or the pedestal of the argon tower of the air separation plant, and support rods (2) arranged perpendicularly beneath the support ring (1), characterized in that said support ring (1) is a circular structure formed by a number of fan- shaped connecting plates (3) in intermittent arrangement, said support rods (2) are correspondingly arranged onto the undersides of the fan-shaped connecting plates (3), and adjacent support rods (2) are fixedly connected via connecting rods (4) ..
2. The special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant according to Claim 1, characterized in that said support ring (1) comprises 4 to 10 fan-shaped connecting plates (3), said fan-shaped connecting plates (3) being evenly distributed within the same circumferential plane.
3. The special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant according to Claim 2, characterized in that reinforcing plates (7) are provided between the undersides of said fan-shaped connecting plates (3) and the support rods (2) .
4. The special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant according to Claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that said connecting rods (4) are horizontally fixed to the upper ends of adjacent support rods (2), reinforcing rods (5) are provided between adjacent support rods (2) beneath said connecting rods (4), and an angle is formed by said reinforcing rod (5) and the connecting rod (4).
5. The special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant according to Claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that rod-supporting bottom plates (6) are provided on the lower end surfaces of said support rods (2) .
6. The special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant according to Claim 4, characterized in that rod-supporting bottom plates (6) are provided on the lower end surfaces of said support rods (2) .
7. The special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant according to Claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that installation holes (31) are provided on said fan-shaped connecting plates (3) which correspond to the pedestal of the argon tower or the pedestal of the rectifying tower of the air separation plant.
8. . The special support for pedestals of a rectifying tower and an argon tower of an air separation plant according to Claim 6, characterized in that installation holes (31) are provided on said fan- shaped connecting plates (3) which correspond to the pedestal of the argon tower or the pedestal of the rectifying tower of the air separation plant.
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