EP3730839A1 - Ash pushing device - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES
- F23J1/00—Removing ash, clinker, or slag from combustion chambers
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
- F23G5/00—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES
- F23J1/00—Removing ash, clinker, or slag from combustion chambers
- F23J1/02—Apparatus for removing ash, clinker, or slag from ash-pits, e.g. by employing trucks or conveyors, by employing suction devices
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES
- F23J2700/00—Ash removal, handling and treatment means; Ash and slag handling in pulverulent fuel furnaces; Ash removal means for incinerators
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES
- F23J2900/00—Special arrangements for conducting or purifying combustion fumes; Treatment of fumes or ashes
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES
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- Patent Document 2 describes a technology for removing ash in the vicinity of the discharge opening with a cutter in order to enable the continuous operation of the ash discharger.
- a special mechanism such as the cutter needs to be provided, which increases costs.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an ash discharger that can facilitate the continuous operation of the ash discharger at low costs.
- the scraper in the ash discharger according to the second aspect, includes: a scraper body that pushes the ash; and an auxiliary scraper connected to the scraper body, the auxiliary scraper guiding return ash of the ash to the first communicating portion.
- the ash cooling tank 3 is a tank connected to the lower side of the ash introduction opening 2 to cool the ash A2 introduced through the ash introduction opening 2.
- the bottom surface 10 of the ash cooling tank 3 includes a second inclined surface 12 that gradually becomes higher from directly below the ash introduction opening 2 in a second direction D2 that is opposite the first direction D1.
- the mechanisms for pushing the ash A2, such as the scraper 4 and the driving unit 5, are disposed above the second inclined surface 12.
- the scraper body 15 is disposed such that a tip thereof contacts the bottom surface 10 of the ash cooling tank 3 in a width direction "WD" (horizontal direction orthogonal to the first direction D1, see FIG. 2 ).
- the scraper body 15 pushes the ash A2 toward the downstream side by pivoting the pivoting arm 14 in a first rotating direction R1. Pivoting of the pivoting arm 14 in a second rotating direction R2 opposite to the first rotating direction R1 retracts the tip of the scraper body 15 in the second direction D2.
- the float tank 8 is provided with a liquid level gauge 24 for measuring the height of the liquid surface "W” in the float tank 8.
- the liquid level gauge 24 is electrically connected to the control device 9. The height of the liquid surface "W” measured by the liquid level gauge 24 is transmitted to the control device 9.
- the ash discharger 1 includes a first liquid supply device 27 that supplies liquid to the vicinity of the discharge opening 6. Specifically, the first liquid supply device 27 sprays the liquid onto the ash A2a deposited in the drainage region "R" of the ash cooling tank 3.
- the first liquid supply device 27 includes a circulation liquid injection nozzle 28 disposed above the discharge opening 6, a circulation liquid line 29 that connects the circulation liquid injection nozzle 28 to the sedimentation tank 23, and a circulation pump 30 provided in the circulation liquid line 29 to circulate the liquid in the sedimentation tank 23 to the circulation liquid injection nozzle 28. Since the liquid stored in the sedimentation tank 23 is the liquid flowing into the overflow liquid receiver 21, the first liquid supply device 27 substantially circulates the liquid inside the float tank 8 to the circulation liquid injection nozzle 28. Liquid may also be supplied to the first liquid supply device 27 from other sources.
- return ash A3 moves on the second inclined surface 12 on the second direction D2 side with respect to the scraper 4.
- the return ash A3 is ash that, when the scraper 4 retracts, enters the second direction D2 side with respect to the scraper 4 through a gap or the like between the scraper 4 and the bottom surface 10.
- the return ash A3 is introduced into the float tank 8 via the communication pipe 7.
- the return ash A3 deposited in the float tank 8 can be discharged as appropriate via the float tank discharge pipe 17 by opening the float tank valve 18.
- the ash cooling tank 3 and the float tank 8 in the modification communicate with each other via an opening 40 (second communicating portion) formed in a partition wall 39 partitioning the ash cooling tank 3 and the float tank 8, in addition to the communication pipe 7.
- the opening 40 is formed to connect the liquid surface "W” in the ash cooling tank 3 to the liquid surface "W” in the float tank 8.
- the opening 40 is formed such that a lower end 40a of the opening 40 is lower than the liquid surface "W", and an upper end 40b is higher than the liquid surface "W”.
- the first liquid supply device 27 is configured to circulate the liquid in the sedimentation tank 23 (float tank 8) to the circulation liquid injection nozzle 28, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
- it may be a first liquid supply device 27B that circulates the liquid stored in the ash cooling tank 3 to the circulation liquid injection nozzle 28.
- the first liquid supply device 27B is controlled by the control device 9.
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Description
- The present invention relates to an ash discharger.
- This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No.
2018-022206 - In a stoker type incinerator such as a garbage incinerator, the main ash produced by burning garbage on a grate bar is dropped from an ash chute to an ash discharger, and is cooled with liquid (for example, water) in the ash discharger. This liquid also functions to prevent air from entering from the ash discharger into the stoker type incinerator.
- In the ash discharger, when a scraper is driven to push the ash, the liquid is also discharged from a discharge opening along with the ash. Thus, to keep the liquid surface in the device at a predetermined level, it is necessary to supply liquid such as water into the device.
Patent Document 1 discloses an ash discharger that includes a mechanism for circulating a liquid in an ash discharger to reduce the amount of liquid newly supplied. -
- Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
H08-261438 - Patent Document 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
H08-5049 - In the ash discharger disclosed in
Patent Document 1, disadvantageously, ash entering into a driving unit side of the scraper when the scraper retracts, which is referred to as return ash, adversely affects the scraper and the driving unit that drives the scraper. - In addition, disadvantageously, due to the graining of ash with the progress of the separation of garbage in recent years, ash in the vicinity of the discharge opening (where the ash is drained) is solidified, such that the ash carrying capacity is reduced, which makes continuous operation of the ash discharger is difficult.
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Patent Document 2 describes a technology for removing ash in the vicinity of the discharge opening with a cutter in order to enable the continuous operation of the ash discharger. However, in the technology described inPatent Document 2, a special mechanism such as the cutter needs to be provided, which increases costs. - An object of the present invention is to provide an ash discharger that can facilitate the continuous operation of the ash discharger at low costs.
- According to a first aspect of the present invention, an ash discharger includes: an ash introduction opening through which ash incinerated in a garbage incinerator is introduced; an ash cooling tank connected to a lower side of the ash introduction opening, the ash cooling tank including an inclined surface inclined upward toward a downstream side, and being filled with a liquid above a lower end of the ash introduction opening; a scraper that pushes the ash introduced into the ash cooling tank toward the downstream side; a driving unit that retractably drives the scraper; a discharge opening connected to the inclined surface, through which the ash pushed by the scraper is discharged; a first communicating portion including one end connected to the ash cooling tank below a liquid surface of the liquid in the ash cooling tank at a side opposite to the discharge opening across the scraper, the first communicating portion being inclined downward from the ash cooling tank; a float tank connected to the other end of the first communicating portion; a liquid level gauge that measures a liquid level in the float tank; a first liquid supply device that supplies the liquid to a vicinity of the discharge opening; a second liquid supply device that supplies the liquid to the ash cooling tank; and a control device that controls the first liquid supply device and the second liquid supply device based on information from the liquid level gauge and information related to a torque of the driving unit. When the liquid surface has dropped from a predetermined liquid level, the control device controls the second liquid supply device to supply the liquid to the predetermined liquid level based on the information from the liquid level gauge, and when the torque is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the control device controls the first liquid supply device to supply the liquid to the vicinity of the discharge opening based on the information related to the torque.
- According to such configuration, return ash deposited in the ash cooling tank may be discharged to the float tank via the first communicating portion, reducing adverse effects of the return ash on the driving unit.
- In addition, when the torque of the driving unit becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined value, that is, when the ash is solidified and is not easily discharged, liquid can be supplied to the ash in the vicinity of the discharge opening to soften the solidified ash.
- Due to the effects above, the ash discharger can be continuously operated at low costs without providing any special mechanism such as a cutter.
- According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first liquid supply device according to the first aspect includes: a circulation liquid injection nozzle disposed above the discharge opening, the circulation liquid injection nozzle spraying the liquid to a drainage region of the ash cooling tank; and a circulation pump that circulates the liquid in the ash cooling tank or the float tank to the circulation liquid injection nozzle.
- According to such configuration, the ash can be efficiently softened by spraying the liquid in a drainage region where solidified ash deposits easily.
- According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the ash discharger according to the second aspect, the scraper includes: a scraper body that pushes the ash; and an auxiliary scraper connected to the scraper body, the auxiliary scraper guiding return ash of the ash to the first communicating portion.
- According to such configuration, the return ash that adversely affects the scraper and the driving unit can be actively discharged.
- According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the ash discharger according to the third aspect further includes an openable opening lid provided on an upper side of the float tank, and opening the opening lid enables cleaning of an inside of the float tank.
- According to such configuration, by opening the opening lid, the inside of the first communicating portion and the float tank can be easily cleaned.
- According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the ash discharger according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the first communicating portion is a pipe that communicates the ash cooling tank with the float tank, and the ash cooling tank communicates with the float tank only via the pipe.
- According to such configuration, since the ash cooling tank communicates with the float tank only via the first communication pipe, the liquid surface in the ash cooling tank is physically separated from the liquid surface in the float tank. As a result, scum (floating ash) floating near the liquid surface in the ash cooling tank does not easily enter into the float tank. This reduces the risk of the liquid level measurement being inhibited due to contamination of the liquid level gauge or the like.
- According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the ash discharger according to any one of the first to fourth aspects further includes a second communicating portion formed to connect the liquid surface in the ash cooling tank to a liquid surface in the float tank.
- According to such configuration, because the liquid surface in the ash cooling tank is not physically separated from the liquid surface in the float tank, the scum floating on the liquid surface in the ash cooling tank enters into the float tank. However, the scum can be safely and easily removed by opening the opening lid while continuing operation.
- According to the present invention, the return ash deposited in the ash cooling tank can be discharged to the float tank via the first communicating portion, reducing adverse effects of the return ash on the driving unit.
- In addition, when the torque of the driving unit becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined value, that is, when the ash is solidified and is not easily discharged, liquid can be supplied to the ash in the vicinity of the discharge opening to soften the solidified ash.
- Due to the effects, the ash discharger can be continuously operated at low costs without providing any special mechanism such as a cutter.
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an ash discharger according to an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a view in the direction of arrow II inFIG. 1 , and is a front view of a discharge opening according to an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an ash cooling tank and a float tank in a modification of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the ash cooling tank in a modification of an embodiment of the present invention. - The following describes an ash discharger according to an embodiment of the present invention in detail with reference to drawings.
- The ash discharger is provided in a garbage incinerator (for example, a stoker type incinerator) for that incinerates garbage. Specifically, the ash discharger is a device that cools ash produced by incinerating garbage in the garbage incinerator and discharges the cooled ash to a conveyor.
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FIG. 1 , anash discharger 1 of the present embodiment includes: an ash introduction opening 2 into which ash A1 is introduced; anash cooling tank 3 connected to theash introduction opening 2; a scraper 4 that pushes the ash A2 introduced into theash cooling tank 3; adriving unit 5 that drives the scraper 4 reciprocable ; a discharge opening 6 through which the ash A2 pushed by the scraper 4 is discharged, a communication pipe 7 (first communicating portion) having oneend 7a connected to theash cooling tank 3, afloat tank 8 connected to theother end 7b of the communication pipe 7, and acontrol device 9. - The
ash introduction opening 2 is a rectangular pipe that is connected to an ash chute of a garbage incinerator and extends along the vertical direction. The shape of the ash introduction opening 2 is not limited thereto. - The
ash cooling tank 3 is a tank connected to the lower side of the ash introduction opening 2 to cool the ash A2 introduced through theash introduction opening 2. - The
ash cooling tank 3 is filled with a liquid (for example, water). The height of a liquid surface "W" of the liquid can be appropriately set according to the shape of theash cooling tank 3. The height of the liquid surface "W" of the present embodiment is set to be above alower end 2a of the ash introduction opening 2. The height of the liquid surface "W" is adjusted by thecontrol device 9. - A
bottom surface 10 of theash cooling tank 3 is formed so as to be lowest directly below the ash introduction opening 2. - The
bottom surface 10 of theash cooling tank 3 includes a firstinclined surface 11 formed so as to gradually become higher from directly below the ash introduction opening 2 in a first direction D1 that is a horizontal direction. Here, the first direction D1 is a direction in which the ash A2 is discharged (toward the downstream side). In other words, the firstinclined surface 11 is inclined upward in the discharge direction (toward the downstream side) of the ash "A". - The
discharge opening 6 is a rectangular opening that is connected to the firstinclined surface 11 and discharges the ash A2 pushed by the scraper 4. Thedischarge opening 6 is formed such that thelower end 6a of thedischarge opening 6 is higher than the liquid surface "W" of the liquid. A drainage region "R" is provided between thelower end 6a of thedischarge opening 6 and the liquid. The drainage region "R" is a region that is an upper portion of the firstinclined surface 11 and is higher than the liquid surface "W" of the liquid. Ash A2a deposited in the drainage region "R" is not immersed in the liquid. - A conveyor "C" is disposed below the
discharge opening 6. The conveyor "C" transports the ash A2 discharged through thedischarge opening 6 to a device in a subsequent stage. - The
bottom surface 10 of theash cooling tank 3 includes a secondinclined surface 12 that gradually becomes higher from directly below the ash introduction opening 2 in a second direction D2 that is opposite the first direction D1. The mechanisms for pushing the ash A2, such as the scraper 4 and thedriving unit 5, are disposed above the secondinclined surface 12. - The scraper 4 is a device that is disposed on the second direction D2 side with respect to the
ash introduction opening 2, and pushes the ash A2 stored in theash cooling tank 3. The scraper 4 is connected to a first central axis S1 that is orthogonal to the first direction D1 and extends in the horizontal direction. The scraper 4 includes a pivotingarm 14 that is rotatable around the first central axis S1, and ascraper body 15 connected to an end of the pivotingarm 14 on the side opposite to the first central axis S1 so as to be swingable around a second central axis S2. - The
scraper body 15 is disposed such that a tip thereof contacts thebottom surface 10 of theash cooling tank 3 in a width direction "WD" (horizontal direction orthogonal to the first direction D1, seeFIG. 2 ). Thescraper body 15 pushes the ash A2 toward the downstream side by pivoting the pivotingarm 14 in a first rotating direction R1. Pivoting of the pivotingarm 14 in a second rotating direction R2 opposite to the first rotating direction R1 retracts the tip of thescraper body 15 in the second direction D2. - As illustrated by a solid line in
FIG. 1 , in the most retracted state of thescraper body 15, the tip of thescraper body 15 is located directly below theash introduction opening 2. As illustrated by a two-dot chain line inFIG. 1 , in the most advanced state of thescraper body 15, the tip of thescraper body 15 is located at the downstream side of the position directly below theash introduction opening 2. - The scraper 4 includes an
auxiliary scraper 16 that is swingably connected to thescraper body 15. Theauxiliary scraper 16 is connected to thescraper body 15 via a third central axis S3. The third central axis S3 is disposed near the second central axis S2 of thescraper body 15. A tip of theauxiliary scraper 16 contacts the secondinclined surface 12 of thebottom surface 10 of theash cooling tank 3 in the width direction "WD". - The
auxiliary scraper 16 moves on thebottom surface 10 as thescraper body 15 moves. - The driving
unit 5 is, for example, an electric motor. The drivingunit 5 rotates the first central axis S1 in the first rotating direction R1 or the second rotating direction R2. The drivingunit 5 is electrically connected to thecontrol device 9. Information related to a torque of thedriving unit 5 is inputted to thecontrol device 9. The torque of thedriving unit 5 increases when a load of the scraper 4 driven by the drivingunit 5 increases. - The communication pipe 7 is a tubular member formed such that the one
end 7a connected to theash cooling tank 3 is connected to the secondinclined surface 12 of thebottom surface 10 of theash cooling tank 3, and theother end 7b is located lower than the oneend 7a. The communication pipe 7 is disposed on the second direction D2 side with respect to the scraper 4. In other words, the communication pipe 7 is disposed on the side opposite to thedischarge opening 6, across the scraper 4. The oneend 7a of the communication pipe 7 is connected below the liquid surface "W". - The
float tank 8 is a container connected to theother end 7b of the communication pipe 7. Thefloat tank 8 is disposed so as to form the liquid surface "W" of liquid in an internal space of thefloat tank 8. Anupper wall 8a of thefloat tank 8 is formed so as to be higher than the liquid surface "W". The liquid moves between theash cooling tank 3 and thefloat tank 8 via only the communication pipe 7. The height of the liquid surface "W" in theash cooling tank 3 is the same as the height of the liquid surface "W" in thefloat tank 8. - A float
tank discharge pipe 17 for discharging the liquid in thefloat tank 8 is provided in the lower portion of thefloat tank 8. The float tank discharge pipe 17is provide with afloat tank valve 18. Thefloat tank valve 18 is a valve that opens and closes the floattank discharge pipe 17. - An openable and
closable opening lid 19 is provided on theupper wall 8a of thefloat tank 8. By opening theopening lid 19, the operator can access the inside of thefloat tank 8. - An
overflow liquid receiver 21 is provided inside thefloat tank 8. Theoverflow liquid receiver 21 is formed to correspond to the set height of the liquid surface "W". In other words, when the height of the liquid surface "W" is higher than the set height, the liquid flows into theoverflow liquid receiver 21 and is discharged into asedimentation tank 23, preventing the liquid surface "W" from becoming higher than the set height. - A
drainage pump 22 is connected to theoverflow liquid receiver 21, and thesedimentation tank 23 is provided at a lower end of thedrain 22. The liquid flowing into theoverflow liquid receiver 21 is stored in thesedimentation tank 23. - The
float tank 8 is provided with aliquid level gauge 24 for measuring the height of the liquid surface "W" in thefloat tank 8. Theliquid level gauge 24 is electrically connected to thecontrol device 9. The height of the liquid surface "W" measured by theliquid level gauge 24 is transmitted to thecontrol device 9. - A sedimentation
tank discharge pipe 25 for discharging sediment in thesedimentation tank 23 is provided on the lower side of thesedimentation tank 23. The sedimentation tank discharge pipe 25is provided with asedimentation tank valve 26. Thesedimentation tank valve 26 is a valve that opens and closes the sedimentationtank discharge pipe 25. By opening thesedimentation tank valve 26, the sediment deposited in thesedimentation tank 23 can be discharged. - The
ash discharger 1 includes a firstliquid supply device 27 that supplies liquid to the vicinity of thedischarge opening 6. Specifically, the firstliquid supply device 27 sprays the liquid onto the ash A2a deposited in the drainage region "R" of theash cooling tank 3. The firstliquid supply device 27 includes a circulationliquid injection nozzle 28 disposed above thedischarge opening 6, acirculation liquid line 29 that connects the circulationliquid injection nozzle 28 to thesedimentation tank 23, and acirculation pump 30 provided in thecirculation liquid line 29 to circulate the liquid in thesedimentation tank 23 to the circulationliquid injection nozzle 28. Since the liquid stored in thesedimentation tank 23 is the liquid flowing into theoverflow liquid receiver 21, the firstliquid supply device 27 substantially circulates the liquid inside thefloat tank 8 to the circulationliquid injection nozzle 28. Liquid may also be supplied to the firstliquid supply device 27 from other sources. - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , the circulationliquid injection nozzle 28 includes abody portion 31 that extends in the width direction, and a plurality ofnozzle portions 32 formed on thebody portion 31 to spray liquid "WS". Thenozzle portions 32 of the circulationliquid injection nozzle 28 are oriented so as to spray liquid to the drainage region "R". - The
circulation pump 30 is electrically connected to thecontrol device 9. Thecontrol device 9 can control thecirculation pump 30. By operating thecirculation pump 30 under control of thecontrol device 9, the liquid in thesedimentation tank 23 is supplied to the circulationliquid injection nozzle 28, and is sprayed onto the ash A2a deposited in the drainage region "R". - The
ash discharger 1 includes a secondliquid supply device 34 that supplies liquid to theash cooling tank 3. The secondliquid supply device 34 includes aliquid tank 35 that stores a liquid (for example, water) therein, aninjection nozzle 36 that injects the liquid in theliquid tank 35 into theash cooling tank 3, and anelectric valve 37 provided on theinjection nozzle 36. Theelectric valve 37 is electrically connected to thecontrol device 9. Thecontrol device 9 can control theelectric valve 37. By controlling theelectric valve 37 under control of thecontrol device 9, the liquid in theliquid tank 35 is injected into theash cooling tank 3 via theinjection nozzle 36. - The
control device 9 includes a liquidsurface control unit 92 that controls the secondliquid supply device 34 based on the height of the liquid surface "W" measured by theliquid level gauge 24 to supply liquid to theash cooling tank 3, and aliquid spray unit 91 that controls the firstliquid supply device 27 based on the torque of thedriving unit 5 to spray the liquid onto the ash A2a deposited in the drainage region "R". - When the height of the liquid surface "W" measured by the
liquid level gauge 24 drops from a predetermined liquid level, the liquidsurface control unit 92 performs control to open theelectric valve 37 of the secondliquid supply device 34, that is, controls the valve opening. - The
liquid spray unit 91 receives information related to the torque from the drivingunit 5, and performs control to actuate thecirculation pump 30 when the torque of thedriving unit 5 is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. - Next, the action of the second
liquid supply device 34 of theash discharger 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. - The ash A2 fed into the
ash cooling tank 3 through theash introduction opening 2 is cooled with a liquid. The ash A2 cooled in theash cooling tank 3 is pushed by the scraper 4 in the first direction D1 and conveyed to the conveyor "C". At this time, the liquid inside theash cooling tank 3 is also discharged along with the ash A2. - The liquid
surface control unit 92 of thecontrol device 9 controls the secondliquid supply device 34 based on the height of the liquid surface "W" measured by theliquid level gauge 24 to control the height of the liquid surface "W". Specifically, when liquid is discharged from thedischarge opening 6 or the floattank discharge pipe 17 and the height of the liquid surface "W" decreases from the predetermined liquid level, thecontrol device 9 controls and opens theelectric valve 37 of the secondliquid supply device 34, thereby injecting the liquid in theliquid tank 35 into theash cooling tank 3 via theinjection nozzle 36. Thereafter, when the height of the liquid surface "W" rises to the predetermined liquid level, thecontrol device 9 controls and closes theelectric valve 37, thereby stopping injection of the liquid from theliquid tank 35. - Next, the operation of the communication pipe 7 and the
auxiliary scraper 16 of theash discharger 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. - When the scraper 4 retracts, return ash A3 moves on the second
inclined surface 12 on the second direction D2 side with respect to the scraper 4. The return ash A3 is ash that, when the scraper 4 retracts, enters the second direction D2 side with respect to the scraper 4 through a gap or the like between the scraper 4 and thebottom surface 10. - Since the communication pipe 7 is formed in the
ash cooling tank 3 of theash discharger 1 according to the present embodiment, the return ash A3 is introduced into thefloat tank 8 via the communication pipe 7. The return ash A3 deposited in thefloat tank 8 can be discharged as appropriate via the floattank discharge pipe 17 by opening thefloat tank valve 18. - Furthermore, the
scraper body 15 moves in the first direction R1, thereby causing theauxiliary scraper 16 to push back the return ash A3 in the first direction D1. Thescraper body 15 retracts in the second direction R2, thereby causing theauxiliary scraper 16 to guide the return ash A3 to the communication pipe 7. Because the oneend 7a of the communication pipe 7 is inclined above theother end 7b, the return ash A3 guided by the communication pipe 7 moves to thefloat tank 8. - Next, the action of the first
liquid supply device 27 of theash discharger 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. - When the torque of the
driving unit 5 is larger than the predetermined value, thecontrol device 9 actuates thecirculation pump 30 of the firstliquid supply device 27. As a result, the liquid "WS" is sprayed from the circulationliquid injection nozzle 28 to soften the ash A2a deposited in the drainage region "R". Thereafter, when the torque of thedriving unit 5 becomes smaller than the predetermined value, thecontrol device 9 stops thecirculation pump 30 of the firstliquid supply device 27, and in turn, stops spraying of the liquid "WS" from the circulationliquid injection nozzle 28. - According to the embodiment described above, since the return ash A3 deposited on the second
inclined surface 12 is discharged into thefloat tank 8 via the communication pipe 7, adverse effects of the return ash A3 on the scraper 4 and thedriving unit 5 can be suppressed. Accordingly, the scraper 4 can be smoothly operated without being inhibited by the return ash A3. - In addition, the circulation
liquid injection nozzle 28 may be oriented toward the drainage region "R" (near the discharge opening 6) where the solidified ash A2a deposits easily, such that the solidified ash A2a is softened to suppress a reduction in the ash discharge capability. In particular, the ash can be efficiently carried out by spraying the liquid in the drainage region "R" where the ash A2a is easily solidified. - As described above, the stability of the continuous operation of the
ash discharger 1 can be improved. - In addition, since the opening
lid 19 is provided on theupper wall 8a of thefloat tank 8, the amount of the return ash A3 accumulated in thefloat tank 8 can be checked. In addition, when a certain amount of return ash A3 is accumulated, thefloat tank valve 18 can be opened to discharge the return ash A3 while continuing operation. - At this time, the liquid surface "W" decreases, but the
control device 9 controls the secondliquid supply device 34 so as to raise the height of the liquid surface "W" to the predetermined liquid level and keep that level. - In addition, by opening the
opening lid 19 of thefloat tank 8, the inside of the communication pipe 7 and thefloat tank 8 can be easily cleaned. - Additionally, since the
ash cooling tank 3 communicates with thefloat tank 8 only via the communication pipe 7, the liquid surface "W" inash cooling tank 3 is physically separated from the liquid surface "W" in thefloat tank 8. As a result, scum (floating ash) floating near the liquid surface "W" in theash cooling tank 3 does not easily enter into thefloat tank 8. Therefore, the risk of the liquid level measurement being inhibited due to contamination of theliquid level gauge 24 or the like is reduced. - The following describes a modification of an embodiment of the present invention in detail with reference to drawings. Note that, in the modification, differences from the above-described embodiment will be mainly described, and description of similarities will be omitted.
- As illustrated in
FIG. 3 , theash cooling tank 3 and thefloat tank 8 in the modification communicate with each other via an opening 40 (second communicating portion) formed in apartition wall 39 partitioning theash cooling tank 3 and thefloat tank 8, in addition to the communication pipe 7. Theopening 40 is formed to connect the liquid surface "W" in theash cooling tank 3 to the liquid surface "W" in thefloat tank 8. Theopening 40 is formed such that alower end 40a of theopening 40 is lower than the liquid surface "W", and anupper end 40b is higher than the liquid surface "W". - The
ash cooling tank 3 and thefloat tank 8 of the modified example in the modification communicate with each other via the communication pipe 7 as well as theopening 40 formed in the vicinity of the liquid surface "W". - According to this modification, because the liquid surface "W" in the
ash cooling tank 3 is not physically separated from the liquid surface "W" in thefloat tank 8, the scum floating on the liquid surface "W" in theash cooling tank 3 enters into thefloat tank 8. However, the scum can be safely and easily removed by opening theopening lid 19 while continuing operation. - An embodiment and a modification of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings, but the specific configurations are not limited to the embodiment and the modification, and also include design changes and the like that do not deviate from the scope of the present invention.
- Note that the first
liquid supply device 27 according to the present embodiment is configured to circulate the liquid in the sedimentation tank 23 (float tank 8) to the circulationliquid injection nozzle 28, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, as illustrated inFIG. 4 , it may be a firstliquid supply device 27B that circulates the liquid stored in theash cooling tank 3 to the circulationliquid injection nozzle 28. Also In this case, similar to the firstliquid supply device 27, the firstliquid supply device 27B is controlled by thecontrol device 9. - According to the present invention, the return ash deposited in the ash cooling tank can be discharged to the float tank via the first communicating portion, reducing adverse effects of the return ash on the driving unit.
- In addition, when the torque of the driving unit becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined value, that is, when the ash is solidified and is not easily discharged, liquid can be supplied to the ash in the vicinity of the discharge opening to soften the solidified ash.
- Due to the effects, the ash discharger can be continuously operated at low costs without providing any special mechanism such as a cutter.
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- 1 Ash discharger
- 2 Ash introduction opening
- 3 Ash cooling tank
- 4 Scraper
- 5 Driving unit
- 6 Discharge opening
- 7 Communication pipe (first communicating portion)
- 8 Float tank
- 8a Upper wall
- 9 Control device
- 10 Bottom surface
- 11 First inclined surface (inclined surface)
- 12 Second inclined surface
- 14 Pivoting arm
- 15 Scraper body
- 16 Auxiliary scraper
- 17 Float tank discharge pipe
- 18 Float tank valve
- 19 Opening lid
- 21 Overflow liquid receiver
- 22 Drainage pump
- 23 Sedimentation tank
- 24 Liquid level gauge
- 25 Sedimentation tank discharge pipe
- 26 Sedimentation tank valve
- 27, 27B First liquid supply device
- 28 Circulation liquid injection nozzle
- 29 Circulation liquid line
- 30 Circulation pump
- 31 Body portion
- 32 Nozzle portion
- 34 Second liquid supply device
- 35 Liquid tank
- 36 Injection nozzle
- 37 Electric valve
- 39 Partition wall
- 40 Opening (second communicating portion)
- 91 Liquid spray unit
- 92 Liquid surface level control unit
- A Ash
- C Conveyor
- R Drainage region
- S1 First central axis
- S2 Second central axis
- S3 Third central axis
- W Liquid surface level
Claims (6)
- An ash discharger comprising:an ash introduction opening through which ash incinerated in a garbage incinerator is introduced;an ash cooling tank connected to a lower side of the ash introduction opening, the ash cooling tank including an inclined surface inclined upward toward a downstream side, and being filled with a liquid above a lower end of the ash introduction opening;a scraper that pushes the ash introduced into the ash cooling tank toward the downstream side;a driving unit that retractably drives the scraper;a discharge opening connected to the inclined surface through which the ash pushed by the scraper is discharged;a first communicating portion including one end connected to the ash cooling tank below a liquid surface of the liquid in the ash cooling tank at a side opposite to the discharge opening across the scraper, the first communicating portion being inclined downward from the ash cooling tank;a float tank connected to the other end of the first communicating portion;a liquid level gauge that measures a liquid level in the float tank;a first liquid supply device that supplies the liquid to a vicinity of the discharge opening;a second liquid supply device that supplies the liquid to the ash cooling tank; anda control device that controls the first liquid supply device and the second liquid supply device based on information from the liquid level gauge and information related to a torque of the driving unit, whereinwhen the liquid surface has dropped from a predetermined liquid level, the control device controls the second liquid supply device to supply the liquid to the predetermined liquid level based on the information from the liquid level gauge, andwhen the torque is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the control device controls the first liquid supply device to supply the liquid to the vicinity of the discharge opening based on the information related to the torque.
- The ash discharger according to claim 1, wherein
the first liquid supply device includes:a circulation liquid injection nozzle disposed above the discharge opening, the circulation liquid injection nozzle spraying the liquid to a drainage region of the ash cooling tank; anda circulation pump that circulates the liquid in the ash cooling tank or the float tank to the circulation liquid injection nozzle. - The ash discharger according to claim 2, wherein
the scraper includes:a scraper body that pushes the ash; andan auxiliary scraper connected to the scraper body, the auxiliary scraper guiding return ash of the ash to the first communicating portion. - The ash discharger according to claim 3, further comprising an openable opening lid provided on an upper side of the float tank, wherein
opening the opening lid enables cleaning of an inside of the float tank. - The ash discharger according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
the first communicating portion is a pipe that communicates the ash cooling tank with the float tank, and the ash cooling tank communicates with the float tank only via the pipe. - The ash discharger according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a second communicating portion formed to connect the liquid surface in the ash cooling tank to a liquid surface in the float tank.
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