JP2008073641A - Deaeration device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a deaeration device which prevents a gas-permeable tube from winding and shows high deaeration performance. <P>SOLUTION: The deaeration device 1 is provided with; a pressure-reducing chamber 2 in which an inlet 11 and an outlet 12, through which a liquid to be deaerated enters and exits, are formed; and a deaeration element 5 which is accommodated in pressure-reducing chamber 2 in a state that its one end is connected to the inlet 11 and its other end is connected to the outlet 12, and through whose inner part the liquid to be deaerated flowing into the inlet 11 passes. The deaeration element 5 includes a tube bundle 15 comprising a plurality of flexible and air-permeable tubes 151 and a bundling member 16 which spirally twines around the tube bundle 15 to bundle the plurality of air-permeable tubes 151. The tube bundle 15 is bent in a multiplex coil state so that its part bundled by the bundling member 16 may be included in a bent part BP. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a deaeration device for removing gas from a liquid.

  The dissolved gas in the liquid causes corrosion of the pipe through which the liquid flows, pressure and heat exchange rate due to the generation of bubbles, and uneven application of the liquid due to the generated bubbles. For this reason, deaeration is required depending on the usage method and purpose of the liquid.

For the degassing of the liquid, for example, a degassing device (see FIG. 7) disclosed in Patent Document 1 can be used. In the degassing apparatus 101 shown in FIG. 7, a gas permeable tube 103 is accommodated in a decompression chamber 102 having an inlet 111 and an outlet 112 of a liquid to be degassed, and one end of the gas permeable tube 103 is an inlet 111. The other end is connected to the outflow port 112. In addition, a vacuum pulling tube 104 reaching the bottom of the decompression chamber 102 is attached to the decompression chamber 102, and the vacuum pulling tube 104 is connected to a vacuum pulling port 113 included in the decompression chamber 102. In such a deaeration device 101, the liquid to be degassed flows from the inlet 111 to pass through the gas permeable tube 103, and the inside of the decompression chamber 102 is decompressed by the decompression device connected to the vacuum suction port 113. Thus, the liquid to be deaerated can be deaerated.
JP-A-11-333206

  In the deaeration device as described above, in order to improve the deaeration performance, a thin gas permeable tube that can increase the contact area with the liquid is often used. If a thin gas permeable tube is bent so that it can be accommodated in a decompression chamber, it may break. When the gas permeable tube is broken, the flow resistance of the liquid to be deaerated increases, and the deaeration device cannot sufficiently exhibit the deaeration performance.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a deaeration device that can prevent the gas permeable tube from being bent and exhibits high deaeration performance.

  The present invention includes a decompression chamber having an inlet and an outlet through which liquid to be degassed enters and exits, and one end connected to the inlet and the other end connected to the outlet, and is accommodated in the decompression chamber. A degassing element through which the liquid to be degassed flowing into the inlet passes, and the degassing element is a tube bundle composed of a plurality of gas permeable tubes, and a plurality of gases wound around the tube bundle in a spiral shape There is provided a deaeration device including a bundling member for bundling a permeable tube, wherein the tube bundle is bent in a section around which the bundling member is wound.

  In the deaeration device of the present invention, a plurality of gas permeable tubes are bundled with a bundling member to form a tube bundle. Then, the tube bundle is bent so that the portion bundled by the binding member is included in the bent portion. When the tube bundle is bent, stress due to bending is generated in the gas permeable tube. The gas permeable tube tends to be deformed into a form that can relieve stress, but cannot be easily deformed because the binding force of the binding member is acting. As a result, the occurrence of folding is prevented. Since the liquid to be deaerated flows smoothly through the gas permeable tube in which no folding occurs, a deaeration device having high deaeration performance can be realized.

  In addition, since the bundling member is spirally wound around the tube bundle, the bundling force exerted on the gas permeable tube by the bundling member is relatively loose. Then, when the tube bundle is bent, the gas permeable tube naturally moves in the length direction, whereby the bulge of the gas permeable tube in the inner peripheral direction can be reduced, and the breakage preventing effect is improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an example of the deaeration device of the present invention. The deaeration device 1 includes an inflow port 11 and an outflow port 12 through which a liquid to be degassed flows, and a decompression chamber 2 in which a vacuum suction port 13 for connecting the decompression device is formed. The decompression chamber 2 includes a cylindrical chamber body 22 having a bottom 23 and an opening 24 and a lid 21. An inflow port 11 and an outflow port 12 are formed in the lid portion 21, and a vacuum suction port 13 is formed in the side portion 25 of the chamber body 22. A lid 21 is fixed to the opening 24 of the chamber body 22 so that the airtightness in the decompression chamber 2 is maintained. In the decompression chamber 2, a deaeration element 5 having one end connected to the inlet 11 and the other end connected to the outlet 12 is disposed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the deaeration element 5 includes a tube bundle 15 including a plurality of flexible gas permeable tubes 151, cylindrical adapters 141 and 142, and a gas permeable tube 151. The bundling member 16 is bundled. The adapters 141 and 142 are attached to one end of the tube bundle 15 and connected to the inlet 11 of the decompression chamber 2 and the outflow adapter attached to the other end and connected to the outlet 12 of the decompression chamber 2. Side adapter 142. The degassed liquid that has flowed into the inflow port 11 via the inflow side adapter 141 flows through the inside of the deaeration element 5, that is, the inside of the gas permeable tube 151, and then through the outflow side adapter 142. Spill from.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the deaeration element 5 is accommodated in the decompression chamber 2 in a state where the tube bundle 15 is bent into a multiple coil shape. In other words, in the section where the binding member 16 is wound between the inflow side adapter 141 and the outflow side adapter 142, the bent portion BP is formed by bending the tube bundle 15 in an annular shape. In this way, the length of the tube bundle 15 (the length of the gas permeable tube 151) can be earned while adopting the small-sized decompression chamber 2, so that the deaeration capability of the deaerator 1 can be increased. It can be raised relatively easily.

  The bundling member 16 wraps around the tube bundle 15 in a spiral manner to bundle a plurality of gas permeable tubes 151 together, and that the individual gas permeable tubes 151 are bent when the tube bundle 15 is bent. Play a role to prevent. When the tube bundle 15 is bent into a multi-coil shape as shown in FIG. 1 to form the bent portion BP, stress due to bending is generated in the gas permeable tube 151. Then, the gas permeable tube 151 tends to deform into a form that can relieve stress. However, since the tube bundle 15 is bent so that the portion bundled by the bundling member 16 is included in the bent portion BP, the gas permeable tube 151 cannot be easily deformed, and as a result, the occurrence of bending is prevented.

  Further, the adjacent gas permeable tubes 151 and 151 are not bonded to each other between the inflow side adapter 141 and the outflow side adapter 142. That is, the gas permeable tubes 151 and 151 are bonded (specifically, welded) to each other only at both ends connected to the adapters 141 and 142. Further, the binding force exerted on the gas permeable tube 151 by the binding member 16 is not so great. Therefore, when the tube bundle 15 is bent, the gas permeable tube 151 located on the inner peripheral side moves slightly in the longitudinal direction, and the stress due to bending is released.

  Here, how to bundle the gas permeable tubes 151 becomes a problem. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the bundling members 26 and 26 are provided at predetermined intervals in a plurality of locations along the length direction. There is a method of arranging. However, when such a bundling method is employed, it is relatively difficult to apply a uniform bundling force to the gas permeable tube 151 over the entire region in the length direction. If the interval between the adjacent bundling members 26 and 26 is too small, the gas permeable action of the gas permeable tube 151 may be hindered. Further, when such a bundling method is adopted and the tube bundle 27 is bent, the gas permeable tube 151 located on the inner peripheral side is deformed and bulged between the adjacent bundling members 26, 26. The tendency to produce 27k is shown. When such a bulge 27k becomes prominent, it develops into a fold.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, since the binding member 16 is spirally wound around the tube bundle 15, the binding force exerted on the gas permeable tube 151 by the binding member 16 adopts the method of binding shown in FIG. Rather than in the length direction. Therefore, unlike the deaeration element 5 ′ shown in FIG. 5, the gas permeable tube 151 does not swell significantly in the section where the binding force is not acting, and as a result, a high breakage preventing effect can be obtained. It becomes.

  In addition, when the gas permeable tubes 151 are bundled together, workability when the deaeration element 5 is accommodated in the decompression chamber 2 is improved. Further, by using the binding member 16, it is possible to easily prevent the plurality of gas permeable tubes 151 from spreading apart. There is no need to bond the gas permeable tubes 151 and 151 by using an adhesive or heat welding. Since a gap can be generated between the gas permeable tubes 151 and 151, the deaeration performance of the deaeration element 5 can be expected.

  As the binding member 16 as described above, for example, a string, a tube, a chain, a film, or the like can be used, but a thin film is preferable. When the bundling member 16 is a film, the plurality of gas permeable tubes 151 can be bundled by being wrapped around the tube bundle 15. Then, a binding force comes to act on the gas permeable tube 151 from the binding member 16, and a high breakage preventing effect is obtained.

  The film employed for the binding member 16 preferably has gas permeability. By using a film having gas permeability for the bundling member 16, the gas permeable tubes 151 can be bundled without substantially obstructing the gas permeable action of the gas permeable tubes 151. Typical examples of the gas permeable film include a porous film or a laminated film obtained by laminating a reinforcing material on the porous film. When a laminated film of a porous film and a reinforcing material is employed as the binding member 16, it is preferable that the reinforcing material is more breathable than the porous film. Specifically, a woven fabric, a nonwoven fabric, a mesh, a net, a sponge, a foam, a foam, a porous body, or the like made of resin or metal can be used as the reinforcing material.

  Examples of the porous film suitable for the binding member 16 include fluororesins such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, and polychlorotrifluoroethylene. And a porous film made of polyolefin such as polyethylene and polypropylene. Among them, a porous film made of polytetrafluoroethylene is preferable because it is excellent in gas permeability and chemical resistance.

  Moreover, the binding member 16 can be formed in a band shape, and both ends are preferably fixed to the tube bundle 15 or the adapters 141 and 142 by an adhesive or heat welding. Moreover, the gas permeation | transmission effect | action of the gas permeable tube 151 can be prevented from being prevented by adjusting the helical space | interval of the binding member 16 appropriately. Further, in the present embodiment, one band-like binding member 16 is spirally wound around the tube bundle 15, but another same binding member 16 is prepared and the tube bundle 15 is formed so as to exhibit a double helix. Two binding members 16 and 16 may be wound. By doing so, the gas permeable tubes 151 can be more reliably bundled, and the bundling force can be applied uniformly, thereby obtaining a high breakage prevention effect.

Other parts will be described.
The lid portion 21 and the chamber body 22 of the decompression chamber 2 are each formed by molding metal, glass, or plastic into a predetermined shape. If it is a metal, since it is excellent in chemical resistance, stainless steel is preferable. If it is a plastic, a fluororesin and polyolefin can be used. Considering the necessity and durability of forming the vacuum suction port 13 and the like, the decompression chamber 2 is desirably made of metal.

  As the gas permeable tube 151, a tube generally used in a deaeration device may be used. Specifically, tubes made of fluororesins such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, polychlorotrifluoroethylene, polyethylene, A tube made of polyolefins such as polypropylene may be used. In order to increase the membrane area per unit volume, it is preferable to use a thin hollow fiber body as the gas permeable tube 151 as shown in FIG. In this case, the diameter of one hollow fiber body (the gas permeable tube 151) is in the range of several tens of μm to several mm in terms of the inner diameter, and is usually from several to several hundreds, and one tube bundle 15. Configure.

  In the present embodiment, the tube bundle 15 is connected to the outlet 11 and the inlet 12 via the adapters 141 and 142. For example, the adapters 141 and 142 may have a structure as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the adapters 141 and 142 include a wedge 52, a cap nut 51, and a fitting 55 that fix the end of the tube bundle 15. The fitting 55 to which the tube bundle 15 is fixed is fixed to the inflow port 11 or the outflow port 12 formed in the lid portion 21 using an O-ring 53 and a nut 54. However, the fitting 55 and the tube bundle 15 may be welded using a fluororesin-based powder having a heat-welding property. In this embodiment, the inlet 11 and the outlet 12 are formed in the lid portion 21, but the inlet 11 and / or the outlet 12 are formed in the side portion 25 and the bottom portion 23 of the chamber body 22. Is also possible.

  Next, FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a deaeration system using the deaeration device of FIG. The deaeration system 30 is disposed between a tank 34 that stores a liquid before deaeration and a use point 36 of the deaerated liquid, and includes a deaeration device 1 and a decompression chamber 2 of the deaeration device 1. A vacuum pump 33 (decompression device) for reducing the pressure to a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure, a vacuum pulling tube 38 that connects the vacuum pump 33 and the degassing device 1 to form a vacuum line, A vacuum gauge 32 for measuring the internal pressure, and a liquid leakage sensor 31 provided closer to the deaeration device 1 than the position of the vacuum gauge 32 in the vacuum line. The deaeration apparatus 1 is installed in such a posture that the bottom 23 of the chamber body 22 is positioned vertically downward and the lid portion 21 where the inlet 11 and the outlet 12 are formed is positioned vertically upward. The pump 35 pumps up the liquid in the tank 34 and sends it to the deaeration system 30, and sends the degassed liquid to the use point 36.

  In the deaeration system 30 shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to determine the presence or absence of liquid leakage by monitoring the fluctuation of the vacuum gauge 32 arranged on the pressure reduction line between the deaeration device 1 and the vacuum pump 33. It is. However, in the case of a small amount of liquid leakage, it is difficult to quickly determine from only the fluctuation of the vacuum gauge 32. Therefore, it is preferable to determine the presence or absence of liquid leakage based on the detection result of the liquid leakage sensor 31 and to determine whether to stop or continue the deaeration process. The type of the leak sensor 31 is not particularly limited. For example, a sensor that detects a change in resistance value between two conductors or an optical fiber sensor can be used. Note that a detector such as a liquid leakage sensor or a vacuum gauge may be disposed in the decompression chamber 2 of the deaeration device 1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, in the deaeration system 30, a liquid trap 37 may be disposed on a vacuum line between the deaeration device 1 and the vacuum pump 33. The liquid trap 37 plays a role of preventing the liquid to be degassed flowing into the vacuum tube 38 through the vacuum port 13 from being sucked into the vacuum pump 33 or coming into contact with the vacuum gauge 32. In this way, the vacuum gauge 32 and the vacuum pump 33 can be protected from failure.

  For the liquid trap 37 as described above, a small chamber that can store liquid, or a part that includes a ventilation filter that allows passage of gas but prevents passage of liquid can be applied. A specific example of such a ventilation filter is a porous filter including a porous film of fluororesin or polyolefin resin. The specific arrangement position of the liquid trap 37 on the vacuum line can be between the liquid leakage sensor 31 and the vacuum pump 33, preferably between the liquid leakage sensor 31 and the vacuum gauge 32.

The half sectional view showing an example of the deaeration device of the present invention. The top view of the deaeration element accommodated in the decompression chamber. The principal part expanded sectional view of a deaeration element. Sectional drawing which shows an example of the connection method of the gas-permeable tube in the deaeration apparatus of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows the deformation | transformation aspect of a gas-permeable tube when a tube bundle is bent. The block diagram of the deaeration system using the deaeration apparatus of this invention. Sectional drawing which shows an example of the conventional deaeration apparatus typically.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Deaeration apparatus 2 Depressurization chamber 5 Deaeration element 11 Inlet 12 Outlet 15 Tube bundle 16 Bundling member 141,142 Adapter 151 Gas-permeable tube BP Bending part

Claims (6)

A decompression chamber formed with an inlet and an outlet through which the liquid to be degassed enters and exits;
A deaeration element that is housed in the decompression chamber with one end connected to the inflow port and the other end connected to the outflow port, and through which the degassed liquid flowing into the inflow port passes. ,
The deaeration element includes a tube bundle composed of a plurality of gas permeable tubes, and a bundling member that spirally wraps around the tube bundle and bundles the plurality of gas permeable tubes,
A deaeration device in which the tube bundle is bent in a section around which the binding member is wound.   The deaeration device according to claim 1, wherein the binding member is a film.   The deaeration apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the film has gas permeability.   The deaeration apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the film includes a porous film.   The deaeration apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the porous film is made of polytetrafluoroethylene. The deaeration element further includes an inflow side adapter attached to one end of the tube bundle and connected to the inflow port, and an outflow side adapter also attached to the other end and connected to the outflow port.
The bent portion in which the tube bundle is bent in an annular shape is formed in a section where the binding member is wound between the inflow side adapter and the outflow side adapter. The deaeration device according to claim 1.

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