JP2010024897A - Power generating device by steam - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power generating device by steam which can substantially reduce equipment depreciation period thereof. <P>SOLUTION: A high pressure process steam supply pipe 1 is branched and connected with a vapor expansion unit 2. An outlet side of the vapor expansion unit 2 is connected to a steam utilization device 3. The vapor expansion unit 2 communicates with a power generator 10. A condensate tank 13 is connected to the lower part of the steam utilization device 3. The top of the condensate tank 13 is connected with a suction port 15 in a steam collection unit 4 through a pipeline 14. The outlet side of a steam collection unit 4 is connected to the steam utilization device 3 through a pipeline 17. A liquid pressure-feed member 19 is disposed at the lower part of the condensate tank 13. High temperature condensate formed by condensing steam by the steam utilization device 3 flows down to the condensate tank 13 and is re-vaporized to become re-vaporized steam, which is sucked in the steam collection unit 4 to be supplied to the steam utilization device 3 again. By so doing, energy efficiency of the whole power generating device can be kept high, and further an equipment depreciation period of the power generating device can be substantially reduced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention supplies high pressure steam to a steam expander attached to a process steam supply pipe, rotates a rotor built in the steam expander, and generates electric power by driving a generator with this rotational force. The present invention relates to a power generation device using steam. Here, the process steam indicates the steam supplied to the steam use location.

  Conventional steam power generators are equipped with an exhaust pressure adjustment valve on the inlet side of the steam turbine. The steam generated by the steam generator is depressurized by the steam turbine and supplied to the process. At the same time, the surplus output of the steam turbine is converted into electric power. Is something that can be done.

Since the conventional steam power generation apparatus cannot effectively replenish the steam consumed to generate electric power, the power generation apparatus as a whole has low energy efficiency, and as a result, the power generation equipment can be depreciated for a long time. There was a problem that required.
JP-A-2-61305

  The problem to be solved is to maintain the energy efficiency of the entire power generation device high by effectively replenishing the steam consumed to generate power, and to greatly shorten the equipment depreciation period of the power generation device. .

  The present invention provides a process steam supply pipe for supplying steam to a steam use place, and a steam expander is interposed in the process steam supply pipe. It is attached with a steam recovery machine that is recovered from and supplied again to the steam use point.

  By attaching a steam recovery machine, the present invention recovers a part of the steam consumed for generating electricity with the steam expander from the steam use location and supplies it again to the steam use location, so that Energy efficiency can be maintained high, and as a result, the period of equipment depreciation of the power generation apparatus can be greatly shortened.

  The steam power generation apparatus of the present invention has a steam expander interposed in a process steam supply pipe. This steam expander is a screw compressor that has been widely used for refrigeration, air conditioning, and gas compressors. By using a reverse cycle, that is, by reversing the steam inlet and outlet of the screw compressor, injecting high-pressure steam from the outlet side, and expanding low-pressure steam that has expanded and reduced pressure from the inlet side. It can be used as a steam expander.

  In FIG. 1, the high-pressure process steam supply pipe 1, the steam expander 2, the steam use device 3 as a steam use location, and the steam recovery device 4 constitute the steam power generation device of the present invention.

  The high-pressure process steam supply pipe 1 is connected to the steam using device 3 through a pressure control valve 5 and an on-off valve 6 for adjusting the pressure of the steam supplied to the steam using device 3. A branch pipe 7 branched from the process steam supply pipe 1 is connected to the steam expander 2, and an outlet side of the steam expander 2 is connected to the steam using device 3 through a pipe line 8. When the required steam amount can be supplied from the steam expander 2 to the steam using device 3, the upper on-off valve 6 is closed, while the steam amount required by the steam using device 3 is changed to the steam expander 2. When the pressure cannot be supplied, the on-off valve 6 is opened and the insufficient steam amount can be supplied from the pressure control valve 5 to the steam using device 3.

  The steam expander 2 shows an example using a screw steam expander. The screw-type steam expander 2 includes a pair of left and right male and female screw-type rotor units 9 and a generator 10 connected to the output shaft of the rotor unit 9. The high pressure steam supplied from the branch pipe 7 to the rotor unit 9 of the steam expander 2 rotates the screw type rotor unit 9, generates electric power by the connected generator 10, and drives the rotor unit 9 to rotate. The low-pressure steam that has been expanded and reduced in pressure is supplied from the pipe line 8 to the steam using device 3.

A steam trap 11 and an on-off valve 12 are arranged in parallel below the steam using device 3 and further connected to a condensate tank 13 below. The steam trap 11 discharges only the condensate condensed with steam in the steam using device 3 to the condensate tank 13.

The upper part of the condensate tank 13 is connected to the suction port 15 of the steam recovery machine 4 by a conduit 14. The steam recovery machine 4 is composed of a steam ejector, and a nozzle (not shown) of the suction port 15 is connected to a branch pipe 16 that branches the high-pressure process steam supply pipe 1, and the diffuser portion 18 on the outlet side is connected to a pipe line 17. Connect to the steam using device 3.

  The steam ejector 4 generates a suction force at the suction port 15 by the high-pressure steam supplied from the branch pipe 16 and sucks and mixes the re-evaporated steam evaporated again from the high-temperature condensate in the condensate tank 13. By supplying the steam to the steam using device 3, a part of the steam consumed by the steam expander 2 can be recovered from the steam using device 3 and supplied again to the steam using device 3.

  The condensate tank 13 is connected to the condensate inlet 21 of the liquid pumping member 19 via a pipe line 20 below the condensate tank 13. The liquid pumping member 19 has a high-temperature condensate inlet 21, a condensate outlet 22, a high-pressure operation steam inlet 23, and a steam outlet 24 connected to the left side of the condensate tank 13. A check valve 25 is interposed between the two. The check valve 25 allows the condensate to flow from the condensate tank 13 into the liquid pumping member 19 and prevents the flow in the opposite direction.

Similarly, a condensate discharge pipe 27 is connected to the condensate outlet 22 via a check valve 26. The check valve 26 has a function of allowing the flow of condensate from the liquid pumping member 19 to the condensate discharge pipe 27 and blocking the flow in the opposite direction. A high-pressure steam branch pipe 28 branched from the high-pressure process steam supply pipe 1 is connected to the high-pressure operation steam inlet 23.

The liquid pumping member 19 closes the high-pressure operation steam inlet 23 and opens the steam outlet 24 when the float (not shown) disposed therein is located in the lower part, and opens the steam outlet 24 from the condensate tank 13 at a high temperature. Condensate is caused to flow down into the liquid pumping member 19 through the check valve 25 and the high-temperature condensate inlet 21.

When high-temperature condensate accumulates in the liquid pumping member 19 and a float (not shown) is located at a predetermined upper portion, the steam outlet 24 is closed, while the high-pressure operation steam inlet 23 is opened, and the high-pressure steam branch pipe 28 is opened. Then, the condensate accumulated inside is pumped into a predetermined location through the condensate outlet 22, the check valve 26, and the condensate discharge pipe 27.

  When the condensate is pumped and the liquid level in the liquid pumping member 19 is lowered, the high-pressure operation steam inlet 23 is closed again and the steam outlet 24 is opened, so that the high-temperature condensate is discharged from the condensate tank 13. Flow down to the inside. By repeating such an operation cycle, the liquid pumping member 19 pumps the condensate from the condensate tank 13 to a predetermined location.

  The high-pressure steam supplied from the branch pipe 16 branched from the high-pressure process steam supply pipe 1 generates a suction force at the suction port 15 of the steam recovery machine 4, and starts again from the high-temperature condensate in the condensate tank 13. A part of the steam consumed by the steam expander 2 is recovered from the steam using device 3 by sucking and mixing the evaporated re-evaporated steam and supplying this mixed steam to the steam using device 3, and again using the steam using device 3. The energy efficiency of the entire power generator can be maintained high, and as a result, the equipment depreciation period of the power generator can be greatly shortened.

The block diagram of the power generator by the steam of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Process steam supply pipe 2 Steam expander 3 Steam use apparatus 4 Steam recovery machine 9 Screw type rotor part 10 Generator 13 Condensate tank 15 Suction port 19 Liquid pumping member 21 High temperature condensate inlet 22 Condensate outlet 23 Steam for high pressure operation Inlet 24 Steam outlet 25, 26 Check valve 27 Condensate discharge pipe

Claims (1)

A process steam supply pipe for supplying steam to the steam use location is provided, and in the case where a steam expander is interposed in the process steam supply pipe, a part of the steam consumed by the steam expander is recovered from the steam use location. A steam power generator, which is equipped with a steam recovery machine that supplies the steam to the place where it is used again.

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