JP2011038709A - Exhaust method and exhaust device for refining apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively prevent damage of a dry type dust collector without causing enlargement of a facility or increase of operation costs. <P>SOLUTION: In the exhaust method, a vacuum lid 2 covered on a refining container 1, an exhaust duct 3 connected to the vacuum lid 2 and provided with the dry type dust collector 5 in the middle, and a bypass duct 36 communicating an upstream side and a downstream side of the dry type dust collector 5 are provided, the bypass duct 36 is opened at an initial stage of refining starting, exhaust is carried out by the bypass duct to replace air in the exhaust duct 31 of the upstream side of the dry type dust collector 5 with non-oxidizing gas from the refining container 1, and then, the bypass duct 36 is closed to carry out exhaust via the dry type dust collector 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an exhaust method and an exhaust device for a refining apparatus, and more particularly to an exhaust method and an exhaust apparatus for a refining apparatus having a dry dust collector in an exhaust path.

  Exhaust gas generated from smelting vessels in vacuum converters, vacuum degassing equipment such as VOD and RH-OB, or AOD equipped with vacuum degassing equipment contains a large amount of dust, so vacuum or decompression In many cases, a dry dust collector is installed in the exhaust passage for collecting the dust. By the way, the dust is mainly composed of fine metal powder such as magnesium, and the fine metal powder is usually collected in the dust collector in a non-oxidized state. When the collected dust comes into contact with oxygen in the air sucked at the start of refining, the dust explosively burns, damaging the dust collector or reducing its function.

  Therefore, for example, in Patent Document 1, in order to prevent a large amount of air from flowing into the dust collector at the start of refining, the upstream exhaust passage from the dust collector to the refining vessel is made airtight prior to the start of refining, and further at the start of refining. It has been proposed to inject non-oxidizing gas into the upstream exhaust passage.

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  However, even if the upstream exhaust passage is airtight, if the volume of the exhaust passage is large, a large amount of air remaining in the exhaust passage may enter the dry dust collector and induce explosive combustion of the collected dust. was there. In particular, a cyclone separator or a gas cooler is often provided in the upstream exhaust passage, and in this case, the volume of the exhaust passage is substantially increased. If non-oxidizing gas is injected into the upstream exhaust passage, there is no danger of burning collected dust. However, in this case, a large amount of non-oxidizing gas is required. In addition, there is a problem that the operation cost increases.

  Therefore, the present invention solves such problems, and provides an exhaust method and an exhaust apparatus for a refining apparatus that can effectively prevent damage to a dry dust collector without incurring an increase in equipment size or operating cost. With the goal.

  In order to achieve the above object, a method for exhausting a refining apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention is connected to a vacuum lid (2) covered with an opening of a refining vessel (1) and the vacuum lid (2). An exhaust passage (3) provided with at least a dry dust collector (5) and a bypass passage (36) communicating the upstream side and the downstream side of the dry dust collector (5) are provided in the middle, and the bypass passage (36 ) Is opened and exhausted through the bypass passage to replace the air in the exhaust passage (31) on the upstream side of the dry dust collector (5) with the non-oxidizing gas from the refining vessel (1), and then the bypass passage (36 ) Is closed and exhausted through a dry dust collector (5).

  In the first aspect of the invention, the exhaust gas is exhausted by a bypass passage that connects the upstream side and the downstream side of the dry dust collector at the beginning of the refining, and the air in the exhaust passage on the upstream side of the dry dust collector is converted into non-oxidizing gas from the refining vessel. After the replacement, the bypass is closed and exhausted through a dry dust collector. As a result, even when dust mainly containing non-oxidized magnesium fine powder such as magnesium is collected in the filter of the dry dust collector, oxygen in the upstream exhaust passage replaced with the exhaust gas of non-oxidizing gas is contained. Therefore, even if it is sucked into the dry dust collector, explosive combustion of dust does not occur, and damage and deterioration of the dust collector are avoided. According to the first invention, since the air in the upstream exhaust passage is replaced with the non-oxidizing gas generated in the refining vessel, there is no need to provide a storage tank for the non-oxidizing gas. Increase in size and increase in operating costs can be avoided.

  In the second invention, in the first invention, the opening of the upstream exhaust passage (31) is provided with an expansion joint (33) for connecting it to the exhaust port (21) of the vacuum lid (2). When the expansion joint (33) is connected before the refining is started, the bypass passage (36) is opened and exhaust is performed through the bypass passage.

  In the second aspect of the invention, since the exhaust air is exhausted through the bypass passage and air is sucked from the opening of the expansion joint, all the flame from the molten metal in the refining vessel is sucked into the expansion joint without leaking. The This prevents burning of the O-ring provided on the connection surface to the exhaust port of the vacuum lid.

  In the third invention, in the first invention or the second invention, a cyclone separator (71) and a gas cooler (72) connected in series to the upstream exhaust passage (31) are provided. .

  In the third invention, the substantial capacity of the upstream exhaust passage is increased by providing the cyclone separator and the gas cooler, and a large amount of air stays there. Therefore, exhausting through the bypass passage at the beginning of refining and replacing the air in the upstream exhaust passage with non-oxidizing gas from the refining vessel ensures prevention of dust explosive combustion in the dry dust collector. can do.

  In the exhaust apparatus of the refining apparatus of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the vacuum lid (2) covered by the opening of the refining vessel (1) and the vacuum lid (2) are connected, and the dry dust collector (5) is in the middle. At least an exhaust passage (3) provided, a bypass passage (36) communicating the upstream side and the downstream side of the dry dust collector (5), and a connecting portion of the bypass passage (36) on the upstream side of the dry dust collector (5) The first gate valve (41) provided in the downstream exhaust passage (31) and the exhaust passage (32) downstream of the connecting portion of the bypass passage (36) on the downstream side of the dry dust collector (5). A second gate valve (42) provided and a third gate valve (45) provided in the bypass passage (45) are provided.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, the cyclone separator (71) and the cyclone separator (71) are connected to the exhaust path (31) upstream of the connecting portion of the bypass path (36) on the upstream side of the dry dust collector (5). A gas cooler (72) connected in series is provided.

  The reference numerals in the parentheses indicate the correspondence with specific means described in the embodiments described later.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively prevent the dry dust collector from being damaged without increasing the size of the facility and increasing the operating cost.

It is a systematic diagram of the exhaust device of the refining device in the standby state in the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a systematic diagram of the exhaust device of the refining apparatus in the first embodiment of the refining in the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a systematic diagram of the exhaust apparatus of the refining apparatus in the refining main period in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a systematic diagram of the exhaust device of the refining device in the standby state in the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a systematic diagram of the exhaust apparatus of the refining apparatus in the refining initial stage in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a systematic diagram of the exhaust apparatus of the refining apparatus of the refining main period in 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows an example of an exhaust device of a refining device. In FIG. 1, a vacuum lid 2 is detachably attached to a refining vessel 1 constituting the refining apparatus. The vacuum lid 2 has an exhaust port 21 that can be connected to an exhaust duct 3 serving as an exhaust path by an expansion joint 33. In the standby state, the expansion joint 33 is shortened and disconnected as shown in the figure, and the opening is opened to the atmosphere. ing.

  The exhaust duct 3 is composed of an upstream duct 31 and a downstream duct 32, and the upstream duct 31 provided with the expansion joint 33 is connected to the inlet of the dry dust collector 5 provided with a filter 51 through a gate valve 41. Has been. The downstream duct 32 is connected to the outlet of the dry dust collector 5 and reaches the exhaust pump device 6 via a gate valve 42. The exhaust pump device 6 is configured, for example, by connecting three vacuum pumps in parallel.

  An atmospheric return pressure pipe 34 provided with an on-off valve 43 is connected to the upstream duct 31 at a position upstream of the gate valve 41. In addition, a non-oxidizing gas return pressure pipe 35 provided with an opening / closing valve 44 is connected to the downstream duct 32 at a position upstream of the gate valve 42. A position upstream of the gate valve 41 in the upstream duct 31 and a position upstream of the gate valve 42 in the downstream duct 32 are connected by a bypass duct 36. A gate valve 45 is provided. In the standby state, the gate valves 41, 42, 45 and the on-off valves 43, 44 are all closed.

  When refining is started, before the expansion joint 33 is extended and connected, the gate valves 42 and 45 are opened, and one of the vacuum pumps of the exhaust pump device 6 is activated. In this state, the expansion joint 33 is extended and connected to the exhaust port 21 of the vacuum lid 2. At this time, since air is sucked from the opening of the expansion joint 33, all the flame from the molten metal in the refining vessel 1 is sucked into the expansion joint 33 without leaking, and the exhaust port 21 of the vacuum lid 2. It is possible to prevent the O-ring provided on the connection surface to the burnout. Note that the exhaust by the vacuum pump in this case may be the minimum necessary for suctioning all of the flame into the expansion joint 33 without leaking.

  After the expansion joint 33 is connected to the exhaust port 21, all the vacuum pumps of the exhaust pump device 6 are activated. As a result, an exhaust path is formed from the refining vessel 1 through the expansion joint 33, the upstream duct 31, the bypass duct 36, and the downstream duct 32 to the exhaust pump device 6 as shown by the arrows in FIG. The air in 31 is exhausted and replaced with exhaust gas containing a large amount of non-oxidizing gas such as Ar, CO, CO 2 generated in the refining vessel 1. The end of the replacement may be determined by the elapsed time after connecting the expansion joint 33 or may be determined by the pressure in the refining vessel 1. When judging based on the pressure in the refining container 1, it is preferable to judge by detecting that the pressure in the container 1 is 40 to 85 KPa or less, preferably 75 KPa, and more preferably 68 KPa.

  Thereafter, the gate valve 41 is opened and the gate valve 45 is closed, and as shown by the arrow in FIG. 3, the exhaust gas from the smelting vessel 1 is exhausted through the dry dust collector 5 to evacuate the smelting vessel 1 Refining under reduced pressure. At this time, dust mainly containing fine metal powder such as magnesium in a non-oxidized state is collected in the filter 51 of the dry dust collector 5, but in the upstream duct 31 replaced with non-oxidizing gas exhaust gas. Since there is almost no oxygen, even if the gas in the duct is sucked into the dry dust collector, no explosive combustion of dust occurs, and burning of the filter 51 is avoided.

  When the refining is completed, the gate valves 41 and 42 are closed, the on-off valves 43 and 44 are opened to return the upstream duct 31 to atmospheric pressure, and the inside of the dry dust collector 5 and the downstream duct 32 is non-oxidizing gas. Restore pressure. Thereafter, the expansion joint 33 is shortened and disconnected, and the on-off valves 43 and 44 are closed, the vacuum pump of the exhaust pump device 6 is stopped, and the standby state shown in FIG. 1 is restored.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 4 shows another example of the exhaust device. In the exhaust system according to the present embodiment, a cyclone separator 71 that collects dust having a relatively large particle diameter and a gas cooler 72 that is connected in series to lower the temperature of exhaust gas are provided in the upstream duct 31 of the exhaust duct 3. It has been. Due to the provision of the cyclone separator 71 and the gas cooler 72, the substantial capacity of the upstream duct 31 is very large, and in the standby state shown in FIG. 4, a large amount of air flows into the upstream duct 31 including the cyclone separator 71 and the like. It stays. The configuration of the exhaust device other than the cyclone separator 71 and the gas cooler 72 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  When the operation is started from a standby state in which the gate valves 41, 42, 45 and the on-off valves 43, 44 are all closed, the gate valves 42, 45 are opened before the expansion joint 33 is extended and connected. One of the vacuum pumps of the exhaust pump device 6 is activated. In this state, the expansion joint 33 is extended and connected to the exhaust port 21 of the vacuum lid 2. At this time, since air is sucked from the opening of the expansion joint 33, all the flame from the molten metal in the refining vessel 1 is sucked into the expansion joint 33 without leaking, and the exhaust port 21 of the vacuum lid 2. It is possible to prevent the O-ring provided on the connection surface to the burnout. Note that the exhaust by the vacuum pump in this case may be the minimum necessary for suctioning all of the flame into the expansion joint 33 without leaking.

  After the expansion joint 33 is connected to the exhaust port 21, all the vacuum pumps of the exhaust pump device 6 are activated. Thus, as shown by the arrows in FIG. 5, the exhaust path from the refining vessel 1 to the exhaust pump device 6 through the expansion joint 33, the upstream duct 31, the cyclone separator 71, the gas cooler 72, the bypass duct 36, and the downstream duct 32. And the air in each duct 31, cyclone separator 71 and gas cooler 72 is exhausted and replaced with exhaust gas containing a large amount of non-oxidizing gas such as Ar, CO, CO 2 generated in the refining vessel 1. . The end of the replacement may be determined by the elapsed time after connecting the expansion joint 33 or may be determined by the pressure in the refining vessel 1. When judging based on the pressure in the refining container 1, it is preferable to judge by detecting that the pressure in the container 1 is 40 to 85 KPa or less, preferably 75 KPa, and more preferably 68 KPa.

  Thereafter, the gate valve 41 is opened and the gate valve 45 is closed, and as shown in FIG. 6, the exhaust gas from the smelting vessel 1 is exhausted through the dry dust collector 5 to evacuate the smelting vessel 1 under vacuum or reduced pressure. Refining at At this time, the filter 51 of the dry dust collector 5 collects dust mainly composed of fine metal powder such as magnesium in a non-oxidized state, but in the upstream duct 31 replaced with exhaust gas of non-oxidizing gas, Since there is almost no oxygen in the cyclone separator 71 and the gas cooler 72, explosive combustion of dust does not occur, and burning of the filter 51 is avoided.

  When the refining operation is completed, the gate valves 41 and 42 are closed, the on-off valves 43 and 44 are opened, the upstream duct 31, the cyclone separator 71, and the gas cooler 72 are restored to the atmosphere, and the dry dust collector 5 and the downstream side thereof are restored. The inside of the duct 32 is decompressed with a non-oxidizing gas. Thereafter, the expansion joint 33 is shortened and disconnected, and the on-off valves 43 and 44 are closed to return to the standby state shown in FIG.

  In each of the above embodiments, the dry dust collector is not necessarily a filter type. Further, the vacuum pump of the exhaust pump device may be a single unit, and a flow rate adjusting valve may be attached thereto to adjust the exhaust amount when the expansion joint is connected. In the second embodiment, only one of the cyclone separator and the gas cooler may be provided.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Smelting container, 2 ... Vacuum lid, 21 ... Exhaust port, 3 ... Exhaust duct (exhaust path), 31 ... Upstream duct (upstream exhaust path), 33 ... Expansion joint, 36 ... Bypass duct (bypass path), 41 ... Gate valve (first gate valve), 42 ... Gate valve (second gate valve), 45 ... Gate valve (third gate valve), 5 ... Dry dust collector, 71 ... Cyclone separator, 72 ... Gas cooler.

Claims (5)

A vacuum lid covered with the opening of the refining vessel, an exhaust passage connected to the vacuum lid and provided with at least a dry dust collector in the middle thereof, and a bypass passage communicating the upstream side and the downstream side of the dry dust collector, Open the bypass passage at the beginning of refining, exhaust through the bypass passage, replace the air in the exhaust passage upstream of the dry dust collector with non-oxidizing gas from the refining vessel, then close the bypass passage and install the dry dust collector The exhaust method of the refining apparatus, wherein exhaust is performed through the exhaust gas. The opening of the upstream exhaust passage is provided with an expansion joint for connecting it to the exhaust port of the vacuum lid, and when the expansion joint is connected before refining is started, the bypass passage is opened and exhausted through the bypass passage. The exhaust method of the refining apparatus according to claim 1. The exhaust method for a refining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a cyclone separator and a gas cooler connected in series with the cyclone separator are provided in the upstream exhaust path. A vacuum lid covered by the opening of the refining vessel, an exhaust passage connected to the vacuum lid and provided with at least a dry dust collector, a bypass passage communicating the upstream side and the downstream side of the dry dust collector, and a dry type A first gate valve provided in the exhaust passage downstream of the bypass passage connecting portion on the upstream side of the dust collector and a first gate valve provided in the exhaust passage downstream of the dry dust collector downstream of the bypass passage connecting portion. An exhaust device for a refining apparatus comprising a two-way valve and a third gate valve provided in the bypass passage. The exhaust apparatus for a refining apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a cyclone separator and a gas cooler connected in series with the cyclone separator are provided in an exhaust path upstream of the connecting part of the bypass path on the upstream side of the dry dust collector.

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