JP2012042069A - Heat exchanger for waste heat recovery - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat exchanger for waste heat recovery prevented from retention of condensed water in the heat exchanger by collecting condensed water produced by lowering of temperature of combustion exhaust in a process of heat exchange and promptly leading the condensed water to the outside.SOLUTION: Both sides of a corrugated plate 10 formed in corrugated shape are held by side plates 20, 30 to form fluid flow passages partitioned by sidewalls 15 of the corrugated plate 10 so that water and combustion exhaust to be heat-exchanged alternately flow through the fluid flow passages in mutually reverse flow directions. Swelling sections are formed at both side ends of both side plates 20, 30 to form inlet headers 22, 32 at one end and to form outlet headers 23, 33 at the other end. The heat exchanger is installed so that the fluid flow passages extend along a vertical direction and that the outlet header 33 of combustion exhaust is located in a lower position. The bottom of the outlet header 33 of combustion exhaust is provided with a drain pipe 37 for leading the condensed water to the outside.

Description

  The present invention relates to a waste heat recovery heat exchanger for recovering latent heat contained in combustion exhaust in various heat-related devices and systems.

  In various heat-related devices and systems, a waste heat recovery heat exchanger that recovers the latent heat contained in the exhaust gas is disposed without discarding the combustion exhaust as it is, and secondary use of heat energy, improvement of thermal efficiency, A low temperature etc. are aimed at. Conventionally, as such a heat exchanger for waste heat recovery, a plate fin and tube type heat exchanger (see Patent Document 1) and a shell and tube type heat exchanger have been used. In the heat exchanger for waste heat recovery, heat is exchanged between water and combustion exhaust, and during the heat exchange process, the combustion exhaust falls to a low temperature to produce condensed water due to condensation. Cause. In the former case, it is necessary to separately provide an external container as a collecting tank as a means for handling condensed water, which complicates the structure of the apparatus. In the latter case, the structure is simple, but since the heat transfer area is relatively small, the heat efficiency is inferior, and the heat exchanger itself is enlarged.

Japanese Patent No. 3868644

  The present invention is a heat exchanger in which a fluid flow path is formed by a metal plate formed in a predetermined shape. Condensed water generated in the process of heat exchange is collected and quickly led out to the outside. The purpose of the present invention is to propose a heat exchanger for waste heat recovery that does not stay in the heat exchanger. In addition, the purpose is to propose a heat exchanger for waste heat recovery that is small and thin, has excellent assembly workability and productivity, reduces the pressure loss of the fluid that exchanges heat, and has excellent thermal efficiency. It is.

  In order to achieve such an object, the heat exchanger for waste heat recovery according to the present invention sandwiches both sides of the corrugated corrugated plate 10 with the side plates 20 and 30 and is a fluid flow path defined by the side walls 15 of the corrugated plate 10. The water for exchanging heat and the combustion exhaust gas alternately flow through the fluid flow passages with the flow directions being opposite to each other. And the bulging part is formed in the both-sides edge part of the both-sides plates 20 and 30, the inlet headers 22 and 32 are formed in one end, the outlet headers 23 and 33 are formed in the other end, and the fluid flow path is along the vertical direction The exhaust pipe 37 is installed so that the outlet header 33 of the combustion exhaust is at the lower position, and the condensed water generated by the combustion exhaust at a low temperature in the process of heat exchange is led to the bottom of the outlet header 33 of the combustion exhaust. Is provided.

  Further, the corrugated plate 10 is formed so that the width A of the flow path of combustion exhaust is larger than the width B of the flow path of water.

  In the heat exchanger for waste heat recovery according to the present invention, water and combustion exhaust for heat exchange are alternately circulated in opposite directions in the flow direction of the fluid partitioned by the side wall 15 of the corrugated plate 10, Heat exchange between the two fluids is performed via the side wall 15 of the corrugated plate 10. And since the flow path of the fluid is along the vertical direction, and the outlet header 33 of the combustion exhaust is installed at the lower position, the condensed water produced when the combustion exhaust is lowered in the process of heat exchange becomes the outlet header 33. The condensed water collected and collected can be quickly led out from the drain pipe 37 provided at the bottom of the outlet header 33. Therefore, the condensed water does not stay in the vessel, and the cause of the performance deterioration or failure of the heat exchanger can be removed.

  In addition, combustion exhaust and water that exchange heat alternately flow through extremely narrow flow paths, and the fluid flow path is simple, so the pressure loss of the fluid is greatly reduced and the heat transfer area is increased. Therefore, it is excellent in thermal efficiency. Further, the corrugated plate 10 is easily assembled by sandwiching it between the two side plates 20 and 30, and since the folded surface of the corrugated plate 10 abuts the side plates 20 and 30, the bonding property is excellent, and the assembling workability and the productivity are excellent. The manufacturing cost is low, and the device is manufactured in a small size and a thin shape, so that the installation space can be saved.

  Further, by forming the corrugated plate 10 so that the width A of the flow path of the combustion exhaust is larger than the width B of the flow path of the water, it is possible to cope with a large flow of combustion exhaust and promote efficient heat exchange. be able to.

The front view of the Example of this invention. Side view. The expanded sectional view cut | disconnected by the AA line in FIG. The top view of a corrugated board. The expanded sectional view of a corrugated board. The top view of the other Example of a corrugated board. The expanded sectional view of a corrugated board.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below based on examples of the drawings.

  1 to 5 show the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a corrugated plate 10 formed by corrugating a metal plate (for example, a thin aluminum plate) is formed. The corrugated plate 10 has folded surfaces 12 and 14 that are flat and a rectangular cross section. Both sides of the corrugated plate 10 are sandwiched between the side plates 20 and 30, the side plates 20 and 30 are in contact with the folded surfaces 12 and 14, and a fluid flow path defined by the side wall 15 of the corrugated plate 10 is formed. The front and rear end faces of the corrugated plate 10 are closed by the end plate 11, and as shown in FIG. 3, water flow passages W and combustion exhaust flow passages G are alternately formed. As shown in FIG. 5, the corrugated plate 10 has the width dimensions of the folded surfaces 12 and 14 so that the width A of the combustion exhaust flow path G and the width B of the water flow path W have the same dimensions. Yes.

  The bulging portions are formed at both end portions of one side plate 20, and the bulging portions are positioned at both end positions of the fluid flow passage. A water flow passage W is opened in the bulging space formed by the bulging portion, an inlet header 22 is formed at one end, an inlet pipe 25 is provided, an outlet header 23 is formed at the other end, and an outlet pipe 26 is provided. Provided.

  Similarly, a bulging portion is formed at both end portions of the other side plate 30, a combustion exhaust flow passage G is opened in the bulging space formed by this bulging portion, and an inlet header 32 is formed at one end. An inlet pipe 35 is provided, an outlet header 33 is formed at the other end, an outlet pipe 36 is provided, and a drain pipe 37 is provided at the bottom of the outlet header 33. The positional relationship between the inlet header and the outlet header is opposite between the side plates 20 and 30 so that water and combustion exhaust gas flow through the respective flow passages W and G in opposite directions.

  As shown in FIG. 1, this heat exchanger is installed so that the fluid flow paths W and G are along the vertical direction and the outlet header 33 of the combustion exhaust is at the lower position. Water, which is one fluid for heat exchange, flows from the inlet header 22 through the flow path W to the outlet header 23 (indicated by white arrows in FIG. 1), and the combustion exhaust, which is the other fluid for heat exchange, Flowing from the header 32 through the flow passage G to the outlet header 33 (solid arrow in FIG. 1), water and combustion exhaust flow in the opposite direction (cross direction), and the flow passages W and G with extremely narrow intervals are alternately arranged. The heat exchange is performed through the side wall 15 of the corrugated plate 10. Condensed water generated when the combustion exhaust gas is lowered in the heat exchange process is collected in the outlet header 33, and the collected condensed water is quickly led out to the outside from a drain pipe 37 provided at the bottom of the outlet header 33. Is done. The drain pipe 37 may be provided with a tank for storing condensed water, a valve for opening and closing the drain path, or the like.

  6 and 7 show another embodiment of the corrugated plate. In the corrugated plate 10 of this embodiment, the width dimensions of the folded surfaces 12 and 14 are set so that the width A of the flow path of combustion exhaust is larger than the width B of the flow path of water. By forming the corrugated plate 10 in this way, it is possible to cope with a large flow rate of combustion exhaust and promote efficient heat exchange.

10 Corrugated plate 15 Side wall 20 Side plate 22 Inlet header 23 Outlet header 30 Side plate 32 Inlet header 33 Outlet header

Claims (2)

Both sides of the corrugated plate 10 having the corrugated shape are sandwiched between the side plates 20 and 30 to form a fluid flow path partitioned by the side wall 15 of the corrugated plate 10, and the flow direction of water for heat exchange and combustion exhaust gas is reversed. The fluid flow path alternately in the direction,
Forming bulges on both side ends of both side plates 20, 30 to form inlet headers 22, 32 at one end and outlet headers 23, 33 at the other end,
It is installed so that the flow path of the fluid is along the vertical direction and the outlet header 33 of the combustion exhaust is at the lower position, and the combustion exhaust is lowered to the bottom of the outlet header 33 of the combustion exhaust in the process of heat exchange. A heat exchanger for recovering waste heat provided with a drain pipe 37 for leading the condensed water generated to the outside.   The heat exchanger for waste heat recovery according to claim 1, wherein the corrugated plate 10 is formed so that the width A of the flow path of the combustion exhaust is larger than the width B of the flow path of the water.

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