JPH07265636A - Adsorber - Google Patents

Adsorber

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JPH07265636A
JPH07265636A JP6057351A JP5735194A JPH07265636A JP H07265636 A JPH07265636 A JP H07265636A JP 6057351 A JP6057351 A JP 6057351A JP 5735194 A JP5735194 A JP 5735194A JP H07265636 A JPH07265636 A JP H07265636A
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adsorbent
vessel
adsorber
container
center
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JP3581989B2 (en
Inventor
Minoru Katada
稔 堅田
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Japan Oxygen Co Ltd
Nippon Sanso Corp
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Nippon Sanso Corp
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To heat an adsorbent in a vessel from outside the vessel when the adsorbent is regenerated by providing a highly heat-conductive heating member projecting from the inner wall toward the center of the vessel in the vessel. CONSTITUTION:An inlet 3 for a gas to be treated is provided at the lower part of the cylindrical vessel 2 of an adsorber 1, and a treated gas outlet 4 and an adsorbent charging port 5 are furnished at the upper part. A highly heat-conductive heating member 9 of aluminum, stainless steel, etc., is fixed to the inner wall of the vessel 2 by welding, etc., and protruded toward the center of the vessel. When the adsorbent is heated and regenerated, an electric heater 6 around the shell of the vessel 2 is actuated, and the heat is transmitted to the center of the vessel 2 through the member 9. Accordingly, the adsorbent packed in the vessel 2 is sufficiently, uniformly and easily heated to the regeneration temp.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、吸着器に関し、詳しく
は、容器内に充填した吸着剤の再生を、容器周壁に設け
た加熱手段により加熱しながら行う外部加熱方式の吸着
器であって、特に、ヘリウム液化冷凍機に好適に用いら
れる吸着器に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an adsorber, and more particularly, to an adsorber of an external heating system in which the adsorbent filled in a container is regenerated while being heated by a heating means provided on the peripheral wall of the container. In particular, the present invention relates to an adsorber preferably used for a helium liquefaction refrigerator.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来から、各種液体やガス中の不純物を
除去するための手段として、不純物成分を吸着除去する
吸着器が使用されており、例えば、ヘリウム液化冷凍機
には、冷媒であるヘリウム中に圧縮機で混入した酸素,
窒素,水素,炭化水素等の不純物を除去するための吸着
器が設けられている。このような吸着器では、充填した
吸着剤が吸着する不純物で飽和したときには、吸着剤を
加熱するなどして不純物を脱着させ、吸着剤を再生して
再使用できるようにしている。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an adsorber for adsorbing and removing impurity components has been used as a means for removing impurities in various liquids and gases. For example, a helium liquefier refrigerator has a helium refrigerant. Oxygen mixed in with a compressor,
An adsorber is provided to remove impurities such as nitrogen, hydrogen and hydrocarbons. In such an adsorber, when the filled adsorbent is saturated with the adsorbed impurities, the adsorbent is heated to remove the impurities so that the adsorbent can be regenerated and reused.

【0003】上記吸着剤を加熱して再生する方式として
は、吸着器の外部から電熱ヒーター等を用いて内部の吸
着剤を加熱する外部加熱方式や、加熱ガスを吸着器に流
して加熱ガスにより吸着剤を直接加熱する方法が一般に
採用されている。
As a method of heating and regenerating the adsorbent, an external heating method of heating the adsorbent inside by using an electric heater or the like from the outside of the adsorber, or a method of flowing a heating gas into the adsorber and using the heating gas A method of directly heating the adsorbent is generally adopted.

【0004】[0004]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかし、ヘリウム液化
冷凍機において、加熱ガスを用いる方法では、例えば、
加熱ガスとして窒素ガスを用いた場合には、再生に用い
る窒素ガスが吸着剤に残留し、冷媒であるヘリウムを汚
染してしまうおそれがあった。また、加熱ガスにヘリウ
ムを使用した場合は、高価なヘリウムを大量に消費する
ことになる。さらに、加熱ガスとして用いたヘリウムを
再利用するためには、ブロワーをはじめとする設備を設
けなければならず、装置コストが増大してしまう。
However, in the method using heated gas in the helium liquefier refrigerator, for example,
When nitrogen gas is used as the heating gas, the nitrogen gas used for regeneration may remain in the adsorbent and contaminate the helium refrigerant. Moreover, when helium is used as the heating gas, a large amount of expensive helium is consumed. Furthermore, in order to reuse the helium used as the heating gas, equipment such as a blower must be provided, which increases the cost of the device.

【0005】一方、外部加熱方式の吸着器では、ヘリウ
ムを汚染するおそれはないが、吸着器の径を大きくする
と、吸着器中心部の吸着剤を十分に加熱することができ
ず、吸着剤の再生が不十分になったり、再生に長時間を
要するなどの不都合があった。また、他の各種装置に設
けられている吸着器でも、大径の吸着器の場合には、吸
着剤の再生を外部加熱方式で行うことが困難であった。
On the other hand, in the external heating type adsorber, there is no risk of contaminating helium, but if the diameter of the adsorber is increased, the adsorbent in the central part of the adsorber cannot be sufficiently heated and the adsorbent's There are inconveniences such as insufficient reproduction and long reproduction time. Further, even in the case of an adsorber provided in other various devices, it is difficult to regenerate the adsorbent by an external heating method when the adsorber has a large diameter.

【0006】そこで本発明は、直径の大きな吸着器にお
いても、外部加熱方式で内部の吸着剤を十分に再生温度
まで加熱することができる吸着器を提供することを目的
としている。
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an adsorber capable of sufficiently heating the internal adsorbent to the regeneration temperature by an external heating method even in an adsorber having a large diameter.

【0007】[0007]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記した目的を達成する
ため、本発明の吸着器は、容器内に充填した吸着剤を、
容器周壁に設けた加熱手段により加熱して再生する外部
加熱方式の吸着器において、前記容器内に、容器内壁か
ら容器中心部に向けて突出する熱伝導性の高い材料から
なる伝熱部材を設けたことを特徴としている。
In order to achieve the above object, the adsorber of the present invention comprises an adsorbent filled in a container,
In an external heating type adsorber that is heated and regenerated by a heating means provided on a peripheral wall of a container, a heat transfer member made of a material having a high thermal conductivity is provided in the container and protrudes from an inner wall of the container toward a center of the container. It is characterized by that.

【0008】[0008]

【作 用】上記構成によれば、吸着剤の再生時に吸着器
を構成する容器を外部から加熱すると、その熱が伝熱部
材を介して容器中心部まで伝わり、中心部に充填された
吸着剤を加熱する。したがって、容器中心部の吸着剤も
十分に加熱再生することができる。
[Operation] According to the above configuration, when the container constituting the adsorber is heated from the outside during regeneration of the adsorbent, the heat is transferred to the center of the container via the heat transfer member, and the adsorbent filled in the center is adsorbed. To heat. Therefore, the adsorbent in the center of the container can be sufficiently heated and regenerated.

【0009】[0009]

【実施例】以下、本発明を、図面に示す一実施例に基づ
いてさらに詳細に説明する。図1及び図2に示す吸着器
1は、円筒状の容器2の下部に処理ガス導入口3を、上
部に処理ガス導出口4と吸着剤充填口5をそれぞれ備え
るとともに、容器2の胴部外周に電熱ヒーター6を設け
た、いわゆる外部加熱方式の吸着器であって、吸着剤
は、容器上下に配設されたフィルターパッド7,8間に
充填される。なお、前記処理ガス導入口3と処理ガス導
出口4とは、上下逆に設け、ガスの流れを逆方向にして
もよい。また、フィルターパッド7,8は、ウール状の
セラミックフィルター(例えば、商品名セラフェルト)
であり、上又は下の一方でもよい。
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will now be described in more detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. The adsorber 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is provided with a processing gas inlet 3 in the lower part of a cylindrical container 2 and a processing gas outlet 4 and an adsorbent filling port 5 in the upper part thereof, and a body part of the container 2. This is a so-called external heating type adsorber in which an electric heater 6 is provided on the outer periphery, and the adsorbent is filled between the filter pads 7 and 8 arranged above and below the container. The processing gas inlet 3 and the processing gas outlet 4 may be provided upside down and the gas flows may be reversed. In addition, the filter pads 7 and 8 are wool-like ceramic filters (for example, trade name Serafelt)
And it may be either above or below.

【0010】そして、上記容器2の内部には、複数の伝
熱部材9,9が設けられている。この伝熱部材9は、容
器内壁に溶接等の固着手段により取付けられるもので、
熱伝導性の高い材料、例えばアルミニウムやステンレス
スチール等により形成されている。特に、ヘリウム液化
冷凍機に使用される吸着器1の材質は、低温脆性を起こ
さないアルミニウムやステンレススチールが用いられて
いるので、これらと同じ材質のものを用いることが好ま
しく、特に、熱伝導率の高いアルミニウムが適してい
る。
A plurality of heat transfer members 9, 9 are provided inside the container 2. The heat transfer member 9 is attached to the inner wall of the container by fixing means such as welding.
It is made of a material having high thermal conductivity, such as aluminum or stainless steel. In particular, since the adsorber 1 used in the helium liquefaction refrigerator is made of aluminum or stainless steel that does not cause low-temperature brittleness, it is preferable to use the same material as these, especially the thermal conductivity. High aluminum is suitable.

【0011】このように吸着器1の内部に伝熱部材9を
設けることにより、吸着剤の加熱再生時に電熱ヒーター
6で加熱された容器2の熱を、伝熱部材9の熱伝導によ
り容器中心部まで伝えることができる。
By thus providing the heat transfer member 9 inside the adsorber 1, the heat of the container 2 heated by the electric heater 6 at the time of heating and regenerating the adsorbent is transferred to the center of the container by the heat transfer of the heat transfer member 9. I can tell the department.

【0012】したがって、容器2の中心部に充填されて
いる吸着剤を、上記伝熱部材9を介して加熱することが
でき、容器2内に充填されている吸着剤を容器周壁と伝
熱部材9の両方から加熱するので、吸着剤全体を満遍な
く容易に再生温度まで加熱することができる。
Therefore, the adsorbent filled in the central portion of the container 2 can be heated via the heat transfer member 9, and the adsorbent filled in the container 2 can be heated around the container peripheral wall and the heat transfer member. Since it is heated from both of No. 9 and No. 9, the whole adsorbent can be uniformly and easily heated to the regeneration temperature.

【0013】上記伝熱部材9の形状や設置位置は、吸着
器1を通過する流体の大きな流通抵抗とならず、また、
吸着剤の充填にも大きな影響を与えないような範囲で任
意に設定することができる。本実施例に示す伝熱部材9
は、容器2の半径に相当する幅を有する平板状のものを
経線上に上下方向に交互に設置しているが、1枚だけ設
置してもよく、容器中心からずれた方向に突出させても
よい。また、平板にフィンを設けて表面積を増大させた
り、適宜に屈曲させることもでき、例えば、図3に示す
ように、L字状に折曲した板材からなる伝熱部材10の
両端を容器2の内壁に固着するようにしてもよい。特
に、図3に示すL字状の伝熱部材10の場合は、該伝熱
部材10の温度分布による熱応力を除去できるという効
果もある。
The shape and installation position of the heat transfer member 9 do not cause a great flow resistance of the fluid passing through the adsorber 1, and
It can be arbitrarily set within a range that does not significantly affect the filling of the adsorbent. Heat transfer member 9 shown in this embodiment
Is a flat plate having a width corresponding to the radius of the container 2 and is alternately installed on the meridian in the vertical direction. However, only one plate may be installed, and the plate may be projected in a direction displaced from the center of the container. Good. Further, the flat plate may be provided with fins to increase the surface area or may be bent appropriately. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, both ends of the heat transfer member 10 made of a plate material bent in an L shape are connected to the container 2 It may be fixed to the inner wall of the. Particularly, in the case of the L-shaped heat transfer member 10 shown in FIG. 3, there is also an effect that the thermal stress due to the temperature distribution of the heat transfer member 10 can be removed.

【0014】なお、伝熱部材と容器との固着は、溶接以
外にボルト結合や嵌合等でも行うことができ、吸着器の
使用温度範囲に応じて適宜に選定することができ、加熱
手段も、電熱ヒーターに限らず加熱冷却ジャケットを用
いてもよい。また、本発明の吸着器は、吸着剤の再生
(吸着成分の脱着操作)を外部加熱方式で行う各種の吸
着設備に適用することができる。
The heat transfer member and the container can be fixed to each other not only by welding but also by bolt connection or fitting, which can be appropriately selected according to the operating temperature range of the adsorber, and the heating means can also be used. Alternatively, a heating / cooling jacket may be used instead of the electric heater. Further, the adsorber of the present invention can be applied to various adsorption equipments that perform regeneration of an adsorbent (desorption operation of adsorbed components) by an external heating system.

【0015】[0015]

【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明の吸着器
は、容器内壁に、容器中心部方向に突出する伝熱部材を
設けたから、容器内に充填されている吸着剤を外部加熱
により加熱再生する際に、容器中心部に充填されている
吸着剤を伝熱部材を介して容易に加熱することができ
る。したがって、直径の大きな吸着器の場合でも、吸着
剤の再生に外部加熱方式を採用することが可能となり、
吸着剤全体を容易に再生温度まで加熱できるので、吸着
剤を十分に再生できるとともに、再生時間も短縮するこ
とができる。
As described above, in the adsorber of the present invention, since the heat transfer member protruding toward the center of the container is provided on the inner wall of the container, the adsorbent filled in the container is heated by external heating. At the time of regeneration, the adsorbent filled in the center of the container can be easily heated via the heat transfer member. Therefore, even in the case of an adsorber with a large diameter, it is possible to adopt an external heating method for regeneration of the adsorbent,
Since the entire adsorbent can be easily heated to the regeneration temperature, the adsorbent can be sufficiently regenerated and the regeneration time can be shortened.

【0016】特に、本発明の吸着器をヘリウム液化冷凍
機に用いることにより、吸着剤の再生時に冷媒ガスを窒
素等で汚染するおそれがない外部加熱方式を採用でき、
また、吸着器の径を大きくして効率のよい吸着操作を行
うことができる。
In particular, by using the adsorber of the present invention in a helium liquefaction refrigerator, an external heating system can be adopted in which there is no fear of contaminating the refrigerant gas with nitrogen etc. when regenerating the adsorbent,
Further, the diameter of the adsorber can be increased to perform an efficient adsorption operation.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】 本発明の一実施例を示す吸着器の縦断面図で
ある。
FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of an adsorber showing an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】 図1のII−II線断面図である。FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

【図3】 他の実施例を示す吸着器の横断面図である。FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an adsorber showing another embodiment.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1…吸着器、2…容器、3…処理ガス導入口、4…処理
ガス導出口、5…吸着剤充填口、6…電熱ヒーター、
7,8…フィルターパッド、9,10…伝熱部材
1 ... Adsorber, 2 ... Container, 3 ... Processing gas inlet, 4 ... Processing gas outlet, 5 ... Adsorbent filling port, 6 ... Electric heater,
7, 8 ... Filter pad, 9, 10 ... Heat transfer member

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 容器内に充填した吸着剤を、容器周壁に
設けた加熱手段により加熱して再生する外部加熱方式の
吸着器において、前記容器内に、容器内壁から容器中心
部に向けて突出する熱伝導性の高い材料からなる伝熱部
材を設けたことを特徴とする吸着器。
1. An external heating type adsorber that regenerates an adsorbent filled in a container by heating the adsorbent by a heating means provided on the peripheral wall of the container, wherein the adsorbent projects into the container from the inner wall of the container toward the center of the container. An adsorber characterized by being provided with a heat transfer member made of a material having high heat conductivity.
JP05735194A 1994-03-28 1994-03-28 Adsorber for helium liquefaction refrigerator Expired - Fee Related JP3581989B2 (en)

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