JPH11201681A - Heat exchanging pipe - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the hindrance of flow and pressure loss that are caused at the joint of heat exchanging pipes, which have spiral ridges formed internally. SOLUTION: A heat exchanging pipe is constructed by butt welding to join the end faces of a plurality of pipe bodies 20, which have ridges 30 for enhancing the efficiency of heat exchange with the fluid circulating inside the pipes formed spirally on the inner surface 22 of the pipe wall. In such heat exchanging pipe, the ridge 30 of each pipe body 20 is formed to be gradually lowered in height near both ends of the pipe body 20, and a tapered part 32 is preferably formed at both ends of the ridge.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a heat exchange tube having a spiral ridge formed on an inner surface thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A tube for heat exchange uses a fluid flowing through the tube.
This is a pipe body that is heated to a desired temperature range by heat exchange with the outside via a pipe wall, and is used, for example, as a pyrolysis pipe for ethylene production in a petrochemical plant.

In a pyrolysis furnace for ethylene production, hydrocarbons such as naphtha, natural gas and ethane are mixed in a gaseous mixed fluid with steam (at a temperature of about 9
00K) and a high speed (for example, a pipe length of about 10
１３13 m for a pyrolysis tube (about 0.1 to 0.3 seconds) while passing through a predetermined pyrolysis temperature range (about 1800 to 1130K)
Olefins such as ethylene and propylene.

In the above-mentioned pyrolysis operation, it is necessary to efficiently transfer heat to the fluid passing through the pipe at a high speed, and at the same time, to avoid unnecessary high-temperature heating exceeding the pyrolysis temperature range as much as possible. . If the heat transfer to the fluid in the pipe is not sufficient and the material is not heated to the thermal decomposition temperature range, the thermal decomposition reaction does not proceed, and the yield of the target product decreases. vice versa,
When the raw material hydrocarbon gas is excessively heated to a temperature range exceeding the thermal decomposition temperature, the generated ethylene and the like are further thermally decomposed, and the hydrocarbons are excessively lightened (for example, methane and free carbon are generated). Or by the polycondensation reaction of decomposition products, etc.
The yield of the target product is greatly reduced. In addition, free carbon produced by excessive pyrolysis tends to deposit and adhere to the tube wall. This phenomenon is generally called "coking", and when coking occurs, the effective pipe inner diameter decreases, the heat transfer area decreases, and the heat transfer efficiency decreases significantly due to the carbon deposition,
There is a disadvantage that the decomposition efficiency is sharply reduced. For this reason, in actual operation, the "decoking" operation of periodically stopping the furnace operation and removing coking is repeatedly performed,
When the amount of coking generated increases, the frequency of decoking must be increased, and the productivity decreases.

[0005] Therefore, in order to improve the heat transfer performance of the heat exchange tube with the fluid in the tube to achieve rapid heating, and to prevent excessive high temperature heating exceeding the thermal decomposition temperature of the fluid in the tube,
As shown in FIG. 5, there has been proposed a heat exchange tube (10) in which a ridge (30) is formed which spirals a tube wall inner surface (22) along a tube axis direction. By the spiral ridge (30), the fluid in the pipe flowing in the vicinity of the pipe wall is stirred, and as a result, the heat transfer performance from the pipe wall to the fluid in the pipe can be enhanced.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In a pyrolysis furnace or the like,
The heat exchange tubes are generally used in a state where a plurality of tubes are connected by butt welding. Since the heat exchange tube is required to have pressure resistance in order to keep the fluid flowing therein airtight, it is necessary that the welding rod be sufficiently melted into the welded portion at the welded portion. However, since the portion where the ridge is formed on the inner surface is thicker than the other portions, joining this portion requires a larger heat capacity than the portion without the ridge, and there is no ridge. If welding is performed under the same conditions as those of the part, there is a possibility that the joining becomes insufficient due to insufficient penetration and the pressure resistance is reduced. Conversely, if welding is performed under the condition that the ridge-formed portion is sufficiently joined, the weld penetration in the portion without the ridge becomes excessive. In addition, adjacent heat exchange tubes (10) (10)
It is desired that the ridges are continuous at the joining portion (50). However, as shown in FIG. 6, the ridges (30) may be joined in a discontinuous state. in this case,
If the end surface (34) of the ridge (30) is formed substantially at right angles to the inner surface (22) of the tube wall, the fluid collides with the ridge end surface (34) and turbulence occurs, and the flow of the fluid is reduced. Be inhibited. As a result, stagnation may occur, and the stagnation fluid may be excessively heated or the pressure loss of the fluid may increase.

An object of the present invention is to prevent flow obstruction, pressure loss, and the like generated at a joint portion of a heat exchange tube having a spiral ridge formed on an inner surface.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a heat exchange tube (10) of the present invention is provided for improving heat exchange efficiency with a fluid flowing through the inside of a tube wall (22). Ridge (30)
A plurality of pipes (20) formed in a spiral shape, in a heat exchange pipe configured by joining the end faces by butt welding, in the ridge (30) of each pipe (20), The shape is such that the height gradually decreases near both ends of the tube (20), and preferably, a tapered portion (32) is formed near both ends of the tube (20).

[0009]

[Operation and effect] The ridge (30) has a tapered portion (32) formed near the end of the tube (20), so that when the tubes are butt-welded, the ridge (30) is Without obstruction,
Even if the joining is performed under the same conditions as the portion where the ridge is not formed, insufficient joining or excessive penetration at the joining portion (50) during welding does not occur. Also, when the pipes (20) are connected, even if the ridges (30) between adjacent pipes become discontinuous, the height of the ridges (30) gradually decreases near the pipe end. Tapered shape (32), and the fluid
Even if it collides with the end face of (0), the flow is hardly obstructed. Therefore, there is no occurrence of stagnation of the fluid and excessive heating, and no increase in pressure loss of the fluid.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The material of the heat exchange tube (10) can be appropriately selected according to the application, use conditions and the like. When used as a pyrolysis tube of a pyrolysis furnace for ethylene production, 25C
r-20Ni-based, 25Cr-35Ni-based, 31Cr-4
A heat resistant alloy such as 3Ni can be used. Especially,
Since 31Cr-43Ni is excellent in heat resistance and carburization resistance, the life of the tube can be prolonged in combination with the effect of reducing coke adhesion. The inner diameter, wall thickness, length, and the like of the heat exchange tube (10) can also be appropriately selected according to the application and use conditions.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ridge (30) is a tubular body (20).
Is formed so as to spirally cover the inner surface (22) of the tube wall over substantially the entire length of the tube. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the heat exchange tube (10) of the present invention is cut and developed in a plane including the axis of the tube.
Although an example in which one spiral ridge (30) is formed will be described below, a plurality of spiral ridges (30) may be formed.

The angle of formation of the ridge (30) is shown in FIG.
Assuming that the acute angle crossing angle between the cut surface and the spiral ridge (30) is θ, in order to more effectively agitate the fluid, the acute angle crossing angle θ may be set in a range of 15 to 75 degrees. preferable.
When the inner diameter of the tube (20) is about 150 to 100 mm, the acute angle crossing angle θ is suitably set to 40 to 75 degrees, and when the inner diameter of the pipe is about 100 mm or less, the acute angle crossing angle θ is 15 to 65 degrees.
The degree is appropriate. The acute angle of intersection θ is the pipe (20)
It is not necessary to be the same over the entire length, and the acute angle crossing angle θ on the upstream side may be reduced and the acute angle crossing angle θ on the downstream side may be increased. The spiral ridge (30) has an acute crossing angle θ of 15 to 75 degrees, a cross-sectional shape: semicircular or semi-elliptical,
Height: When formed at about 1/10 or less of the inner diameter of the pipe (preferably about 1/15 to 1/20 or less of the inner diameter of the pipe), the inner surface of the pipe wall (22)
As shown in FIG. 1, a part of the raw hydrocarbon gas flowing in the vicinity of the spiral ridge (30) forms a so-called swirl flow circulating in the pipe while rotating behind the spiral ridge (30). The stagnation of the fluid in the region behind is suppressed, and as a result, excessive heating of the fluid can be prevented.

The height of the spiral ridge (30) may be appropriately adjusted based on the Reynolds number, flow velocity, heating temperature, degree of stirring, and the like of the fluid in the pipe. Assuming that the height of the ridge (30) is about 1/10 or less (preferably about 1/15 to 1/20) of the inner diameter of the pipe, as shown in FIG. After a part of the flowing gas gets over the ridge (30), the inside of the pipe wall (22)
As a result, the fluid is hit against the inner surface of the pipe wall, so that stagnation of the fluid between the ridges is suppressed, and as a result, excessive heating of the fluid can be prevented.

In the case of a pyrolysis tube for the production of ethylene, the swirl flow and the flow that strikes the tube wall as described above are caused to suppress the stagnation of the fluid and to prevent the coking amount due to the overheating. Since the heat transfer efficiency can be reduced, the heat transfer efficiency can be maintained at a high level, and the number of decoking operations can be reduced. Therefore, there is an advantage that the yield can be improved.

The ridge (30) is formed as a bead overlay by plasma powder welding or the like, and preferably has a semicircular or semielliptical cross-sectional shape. The ridges (30) are desirably formed from a heat-resistant alloy having excellent carburization resistance. As such seed alloys, C: 0.1 to 0.6% (% by weight, the same applies hereinafter), Si: 4.0. % Or less, Mn: 5.0% or less, Ni:
30.0 to 50.0% (Ni may be replaced by 20.0% or less of Co), Cr: 20.0 to 50.0%, Al:
4.0% or less, a heat-resistant alloy substantially consisting of Fe in the remainder can be mentioned. In the heat-resistant alloy, if desired,
W: 10% or less, Ca: 0.5% or less, Hf: 1.0% or less, Y: 1.0% or less, one or more elements selected from the group, and / or Nb: 4 2.0% or less, Mo: 5.
0% or less, Ti: 1.0% or less, Zr: 1.0% or less, rare earth element: 0.5% or less, B: 0.5% or less May be contained.

The ridges (30) are formed so that the height gradually decreases near the both ends of the tubular body (20) as shown in FIGS.
Preferably, it is formed in a tapered shape (32). Tapered shape
(32) may be formed by cutting, grinding or the like after forming the ridge (30). The end of the ridge (30) is tapered (32)
The reason for this is to prevent insufficient penetration when joining the tubes by butt welding. In addition, ridges (3
If the end surface (34) of (0) is formed substantially at right angles to the pipe wall, as shown in FIG. 6, the fluid collides with the ridge end surface (34), causing stagnation and pressure loss of the fluid. , As shown in FIG.
If the end of the ridge (30) has a tapered shape (32), the generation of stagnation and pressure loss of the fluid can be suppressed as much as possible. The angle between the tapered shape of the ridge end (32) and the inner surface of the pipe wall (22) is α
(See FIG. 4), the angle α is suitably in the range of about 5 to 60 degrees, and preferably in the range of 30 to 45 degrees. In the illustrated example, the tapered shape (32) is formed such that the height as a ridge becomes substantially zero at a position about 3 to 20 mm away from the end of the tube (20). Thus, the tube (2
If the ridge height is formed to be almost zero at a position slightly away from the end of (0), the ridge (30) is not affected at the time of butt welding. It is needless to say that the tapered shape (32) may be formed so that the height of the ridge becomes substantially zero at the end of the tube (20).

The ridge (30) is preferably formed over substantially the entire length of the tube (20), but may be formed intermittently. In this case, both ends of each ridge (30) are tapered (32)
It is desirable that

A plurality of the heat exchange tubes having the above structure are used by joining them by welding. Weld joint is MIG
It can be performed by a method such as the TIG method. Since the heat exchange tube of the present invention has no ridges formed at both ends of the tube, welding can be performed under the same conditions over the entire circumference of the joining portion (50). Accordingly, there is no shortage of penetration during welding and no decrease in pressure resistance at the joint.

When the plurality of heat exchange tubes (10) and (10) are joined, even if the positions of the adjacent spiral ridges (30) are not shifted to be continuous, the end faces of the ridges (30) Is a tapered shape (32)
, The occurrence of fluid stagnation and pressure loss is suppressed.

When a plurality of heat exchange tubes are joined and used, spiral projections may be formed on all the tubes,
For example, a ridge may be formed only on the upstream side or only on the downstream side. Further, the acute crossing angle θ, the height, the cross-sectional shape, and the like of the ridges of the adjacent heat exchange tubes may be changed.

The heat exchange tube of the present invention may be, for example, a boiler tube for steam generation, a super heater tube for a municipal waste incinerator, a radiant tube for a steel material heat treatment furnace, a preheater for reduced iron making, in addition to the above-mentioned pyrolysis tube for ethylene production. It is also useful as a tube or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a heat exchange tube of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a flow of a fluid in a joint portion of the heat exchange tube of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the heat exchange tube of the present invention is cut along a plane including the axis of the tube and is developed.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a joining portion along a ridge.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional heat exchange tube.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a flow of a fluid at a joint portion of a conventional heat exchange tube.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (10) Tube for heat exchange (20) Tube (22) Inner surface of tube wall (30) Ridge (32) Taper (50) Joint

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Kenji Otsubo 1-1-1 Hama, Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo Pref.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of pipes (20) (20) in which ridges (30) for improving heat exchange efficiency with a fluid flowing through a pipe are formed in a spiral shape on a pipe wall inner surface (22). In a heat exchange tube configured by joining end faces by butt welding,
A tube for heat exchange, characterized in that the ridges (30) of each tube (20) are formed in such a shape that the height gradually decreases near both ends of the tube (20).