KR101419015B1 - Apparatus and method for removing scale - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a scale removal apparatus and method, and more particularly, to a scale removal apparatus and method for removing a scale generated in a piping of a seawater desalination plant using a plasma.
Desalination means a series of water treatment processes in which high-purity drinking water, domestic water, industrial water, etc. are obtained by removing dissolved substances including salts from seawater which is difficult to be directly used for living water or industrial water. In addition, facilities used to produce seawater in fresh water are called seawater desalination plants.
The seawater desalination method is broadly divided into evaporation method and reverse osmosis method. The evaporation method is a method of heating seawater using a heat source and condensing the generated steam to obtain fresh water. Multi-stage flash (MSF) and multi-effect distillation (MED ). Reverse osmosis (RO) is a method of obtaining fresh water by passing seawater through semi-permeable membranes using reverse osmosis.
The seawater desalination plant is provided with a plurality of transfer lines for transferring seawater, and these transfer lines are usually composed of piping. A salt-containing compound, that is, a scale, is generated through the desalination process of seawater during the desalination process, and such scale can not be transferred to the outside through the pipe, but a part thereof is fixed to the inside of the pipe. As the amount of scale secured to the interior of the piping increases, the interior of the piping gradually becomes narrower, thereby impeding the transfer of seawater and reducing the efficiency of the fresh water production process.
Various scale removal apparatuses and methods have been proposed to solve these problems. According to a conventional example, in a seawater desalination plant using a multi-stage evaporation method or a multi-effusion method, a mechanical removal method, that is, a ball cleaning method is used to remove scales in a pipe (see Patent Document 1) . The ball cleaning method is a method in which a plurality of cleaning balls are passed through a pipe to physically remove scales fixed in the pipe. However, the ball cleaning method is difficult to accurately detect the inflow amount of the cleaning ball depending on the inflow amount of the seawater, and the recovery rate of the cleaning ball is remarkably deteriorated depending on the inflow amount of the seawater. In addition, the cleaning ball impacts the pipe to damage the pipe, and it is difficult to uniformly remove the scale throughout the pipe.
In a seawater desalination plant using a reverse osmosis method, a chemical descaling method using a cleaning agent is used for washing the semipermeable membrane (see Patent Document 2). However, in the chemical scale removal method, the inside of the pipe may be damaged by corrosion by the cleaning agent, and there is a difficulty in the process of performing a strict pretreatment so that the generated fresh water is not contaminated by the cleaning agent.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a scale removal device for a pipeline which confirms a scale occurring in a piping of a seawater desalination plant by measuring the flow rate of seawater passing through the pipeline, ≪ / RTI >
The apparatus for removing scale according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a flow rate measuring unit for measuring a flow rate of a fluid passing through a pipe, at least one plasma generating unit for generating a plasma beam for removing a scale generated in the pipe, And a control unit for controlling the plasma generator by comparing the flow rate measured by the flow rate measuring unit with the set flow rate, wherein the controller controls the flow rate of the plasma generated by the plasma generator when the flow rate measured by the flow rate measuring unit is equal to or greater than a flow rate set through the controller , And a plasma beam generated from the plasma generating unit is ejected into the inside of the pipe.
In an embodiment, the piping is installed in a seawater desalination plant and comprises chloride as the scale that occurs in the piping.
In an embodiment, the plasma beam comprises at least one of a superoxide radical and a hydroxyl radical.
In an embodiment, the piping has a through-hole in which the plasma generating unit is provided, and the through-hole is provided with a door portion that is opened and closed by a pair of doors.
In an embodiment, the flow rate measuring section includes a measuring rod for positioning a flow rate measuring sensor at the center of the pipe.
A method for removing scale in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of measuring a flow rate of a fluid passing through a pipe, comparing a measured flow rate value of the fluid with a set flow rate value, Generating a plasma beam and ejecting the plasma beam into the interior of the pipeline, measuring the flow rate of the fluid again, comparing the measured flow rate value again with a set flow rate value, If the flow velocity value is greater than or equal to the set flow velocity value, continues to eject the plasma beam into the interior of the pipe, and stops the ejection of the plasma beam into the pipe when the measured flow velocity value is less than the preset flow velocity value .
In an embodiment, the scale comprises chloride produced in a seawater desalination process.
In an embodiment, the plasma beam comprises at least one of a superoxide radical and a hydroxyl radical that chemically reacts with the scale.
According to the scale removal apparatus and method of the present invention, it is possible to confirm the degree of adhesion of the scale in the piping of the seawater desalination plant by measuring the flow rate of the seawater passing through the piping. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the cost and time required for the scale removal work by preventing the scale removal work of the piping from being unnecessarily performed. If the scale in the piping needs to be removed by measuring the flow velocity of the seawater, the scale beam can be removed by ejecting the plasma beam into the piping. That is, it is possible to generate a radical having a high energy which is easy to chemically react through a plasma beam, and to react with a scale, which is a salt-containing compound, to remove uniformly. Further, when the scale is removed, damage to the piping can be prevented and corrosion resistance of the piping can be improved. In addition, the plasma beam can be ejected even when the seawater is not filled in the piping, thereby improving the operating efficiency of the desalination plant.
1 is a block diagram showing a descale apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic view illustrating a plasma generator used in a descale apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view showing a plasma generating part applied to a pipe according to an embodiment.
4 is a perspective view showing a plasma generating part applied to a pipe according to another embodiment.
Fig. 5 is an end view of the piping in Fig. 3; Fig.
6 is a view showing the door portion viewed from the inside of the pipe.
7 is a view showing a plasma beam ejected into a pipe through a plasma generator.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a scale removal method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a descale apparatus and method of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 to 7, a
In the embodiment, the
[Chemical Formula 1]
2HCO 3 - → (Heat 66 ° C) - > CO 3 2 - + H 2 O + CO 2
The temperature of seawater is 66 ° C or less, CO 3 2 - + H 2 O + CO 2 + Ca 2 + → (Heat 66 ° C ↓) → CaCO 3
The temperature of seawater is above 77 ℃, CO 3 2 - + 2H 2 O + CO 2 → (Heat 77 ° C ↑)? 2OH - + Mg 2 + - & gt ; Mg (OH) 2
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Referring to FIG. 7, in the process of producing fresh water through seawater desalination, a
Hereinafter, a scale removal method using the scale removal apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Referring to FIG. 8, a scale removal method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes steps of measuring a flow rate of seawater in a pipeline (S10), comparing a measured flow rate of the seawater to a set flow rate reference value, (S30) of opening a door portion provided in a through hole of the pipe when the flow velocity measurement value is larger than the flow velocity reference value, advancing the nozzle through the opened through hole to generate a plasma beam and injecting the plasma beam into the inside of the pipe (S40) . In addition, a step S50 of measuring the flow rate of the in-pipe water in the process of spraying the plasma beam to check the degree of scale removal, a step S60 of comparing the flow velocity measurement value and the flow velocity reference value again, Stopping the generation of the plasma beam when the value is smaller than the flow velocity measurement value, retracting the nozzle to the through hole (S70), and closing the door portion (S80). In the step S60 of comparing the flow velocity measurement value and the flow velocity reference value again, if the flow velocity measurement value is equal to or greater than the flow velocity measurement value, the controller determines that the scale has not been removed to the set degree and continues to generate the plasma beam. As described above, the degree of generation of scale in the piping is continuously checked during the desalination process, and when it exceeds the reference value, the inside of the piping can be prevented from being narrowed by the scale. That is, it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the productivity of the seawater desalination process by smoothly flowing the seawater in the piping.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. It will be obvious to those with knowledge.
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At least one plasma generating unit for generating a plasma beam for removing a scale including chloride formed in the pipe,
And a controller for controlling the plasma generator by comparing the flow velocity measured by the flow velocity measuring unit with the set flow velocity,
Wherein the pipe has a through-hole through which the plasma generating unit is installed, and the through-hole is provided with a door portion opened and closed by a pair of doors,
Wherein the controller is configured to discharge the plasma beam generated by the plasma generator to the inside of the pipe when the flow velocity measured by the flow velocity measuring unit is greater than or equal to the flow velocity set through the controller
Descaling device.
Comparing the measured flow rate value of the seawater to a set flow rate value;
Opening the door portion provided in the through-hole of the pipe when the measured flow rate value is equal to or greater than the set flow rate value;
Discharging a nozzle of the plasma generating unit into the pipe through the opened through-hole to generate a plasma beam and injecting the plasma beam into the pipe;
Measuring the flow rate of the seawater again,
Comparing the measured flow velocity value again with a set flow velocity value,
If the measured flow velocity value is greater than or equal to the set flow velocity value, continuously discharges the plasma beam into the interior of the pipe, and if the measured flow velocity value is less than the preset flow velocity value, Stopping the ejection of the nozzle and retracting the nozzle into the through-hole,
And closing the door portion
Scale removal method.
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