RU2629661C1 - Pipeline transportation - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: invention contains a rigid cylindrical pipeline and hermetic containers, moved by linear motors. After loading the containers (3), windings are energized, and gravitation forces arise between the poles and the ferromagnetic container body (3), resulting in contactless containment of the containers (3) inside the cylindrical rigid pipeline (1). Linear electric motors are turned on, and the containers (3) are located in such a way that the connection point of the supply pipe (10) with the cylindrical rigid pipe (1) is between the adjacent containers (3). The brakes of these containers (3) are switched on, and with the help of a discharge compressor (13) the cavity between adjacent containers (3) is filled with gas. Then the brakes are disconnected and under the action of linear electric motors the containers (3) start moving. At the end of the straight line section (5), the containers (3) stop at a position where the diverting nipple (16) is between the adjacent containers (3). The suction pump (19) turns on, and the gas flows to the consumer, and the cargo (4) is unloaded from the containers (3) through the gates at the station.

EFFECT: expanded functionality of pipeline transportation due to additional function for transporting not only goods, but also gas being pumped into the pipeline.

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Description

The invention relates to transport, and more particularly to pipeline transport.

Known pipeline transport (RU No. 147076, B65G 53/36; B65G 51/00, 10.27.14) containing an external cylindrical rigid pipeline, inside which linear electric motors and containers are located, which contain various cargo passengers, the stators of linear electric motors are located on the inner surface of the external rigid pipeline and are made in the form of identical segments, at the beginning of each segment there is an inductor winding, behind which a three-phase winding is located, and on the outer surface of the containers are fixed ozamknutye coils, and pole pitch a three-phase winding is equal to the distance between adjacent closed loop.

The disadvantage of this pipeline transport is that this pipeline transport is intended only for moving containers in which various cargoes are placed.

Known pipeline transport (RU No. 70239, B65G 53/36; B65G 51/00, 01/20/2008), selected as a prototype, containing, along with an external cylindrical rigid pipeline, an internal pipeline with a compliant wall, the annulus being filled with a gaseous inert medium, this working fluid is transported through an internal pipeline under a pressure of at least 1.01 inert pressure, airtight containers placed in the flow of the working medium, and in which various loads are placed. The containers are equipped with linear electric motors, providing regulation of the mode of transportation of containers in manual and automatic mode. The pipeline is equipped with a system of locks and stations for loading and unloading. The pipeline is made of two parallel pipes with the movement of the working medium with containers in opposite directions.

The disadvantage of this pipeline transport is that this pipeline transport is intended only for moving containers in which various loads are placed, which determines its insufficiently wide functionality.

The authors were faced with the task of expanding the functionality of pipeline transport due to the additional functionality of transporting not only goods, but also gas pumped into the pipeline.

This problem is solved in that in a pipeline transport containing a cylindrical rigid pipeline in which transported gas and sealed containers are moved, driven by linear electric motors and in which various loads are placed, while the cylindrical rigid pipeline is equipped with locks and stations for loading and unloading of two parallel sections with the movement of transported gas with containers in opposite directions, on a cylindrical rigid pipe ring inductors with internal poles are located on the water, electrical windings are wound on them, and a cylindrical rigid pipeline runs along the longitudinal axis of the ring inductors, at the beginning of a straight section of a cylindrical rigid pipeline, a supply fitting is installed in its wall, which is connected through the inlet valve to the outlet of the discharge compressor, the input which is connected to the gas pipeline, at the end of the rectilinear section of the cylindrical rigid pipeline, a discharge pipe is installed in its wall a fitting that, through an exhaust valve, communicates with the inlet of the suction pump, the outlet of which is connected to the gas consumer.

In FIG. 1 shows a straight section of a pipeline transport; FIG. 2 shows a diagram of pipeline transport, and in FIG. 3 shows a cross section of a pipeline transport.

Pipeline transport (Fig. 1) contains a cylindrical rigid pipe 1, the walls of which are made of non-magnetic material, for example, steel EI269, steel 55G9N9HZ, steel 45G17YUZ. Transported gas 2, for example propane, and airtight containers 3, the casing of which is made of ferromagnetic material, such as steel 30X, steel 40KhGTR, steel 30KhGS, are placed in a cylindrical rigid pipe 1. Containers 3 are moved by linear electric motors with brakes (not shown) and placed in the flow of transported gas 2. Various loads 4 are placed in containers 3. Containers 3 can be equipped with pneumatic seals (not shown) such as PARKER-PDF Z8 or PARKER-PDF Z5. The cylindrical rigid pipeline 1 is equipped with a system of locks and stations for loading and unloading (not shown) and is made of two parallel straight sections 5 (Fig. 2) with the movement of transported gas 2 with containers 3 in opposite directions. The straight sections 5 of the cylindrical rigid pipe 1 are connected to each other using jumpers 6. On the cylindrical rigid pipe 1 (Fig. 1) are ring inductors 7 with internal poles 8 (Fig. 3), on which the electrical windings are wound 9. Cylindrical rigid pipeline 1 passes along the longitudinal axis of the ring inductors 7. At the beginning of a rectilinear section of a cylindrical rigid pipe 1 (Fig. 1), a supply fitting 10 is installed in its wall, which through the inlet valve 11, for example, type RB60 VMC, RH38 VMC, the electromagnetic valve ASCO communicates with the output 12 of the injection compressor 13, for example a piston or screw type, the input 14 of which is connected to the gas pipeline 15. At the end of the straight section 5 of the cylindrical rigid pipe 1, a discharge fitting 16 is installed in its wall, which communicates with the exhaust valve 17 the inlet 18 of the suction pump 19, the outlet 20 of which is connected to a gas consumer (not shown).

Pipeline transport operates as follows. The containers 3 (Fig. 1) are loaded with cargo or passengers 4, then the windings 9 are fed (Fig. 3), and attractive forces arise between the poles 8 and the ferromagnetic casing of the containers 3, the resultant of these forces provides non-contact retention of the containers 3 inside the cylindrical rigid pipe 1 Then the linear motors are turned on, and the containers 3 (Fig. 1) are located so that the place of the inlet fitting 10 with a cylindrical rigid pipe 1 is between adjacent containers 3. The brakes are applied of these containers 3 and a discharge compressor 13, through which through the inlet valve 11 the cavity between adjacent containers 3 is filled with transported gas 2. Upon reaching the required pressure of the transported gas 2 in the brake cavity, the containers 3 are switched off by linear motors and begin to move along the straight section 5 ( Fig. 2). In the process of movement, the containers 3 are held inside a cylindrical rigid pipe 1 without contact with its walls using ring inductors 7 (Fig. 3). Upon reaching the containers 3 (Fig. 1) of the end of the straight section 5, the containers 3 are stopped using the brakes in a position in which the connection point of the discharge fitting 16 is between adjacent containers 3. The suction pump 19 and the transported gas 2 located between adjacent containers 3 are turned on, enters through the exhaust valve 17 and the suction pump 19 to the consumer, and goods 4 from containers 3 through the locks are unloaded at the station.

The possibility of simultaneous transportation of gas and goods determines the expansion of the functional range of pipeline transport due to the additional functionality of transporting not only goods, but also gas injected into the pipeline.

Claims (1)

Pipeline transport containing a cylindrical rigid pipeline in which transported gas and airtight containers are placed, moved by linear electric motors and in which various loads are placed, while the cylindrical rigid pipeline is equipped with locks and stations for loading and unloading and is made of two parallel sections with movement transported gas with containers in opposite directions, characterized in that on a cylindrical rigid pipeline ring inductors with internal poles, on which the electric windings are wound, and the cylindrical rigid pipe runs along the longitudinal axis of the ring inductors, at the beginning of the rectilinear section of the cylindrical rigid pipe, a supply fitting is installed in its wall, which is connected through the inlet valve to the outlet of the discharge compressor, whose input connected to the gas pipeline, at the end of the rectilinear section of the cylindrical rigid pipeline, a discharge fitting is installed in its wall, which through the exhaust valve communicates with the inlet of the suction pump, the output of which is connected to the gas consumer.

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