TH22509Y - Steam generator for drying agricultural products. - Google Patents

Abstract

The steam generator for drying agricultural produce is a honeycomb structure (10) which is a chamber with cavities inside. A number of heating pipes (20) are installed in rows from the bottom to the top of the honeycomb structure (10). The heating pipes (20) are open at the ends for water to flow through. The first horizontal pipe (21) and the second horizontal pipe (22) are open at the ends for water to flow through. The bottom edge of the honeycomb structure (10) has an expanded base plate (11) which acts as a base (11) for creating a water chamber. The top wall of the honeycomb structure (11) has a steam vent pipe (30) which vents the steam from the cavities of the honeycomb structure (10) generated by the gas burner (31). The gas burner (31) is a commonly available household gas burner (31) which can be used economically. For this invention, the honeycomb structure (10) is covered with a container (40) which is a tank. The cylinder connected to the base plate (11) and the container (40) has a lid (41) connected to the outer edge of the steam vent (30) and positioned higher than the honeycomb structure (10). Between the base plate (11) and the lid (40) it creates a sealed chamber of the container (40) for holding water. One position of the lid (40) is an opening connected to at least one steam conveyor pipe (R0) which carries steam from the container (40) to the steam chamber (60), where the agricultural produce is placed.

Claims (9)

1. The steam generator for drying agricultural produce is characterized by a honeycomb structure (10) which is a chamber with cavities inside. A number of heating tubes (20) are installed in a row from the bottom to the top of the honeycomb structure (10). The heating tubes (20) are open at the ends for water to flow through. The first horizontal tube (21) and the second horizontal tube (22) are open at the ends for water to flow through. The bottom edge of the honeycomb structure (10) has an expanded base plate (11) which acts as a base (11) for creating a water chamber. The top wall of the honeycomb structure (11) has a steam vent (30) which vents the steam from the cavities of the honeycomb structure (10) generated by a gas burner (31). The gas burner (31) is a commonly available household gas burner (31) which can be used economically for this invention. The honeycomb structure (10) is covered by a container (40) which is a cylindrical tank. Connected to the base plate (11) and the container (40), there is a lid (41) that is connected to the outer edge of the steam vent (30) and is positioned higher than the honeycomb structure (10). Between the base plate (11) and the lid (40), it creates a sealed chamber in the container (40) for holding water. One position of the lid (40) is an opening that connects to at least one steam pipe (50) which carries steam from the container (40) to the steam chamber (60), where agricultural produce is stored. 2. Steam generator for drying agricultural produce, according to claim 1, in which a rectangular honeycomb structure (10) with four walls is fitted with one (20) heating pipe. 3. Steam generator for drying agricultural produce, according to claim 2, in which a number of heating tubes (20) are made up of first-direction horizontal tubes (21) arranged in rows from the bottom up to the top of the honeycomb structure (10), and of second-direction horizontal tubes (22) arranged in rows from the bottom up to the top of the honeycomb structure (10). 4. Steam generator for drying agricultural produce, according to claim 1, which consists of a number of first-direction horizontal pipes (21) and a number of second-direction horizontal pipes (22) arranged in alternating rows in a specific order. 5. Steam generator for drying agricultural produce, according to claim 1, in which one of the containers (40) is connected to the water inlet pipe (51) which serves to deliver water when the water inside the container (40) is reduced by the heat of boiling water. 6. Steam generator for drying agricultural produce, as per claim 1, in which one end of the water inlet pipe (51) is connected to a reserve water tank (61) which automatically supplies water to the storage tank (41) when the water level drops below the outlet of the water inlet pipe (51). 7. Steam generator for drying agricultural produce, as per claim 1, in which a reserve water tank (61) is connected to an external water supply pipe (63) with a float valve to automatically supply water to the reserve water tank (61) when the water level in the reserve water tank (61) is low. 8. Steam generator for drying agricultural produce, according to claim 1, where the underside of the hollow honeycomb structure (10) is provided with a space raised above the ground to place the gas nozzle (31) in a position aligned with the first horizontal pipe (21) and the second horizontal pipe (22). 9. Steam generator for drying agricultural products according to any one of the claims 1-8, which has the following working procedure: a. The gas head (31) will send heat to the first horizontal pipe (21) and the second horizontal pipe (22), and when the first horizontal pipe (21) is hot and the second horizontal pipe (22) is hot, it will transfer heat to the water inside the first horizontal pipe (21) and the second horizontal pipe (22), causing it to boil and produce steam that will rise to the top of the container (40). At the same time, the water inside the container (40) will be conveyed to replace it inside. The first horizontal pipe (21) and the second horizontal pipe (22) are heated until the water boils and turns into steam, which is then conveyed to the steam conveyor pipe (50). b. The heat from the first horizontal pipe (21) and the second horizontal pipe (22) is transferred to the honeycomb structure (10), causing it to heat up and resulting in the water inside the container (40) boiling and turning into steam, which rises to the top of the container (40) and is conveyed to the steam conveyor pipe (50).