US20140076412A1 - Method of Draining Heat-Transfer Oil in a Solar Power Plant, and Equipment for Draining, Storing and Replenishing Heat-Transfer Oil in Order to Implement Said Method - Google Patents
Method of Draining Heat-Transfer Oil in a Solar Power Plant, and Equipment for Draining, Storing and Replenishing Heat-Transfer Oil in Order to Implement Said Method Download PDFInfo
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- a method for draining thermal oil at a solar thermal plant, and an installation for drainage, storage and replacement of thermal oil for implementing this method is disclosed.
- This invention covers a method for draining thermal oil at a solar thermal plant, in which the oil is withdrawn from this even at high temperatures, stored in appropriate isolation and temperature conditions, and then returned into the loop from which this was withdrawn or to another line or tank of the installation at the plant.
- This also refers to an installation that can be used for cleaning circuits through which fluids such as thermal oil circulate, for example at a solar thermal plant.
- Thermal fluids have a high environmental risk through toxicity, and at high temperatures also involve a high risk of ignition or explosion.
- a solar thermal installation comprises a set of collection circuits through which thermal oil circulates.
- This thermal oil reaches a temperature of almost 400°.
- Solar thermal installations also undergo deterioration and breakdowns, sometimes stemming from the high corrosiveness of oil and/or of its contamination, which may have the effect of the pressure in the installations rising, placing these at risk of breakage, for which reason there is also a risk of auto-ignition of oil when its temperature is high in the presence of oxygen, for example, the oxygen in the air.
- One purpose of this invention is thus to propose an installation for the removal, storage and replacement of this oil, enabling performing the repair or processes for maintenance and cleaning of the lines and equipment that has been drained in order to keep part of this installation running, minimising energy losses, and a method for carrying this out.
- the oil is allowed to cool in this tank until this is taken back into the installation at an appropriate temperature of around 80°.
- the treatment times are nevertheless very long due to the high temperature, and there is also a significant risk of deflagration.
- the tank works under pressure and is filled with nitrogen to prevent any presence of air.
- the installation is unloaded by means of rinsing by injecting nitrogen, to prevent contact with air, which also entails high costs as well as not providing any total guarantee as to the lack of oxygen through not being able to detect nitrogen leaks.
- the invention being proposed consists of an installation for draining, storing and replacing the thermal oil at a solar thermal plant, normally a transportable installation, comprising the following items;
- the drainage method involves the following operations:
- Each of the stages involves the relevant opening/closing of the valves, as will be stated below and the activation of the relevant impelling, cooling and/or suction devices.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of the installation of the invention running in a first phase of the process in which the auxiliary conduits for the loop forming the communication conduits between the oil tank and the pumping device are filled with oil;
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of the installation of the invention running in a first phase of the process in which the auxiliary conduits of the loop forming the drainage conduits are filled with oil;
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of the installation of the invention running in a first phase of the process in which the auxiliary conduits of the loop forming the filling conduits are filled with oil; the operations of FIGS. 1 , 2 and 3 can be performed simultaneously in the same operation or sequentially;
- FIG. 4 shows the schematic view of the installation of FIGS. 1 to 3 , but running in a second phase of the process in which there is a rinsing of the content of the loop of the installation in which the oil to be treated is contained;
- FIG. 5 shows the schematic view of the installation of FIGS. 1 to 4 , but running in a third phase of the process, in which the loop of the installation is emptied by applying forced suction;
- FIG. 6 shows the schematic view of the installation of FIGS. 1 to 5 , but running in a fourth phase of the process, in which the loop of the installation is filled by applying an impulsion force;
- FIG. 7 shows the schematic view of the installation of FIGS. 1 to 6 , but running in a fifth phase of the process, in which the conduits, normally portable, which have been used for carrying out the previous processes, are emptied.
- the solar thermal installation comprises general conduits ( 1 ) and, isolated by means of valves ( 91 , 92 ), a loop of the installation ( 2 ) corresponding to a group of solar collectors arranged in series:
- a first phase consists in filling the different conduits; this takes place simultaneously or sequentially. Initially one has to proceed to fill the interior loop made up of conduits ( 80 , 70 , and 65 ); to this end valves ( 53 , 52 , 43 , 42 , 54 ) are left open and the others are closed. Valve ( 61 ) can be left open to ensure that the pressure in the tank is at atmospheric level. The temperature is that of the oil in the tank, not over 80° C., nor under 12° C. The other valves will remain closed. The pumping device is activated and oil is made to circulate through the conduits ( 65 , 80 and 70 ).
- valves ( 54 , 53 , 52 , 56 , 13 , 14 , 32 , 31 , 42 , and 41 ) have to be open.
- valve ( 61 ) can be left open. The oil will thus circulate through conduits ( 70 , 30 , 14 , 50 , and 80 ) driven by the pumping set ( 6 ).
- valves ( 23 , 24 , 33 , 31 , 42 , 41 , 54 , 53 , 52 and 58 ) to be open, and the rest, except for valve ( 61 ), as stated above, to be closed.
- the oil will thus circulate through conduits 70 , 68 , 60 , 20 , 50 , and 80 .
- valves ( 13 , 14 , 56 , 32 , 33 , 31 , 42 , 41 , 54 , 53 , 52 , 58 , 23 and 24 ) will have to be left open.
- Valve ( 61 ) can also be open.
- valves ( 11 and 21 ) which are connected with the loop of the installation are opened, and valves 14 , 32 , 31 , 42 , 41 , 54 , 53 , 52 , 58 , and 23 should also be open.
- the other valves, except for valve ( 61 ) will be closed, the oil circulating through conduits ( 68 , 60 , 40 , 50 , 80 , 70 ).
- valves ( 22 , 21 , 11 , 14 , 32 , 31 , 42 , 41 , 62 ) will be open and valve ( 61 ) will be closed and the depression or suction set will come into operation ( 8 ).
- the oil in the loop is now cold and by suction the oil will be replaced by air which comes in through valve ( 22 ).
- valves ( 11 , 14 , 32 , 31 , 42 , 41 , 54 , 53 , 52 , 58 , 23 , and 21 ) are left open and valve ( 61 ) can be open.
- the air that was in the loop of the installation ( 2 ) thus goes through the conduits up to the tank ( 7 ), and if necessary to the exterior through the valve ( 61 ).
- After filling the loop valves ( 11 , 12 ) are closed and the installation can now be used.
- the set of conduits then has to be collected, for which purpose the oil has to be taken to the oil tank ( 7 ). This is done by connecting the depression or suction set ( 8 ) and opening all the valves, even the ones for atmospheric intake ( 12 , 22 , 55 ). Like the filling, the drainage can be done by loops by closing the relevant valves that are not involved in draining the relevant loop.
- valves are normally electronically operated electric valves and a control system is designed for opening and closing the valves in groups according to the phase or operation to be performed.
- the set of apparatus is preferably mounted on the platform of a vehicle or the trailer of a vehicle.
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