Device for removing green algae growing on cables

By setting up a steam jet tube and a motor-driven scraper device on the cable, the problem of difficult removal of green algae on the cable is solved, safe and efficient inactivation and removal are achieved, and the risks of green tide and marine pollution are reduced.

CN116171966BActive Publication Date: 2024-12-27NORTH CHINA SEA ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CENT OF STATE OCEANIC ADMINISTATION
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Application Number
CN202310098404.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-02-10
Publication Date
2024-12-27
Estimated Expiration
2043-02-10

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Technical Problem

The prior art is difficult to safely and effectively inactivate and remove fixed green algae on cables, resulting in frequent green tide phenomena and pollution to the marine environment.

Method used

Design a cable-based green algae removal device, including an inactivation mechanism and a cleaning mechanism. The inactivation mechanism uses a steam jet pipe to spray high-temperature steam to inactivate the fixed green algae, and realizes mechanical scraping through a motor-driven scraping cylinder. To ensure that the steam does not cause harm to the marine environment after cooling.

Benefits of technology

The safe and effective inactivate and remove green algae on the cable is achieved, which significantly reduces the chance of green tide and reduces pollution to the marine environment.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a device for removing green algae growing on cables, comprising an inactivation mechanism and a cleaning mechanism arranged in sequence along the moving direction of the cables, the inactivation mechanism comprising a box assembly and a steam assembly, the box assembly comprising an inactivation box, the two ends of the inactivation box respectively having inlets and outlets for cables, the steam assembly comprising a steam generator, a steam dispersion pipe and a steam injection pipe, the steam injection pipe being arranged in the inactivation box and perpendicular to the cables, the steam injection pipes being arranged in parallel, and the multiple steam injection pipes being connected to the steam generator through the steam dispersion pipe. The device can utilize steam to safely and effectively inactivate green algae growing on cables, and effectively remove the inactivated green algae, effectively reducing the probability of the occurrence of the green tide phenomenon caused by the green algae growing on cables while reducing the pollution to the marine environment.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of marine biological research, in particular to a device for removing green algae growing on a cable. Background Art

[0002] After the laver is harvested, the fixed green algae on the cable need to be removed before it can be put into use again. After the fixed green algae removed from the cable falls on the mudflat, these fixed green algae will float to form a green tide during high tide. Studies have found that the fixed green algae on the cable is the main source of the green tide. In the prior art, the fixed green algae are generally inactivated by applying acid. The inactivated fixed green algae are manually removed. A large amount of inactivated green algae still exists on the cable after manual removal. Re-use will still cause certain harm to the local marine environment. How to safely and effectively inactivate the fixed green algae on the cable and effectively remove it is a technical problem that urgently needs to be solved in this field. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for removing green algae growing on cables, which can use steam to safely and effectively inactivate the green algae growing on cables, and effectively remove the inactivated green algae, thereby effectively reducing the probability of green tide caused by green algae growing on cables and reducing pollution to the marine environment.

[0004] To solve the above problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0005] A device for removing green algae growing on a cable comprises a deactivation mechanism and a cleaning mechanism which are sequentially arranged along the moving direction of the cable, the deactivation mechanism comprises a box assembly and a steam assembly, the box assembly comprises an deactivation box, both ends of the deactivation box are respectively provided with an inlet and outlet of the cable, the steam assembly comprises a steam generator, a steam dispersion pipe and a steam injection pipe, the steam injection pipe is arranged in the deactivation box and is perpendicular to the cable, the steam injection pipe is a plurality of steam injection pipes which are arranged in parallel, and the plurality of steam injection pipes are connected to the steam generator through the steam dispersion pipe.

[0006] Preferably, the steam injection pipe is connected to a nozzle.

[0007] Preferably, a drain pipe is provided at the bottom of the inactivation box, and a drain valve is provided on the drain pipe.

[0008] Preferably, a conical contraction portion is provided at the bottom of the inactivation box.

[0009] Preferably, a filter portion is provided between the conical contraction portion and the drain pipe, and a filter screen is provided at the filter portion.

[0010] Preferably, the cleaning mechanism includes a support frame, a bearing arranged on the support frame, a scraping assembly sleeved in the bearing and a motor, the scraping assembly includes a scraping cylinder sleeved in the bearing and a scraping plate arranged in the scraping cylinder, and the motor is connected to the scraping cylinder through a traction belt.

[0011] Preferably, the scraper plate is arranged obliquely in the scraper cylinder.

[0012] Preferably, the scraper plate includes a supporting portion, a clamping portion and a brush portion, one end of the supporting portion is vertically arranged on the clamping portion, and the other end is connected to the brush portion; the scraper cylinder includes an outer cylinder body and an inner cylinder body sleeved in the outer cylinder body, and an accommodating space for the clamping portion is formed between the outer cylinder body and the inner cylinder body, and left and right grooves are provided on the inner cylinder body for the supporting portion to pass through.

[0013] Preferably, the scraping assembly further comprises a fixing ring, and the fixing ring comprises a fixing portion arranged in the accommodating space and a limiting portion connected to the fixing portion.

[0014] Preferably, the fixing portion is provided with an external thread, and the outer cylinder outside the accommodating space is provided with an internal thread corresponding to the external thread.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: in the present invention, the steam dispersion pipe can evenly distribute steam for multiple steam injection pipes to ensure the steam volume of each steam injection pipe; when the cable with fixed green algae passes through the inactivation box, the high-temperature steam injected by the multiple steam injection pipes ensures the inactivation of the fixed green algae, and the steam will not cause any harm to the local marine environment after cooling, so the safety is high; driven by the motor, the scraper drum rotates under the drive of the traction belt, and the scraper plate in the scraper drum rotates to form a cleaning channel in the scraper drum, and the cable passes through the cleaning channel at a certain speed, so as to realize the mechanical scraping of the inactivated fixed green algae on the cable, with high scraping efficiency and good scraping effect, which effectively reduces the probability of the green tide phenomenon caused by the fixed green algae on the cable while reducing the pollution to the marine environment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device for removing green algae growing on a cable in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the internal structure of the inactivation mechanism;

[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the cleaning mechanism;

[0019] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A front view of the cleaning mechanism;

[0020] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the plane development of the middle scraper cylinder;

[0021] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of the middle scraper cylinder;

[0022] Figure 7 for Figure 4 The structural diagram of the middle scraper plate;

[0023] Figure 8 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the fixed ring on the middle scraper cylinder;

[0024] Among them, 1 is an inactivation mechanism, 111 is an inactivation box, 112 is a conical contraction part, 113 is a filtering part, 114 is a filter screen, 115 is a drain pipe, 116 is a steam trap, 121 is a steam generator, 122 is a steam dispersion pipe, 123 is a steam injection pipe, 13 is a guide roller, 131 is a limiting concave ring, 2 is a cleaning mechanism, 21 is a support frame, 22 is a bearing, 231 is a scraper cylinder, 2311 is an outer cylinder body, 2312 is an inner cylinder body, 2313 is a notch, 232 is a scraper plate, 2321 is a supporting part, 2322 is a clamping part, 2323 is a brush part, 2331 is a fixing part, 2332 is a limiting part, 24 is a motor, 241 is a traction belt, 25 is a wind tube, 251 is a ring-shaped air outlet, and 3 is a cable. Implementation

[0025] The present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0026] Reference Figure 1 , 2, is a device for removing green algae growing on a cable in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, comprising an inactivation mechanism 1 and a cleaning mechanism 2 arranged in sequence along the moving direction of the cable 3, the inactivation mechanism 1 comprising a box assembly and a steam assembly, the box assembly comprising an inactivation box 111, the inlet and outlet of the cable 3 are respectively opened at both ends of the inactivation box 111, the steam assembly comprises a steam generator 121, a steam dispersion pipe 122 and a steam injection pipe 123, the steam injection pipe 123 is arranged in the inactivation box 111, perpendicular to the cable 3, the steam injection pipe 123 is a plurality of steam injection pipes 123 arranged in parallel, the steam dispersion pipe 122 is connected to the steam generator 121 through a pipeline, and the plurality of steam injection pipes 123 are connected to the steam dispersion pipe 122. In the present invention, the steam dispersion pipe 122 can be a plurality of steam injection pipes 123 for uniformly distributing steam, ensuring the steam volume of each steam injection pipe 123; when the cable with fixed green algae passes through the inactivation box 111, the high-temperature steam injected by the plurality of steam injection pipes 123 ensures the inactivation of the fixed green algae, and the steam will not cause any harm to the local marine environment after cooling, and the safety is high. The cleaning component 2 can realize the mechanical scraping of the inactivated fixed green algae on the cable 3, with high scraping efficiency and good scraping effect, and can effectively prevent the occurrence of green tide caused by the fixed green algae on the cable 3.

[0027] Specifically, in order to ensure the spraying effect, the steam spraying pipe 123 is connected to a spray head.

[0028] Specifically, in order to increase the inactivation travel of the cable 3 in the inactivation box 111 and effectively control the size of the inactivation box 111, at least two guide rollers 13 are provided in the inactivation box 111, and the cable 3 is wound around the two guide rollers 13, which effectively increases the inactivation time of the cable 3 in the inactivation box.

[0029] Specifically, in order to prevent the cable 3 on the guide roller 13 from shifting, which would be detrimental to the cable 3 entering and exiting the inactivation box 4 , a limiting concave ring 131 is provided in the middle of the guide roller 13 .

[0030] Specifically, in order to ensure that the liquid formed when the steam in the inactivation box 111 is cooled is discharged in time, a drain pipe 115 is provided at the bottom of the inactivation box 111 , and a steam trap 116 is provided on the drain pipe 115 .

[0031] Specifically, in order to facilitate the collection of the scattered sessile green algae and liquid in the inactivation box 111 , a conical contraction portion 112 is provided at the bottom of the inactivation box 111 , and a drainage pipe 115 is provided at the bottom of the conical contraction portion 112 .

[0032] Specifically, in order to prevent the scattered green algae from affecting the discharge of the liquid in the inactivation box 111, a filter 113 is provided between the conical contraction portion 112 and the drain pipe 115, and a filter 114 is provided at the filter 113. The filter 114 can be in a drawer-type pull-out form, which is convenient for timely cleaning of the filter 114.

[0033] Reference Figure 3 , 4 The cleaning mechanism includes a support frame 21, a bearing 22 arranged on the support frame 21, a scraping assembly sleeved in the bearing 22, and a motor 24. The outer ring of the bearing 22 is connected to the support frame. The scraping assembly includes a scraping cylinder 231 sleeved and connected to the inner ring of the bearing 22 and a scraping plate 232 arranged in the scraping cylinder 231. The motor 24 is connected to the scraping cylinder 231 through a traction belt 241. Driven by the motor 24, the scraping cylinder 3 rotates under the drive of the traction belt 241, and the scraping plate 232 in the scraping cylinder 3 rotates to form a cleaning channel in the scraping cylinder 3. The cable 3 passes through the cleaning channel at a certain speed, so that the mechanical scraping of the inactivated fixed green algae on the cable 3 can be achieved, and the scraping efficiency is high and the scraping effect is good.

[0034] Specifically, refer to Figure 5 The scraping plate 232 is tiltedly arranged in the scraping cylinder 231. There are multiple scraping plates 232, which are arranged in parallel in the scraping cylinder 231.

[0035] Specifically, refer to Figure 6 , 7 The scraping plate 232 includes a support portion 2321, a clamping portion 2322 and a brush portion 2323. One end of the support portion 2321 is vertically arranged on the clamping portion 2322, and the other end is connected to the brush portion 2323. The scraping cylinder 231 includes an outer cylinder 2311 and an inner cylinder 2312 sleeved in the outer cylinder 2311. The outer cylinder 2311 and the inner cylinder 2312 form a containing space for the clamping portion 2322. The inner cylinder 2312 is provided with a notch 2313 for the support portion 2321 to pass through. The opening direction of the notch 2313 forms a certain angle a with the axial direction of the scraping cylinder 231. The angle a is 125°±25°. The design of the inclination angle helps the scraped green algae to be discharged in the same direction under the action of the brush portion 2323. Since the scraper plate 232 is generally made of plastic or rubber, the scraper plate 232 with a T-shaped structure is inserted into the scraper cylinder 231 to facilitate replacement of the scraper plate 232 .

[0036] Specifically, refer to Figure 8 The scraping assembly further includes a fixing ring, which includes a fixing portion 2331 disposed in the accommodating space and a limiting portion 2332 connected to the fixing portion 2331. The fixing ring is disposed on the scraping cylinder 231 to prevent the scraping plate 232 from coming out of the scraping cylinder 231. Preferably, the fixing portion 2331 is provided with an external thread, and the outer cylinder body 2311 outside the accommodating space is provided with an internal thread corresponding to the external thread. The screw connection method is easy to disassemble and has high fixing stability.

[0037] Specifically, in order to prevent the accumulation of fixed green algae in the scraping cylinder 231 after scraping, a wind tube 25 is further connected to one side of the scraping cylinder 231, and the wind tube 25 is provided with an annular air outlet 251 toward the scraping cylinder 231 to promptly blow the fixed green algae scraped out of the scraping cylinder 231. Furthermore, the scraping cylinder 231 can adopt a conical cylindrical structure, and its diameter gradually increases in the direction away from the scraping cylinder 231, so as to facilitate the gathering of wind force.

[0038] In the present invention, the fixed green algae are inactivated by steam, and after the steam is cooled, no harm is caused to the local marine environment, and the safety is high; and the inactivated fixed green algae on the cable are mechanically scraped off, and the scraping efficiency is high and the scraping effect is good, which effectively reduces the probability of the green tide phenomenon caused by the fixed green algae on the cable and reduces the pollution to the marine environment.

[0039] For those skilled in the art, various other corresponding changes and deformations can be made according to the technical solutions and concepts described above, and all of these changes and deformations should fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A device for removing green algae growing on a cable, characterized in that: The invention comprises an inactivation mechanism and a cleaning mechanism which are sequentially arranged along the moving direction of the cable, the inactivation mechanism comprises a box assembly and a steam assembly, the box assembly comprises an inactivation box, both ends of the inactivation box are respectively provided with inlets and outlets for the cable, the steam assembly comprises a steam generator, a steam dispersion pipe and a steam injection pipe, the steam injection pipe is arranged in the inactivation box, and is arranged perpendicular to the cable, the steam injection pipe is a plurality of parallelly arranged steam injection pipes, and the plurality of steam injection pipes are connected to the steam generator through the steam dispersion pipe; a conical contraction portion is arranged at the bottom of the inactivation box; a filter portion is arranged between the conical contraction portion and the drain pipe, and a filter screen is arranged at the filter portion; the cleaning mechanism comprises a support frame, a bearing arranged on the support frame, a scraping assembly sleeved in the bearing, and a motor, the scraping assembly It includes a scraper cylinder sleeved in a bearing and a scraper plate arranged in the scraper cylinder, and the motor is connected to the scraper cylinder through a traction belt; the scraper plate is tiltedly arranged in the scraper cylinder; the scraper plate includes a support part, a clamping part and a brush part, one end of the support part is vertically arranged on the clamping part, and the other end is connected to the brush part; the scraper cylinder includes an outer cylinder body and an inner cylinder body sleeved in the outer cylinder body, and the outer cylinder body and the inner cylinder body form a accommodating space for the clamping part, and the inner cylinder body is provided with left and right slots for the support part to pass through; one side of the scraper cylinder is also connected to a wind tube, and the wind tube is provided with a ring-shaped air outlet facing the scraper cylinder, so that the scraped green algae is blown out of the scraper cylinder in time; the scraper cylinder can adopt a conical cylindrical structure, and its diameter gradually increases in the direction away from the scraper cylinder, so as to facilitate the gathering of wind force.

2. The device for removing green algae growing on a cable as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The steam injection pipe is connected with a nozzle.

3. The device for removing green algae growing on a cable as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A drain pipe is provided at the bottom of the inactivation box, and a drain valve is provided on the drain pipe.

4. The device for removing green algae growing on a cable as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The scraping assembly further includes a fixing ring, which includes a fixing portion arranged in the accommodating space and a limiting portion connected to the fixing portion.

5. The device for removing green algae growing on a cable as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The fixing portion is provided with an external thread, and the outer cylinder outside the accommodating space is provided with an internal thread corresponding to the external thread.