A method, device, apparatus and system for spraying a steam pipe leak

By generating the shortest evacuation path and setting spray zones along the path, the shortcomings of traditional spray systems after steam pipeline leaks are solved, achieving efficient and safe evacuation procedures.

CN117366479BActive Publication Date: 2025-10-21CHINA STATE SHIPBUILDING CORP LTD RESEARCH INSTITUTE 719
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Application Number
CN202311451483.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-10-31
Publication Date
2025-10-21
Estimated Expiration
2043-10-31

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Technical Problem

Traditional steam pipeline leaks make it difficult to precisely control the sprinkler system, resulting in insufficient or wasted sprinkler water, which affects evacuation efficiency and safety.

Method used

By obtaining the location of steam leaks and at-risk personnel, the shortest evacuation route is generated, and a spray zone is set up along this route. The spray volume and range are dynamically adjusted to ensure that at-risk personnel are effectively protected during the evacuation process.

Benefits of technology

This improved evacuation efficiency and safety, avoided wasting spray water, and ensured that people at risk were quickly transferred to safe areas.

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Abstract

A steam pipeline leakage spraying method, device, equipment and system, comprising the following steps: if a steam leakage alarm signal is triggered, obtaining a leakage position of steam and a dangerous personnel position; obtaining an evacuation path starting from the dangerous personnel position, not passing through the leakage position and having the shortest evacuation distance according to the leakage position and the dangerous personnel position; determining an evacuation spraying area on the evacuation path that needs to be sprayed; and spraying the evacuation spraying area. By generating the shortest evacuation path from the dangerous personnel position without passing through the leakage position, and spraying the shortest evacuation path, the dangerous personnel can be protected by spraying in the evacuation path. Meanwhile, the dangerous personnel can quickly move to a safe area by moving along the sprayed evacuation spraying area, the evacuation path is more clear, the evacuation efficiency of the dangerous personnel is further improved, and the safety in the evacuation process is improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of steam pipeline protection, and specifically to a spraying method, device, equipment and system for steam pipeline leakage. Background Art

[0002] Steam pipelines are widely used in fields such as shipbuilding and marine engineering, energy, and power generation. Due to the long-term exposure to high temperatures, pressure loads caused by high pressure, erosion caused by high flow rates, and corrosion during long-term use, steam pipelines can become damaged, causing high-temperature steam leaks and overflows, impacting the safety and normal operation of the pipeline system and, in severe cases, even causing casualties and significant economic losses. Therefore, timely and effective spraying of steam leaks is crucial for the safety of those at risk.

[0003] After detecting a steam leak, traditional sprinkler systems often manually open the sprinkler valves on site. This method is relatively simple, but for more complex working environments, there are often more sprinkler valves involved. In order to ensure that all people in danger can escape with the help of sprinklers, relevant personnel need to open all the sprinkler valves. At this time, there is a great pressure on the water storage capacity of the sprinkler system. At the same time, for people in danger who need to be transferred, the transfer efficiency will be affected when there is spray water everywhere. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present application provides a steam pipe leakage spraying method, device, equipment and system to solve the technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0005] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a method for spraying a leaked steam pipe, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A method for spraying a leaky steam pipe, comprising the following steps:

[0007] If the steam leak alarm signal is triggered, obtain the steam leak location and the location of the people in danger;

[0008] According to the leakage location and the location of the person in danger, an evacuation route starting from the location of the person in danger, not passing through the leakage location and having the shortest evacuation distance is obtained;

[0009] Determine an evacuation spraying area on the evacuation path that needs to be sprayed; wherein the evacuation spraying area is a continuous path including the location of the endangered person;

[0010] The evacuation spray area is sprayed.

[0011] In combination with the first aspect, in one embodiment, the evacuation spray area is the entire evacuation path, or the evacuation spray area is a portion of the evacuation path extending a set distance from the position of the person in danger.

[0012] In combination with the first aspect, in one embodiment, in the evacuation spraying area on the evacuation path that needs to be sprayed,

[0013] Get the water storage capacity of the sprinkler;

[0014] An evacuation spraying area on the evacuation path that needs to be sprayed is determined according to the stored water amount.

[0015] In combination with the first aspect, in one embodiment, the evacuation spraying area that needs to be sprayed on the evacuation path is determined based on the water storage amount.

[0016] Obtaining the simulated passage time required for the endangered persons to pass through the remaining evacuation routes and the spray flow rate of the remaining evacuation routes;

[0017] According to the simulated passage time and the spray flow rate, the maximum safe distance at which the stored water can maintain the spraying during the simulated passage time is calculated;

[0018] The portion of the evacuation path extending from the position of the person in danger to the maximum safety distance is determined to be the evacuation spray area.

[0019] In combination with the first aspect, in one embodiment, according to the leakage location and the location of the person in danger, an evacuation route starting from the location of the person in danger, not passing through the leakage location and having the shortest evacuation distance is obtained.

[0020] If there are multiple locations of the person in danger, an independent evacuation path is generated for each location of the person in danger.

[0021] In combination with the first aspect, in one embodiment, according to the leakage location and the location of the person in danger, an evacuation route starting from the location of the person in danger, not passing through the leakage location and having the shortest evacuation distance is obtained.

[0022] If there are multiple locations of the person in danger, the evacuation path connects each location of the person in danger in sequence.

[0023] In conjunction with the first aspect, in one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0024] Determining an anti-diffusion spraying area surrounding the leakage location according to the leakage location;

[0025] The anti-diffusion spray area is sprayed.

[0026] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a spray device for steam pipe leakage, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0027] A spray device for steam pipe leakage, the spray device for steam pipe leakage comprising:

[0028] an acquisition module configured to acquire the steam leakage location and the location of the person in danger if the steam leakage alarm signal is triggered;

[0029] a path generation module configured to obtain, based on the leakage location and the location of the person in danger, an evacuation path that starts from the location of the person in danger, does not pass through the leakage location, and has the shortest evacuation distance;

[0030] The spray control module is configured to determine an evacuation spray area on the evacuation path that needs to be sprayed; wherein the evacuation spray area is a continuous path including the location of the endangered person; and spray the evacuation spray area.

[0031] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a spray device for steam pipe leakage, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0032] A steam pipe leak spraying device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a steam pipe leak spraying program stored in the memory and executable by the processor, wherein when the steam pipe leak spraying program is executed by the processor, the steps of the steam pipe leak spraying method described above are implemented.

[0033] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a spray system for steam pipe leakage, which adopts the following technical solutions:

[0034] A steam pipe leak spray system comprising:

[0035] A steam leak detection device comprising a plurality of leak sensors distributed at different locations on the steam pipeline;

[0036] A spraying device, which includes multiple spraying points distributed in various areas;

[0037] A spray device for steam pipe leakage as described above.

[0038] The beneficial effects of the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application include at least:

[0039] By generating the shortest evacuation route that does not pass through the leakage location from the location of the endangered persons, and setting up targeted evacuation spray areas on the shortest evacuation route, the endangered persons can be targetedly sprayed for protection during the evacuation route, avoiding the waste of spray water in other unrelated areas. At the same time, the endangered persons can be quickly transferred to a safe area by moving along the evacuation spray area where spraying is being carried out. The evacuation route is clearer, further improving the evacuation efficiency of the endangered persons and improving the safety of the evacuation process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] Figure 1 This is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method for spraying steam pipe leakage according to the present application;

[0041] Figure 2 This is a functional module diagram of an embodiment of a spray device for steam pipe leakage in the present application;

[0042] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the spray equipment for steam pipe leakage involved in the embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0044] The terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of this application and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but optionally includes steps or units that are not listed, or optionally includes other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices. The terms "first", "second" and "third" are used to distinguish different objects, etc., and do not represent a sequence, nor do they limit the "first", "second" and "third" to different types.

[0045] In the description of the embodiments of this application, the words "exemplary," "for example," or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations, or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary," "for example," or "for example" in the embodiments of this application should not be construed as being preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplary," "for example," or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a concrete manner.

[0046] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise specified, “ / ” means or, for example, A / B can mean A or B; “and / or” in the text is merely a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist, for example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, in the description of the embodiments of the present application, “multiple” refers to two or more than two.

[0047] In some processes described in the embodiments of the present application, multiple operations or steps are included that appear in a specific order. However, it should be understood that these operations or steps may not be performed in the order in which they appear in the embodiments of the present application or may be performed in parallel. The sequence numbers of the operations are only used to distinguish between different operations, and the sequence numbers themselves do not represent any order of execution. In addition, these processes may include more or fewer operations, and these operations or steps may be performed in sequence or in parallel, and these operations or steps may be combined.

[0048] Traditional sprinkler systems often rely on manual opening of sprinkler valves upon detecting a steam leak. This method is relatively simple, but difficult to operate in areas with high steam density and is now being replaced by remote control. However, precise sprinkler technology is still lacking. With numerous steam pipelines, opening all control valves simultaneously can result in insufficient spray water, wasting the total flow of the sprinkler pump, compromising spray effectiveness, and even causing further steam spread.

[0049] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for spraying a leaked steam pipe, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0050] A method for spraying a leaky steam pipe, comprising the following steps:

[0051] S100: If a steam leakage alarm signal is triggered, obtain the steam leakage location and the location of the person in danger;

[0052] S200, according to the leakage location and the location of the person in danger, obtaining an evacuation route starting from the location of the person in danger, not passing through the leakage location, and having the shortest evacuation distance;

[0053] S300: Determine an evacuation spraying area on the evacuation path that requires spraying treatment; wherein the evacuation spraying area is a continuous path including the location of the endangered person;

[0054] S400: spraying the evacuation spraying area.

[0055] In the above process, the location of the person in danger is realized by the information collection device installed in the passage and room. The information collection device can be a camera, an intercom, a signal trigger, etc. that can allow the outside world to obtain the presence of the person in danger in the current area. The embodiments of this application do not require this. At the same time, because the location of the person in danger changes in real time, the evacuation path and evacuation spray area obtained based on the location of the person in danger can be calculated in real time in some embodiments of this application, or can be calculated based on the latest location of the person in danger after a certain period of time. This application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0056] When the evacuation path is calculated in step S200, it is also necessary to use the pre-set building indoor space parameters and generate a subsequent evacuation path based on the building indoor space parameters combined with the leakage location and the location of the endangered person.

[0057] Regarding the evacuation spray area in step S300, different parts of the evacuation path can be selected in different embodiments. For example, in some embodiments, the entire evacuation path is used as the evacuation spray area, that is, the entire evacuation path is sprayed. In other embodiments, the evacuation path at the location of the endangered person and a portion of the evacuation path in front of it can be used as the evacuation spray area to ensure that the endangered person can continue to walk within the spray area during the transfer. In addition, it is understood that for areas that the endangered person has already walked through, according to the definition of the evacuation path in this application, these areas that have been walked through are not on the evacuation path and are not within the selection range of the evacuation spray area. Therefore, for areas that were once selected as evacuation spray areas but have been walked through, this application no longer recognizes such areas as evacuation spray areas.

[0058] This setting generates the shortest evacuation path that does not pass through the leakage location from the location of the endangered person, and sets up the evacuation spray area in a targeted manner on the shortest evacuation path, so that the endangered person can be targetedly sprayed for protection during the evacuation route, avoiding the waste of spray water in other unrelated areas. At the same time, the endangered person can be quickly transferred to a safe area by moving along the evacuation spray area where spraying is being carried out. The evacuation path is clearer, which further improves the evacuation efficiency of the endangered person and improves the safety during the evacuation process.

[0059] In combination with the first aspect, in one embodiment, the evacuation spray area is the entire evacuation path, or the evacuation spray area is a portion of the evacuation path extending a set distance from the position of the person in danger.

[0060] This arrangement, when the entire evacuation path is used as the evacuation spray zone for the transfer of endangered personnel, will make the overall execution process more indirect, easier to implement, and effectively reduce the risk of program control problems. When a portion of the evacuation path is used as the evacuation spray zone, it can effectively reduce the consumption rate of the spray water reserve, ensuring that the water reserve can effectively support the entire evacuation process.

[0061] In combination with the first aspect, in one embodiment, in step S300, determining the evacuation spraying area on the evacuation path that needs to be sprayed,

[0062] S310, obtaining the water storage amount of the spray device;

[0063] S320: Determine an evacuation spraying area on the evacuation path that requires spraying according to the stored water volume.

[0064] With this arrangement, the evacuation spraying area requiring spraying operation is dynamically determined according to the current water storage capacity of the spraying device, thereby improving the safety of people in danger during evacuation.

[0065] Specifically, in one embodiment, in step S320, the evacuation spraying area that needs to be sprayed on the evacuation path is determined based on the stored water volume.

[0066] S321, obtaining the simulated passage time required for the endangered persons to pass through the remaining evacuation routes and the spray flow rate of the remaining evacuation routes;

[0067] S322: Calculate, based on the simulated passage time and the spray flow rate, the maximum safe distance at which the stored water can maintain spraying during the simulated passage time;

[0068] S323: Determine the portion of the evacuation path extending from the location of the endangered person to the maximum safety distance as the evacuation spray area.

[0069] This setting ensures that the water storage capacity can meet the needs of people in danger to be transferred to a safe location smoothly. At the same time, the evacuation spray area set up in this process is the longest distance that the water storage capacity can support, which makes it convenient for people in danger to transfer a longer distance during each movement, so that people in danger can escape danger quickly.

[0070] In combination with the first aspect, in one embodiment, in S200, based on the leakage location and the location of the person in danger, an evacuation route starting from the location of the person in danger, not passing through the leakage location and having the shortest evacuation distance is obtained.

[0071] If there are multiple locations of the person in danger, an independent evacuation path is generated for each location of the person in danger.

[0072] This setting ensures that all people in dangerous locations can be transferred to a safe area by the fastest route, further improving the safety of people in multiple different locations.

[0073] In combination with the first aspect, in one embodiment, in step S200, according to the leakage location and the location of the person in danger, an evacuation route starting from the location of the person in danger, not passing through the leakage location and having the shortest evacuation distance is obtained.

[0074] If there are multiple locations of the person in danger, the evacuation path connects each location of the person in danger in sequence.

[0075] This setting can reduce the system calculation amount as much as possible while effectively controlling the overall distance of the evacuation path. For the evacuation spray area set on the evacuation path, the total amount of water storage required is also small, and the pressure for the spray water storage is also small.

[0076] In conjunction with the first aspect, in one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0077] S500, determining an anti-diffusion spraying area surrounding the leakage location according to the leakage location;

[0078] S600: spraying the anti-diffusion spraying area.

[0079] Among them, step S600 is executed after step S500, but there is no fixed requirement on the order between step S500 and steps S200, S300, and S400, which may be different in different embodiments.

[0080] In this way, by defining an anti-diffusion spraying area around the leakage location, when the anti-diffusion spraying area is sprayed, the diffusion of steam at the leakage location can be effectively restricted, thereby reducing the impact of steam on the room.

[0081] Secondly, refer to Figure 2 , the embodiment of the present application provides a spray device for steam pipe leakage, which adopts the following technical solutions:

[0082] A spray device for steam pipe leakage, the spray device for steam pipe leakage comprising:

[0083] an acquisition module configured to acquire the steam leakage location and the location of the person in danger if the steam leakage alarm signal is triggered;

[0084] a path generation module configured to obtain, based on the leakage location and the location of the person in danger, an evacuation path that starts from the location of the person in danger, does not pass through the leakage location, and has the shortest evacuation distance;

[0085] The spray control module is configured to determine an evacuation spray area on the evacuation path that needs to be sprayed; wherein the evacuation spray area is a continuous path including the location of the endangered person; and spray the evacuation spray area.

[0086] Among them, the functional implementation of each module in the above-mentioned steam pipe leakage spraying device corresponds to the various steps in the above-mentioned steam pipe leakage spraying method embodiment, and its functions and implementation processes will not be repeated here one by one.

[0087] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a steam pipe leak spraying device, which can be a personal computer (PC), a laptop computer, a server, or other device with data processing capabilities.

[0088] Reference Figure 3 , Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the steam pipe leakage spraying device involved in the embodiment of the present application. In the embodiment of the present application, the steam pipe leakage spraying device may include a processor, a memory, a communication interface and a communication bus.

[0089] The communication bus may be of any type and is used to interconnect the processor, memory, and communication interface.

[0090] Communication interfaces include input / output (I / O) interfaces, physical interfaces, and logical interfaces, which are used to interconnect components within the steam pipe leak sprinkler system and to connect the steam pipe leak sprinkler system to other devices (such as other computing devices or user devices). Physical interfaces can be Ethernet, fiber, or ATM interfaces; user devices can be displays or keyboards.

[0091] The memory can be various types of storage media, such as random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile RAM (NVRAM), flash memory, optical storage, hard disk, programmable ROM (PROM), erasable PROM (EPROM), electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), etc.

[0092] The processor may be a general-purpose processor that can call a steam pipe leak spray program stored in a memory and execute the steam pipe leak spray method provided in the embodiments of the present application. For example, the general-purpose processor may be a central processing unit (CPU). The method executed when the steam pipe leak spray program is called can be referred to in the various embodiments of the steam pipe leak spray method of the present application and will not be further described here.

[0093] Those skilled in the art will understand that Figure 3 The hardware structure shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation to the present application and may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or a combination of certain components, or a different arrangement of components.

[0094] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium.

[0095] The readable storage medium of the present application stores a steam pipe leakage spraying program, wherein when the steam pipe leakage spraying program is executed by the processor, the steps of the steam pipe leakage spraying method as described above are implemented.

[0096] Among them, the method implemented when the steam pipe leakage spraying program is executed can refer to the various embodiments of the steam pipe leakage spraying method of the present application, and will not be repeated here.

[0097] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application also provides a spray system for steam pipe leakage.

[0098] A steam pipe leak spray system comprising:

[0099] A steam leak detection device comprising a plurality of leak sensors distributed at different locations on the steam pipeline;

[0100] A spraying device, which includes multiple spraying points distributed in various areas;

[0101] A spray device for steam pipe leakage as described above.

[0102] It should be noted that the serial numbers of the above-mentioned embodiments of the present application are for description only and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

[0103] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform, of course, it can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) as described above, and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal device to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0104] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application and do not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present application specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A spraying method for steam pipe leakage, characterized in that: It includes the following steps: If the steam leak alarm signal is triggered, obtain the steam leak location and the location of the people in danger; According to the leakage location and the location of the person in danger, an evacuation route starting from the location of the person in danger, not passing through the leakage location and having the shortest evacuation distance is obtained; Determine an evacuation spraying area on the evacuation path that needs to be sprayed; wherein the evacuation spraying area is a continuous path including the location of the endangered person; spraying the evacuation spray area; In the evacuation spraying area determined to need to be sprayed on the evacuation path, Get the water storage capacity of the sprinkler; Determining an evacuation spraying area on the evacuation path that requires spraying treatment based on the stored water volume; Determining the evacuation spraying area that needs to be sprayed on the evacuation path based on the water storage amount, Obtaining the simulated passage time required for the endangered persons to pass through the remaining evacuation routes and the spray flow rate of the remaining evacuation routes; According to the simulated passage time and the spray flow rate, the maximum safe distance at which the stored water can maintain the spraying during the simulated passage time is calculated; Determining a portion of the evacuation path extending from the location of the endangered person to the maximum safe distance as an evacuation spray zone; Determining an anti-diffusion spraying area surrounding the leakage location according to the leakage location; The anti-diffusion spray area is sprayed.

2. The method for spraying steam pipe leakage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The evacuation spray area is the entire evacuation path, or the evacuation spray area is a portion of the evacuation path extending a set distance from the location of the person in danger.

3. The method for spraying steam pipe leakage according to claim 1, characterized in that: According to the leakage location and the location of the person in danger, an evacuation route starting from the location of the person in danger, not passing through the leakage location and having the shortest evacuation distance is obtained. If there are multiple locations of the person in danger, an independent evacuation path is generated for each location of the person in danger.

4. The method for spraying a leak in a steam pipe according to claim 1, wherein: According to the leakage location and the location of the person in danger, an evacuation route starting from the location of the person in danger, not passing through the leakage location and having the shortest evacuation distance is obtained. If there are multiple locations of the person in danger, the evacuation path connects each location of the person in danger in sequence.

5. A steam pipe leak spraying device, which is used to implement the steam pipe leak spraying method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The spray device for steam pipe leakage includes: an acquisition module configured to acquire the steam leakage location and the location of the person in danger if the steam leakage alarm signal is triggered; a path generation module configured to obtain, based on the leakage location and the location of the person in danger, an evacuation path that starts from the location of the person in danger, does not pass through the leakage location, and has the shortest evacuation distance; The spray control module is configured to determine an evacuation spray area on the evacuation path that needs to be sprayed; wherein the evacuation spray area is a continuous path including the location of the endangered person; and spray the evacuation spray area.

6. A spraying device for steam pipe leakage, characterized in that: The steam pipe leak spraying device includes a processor, a memory, and a steam pipe leak spraying program stored in the memory and executable by the processor, wherein when the steam pipe leak spraying program is executed by the processor, the steps of the steam pipe leak spraying method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 are implemented.

7. A steam pipe leak sprinkler system, characterized in that: It includes: A steam leak detection device comprising a plurality of leak sensors distributed at different locations on the steam pipeline; A spraying device, which includes multiple spraying points distributed in various areas; The steam pipe leakage spraying device as claimed in claim 5.

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