Plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device

Abstract

The invention discloses a plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device, and relates to the technical field of beverage sterilization heat energy recovery. The plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device comprises a heating box, a sterilization box is fixedly connected to the interior of the heating box, a triangular support is fixedly connected to the bottom of the heating box, a steam recovery mechanism is fixedly connected to the top of the heating box, and a condensation backflow mechanism is fixedly connected to the top of the steam recovery mechanism. The steam recycling mechanism comprises a steam discharging channel which is fixedly connected to the top of the heating box. According to the plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device, steam in the heating box can be discharged into a steam discharging channel, the steam can push a pushing paddle due to the internal and external pressure difference, then a stirring rod is driven to rotate, plants are put into a stirring barrel, and the stirring rod stirs plant beverages to meet the processing requirement in plant hard material production; therefore, the heat energy is recycled.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of heat energy recovery for beverage sterilization, and in particular to a heat energy recovery device for plant beverage sterilization. Background Art

[0002] The sterilization of plant beverages in boiling hot water can effectively kill bacteria, spores, molds, viruses and other microorganisms in the beverages, greatly ensuring the microbial safety of the beverages, thereby extending the shelf life; hot water can evenly surround the beverage container, so that all parts of the beverage are heated uniformly, avoiding local overheating or incomplete sterilization, and ensuring the stability of the sterilization quality of the entire batch of products;

[0003] Patent application number CN202222061627.0 discloses a plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device, including a recovery device body connected to a sterilization kettle and an insulation box, the recovery device body includes a shell, a stirring drum is fixed at the lower end of the shell, the stirring drum is rotatably connected to a stirring mechanism, an air intake pipe is fixed through the left end of the shell, and a bearing is fixed at the bottom end of the shell;

[0004] The existing energy recovery device only uses the steam generated during the sterilization process of the plant beverage for heating and driving the machine with the steam, and cannot recover the heat energy more effectively. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions: a plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device, comprising a heating box, a sterilization box is fixedly connected to the inside of the heating box, a triangular bracket is fixedly connected to the bottom of the heating box, a steam recovery mechanism is fixedly connected to the top of the heating box, and a condensation reflux mechanism is fixedly connected to the top of the steam recovery mechanism;

[0007] Vapor recovery organizations include:

[0008] A steam exhaust channel, wherein the steam exhaust channel is fixedly connected to the top of the heating box;

[0009] A push paddle, the push paddle being movably connected to the interior of the steam discharge channel;

[0010] A stirring rod is fixedly connected to the bottom of the pushing paddle.

[0011] Preferably, the outer wall of the stirring rod is movably connected to a stirring barrel, and the bottom of the stirring barrel is fixedly connected to a single-rod bracket.

[0012] Preferably, a filter cone is fixedly connected to the right side of the steam exhaust channel, a reflux heat pipe is fixedly connected to the bottom of the filter cone, the outer wall of the reflux heat pipe is fixedly connected to the stirring barrel, the outer wall of the heating box is fixedly connected to a return pipe, a peristaltic pump is fixedly connected to the right side of the return pipe, a relay box is fixedly connected to the right side of the peristaltic pump, the right side of the relay box is fixedly connected to the reflux heat pipe, and the relay box, the reflux heat pipe and the filter cone form a communicating vessel structure.

[0013] Preferably, a sensing tube is fixedly connected to the top of the relay box, a solenoid valve is fixedly connected to the top of the sensing tube, and a water level sensor is fixedly connected to the bottom of the solenoid valve inside the sensing tube.

[0014] Preferably, the condensation reflux mechanism includes a condensation cylinder, which is fixedly connected to the top of the filter cone, a reflux capillary tube is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the condensation cylinder, a reflux thick tube is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the sterilization box, and the right side of the reflux thick tube is fixedly connected to the reflux capillary tube.

[0015] Preferably, a water collecting column is provided inside the condensation cylinder, and the bottom of the water collecting column is set to be conical, so that the condensed water on the surface gathers at the bottom and then falls into the filter cone. The outer wall of the water collecting column is fixedly connected with a heat conducting bevel, and the heat conducting bevel is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the condensation cylinder. The heat conducting bevel is an inclined sheet, which facilitates the condensed water generated on the surface to gather towards the water collecting column.

[0016] Preferably, a spiral plate is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the sterilization box, and the spiral plate can guide the steam to spirally rise along the reflux thick pipe.

[0017] Preferably, a fixing frame is fixedly connected inside the reflux thick pipe, a spring is fixedly connected to one side of the fixing frame close to the reflux thick pipe to the corresponding end, a sealing plate is fixedly connected to one side of the spring close to the reflux thick pipe to the corresponding end, and the sealing plate is movably connected to the reflux thick pipe.

[0018] The present invention provides a plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] 1. The plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device discharges the steam inside the heating box into the steam discharge channel. The steam will push the paddle due to the pressure difference between the inside and the outside, and then drive the stirring rod to rotate. Put plants into the stirring barrel, so that the stirring rod stirs the plant beverage to meet the processing needs of plant hard material production, so as to realize the recovery and utilization of heat energy.

[0020] 2. The plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device allows the condensed water from steam to flow into the return heat pipe. The condensed water in the return heat pipe transfers heat to the hot beverage in the mixing barrel. Then, under the action of the peristaltic pump, the condensed water in the return heat pipe flows back to the heating box to replenish the water in the heating box, so that the waste heat of the condensed water in the return heat pipe can be utilized again, so that the thermal energy can be better utilized. At the same time, the plant beverage in the mixing barrel is generally heated and stirred, which can better promote the mixing of substances in the beverage.

[0021] 3. The plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device injects water into the reflux capillary tube, and allows the reflux capillary tube to transfer the heat of the steam in the condensation cylinder to the internal supplementary water flow. Then the water will flow into the heating box through the reflux capillary tube and the reflux thick tube. At the same time, the reflux thick tube will contact the exhausted steam and be heated by the steam and then flow back to the heating box to replenish the water inside the heating box, further recovering the heat in the steam to be exhausted.

[0022] 4. The plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device transfers heat to the condensing cylinder through the heat-conducting inclined plate, and then the reflux capillary transfers the heat on the condensing cylinder to the internal supplementary water flow. At the same time, the heat-conducting inclined plate will promote the condensation of steam, allowing the steam to converge downward through the water-collecting column, allowing the condensed water to flow into the reflux heat-conducting pipe through the filter cone, so as to facilitate the recovery of heat in the condensed water through the reflux heat-conducting pipe.

[0023] 5. The plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device discharges the condensed water in the reflux heat transfer pipe into the interior of the heating box through the peristaltic pump through the reflux pipe. The condensed water will flow into the bottom through the spiral plate, which slows down the time for the condensed water to flow directly into the boiling water inside. The condensed water absorbs the heat in the steam during the reflux process, and the heat of the steam is further recovered and utilized. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the main stereoscopic structure of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the cross-section structure;

[0026] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle A part;

[0027] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the back three-dimensional structure of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the steam exhaust channel structure of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 6This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the condensing cylinder of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the steam exhaust channel of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the induction tube of the present invention;

[0032] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sterilization box of the present invention;

[0033] Fig.10 for Fig. 9 The enlarged structural diagram of the middle B part;

[0034] Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the reflux thick tube of the present invention.

[0035] In the figure: 1. Heating box; 2. Triangular bracket; 3. Sterilization box; 4. Steam recovery mechanism; 401. Steam discharge channel; 402. Push paddle; 403. Stirring rod; 404. Stirring barrel; 405. Single rod bracket; 406. Filter cone; 407. Sponge block; 408. Reflux heat pipe; 409. Relay box; 410. Induction tube; 411. Solenoid valve; 412. Water level sensor; 413. Peristaltic pump; 414. Reflux pipe; 5. Condensation reflux mechanism; 501. Condensation cylinder; 502. Reflux thin tube; 503. Reflux thick tube; 504. Water collecting column; 505. Thermally conductive inclined plate; 506. Spiral plate; 507. Fixed frame; 508. Spring; 509. Sealing plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0037] Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0038] Example 1: Please refer to Figure 1-8 The present invention provides a technical solution: a plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device, comprising a heating box 1, a sterilization box 3 is fixedly connected inside the heating box 1, a triangular bracket 2 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the heating box 1, a steam recovery mechanism 4 is fixedly connected to the top of the heating box 1, and a condensation reflux mechanism 5 is fixedly connected to the top of the steam recovery mechanism 4;

[0039] The steam recovery mechanism 4 comprises:

[0040] A steam exhaust channel 401, the steam exhaust channel 401 is fixedly connected to the top of the heating box 1;

[0041] A push paddle 402, which is movably connected to the steam discharge channel 401;

[0042] A stirring rod 403 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the pushing paddle 402 .

[0043] Put the plant beverage in the sterilization box 3, inject water into the heating box 1, heat the water in the heating box 1, and let the water continue to boil to sterilize the plant beverage in the sterilization box 3. At the same time, the water in the heating box 1 continues to boil, which will cause the steam inside the heating box 1 to be discharged into the steam discharge channel 401. The steam will push the paddle 402 due to the pressure difference between the inside and the outside, and then drive the stirring rod 403 to rotate.

[0044] The outer wall of the stirring rod 403 is movably connected to the stirring barrel 404 , and the bottom of the stirring barrel 404 is fixedly connected to a single-rod bracket 405 .

[0045] The stirring rod 403 is driven to rotate, and the plant is placed in the stirring barrel 404, so that the stirring rod 403 stirs the plant beverage to meet the processing requirements in the production of plant hard materials.

[0046] A filter cone 406 is fixedly connected to the right side of the steam exhaust channel 401, a reflux heat conduction pipe 408 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the filter cone 406, the outer wall of the reflux heat conduction pipe 408 is fixedly connected to the stirring barrel 404, a return pipe 414 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the heating box 1, a peristaltic pump 413 is fixedly connected to the right side of the return pipe 414, and the working principle of the peristaltic pump 413 is: composed of a soft pipeline and a roller or rotor that can squeeze the pipeline; when working, the roller or rotor rolls and squeezes the pipeline along the length direction of the pipeline, so that the liquid forms a peristaltic wave and moves from the feed port to the discharge port to achieve water pumping; when not working, the roller or rotor stops rolling, the pipeline returns to its original state, and the pipeline is closed to prevent liquid reflux.

[0047] The right side of the peristaltic pump 413 is fixedly connected to a relay box 409 , and the right side of the relay box 409 is fixedly connected to the return heat pipe 408 .

[0048] In this process, part of the water vapor will be liquefied, and the liquefied water vapor will be pushed into the filter cone 406 by the steam, and the steam will gather at the top of the filter cone 406 to be discharged outward, and the condensed water will accumulate at the bottom of the filter cone 406, and the water flow will first fill the sponge block 407, and the sponge block 407 will hinder the airflow and allow the steam to be discharged to the top. The condensed water of the steam will continue to accumulate on the top of the sponge block 407, and the water will flow into the return heat pipe 408, and the condensed water in the return heat pipe 408 will transfer the heat to the hot beverage in the mixing barrel 404, and then under the action of the peristaltic pump 413, the condensed water in the return heat pipe 408 will flow back to the heating box 1 to replenish the water in the heating box 1, so that the waste heat of the condensed water in the return heat pipe 408 can be utilized again.

[0049] A sensing tube 410 is fixedly connected to the top of the relay box 409 , a solenoid valve 411 is fixedly connected to the top of the sensing tube 410 , and a water level sensor 412 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the solenoid valve 411 inside the sensing tube 410 .

[0050] Under normal circumstances, the solenoid valve 411 is in an open state, so that the relay box 409, the return heat pipe 408 and the filter cone 406 form a communicating vessel structure, which allows the condensed water to continue to fill the return heat pipe 408, so that the condensed water is in contact with the mixing barrel 404 inside the return heat pipe 408 for a longer time, and the condensed water can better transfer heat to the plant beverage inside the mixing barrel 404. When the condensed water continues to accumulate and the water level in the relay box 409 rises to the water level sensor 412, the water level sensor 412 will sense it, and then the solenoid valve 411 will be closed. At the same time, the peristaltic pump 413 will pump the water inside the return heat pipe 408 into the heating box 1. Once the water level is lower than the water level sensor 412, the peristaltic pump 413 will stop working and the solenoid valve 411 will open.

[0051] Example 2: Please refer to Figure 1-11 Based on the first embodiment, the present invention provides a technical solution:

[0052] The condensation reflux mechanism 5 includes a condensation cylinder 501, which is fixedly connected to the top of the filter cone 406. The outer wall of the condensation cylinder 501 is fixedly connected with a reflux capillary 502. The outer wall of the sterilization box 3 is fixedly connected with a reflux thick tube 503. The right side of the reflux thick tube 503 is fixedly connected to the reflux capillary 502.

[0053] Water is injected into the reflux capillary 502 , and the water will flow into the interior of the heating box 1 through the reflux capillary 502 and the reflux thick tube 503 , thereby replenishing the water inside the heating box 1 .

[0054] A water collecting column 504 is arranged inside the condensation cylinder 501, and the bottom of the water collecting column 504 is arranged to be conical, so that the condensed water on the surface can gather at the bottom and then fall into the filter cone 406. The outer wall of the water collecting column 504 is fixedly connected with a heat conducting bevel 505, and the heat conducting bevel 505 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the condensation cylinder 501. The heat conducting bevel 505 is an inclined sheet, so that the condensed water generated on the surface can gather toward the water collecting column 504.

[0055] The steam discharged from the top of the filter cone 406 will transfer heat to the heat conductive bevel 505, and then transfer the heat to the condensation tube 501 through the heat conductive bevel 505, so that the reflux capillary 502 can transfer the heat on the condensation tube 501 to the internal supplementary water flow. At the same time, the heat conductive bevel 505 will promote the condensation of steam, allowing the steam to converge downward through the water collecting column 504, allowing the condensed water to flow into the reflux heat conductive pipe 408 through the filter cone 406 for easy recycling.

[0056] A spiral plate 506 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the sterilization box 3 , and the spiral plate 506 can guide the steam to spirally rise along the reflux thick pipe 503 .

[0057] The spiral plate 506 guides the steam discharged upward from the inside of the heating box 1, allowing the steam to spirally rise along the reflux thick pipe 503, so that the steam can have a longer contact time with the reflux thick pipe 503, and then the heat in the steam is transferred to the supplementary water at the bottom through the reflux thick pipe 503. At the same time, when the peristaltic pump 413 discharges the condensed water in the reflux heat pipe 408 into the interior of the heating box 1 through the return pipe 414, the condensed water will pass through the spiral plate 506 and spirally flow into the bottom, slowing down the time for the condensed water to flow directly into the boiling water inside the heating box 1, and then the condensed water absorbs the heat in the steam during the reflux process.

[0058] A fixing frame 507 is fixedly connected inside the reflux thick pipe 503, a spring 508 is fixedly connected to one side of the fixing frame 507 close to the corresponding end of the reflux thick pipe 503, a sealing plate 509 is fixedly connected to one side of the spring 508 close to the corresponding end of the reflux thick pipe 503, and the sealing plate 509 is movably connected to the reflux thick pipe 503.

[0059] The water flowing into the reflux thick tube 503 from the thin reflux tube 502 will first be blocked by the sealing plate 509 and cannot flow out until the water inside the reflux thick tube 503 is full, and then the water pressure inside the reflux thick tube 503 increases, pushing the sealing plate 509 outward to allow the water inside the reflux thick tube 503 to be discharged, so that the inside of the reflux thick tube 503 is still full of water while slowly draining the water, so that the water inside the reflux thick tube 503 can better contact with the steam and absorb the heat in the steam. At the same time, when the supplementary water is discharged from the thin reflux tube 502 to the reflux thick tube 503, the flow rate of the water in the tube will be slowed down, thereby better absorbing the heat in the steam.

[0060] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes according to the technical scheme and inventive concept of the present invention within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A plant beverage sterilization heat energy recovery device, comprising a heating box (1), characterized in that: The heating box (1) is fixedly connected to a sterilization box (3) inside, the bottom of the heating box (1) is fixedly connected to a triangular bracket (2), the top of the heating box (1) is fixedly connected to a steam recovery mechanism (4), and the top of the steam recovery mechanism (4) is fixedly connected to a condensation reflux mechanism (5); The vapor recovery mechanism (4) comprises: A steam exhaust channel (401), wherein the steam exhaust channel (401) is fixedly connected to the top of the heating box (1); A pushing paddle (402), wherein the pushing paddle (402) is movably connected inside the steam discharge channel (401); A stirring rod (403), wherein the stirring rod (403) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the pushing paddle (402).

2. The heat energy recovery device for sterilizing plant beverages according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the stirring rod (403) is movably connected to a stirring barrel (404), and the bottom of the stirring barrel (404) is fixedly connected to a single-rod bracket (405).

3. The heat energy recovery device for sterilizing plant beverages according to claim 2, characterized in that: A filter cone (406) is fixedly connected to the right side of the steam exhaust channel (401), a return heat conduction pipe (408) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the filter cone (406), the outer wall of the return heat conduction pipe (408) is fixedly connected to the stirring barrel (404), a return pipe (414) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the heating box (1), a peristaltic pump (413) is fixedly connected to the right side of the return pipe (414), a relay box (409) is fixedly connected to the right side of the peristaltic pump (413), and the right side of the relay box (409) is fixedly connected to the return heat conduction pipe (408).

4. The heat energy recovery device for sterilizing plant beverages according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top of the relay box (409) is fixedly connected to a sensing tube (410), the top of the sensing tube (410) is fixedly connected to a solenoid valve (411), and the inside of the sensing tube (410) is fixedly connected to a water level sensor (412) at the bottom of the solenoid valve (411).

5. The heat energy recovery device for sterilizing plant beverages according to claim 3, characterized in that: The condensation reflux mechanism (5) comprises a condensation cylinder (501), the condensation cylinder (501) is fixedly connected to the top of the filter cone (406), a reflux capillary tube (502) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the condensation cylinder (501), a reflux thick tube (503) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the sterilization box (3), and the right side of the reflux thick tube (503) is fixedly connected to the reflux capillary tube (502).

6. The heat energy recovery device for sterilizing plant beverages according to claim 5, characterized in that: A water collecting column (504) is arranged inside the condensing cylinder (501), and a heat conducting inclined plate (505) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the water collecting column (504), and the heat conducting inclined plate (505) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the condensing cylinder (501).

7. The heat energy recovery device for sterilizing plant beverages according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer wall of the sterilization box (3) is fixedly connected with a spiral plate (506), and the spiral plate (506) can guide the steam to spirally rise along the reflux thick pipe (503).

8. The heat energy recovery device for sterilizing plant beverages according to claim 5, characterized in that: A fixing frame (507) is fixedly connected inside the reflux thick tube (503); a spring (508) is fixedly connected to one side of the fixing frame (507) close to the reflux thick tube (503) to the corresponding end; a sealing plate (509) is fixedly connected to one side of the spring (508) close to the reflux thick tube (503) to the corresponding end; and the sealing plate (509) is movably connected to the reflux thick tube (503).

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