Cooling A-frame system
By integrating the cooling triangular support with the extended platform, the problems of complex connection of the cooling triangular support and unclear force transmission path after the expansion of the power plant are solved, thus achieving structural safety and design simplification, and improving radiator rigidity and construction efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511328935.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-17
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-18
AI Technical Summary
As power plants expand in scale, existing cooling triangular supports increase the heat exchange area by increasing the height of the radiator, which leads to higher overall rigidity requirements. This necessitates the installation of auxiliary components, resulting in complex connections, unclear force transmission paths, and increased design difficulty.
The cooling triangular support and the extended platform form an integrated structure. The cooling triangular support system is independent of the indirect cooling tower, with a clear force transmission path, simplified design, increased lateral stiffness, louvers to meet air intake requirements, steel structure to reduce material usage, and prefabricated members for on-site installation.
It achieves simple structural connections, clear force transmission paths, improved radiator stiffness, simplified design, saved time and costs, met deformation coordination and air intake requirements, and significantly improved construction efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of power plant facility technology, and specifically to a cooling triangular support system. Background Technology
[0002] Indirect air-cooled towers, also known as indirect cooling towers, are generally hyperbolic towers. They are indispensable main structures in thermal power plants. Existing cooling triangular supports have cooling triangular legs of a certain height at the bottom, with the radiator placed above these legs. The top of the radiator is connected to a widened platform. The cooling triangular legs bear the weight of the radiator and the horizontal load. The top of the cooling triangular support is supported by the side of the widened platform, which in turn is supported by the X-shaped column embedded parts of the indirect cooling tower. When the windward side of the radiator is subjected to wind load, part of the load is transferred to the cooling triangular legs at the bottom, and another part is transferred to the widened platform at the top. The indirect cooling tower participates in the overall stress distribution, resulting in complex connections and unclear force transmission paths. With the continuous expansion of power plant scale, larger heat exchange areas and taller indirect cooling towers are required. Current methods increase the heat exchange area by increasing the height of the radiator. As the height of the radiator increases, the requirements for overall rigidity also increase. Auxiliary components need to be set up to increase lateral rigidity. The indirect cooling tower participates in the overall stress, making the connection more complex and the force transmission path more unclear, which significantly increases the design difficulty. Summary of the Invention
[0003] In view of this, the present invention provides a cooling triangular support system to solve the problems that, as the scale of power plants continues to expand, the method of increasing the heat exchange area by increasing the height of the radiator increases the overall rigidity requirements, requiring the installation of auxiliary components to increase lateral rigidity, the participation of the indirect cooling tower in the overall stress, the complex connection, the unclear force transmission path, and the significant increase in design difficulty.
[0004] This invention provides a cooling tripod support system, comprising: Cooling triangular brackets are arranged in a spaced-around pattern around the indirect cooling tower; An extended platform is cantilevered to the top of the inner ring of the cooling triangular bracket, and the extended platform and the cooling triangular bracket form an integrated structure; The radiator is mounted on the cooling triangular support. Beneficial effects: This application adopts the above technical solution, integrating the cooling triangular support and the extended platform into a single structure, completely independent of the indirect cooling tower structure. The cooling triangular support system has a simple structural connection and a clear force transmission path, ensuring the structural safety of the cooling triangular support system; at the same time, it simplifies the design difficulty of the indirect cooling tower, significantly saving design time and costs. Furthermore, mounting the radiator on the cooling triangular support significantly improves the overall rigidity of the radiator, overcoming the height limitations of traditional radiators and enabling ultra-high radiator installation.
[0005] Optionally, a displacement gap for lateral deformation is reserved between the expansion platform and the indirect cooling tower. Beneficial effect: This application adopts the above technical solution to meet the deformation coordination requirements of the expansion platform and the indirect cooling tower.
[0006] Optionally, louvers are hung on the outside of the cooling triangular bracket; the cooling triangular bracket system has a first state in which the cooling triangular bracket and the indirect cooling tower form a closed whole when the louvers are closed; and a second state in which air is introduced into the indirect cooling tower when the louvers are open. Beneficial effects: This application adopts the above technical solution, and by setting louvers, meets the air intake requirements of the indirect cooling tower.
[0007] Optionally, the expansion platform is spaced out. Beneficial effect: This application adopts the above technical solution, reducing material usage.
[0008] Optionally, a purlin structure is provided between adjacent expansion platforms, and a first enclosure structure is laid on the expansion platforms and the purlin structure.
[0009] Optionally, a second enclosure structure is provided at the bottom of the cooling triangular bracket.
[0010] Optionally, the cooling triangular support includes: Multiple inner main chord members are arranged vertically in the inner ring; adjacent inner main chord members are connected by an inner web. Multiple outer main chord members are arranged vertically on the outer ring of the cooling triangular bracket; adjacent outer main chord members are connected by an outer web plate; Multiple transverse supports connect the inner and outer main chords in a horizontal direction; the transverse supports are double-layered and are adapted to support the cooling tube bundles of the radiator. The diagonal web members connect adjacent lateral supports at different heights along the inclined direction. Beneficial effects: The above technical solution provides lateral supports that not only support the cooling tube bundle but also, through the double-layered lateral supports, act as web members between the cooling triangular supports, forming a truss structure and significantly improving the overall rigidity of the cooling triangular supports.
[0011] Optionally, it also includes: Multiple supporting members connect the expansion platform near the cantilever end to the inner main chord along the inclined direction. Beneficial effect: This application adopts the above technical solution to increase the vertical stiffness of the expansion platform.
[0012] Optionally, the inner main chord and the outer main chord are collectively referred to as chord members; the outer web and the inner web are collectively referred to as web members; the chord members are connected to the horizontal portion of the irregular connecting plate by fasteners; the transverse support is connected to the chord members by fasteners through the vertical portion of the irregular connecting plate; the web members are connected to the chord members by fasteners through the vertical portion of the irregular connecting plate.
[0013] Optionally, several stiffening plates are provided on both the irregularly shaped connecting plate and the chord. Attached Figure Description
[0014] To more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.
[0015] Figure 1 This is a partial three-dimensional structural diagram of the cooling triangular support system provided in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cooling triangular support system provided in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a partial top view of the cooling triangular support system provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ; Figure 4 This is a partial top view of the cooling triangular support system provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 ; Figure 5 This is a partial top view of the cooling triangular support system provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 ; Figure 6 This is a partial top view of the cooling triangular support system provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 ; Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the cooling triangular support system provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
[0016] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures: 1. Cooling triangular bracket; 2. Expanded platform; 3. Louver; 4. Purlin structure; 5. Inner main chord; 6. Outer main chord; 7. Inner web plate; 8. Outer web plate; 9. Lateral support; 10. Cooling tube bundle; 11. Diagonal web member; 12. Supporting component; 13. Irregular connecting plate; 14. Fastener; 15. Stiffening plate; 16. First maintenance structure. Detailed Implementation
[0017] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0018] like Figures 1 to 7 One specific embodiment of the cooling triangular support system shown includes: a cooling triangular support 1, an extended platform 2, and a radiator. The cooling triangular support system described in this application is used in power plants, particularly thermal power plants.
[0019] like Figure 1 As shown, the cooling triangular brackets 1 are arranged at intervals around the indirect cooling tower, forming a closed circular structure. The extended platform 2 is cantilevered to the top of the inner ring of the cooling triangular brackets 1, and the extended platform 2 and the cooling triangular brackets 1 form an integrated structure. The radiator is installed on the cooling triangular brackets 1, significantly improving the overall rigidity of the radiator, which is suitable for ultra-high cooling tower heat dissipation systems. The extended platform 2 is detached from the existing X-shaped column embedded parts of the indirect cooling tower, that is, it is disconnected from the indirect cooling tower. The structural connection is simple, the force transmission path is clear, and the safety of the cooling triangular bracket system is ensured. At the same time, it simplifies the design difficulty of the indirect cooling tower and significantly saves design time and costs. Specifically, the radiator can be hung inside the cooling triangular brackets 1 to meet the cooling requirements.
[0020] Furthermore, a displacement gap for lateral deformation is reserved between the widening platform 2 and the intercooling tower.
[0021] Furthermore, such as Figure 3 and Figure 7 As shown, a louver 3 is hung on the outside of the cooling triangular bracket; the cooling triangular bracket system has a first state in which the cooling triangular bracket 1 and the indirect cooling tower form a closed whole when the louver 3 is closed; and a second state in which air is introduced into the indirect cooling tower when the louver 3 is open.
[0022] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 As shown, the expansion platforms 2 are spaced apart. When the expansion platforms 2 are made of steel, the amount of steel used is significantly reduced.
[0023] Specifically, such as Figure 4 and Figure 7 As shown, a purlin structure 4 is provided between adjacent widening platforms 2, and a first enclosure structure 16 is laid on the widening platforms 2 and the purlin structure 4.
[0024] Specifically, a second enclosure structure is provided at the bottom of the cooling triangular bracket 1.
[0025] Specifically, such as Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the cooling triangular bracket 1 includes: multiple inner main chords 5, multiple outer main chords 6, multiple transverse supports 9, and diagonal web members 11. The cooling triangular bracket 1 is installed in segments. The multiple inner main chords 5 are arranged vertically in the inner ring; adjacent inner main chords 5 are connected by inner web members 7. The multiple outer main chords 6 are arranged vertically in the outer ring of the cooling triangular bracket 1; adjacent outer main chords 6 are connected by outer web members 8; the louvers 3 are hung on the outer web members 8. The multiple transverse supports 9 connect the inner main chords 5 and outer main chords 6 horizontally; the transverse supports 9 are double-layered and are suitable for supporting the cooling tube bundle 10 of the radiator. The diagonal web members 11 connect adjacent transverse supports 9 at different heights along the inclined direction.
[0026] Furthermore, such as Figure 2 As shown, the cooling triangular support system described in this application further includes: multiple support members 12, which are connected along the inclined direction to the position of the widened platform 2 near the cantilever end and the inner main chord 5.
[0027] Specifically, such as Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the inner main chord 5 and the outer main chord 6 are collectively referred to as chords; the number of chords is determined by the number of radiators. The outer web 8 and the inner web 7 are collectively referred to as webs; the chords are connected to the horizontal portion of the irregular connecting plate 13 by fasteners 14; the transverse support 9 is connected to the chords via the vertical portion of the irregular connecting plate 13 using fasteners 14; the webs are connected to the chords via the vertical portion of the irregular connecting plate 13 using fasteners 14. The fasteners 14 can be bolts.
[0028] Furthermore, such as Figure 5 As shown, several stiffening plates 15 are provided on both the irregular connecting plate 13 and the chord.
[0029] The cooling triangular support system described in this application can be prefabricated in the factory and installed on site using bolts, which significantly speeds up the construction cycle.
[0030] Although embodiments of the invention have been described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and such modifications and variations all fall within the scope defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A cooling tripod support system, characterized in that, include: Cooling triangular support (1) is arranged in a spaced arrangement around the intercooling tower; The extended platform (2) is cantilevered to the top of the inner ring of the cooling triangular bracket (1), and the extended platform (2) and the cooling triangular bracket (1) form an integrated structure; The radiator is mounted on the cooling triangular bracket (1).
2. The cooling tripod system according to claim 1, characterized in that, A displacement gap for lateral deformation is reserved between the expansion platform (2) and the intercooling tower.
3. The cooling tripod system according to claim 2, characterized in that, A louver (3) is hung on the outside of the cooling triangular bracket; the cooling triangular bracket system has a first state in which the cooling triangular bracket (1) and the intercooling tower form a closed whole when the louver (3) is closed; and a second state in which air is introduced into the intercooling tower when the louver (3) is open.
4. The cooling tripod system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The widening platform (2) is spaced out.
5. The cooling tripod system according to claim 4, characterized in that, A purlin structure (4) is provided between adjacent widening platforms (2), and a first enclosure structure (16) is laid on the widening platforms (2) and the purlin structure (4).
6. The cooling tripod system according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, A second enclosure structure is provided at the bottom of the cooling triangular bracket (1).
7. The cooling tripod system according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The cooling triangular support (1) includes: Multiple inner main chord members (5) are arranged vertically in the inner ring; adjacent inner main chord members (5) are connected by an inner web plate (7); Multiple outer main chords (6) are arranged vertically on the outer ring of the cooling triangular bracket (1); adjacent outer main chords (6) are connected by an outer web plate (8); Multiple transverse supports (9) connect the inner main chord (5) and the outer main chord (6) in a horizontal direction; the transverse supports (9) are double-layered and are adapted to support the cooling tube bundle (10) of the radiator. The diagonal web member (11) connects the adjacent transverse supports (9) at different heights along the inclined direction.
8. The cooling tripod system according to claim 7, characterized in that, Also includes: Multiple support members (12) are connected along the inclined direction to the position of the widened platform (2) near the cantilever end and the inner main chord (5).
9. The cooling tripod system according to claim 7, characterized in that, The inner main chord (5) and the outer main chord (6) are collectively referred to as chords; the outer web (8) and the inner web (7) are collectively referred to as webs; the chords are connected to the horizontal part of the irregular connecting plate (13) by fasteners (14); the transverse support (9) is connected to the chords by the vertical part of the irregular connecting plate (13) using fasteners (14); the webs are connected to the chords by the vertical part of the irregular connecting plate (13) using fasteners (14).
10. The cooling tripod system according to claim 9, characterized in that, Several stiffening plates (15) are provided on both the irregular connecting plate (13) and the chord.
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