Sponge titanium reduction distillation furnace structure
By introducing a barrier mechanism and a microcontroller into a sponge titanium reduction and distillation furnace, the problem of poor cooling effect of traditional furnaces is solved, effective contact between metal steam and cooling medium is achieved, and condensation effect and reduction efficiency are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421015664.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-11
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-24
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-11
AI Technical Summary
During the cooling process of traditional sponge titanium reduction distillation furnace, metal steam cannot fully utilize the condensation ability of the cooling medium, resulting in poor cooling effect and unable to effectively reduce the temperature of the metal steam.
A sponge titanium reducing distillation furnace structure is designed, including a blocking mechanism and a microcontroller. Through the blocking mechanism, metal steam is guided into the cooling area, limiting its rapid loss, increasing the contact time between steam and cooling medium, and improving the condensation effect.
It effectively improves the condensation effect of metal steam, ensures that the steam can fully contact the cooling medium, quickly cool and recondensate into solid metal, and improves reduction efficiency and energy utilization.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of titanium sponge reduction, in particular to a titanium sponge reduction distillation furnace structure. Background Art
[0002] With the advancement of science and technology and the continuous improvement of technology, the sponge titanium reduction distillation furnace has become one of the main methods of titanium metal production. Its application in aerospace, automobile manufacturing, medical equipment and other fields has gradually expanded, providing reliable technical support for the large-scale production of titanium metal. After the reduction reaction, the metal exists in the form of steam in the traditional sponge titanium reduction distillation furnace. The steam is brought to the upper part of the furnace body and enters the cooling area by closing the heating medium at the bottom. There are some problems. The traditional sponge titanium reduction distillation furnace will condense quickly after entering the cooling area, but it may not be able to fully utilize the condensation capacity of the cooling medium for effective cooling, which is prone to poor cooling effect and cannot fully reduce the temperature of the metal vapor. For this reason, we propose a sponge titanium reduction distillation furnace structure. Utility Model Content
[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the existing defects and provide a sponge titanium reduction distillation furnace structure, which can guide metal vapor into the cooling area and limit its rapid loss, increase the contact time between metal vapor and cooling medium, improve the condensation effect, and effectively solve the problems in the background technology.
[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a titanium sponge reduction distillation furnace structure, comprising a mounting seat, a blocking mechanism and a discharge port;
[0005] Mounting seat: The upper surface of the mounting seat is fixedly connected with the furnace body, the interlayer at the upper end of the furnace body is fixedly connected with a condenser tube, the interlayer at the lower end of the furnace body is provided with an electric heating wire, the top of the furnace body is provided with a feed port, the rear end of the upper surface of the furnace body is hinged with a cover through a hinge, and the lower surface of the cover is snap-fitted with the upper surface of the furnace body;
[0006] Blocking mechanism: It is arranged in the middle of the furnace body, and the front and rear ends of the blocking mechanism extend to the outside of the front and rear ends of the furnace body respectively;
[0007] Discharge port: It is opened at the bottom of the front side of the furnace body;
[0008] Among them: it also includes a single-chip microcomputer, which is arranged on the front curved surface of the furnace body. The output end of the single-chip microcomputer is electrically connected to the input end of the electric heating wire, which can guide the metal vapor into the cooling area and limit its rapid dissipation, thereby increasing the contact time between the metal vapor and the cooling medium and improving the condensation effect.
[0009] Furthermore, it also includes an air inlet pipe, which is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the cover, and the bottom end of the air inlet pipe extends to the outside of the lower surface of the cover, so as to facilitate the connection of an external gas source to react with the sponge titanium oxide.
[0010] Furthermore, it also includes a liquid inlet pipe, which is arranged on the left curved surface of the furnace body, and the liquid outlet of the liquid inlet pipe is fixedly connected to the liquid inlet of the condenser. The front curved surface of the furnace body is provided with a liquid outlet pipe, and the liquid inlet of the liquid outlet pipe is fixedly connected to the liquid outlet of the condenser, so as to facilitate rapid cooling and re-condensation into solid metal.
[0011] Furthermore, the blocking mechanism includes a baffle, a rotating shaft, a connecting rod and a fixed rod. The rotating shafts are rotatably connected between the front and rear inner walls of the middle part of the furnace body. The rear end of the rotating shaft in the middle extends to the outside of the rear side surface of the furnace body. The front ends of the evenly distributed rotating shafts extend to the outside of the front side surface of the furnace body. The front ends of the rotating shafts are fixedly connected to connecting rods. The bottom ends of the connecting rods are rotatably connected to the inside of a fixed rod through a pin shaft. The outer surface of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to a baffle to improve the steam collection efficiency and cooling effect.
[0012] Furthermore, the blocking mechanism also includes a motor, which is installed on the rear curved surface of the furnace body by bolts, the front end of the output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to the rear end of the rotating shaft in the middle, and the input end of the motor is electrically connected to the output end of the single-chip microcomputer to drive the blocking mechanism to operate.
[0013] Furthermore, it also includes an air outlet pipe, which is arranged at the lower end of the left curved surface of the furnace body, and the right end of the air outlet pipe extends to the interior of the furnace body to prevent excessive internal gas source.
[0014] Furthermore, it also includes a sealing door, which is slidably connected to the inner wall of the discharge port, and the front side of the sealing door is fixedly connected to a pillar, and the front end of the pillar is fixedly connected to a handle, so as to facilitate the removal of the sponge titanium after heating.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects: the titanium sponge reduction distillation furnace structure has the following advantages:
[0016] 1. Put the titanium sponge into the furnace until it falls to the bottom wall of the furnace, and then control the motor operation through the single chip microcomputer. The output shaft of the motor drives the rotating shaft in the middle to rotate, and the rotating shaft in the middle drives the baffle and connecting rod in the middle to rotate. The connecting rod in the middle rotates through the fixed rod to drive the connecting rods connected to the left and right ends of the fixed rod through the pin shaft to rotate together until the baffle on the outer surface of the connecting rod is rotated to the horizontal, which is used to block the hot air from diffusing upward during heating, so that the titanium sponge can be fully heated, the reaction activity and reduction efficiency can be improved, and energy consumption can be reduced.
[0017] 2. When heated to a certain temperature, an external gas source such as hydrogen or carbon gas is connected through the air inlet pipe and introduced into the furnace body. The heated sponge titanium oxide is reduced to pure metal by reacting with it. The reducing medium undergoes an oxidation-reduction reaction with the metal oxide at high temperature, releasing oxygen, which is discharged by opening the valve of the air outlet pipe. The reduction reaction then converts the metal oxide into metal vapor. At the same time, the motor is controlled by the single-chip microcomputer to rotate the baffle on the outer surface of the connecting rod to a vertical position. The metal vapor flows in the furnace body together with the reducing medium until the metal vapor enters the cooling area at the top of the furnace body. At this time, the single chip microcomputer is used to control the operation of the motor, rotate the baffle on the outer surface of the connecting rod to the horizontal, and connect the liquid inlet pipe to the external cooling liquid to flow into the inside of the condenser to cool the inside of the furnace body. The baffle blocks the hot air in the lower heating zone to make the upper half fully utilize the condensation capacity of the cooling medium for effective cooling. Then the metal vapor is rapidly cooled and re-condensed into solid metal through contact with the cooling medium, which can guide the metal vapor into the cooling area and limit its rapid loss, thereby increasing the contact time between the metal vapor and the cooling medium and improving the condensation effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of a cross-section of the condenser tube of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the electric heating wire of the utility model.
[0021] In the figure: 1 sealing cover, 2 air inlet pipe, 3 liquid inlet pipe, 4 blocking mechanism, 41 motor, 42 baffle, 43 rotating shaft, 44 connecting rod, 45 fixing rod, 5 furnace body, 6 air outlet pipe, 7 mounting seat, 8 material outlet, 9 pillar, 10 sealing door, 11 single chip microcomputer, 12 condenser, 13 electric heating wire, 14 liquid outlet pipe, 15 material inlet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0023] See also Figure 1-3 , This embodiment provides a technical solution: a titanium sponge reduction distillation furnace structure, including a mounting seat 7, a blocking mechanism 4 and a discharge port 8;
[0024] Mounting seat 7: The upper surface of the mounting seat is fixedly connected with the furnace body 5. The upper half of the furnace body 5 is the cooling zone, the lower half of the furnace body 5 is the heating zone, and the middle of the furnace body 5 is the blocking mechanism 4. By dividing the heating zone and the cooling zone, the reduction and cooling processes can be relatively independent, avoiding the conflict of simultaneous reduction and cooling. The heating effect of the heating zone can improve the reduction efficiency and make the metal obtain higher purity. The cooling effect of the cooling zone can quickly reduce the temperature of the metal vapor, prompting it to condense and collect quickly, and the titanium sponge is put into the interior of the furnace body 5 until it falls. Down to the bottom wall of the furnace body 5, the interlayer at the upper end of the furnace body 5 is fixedly connected with a condenser 12, and also includes a liquid inlet pipe 3, the liquid inlet pipe 3 is arranged on the left side arc surface of the furnace body 5, the liquid outlet of the liquid inlet pipe 3 is fixedly connected with the liquid inlet of the condenser 12, the front side arc surface of the furnace body 5 is provided with a liquid outlet pipe 14, the liquid inlet of the liquid outlet pipe 14 is fixedly connected with the liquid outlet of the condenser 12, the interlayer at the lower end of the furnace body 5 is provided with an electric heating wire 13, the top of the furnace body 5 is provided with a feed port 15, the rear end of the upper surface of the furnace body 5 is hinged with a cover 1 through a hinge, and the lower surface of the cover 1 The upper surface of the furnace body 5 is snap-fitted with the upper surface of the furnace body 5, and also includes an air inlet pipe 2, which is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the cover 1, and the bottom end of the air inlet pipe 2 extends to the outside of the lower surface of the cover 1, and also includes an air outlet pipe 6, which is arranged at the lower end of the left curved surface of the furnace body 5, and the right end of the air outlet pipe 6 extends to the inside of the furnace body 5. When heated to a certain temperature, an external gas source such as hydrogen or carbon gas is connected through the air inlet pipe 2 and introduced into the furnace body, and the oxide of the heated sponge titanium is reduced to pure metal by reacting with it. The reducing medium reacts with the metal oxide at high temperature. Oxidation-reduction reaction occurs, oxygen is released, and the oxygen is discharged by opening the valve of the gas outlet pipe 6. Then, the reduction reaction converts the metal oxide into metal vapor. At the same time, the liquid inlet pipe 3 is connected to the external cooling liquid to flow into the condenser pipe 12 to cool the inside of the furnace body. The baffle 42 blocks the hot air in the lower heating zone so that the upper half can fully utilize the condensation capacity of the cooling medium for effective cooling. Then, the metal vapor is rapidly cooled by contact with the cooling medium and re-condensed into solid metal, which is taken out by opening the cover 1.
[0025] Blocking mechanism 4: It is arranged in the middle of the furnace body 5, and the front and rear ends of the blocking mechanism 4 extend to the outside of the front and rear ends of the furnace body 5 respectively. The blocking mechanism 4 includes a baffle 42, a rotating shaft 43, a connecting rod 44 and a fixed rod 45. The rotating shaft 43 is rotatably connected between the front and rear inner walls of the middle of the furnace body 5. The rear end of the rotating shaft 43 in the middle extends to the outside of the rear side of the furnace body 5, and the front ends of the evenly distributed rotating shafts 43 extend to the outside of the front side of the furnace body 5. The front ends of the rotating shafts 43 are fixedly connected with connecting rods 44, and the bottom ends of the connecting rods 44 are rotatably connected to the inside of a fixed rod 45 through a pin. The outer surface of the rotating shaft 43 is fixedly connected with a baffle 42, and the number of the baffles 42 is three. When the three baffles rotate to the horizontal, they contact each other. Each baffle rotates in the same direction with the center of each rotating shaft 43 as the center, and does not interfere with each other. The blocking mechanism 4 also includes a motor 41, which is installed on the rear arc surface of the furnace body 5 by bolts. The front end of the output shaft of the motor 41 is fixedly connected to the rear end of the rotating shaft 43 in the middle. The input end of the motor 41 is electrically connected to the output end of the single-chip microcomputer 11, and then the operation of the motor 41 is controlled by the single-chip microcomputer 11, and the output shaft of the motor 41 drives the rotating shaft 43 in the middle to rotate. The rotating shaft 43 in the middle drives the baffle 42 and the connecting rod 44 in the middle to rotate. The connecting rod 44 in the middle rotates through the fixed rod 45 to drive the connecting rod 44 connected to the left and right ends of the fixed rod 45 through the pin shaft to rotate together, until the baffle 42 on the outer surface of the connecting rod 44 is rotated to vertical, making room for putting sponge titanium into the furnace body 5, and then the single-chip microcomputer 11 is used to control the operation of the motor 41, and the output shaft of the motor 41 drives the rotating shaft 43 in the middle to rotate. The rotating shaft 43 in the middle drives the baffle 42 and the connecting rod 44 in the middle to rotate. The connecting rod 44 in the middle rotates through the fixed rod 45 to drive the connecting rod 44 connected to the left and right ends of the fixed rod 45 The connecting rod 44 connected by the pin at both ends rotates together until the baffle 42 on the outer surface of the connecting rod 44 is rotated to the horizontal position, which is used to block the upward diffusion of hot air during heating, so that the titanium sponge is fully heated, the reaction activity and reduction efficiency are improved, and the energy consumption is reduced. At the same time, the motor 41 is controlled by the single chip computer 11 to rotate the baffle 42 on the outer surface of the connecting rod 44 to the vertical position. The metal vapor flows in the furnace body together with the reducing medium until the metal vapor enters the cooling zone at the upper part of the furnace body. Then, the motor 41 is controlled by the single chip computer 11 to rotate the baffle 42 on the outer surface of the connecting rod 44 to the horizontal position.
[0026] The discharge port 8 is provided at the bottom front end of the furnace body 5, and further includes a sealing door 10, which is slidably connected to the inner wall of the discharge port 8, and the front side of the sealing door 10 is fixedly connected to a support 9, and the front end of the support 9 is fixedly connected to a handle, and then the support 9 is pulled forward by the handle to drive the sealing door 10 to separate from the inner wall of the discharge port 8, and the heated titanium sponge is taken out;
[0027] The furnace body 5 further includes a single chip microcomputer 11 , which is arranged on the front curved surface of the furnace body 5 , and the output end of the single chip microcomputer 11 is electrically connected to the input end of the electric heating wire 13 .
[0028] The working principle of a titanium sponge reduction distillation furnace structure provided by the utility model is as follows: the cover 1 is rotated backward to open through the hinge, and then the motor 41 is controlled to operate through the single chip microcomputer 11, the output shaft of the motor 41 drives the central rotating shaft 43 to rotate, the central rotating shaft 43 drives the central baffle 42 and the connecting rod 44 to rotate, the central connecting rod 44 rotates through the fixed rod 45 to drive the connecting rod 44 connected to the left and right ends of the fixed rod 45 through the pin shaft to rotate together, until the baffle 42 on the outer surface of the connecting rod 44 is rotated to vertical, making room for putting titanium sponge into the furnace body 5, and then putting titanium sponge into The inside of the furnace body 5 falls to the bottom wall of the furnace body 5, and then the single chip computer 11 controls the motor 41 to operate, the output shaft of the motor 41 drives the central rotating shaft 43 to rotate, the central rotating shaft 43 drives the central baffle 42 and the connecting rod 44 to rotate, the central connecting rod 44 rotates through the fixed rod 45 to drive the connecting rod 44 rotatably connected to the left and right ends of the fixed rod 45 through the pin shaft to rotate together, until the baffle 42 on the outer surface of the connecting rod 44 is rotated to the horizontal, which is used to block the upward diffusion of hot air during heating, so that the sponge titanium is fully heated, the reaction activity and reduction efficiency are improved, and the energy consumption is reduced. When heated to a certain temperature After the temperature reaches 400 °C, an external gas source such as hydrogen or carbon gas is connected through the air inlet pipe 2 and introduced into the furnace body. The heated sponge titanium oxide is reduced to pure metal by reacting with it. The reducing medium undergoes an oxidation-reduction reaction with the metal oxide at high temperature to release oxygen, which is discharged by opening the valve of the air outlet pipe 6. Then, the reduction reaction converts the metal oxide into metal vapor. At the same time, the single-chip microcomputer 11 controls the operation of the motor 41 to rotate the baffle 42 on the outer surface of the connecting rod 44 to a vertical position. The metal vapor flows in the furnace body together with the reducing medium until the metal vapor enters the cooling zone at the upper part of the furnace body, and then passes through the single chip microcomputer 11. The film machine 11 regulates the operation of the motor 41, rotates the baffle 42 on the outer surface of the connecting rod 44 to a horizontal position, and at the same time connects the liquid inlet pipe 3 to the external cooling liquid to flow into the interior of the condenser tube 12 to cool the interior of the furnace body. The baffle 42 blocks the hot air in the lower heating zone so that the upper half can fully utilize the condensation capacity of the cooling medium for effective cooling. Then, the metal vapor is rapidly cooled by contact with the cooling medium and re-condensed into solid metal. It is taken out by opening the cover 1, and then the support 9 is pulled forward by the handle to drive the sealing door 10 to separate from the inner wall of the discharge port 8, and the heated sponge titanium is taken out.
[0029] It is worth noting that the specific model of the single chip microcomputer 11 disclosed in the above embodiment is S7-200, the motor 41 can be selected from YBE4-0.75KW-2, the electric heating wire 13 can be selected from Ocr21al6nb, and the single chip microcomputer 11 controls the motor 41 and the electric heating wire 13 using methods commonly used in the prior art.
[0030] The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the contents of the specification and drawings of the present invention, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A titanium sponge reduction distillation furnace structure, characterized in that: It comprises a mounting seat (7), a blocking mechanism (4) and a discharge port (8); The mounting seat (7) has a furnace body (5) fixedly connected to its upper surface, a condenser tube (12) fixedly connected in the interlayer at the upper end of the furnace body (5), an electric heating wire (13) provided in the interlayer at the lower end of the furnace body (5), a feed port (15) provided at the top end of the furnace body (5), a cover (1) hingedly connected to the rear end of the upper surface of the furnace body (5), and a lower surface of the cover (1) being snap-fitted to the upper surface of the furnace body (5); A blocking mechanism (4): the blocking mechanism (4) is arranged in the middle of the furnace body (5), and the front and rear ends of the blocking mechanism (4) extend to the outside of the front and rear ends of the furnace body (5) respectively; A discharge port (8): which is opened at the bottom end of the front side of the furnace body (5); Wherein: it also includes a single chip microcomputer (11), the single chip microcomputer (11) being arranged on the front curved surface of the furnace body (5), and the output end of the single chip microcomputer (11) being electrically connected to the input end of the electric heating wire (13).
2. A titanium sponge reduction distillation furnace structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also comprises an air intake pipe (2), wherein the air intake pipe (2) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the cover (1), and the bottom end of the air intake pipe (2) extends to the outside of the lower surface of the cover (1).
3. A titanium sponge reduction distillation furnace structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a liquid inlet pipe (3), the liquid inlet pipe (3) being arranged on the left curved surface of the furnace body (5), the liquid outlet of the liquid inlet pipe (3) being fixedly connected to the liquid inlet of the condenser pipe (12), and the front curved surface of the furnace body (5) being provided with a liquid outlet pipe (14), the liquid inlet of the liquid outlet pipe (14) being fixedly connected to the liquid outlet of the condenser pipe (12).
4. A titanium sponge reduction distillation furnace structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blocking mechanism (4) comprises a baffle (42), a rotating shaft (43), a connecting rod (44) and a fixed rod (45); the rotating shaft (43) is rotatably connected between the front and rear inner walls of the middle part of the furnace body (5); the rear end of the rotating shaft (43) in the middle part extends to the outside of the rear side surface of the furnace body (5); the front end of the rotating shaft (43) distributed evenly extends to the outside of the front side surface of the furnace body (5); the front end of the rotating shaft (43) is fixedly connected to the connecting rod (44); the bottom end of the connecting rod (44) is rotatably connected to the inside of a fixed rod (45) through a pin; and the outer surface of the rotating shaft (43) is fixedly connected to the baffle (42).
5. A titanium sponge reduction distillation furnace structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The blocking mechanism (4) further comprises a motor (41), the motor (41) being mounted on the rear curved surface of the furnace body (5) by means of bolts, the front end of the output shaft of the motor (41) being fixedly connected to the rear end of the central rotating shaft (43), and the input end of the motor (41) being electrically connected to the output end of the single chip computer (11).
6. A titanium sponge reduction distillation furnace structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also comprises an air outlet pipe (6), wherein the air outlet pipe (6) is arranged at the lower end of the left curved surface of the furnace body (5), and the right end of the air outlet pipe (6) extends into the interior of the furnace body (5).
7. The titanium sponge reduction distillation furnace structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also comprises a sealing door (10), wherein the sealing door (10) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the discharge port (8), the front side of the sealing door (10) is fixedly connected to a support (9), and the front end of the support (9) is fixedly connected to a handle.
