Ice melting modular unit suitable for regional cooling ice storage system

By integrating the ice storage tank with plate heat exchanger and ice melt circulation pump into the module box and integrating it into a steel tank, the hydraulic imbalance and construction complexity caused by the dispersion of equipment in conventional external ice melting systems is solved. The problem has achieved more efficient ice melting effect and simplicity of construction.

CN222335692UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-10BEIJING GENERAL MUNICIPAL ENG DESIGN & RES INST
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Application Number
CN202323361778.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-12-11
Publication Date
2025-01-10
Estimated Expiration
2033-12-11

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Technical Problem

Due to the difficulty of achieving resistance balance in conventional external ice melting systems due to the dispersed equipment layout and the difficulty of synchronous pipelines, the ice melting system is incomplete and the equipment layout is complex, which occupies a large civil engineering area and is difficult to construct.

Method used

Integrate the ice storage tank with plate heat exchanger and ice melt circulation pump in the module box to form a modular ice melting unit, and integrate the plate heat exchanger, water pump and distribution cabinet into a steel tank basis, using one-one The corresponding design reduces the dispersed layout between the equipment.

Benefits of technology

It effectively solves the problem of incomplete melting ice caused by hydraulic imbalance, reduces the occupation of design interfaces and civil engineering area, simplifies the construction process, and improves construction efficiency.

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Abstract

An ice melting modular unit suitable for a regional cooling ice storage system is characterized in that the ice melting modular unit comprises a module box 18, and the interior of the module box 18 is divided into an ice storage tank 10 and a steel tank; a group of ice storage coil pipes 11 and ice storage coil pipe connecting pipes 9 are arranged in the ice storage tank 10; a group of plate heat exchangers, a water pump and a control cabinet which are matched with the ice storage tank 10 are arranged in the steel tank; the group type water pump and the plate type heat exchanger are split and are integrated with the ice storage tank to form the integrated modularized ice melting unit, so that the problem of incomplete ice melting caused by hydraulic imbalance can be effectively solved, design interfaces can be greatly reduced, the civil engineering area is saved, and the construction time is shortened.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of modular ice melting units for ensuring ice melting rate and hydraulic balance in regional cooling ice storage systems. Specifically, it provides an ice melting modular unit suitable for regional cooling ice storage systems. The utility model involves the overall design of an ice storage tank, an ice melting circulation pump, a plate heat exchanger, a control cabinet, and an adjustable assembled unit base. Background Art

[0002] Conventional external ice melting systems are generally concrete ice troughs or large steel troughs, and the plate heat exchangers and ice melting circulation pumps are designed in groups to correspond to the ice storage troughs. In order to ensure the hydraulic balance of the ice melting pipes and achieve a consistent ice melting rate, multiple groups of same-flow pipes are generally set up; however, due to construction conditions, it is often difficult to achieve resistance balance in the same-flow pipes, resulting in incomplete ice melting and "ice lumps".

[0003] At the same time, since the plate heat exchangers, ice melting circulation pumps and ice storage tanks are arranged in a dispersed manner, they occupy a large area of ​​civil construction, the pipeline layout in the machine room is complex, and the construction is difficult.

[0004] Therefore, it is urgent to solve the problems of difficult hydraulic balance of large-capacity ice troughs, incomplete ice melting and scattered equipment layout. Utility Model Content

[0005] This utility model provides a modular ice-melting unit suitable for regional cooling ice storage systems. It aims to address the technical issues of hydraulic balancing difficulties in large-capacity ice tanks, incomplete ice melting, and dispersed equipment layout. This utility model integrates the ice storage tank, plate heat exchanger, and ice-melting circulation pump into a single modular box, with each component aligned one-to-one to form a modular ice-melting unit. The plate heat exchanger, water pump, and power distribution cabinet are integrated onto a single steel tank foundation.

[0006] The technology of the present invention is achieved by:

[0007] An ice melting modular unit suitable for a regional cooling ice storage system, characterized by comprising a module box 18, the module box being divided into an ice storage tank 10 and a steel tank; a set of ice storage coils 11 and ice storage coil connecting pipes 9 are disposed in the ice storage tank 10; a set of plate heat exchangers, a water pump, and a control cabinet are disposed in the steel tank in conjunction with the ice storage tank 10;

[0008] Ice storage coils 11 are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction in the ice storage tank 10, and an ice melting side water inlet pipe 1 and an ice melting side water outlet pipe 2 are arranged in parallel and longitudinally in the steel tank and connected to the ice storage tank 10;

[0009] The ice-melting circulating water pump 5 and the ice-melting plate heat exchanger 7 are arranged in sequence in the horizontal direction in the steel tank, and multiple ice-melting plate heat exchangers are arranged side by side in the vertical direction; the ice-melting circulating water pump is arranged between the ice-melting side water inlet pipe 1 and the ice-melting side water outlet pipe 2; the water inlet of the ice-melting circulating water pump is connected to the ice-melting side water inlet pipe 1; the cold water side water inlet pipe 3 and the cold water side water outlet pipe 4 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction between the ice-melting circulating water pump and the ice-melting plate heat exchanger, and the cold water side water inlet pipe 3 and the cold water side water outlet pipe 4 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction. The water outlet pipe 4 is connected to the cold water inlet and cold water outlet of the ice melting plate heat exchanger through transverse pipes respectively; the water outlet of the ice melting circulating water pump is connected to the refrigerant inlet of the ice melting plate heat exchanger through a transverse pipe, and the refrigerant outlet of the ice melting plate heat exchanger is connected to the ice melting side water outlet pipe 2 through a transverse pipe; the ethylene glycol solution inlet pipe 12 and the ethylene glycol solution outlet pipe 13 are arranged longitudinally side by side on the outside of the ice melting plate heat exchanger to connect to the inlet and outlet of the ice storage coil 11;

[0010] Valves 8 are respectively provided on the horizontal pipes connecting the cold water inlet, the cold water outlet, the refrigerant inlet and the refrigerant outlet of each ice-melting plate heat exchanger.

[0011] An adjustable assembled unit base 14 is provided at the bottom of the steel trough;

[0012] An inspection door 17, a control panel 16, an electrical control cabinet 15, and an electrical distribution cabinet 6 are arranged in the steel trough.

[0013] Effect of utility model

[0014] This utility model can effectively solve the problem of incomplete ice melting caused by hydraulic imbalance by splitting the group-type water pump and plate heat exchanger and integrating them with the ice storage tank into an integrated modular ice melting unit, which can greatly reduce the design interface, save civil engineering area and shorten the construction time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 This is the system connection principle diagram of the utility model.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the planar layout structure of the utility model.

[0017] Description of the accompanying figures:

[0018] Ice melting side water inlet pipe 1, ice melting side water outlet pipe 2, cold water side water inlet pipe 3, cold water side water outlet pipe 4, ice melting circulating water pump 5, electrical distribution cabinet 6, ice melting plate heat exchanger 7, valve 8, ice storage coil connecting pipe 9, ice storage tank 10, ice storage coil 11, ethylene glycol solution water inlet pipe 12, ethylene glycol solution water outlet pipe 13, unit base 14, maintenance door 17, control panel 16, electrical control cabinet 15, module box 18. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The specific implementation of the utility model is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0020] The utility model is a modular ice melting unit suitable for regional cooling ice storage system, see Figure 1 、 2 As shown, it includes a module box 18, which is divided into an ice storage tank 10 and a steel tank. A group of ice storage coils 11 and ice storage coil connecting pipes 9 are set in the ice storage tank 10. A group of plate heat exchangers, a water pump, and a control cabinet are set in the steel tank in conjunction with the ice storage tank 10.

[0021] Ice storage coils 11 are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction in the ice storage tank 10, and an ice melting side water inlet pipe 1 and an ice melting side water outlet pipe 2 are arranged in parallel and longitudinally in the steel tank and connected to the ice storage tank 10;

[0022] The ice-melting circulating water pump 5 and the ice-melting plate heat exchanger 7 are arranged in sequence in the horizontal direction in the steel tank, and multiple ice-melting plate heat exchangers are arranged side by side in the vertical direction; the ice-melting circulating water pump is arranged between the ice-melting side water inlet pipe 1 and the ice-melting side water outlet pipe 2; the water inlet of the ice-melting circulating water pump is connected to the ice-melting side water inlet pipe 1; the cold water side water inlet pipe 3 and the cold water side water outlet pipe 4 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction between the ice-melting circulating water pump and the ice-melting plate heat exchanger, and the cold water side water inlet pipe 3 and the cold water side water outlet pipe 4 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction. The water outlet pipe 4 is connected to the cold water inlet and cold water outlet of the ice melting plate heat exchanger through transverse pipes respectively; the water outlet of the ice melting circulating water pump is connected to the refrigerant inlet of the ice melting plate heat exchanger through a transverse pipe, and the refrigerant outlet of the ice melting plate heat exchanger is connected to the ice melting side water outlet pipe 2 through a transverse pipe; the ethylene glycol solution inlet pipe 12 and the ethylene glycol solution outlet pipe 13 are arranged longitudinally side by side on the outside of the ice melting plate heat exchanger to connect to the inlet and outlet of the ice storage coil 11;

[0023] Valves 8 are respectively provided on the horizontal pipes connecting the cold water inlet, the cold water outlet, the refrigerant inlet and the refrigerant outlet of each ice-melting plate heat exchanger.

[0024] An adjustable assembled unit base 14 is provided at the bottom of the steel trough;

[0025] An inspection door 17, a control panel 16, an electrical control cabinet 15, and an electrical distribution cabinet 6 are arranged in the steel trough.

[0026] See also Figure 1 As shown, this utility model is based on the characteristics of hydraulic balance and the capacity of the coil, the group type plate heat exchanger and water pump are separated, and a group of ice storage coils, a group of plate heat exchangers and a water pump are integrated into a module box to form a modular, self-contained ice melting unit with one-to-one correspondence between the three. The system principle diagram is shown in Figure 1 .

[0027] In addition, the plate heat exchanger, water pump and distribution cabinet are integrated on a steel trough basis, adopting an assembled design. Equipment installation and commissioning are completed in the complete set workshop, with less cross-construction operations, which is convenient and fast.

[0028] Example

[0029] See also Figure 2 As shown, the present invention is an ice melting modular unit suitable for a regional cooling ice storage system, comprising a module box 18, which is divided into an ice storage tank 10 and a steel tank. A set of ice storage coils 11 and ice storage coil connecting pipes 9 are provided in the ice storage tank 10, and a set of plate heat exchangers, a water pump, and a control cabinet are provided in the steel tank in conjunction with the ice storage tank 10.

[0030] Ice storage coils 11 are arranged side by side in the ice storage tank 10, and ice melting side water inlet pipes 1 and ice melting side water outlet pipes 2 are arranged parallel and longitudinally in the steel tank to connect with the ice storage tank 10.

[0031] An ice-melting circulating water pump 5 and an ice-melting plate heat exchanger 7 are arranged horizontally in sequence in the steel tank; multiple ice-melting plate heat exchangers are arranged side by side longitudinally; the ice-melting circulating water pump is arranged between the ice-melting side water inlet pipe 1 and the ice-melting side water outlet pipe 2, and the water inlet of the ice-melting circulating water pump is connected to the ice-melting side water inlet pipe 1; the cold water side water inlet pipe 3 and the cold water side water outlet pipe 4 are arranged side by side longitudinally between the ice-melting circulating water pump and the ice-melting plate heat exchanger, and the cold water side water inlet pipe 3 and the cold water side water outlet pipe 4 are respectively connected to the cold water inlet and the cold water outlet of the ice-melting plate heat exchanger through horizontal pipes; the water outlet of the ice-melting circulating water pump is connected to the refrigerant inlet of the ice-melting plate heat exchanger through a horizontal pipe, and the refrigerant outlet of the ice-melting plate heat exchanger is connected to the ice-melting side water outlet pipe 2 through a horizontal pipe; the ethylene glycol solution inlet pipe 12 and the ethylene glycol solution outlet pipe 13 are arranged side by side longitudinally on the outside of the ice-melting plate heat exchanger.

[0032] The ice melting plate heat exchangers in the figure are two in parallel;

[0033] Valves 8 are respectively provided on the horizontal pipes connecting the cold water inlet, the cold water outlet, the refrigerant inlet and the refrigerant outlet of the ice melting plate heat exchanger.

[0034] An adjustable assembled unit base 14 is provided at the bottom of the steel trough.

[0035] An inspection door 17, a control panel 16, an electrical control cabinet 15, and an electrical distribution cabinet 6 are arranged in the steel trough.

[0036] The application process of this utility model is as follows:

[0037] See also Figure 1As shown, the cold water in the ice-melting side water inlet pipe 1 (about 1.5°C) coming out of the ice storage tank 10 enters the ice-melting plate heat exchanger 7 through the ice-melting circulating water pump 5, and exchanges heat with the cold water side water inlet pipe 3 (about 5.4°C) to produce cold water at 2.5°C for supply to the user side. After the heat exchange, the temperature of the ice-melting side water outlet pipe 2 rises to about 4°C and then returns to the ice storage tank 10.

Claims

1. An ice melting modular unit suitable for a regional cooling ice storage system, characterized in that: The module box comprises a module box (18), wherein the module box is divided into two parts: an ice storage tank (10) and a steel tank; a group of ice storage coils (11) and an ice storage coil connecting pipe (9) are arranged in the ice storage tank (10); a group of plate heat exchangers, a water pump, and a control cabinet are arranged in the steel tank in conjunction with the ice storage tank (10); Ice storage coils (11) are arranged in parallel in the ice storage tank (10) transversely, and an ice-melting side water inlet pipe (1) and an ice-melting side water outlet pipe (2) are arranged in parallel and longitudinally in the steel tank and connected to the ice storage tank (10); An ice-melting circulating water pump (5) and an ice-melting plate heat exchanger (7) are arranged in sequence in the horizontal direction in the steel tank, and a plurality of ice-melting plate heat exchangers are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction; the ice-melting circulating water pump is arranged between an ice-melting side water inlet pipe (1) and an ice-melting side water outlet pipe (2); a water inlet of the ice-melting circulating water pump is connected to the ice-melting side water inlet pipe (1); a cold water side water inlet pipe (3) and a cold water side water outlet pipe (4) are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction between the ice-melting circulating water pump and the ice-melting plate heat exchanger, and the cold water side water inlet pipe (3) and The cold water side outlet pipe (4) is respectively connected to the cold water inlet and the cold water outlet of the ice melting plate heat exchanger through transverse pipes; the ice melting circulating water pump outlet is connected to the refrigerant inlet of the ice melting plate heat exchanger through a transverse pipe, and the refrigerant outlet of the ice melting plate heat exchanger is connected to the ice melting side outlet pipe (2) through a transverse pipe; an ethylene glycol solution inlet pipe (12) and an ethylene glycol solution outlet pipe (13) are arranged side by side and longitudinally on the outside of the ice melting plate heat exchanger to connect to the inlet and outlet of the ice storage coil (11); Valves (8) are respectively provided on the horizontal pipes connecting the cold water inlet, the cold water outlet, the refrigerant inlet and the refrigerant outlet of each ice-melting plate heat exchanger; An adjustable assembled unit base (14) is arranged at the inner bottom of the steel trough; An inspection door (17), a control panel (16), an electrical control cabinet (15), and an electrical distribution cabinet (6) are arranged in the steel trough.