Condensing device for solid-state distillation equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to a condensing device for solid-state distillation equipment, the condensing device comprises an upper pipe arm and a plurality of main condensing pipes, the plurality of main condensing pipes are arranged in the upper pipe arm, and the lengths of at least two of the plurality of main condensing pipes are different from each other, so that the internal pressures of the plurality of main condensing pipes are the same.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to a condensing device, and in particular to a condensing device for a solid-state distillation device, but is not limited thereto. Background Art

[0002] The conventional solid-state fermentation distillation method is to put the fermented mash into a steamer, heat the fermented mash in the steamer with steam, vaporize the mixed liquid such as water and alcohol in the fermented mash to form steam, and utilize the volatile substances in the fermented mash located in the lower layer to be repeatedly vaporized, condensed and refluxed, so that the volatile substances in the fermented mash in the lower layer become thinner layer by layer, and the volatile substances in the fermented mash in the upper layer become thicker layer by layer, and the steam with alcohol is separated from the fermented mash layer and enters the condenser for cooling, thereby distilling the original liquid.

[0003] However, generally the steam will flow in the condenser until it is cooled. Before that, the steam tends to flow back from the condenser to the steamer, causing the temperature of the top side of the steamer to be higher than that of the bottom side. As a result, some components condense on the top side of the steamer, while other components remain on the bottom side of the steamer, resulting in poor separation effect and thus affecting the flavor and quality of the final distillate. In order to increase the condensation efficiency, if a plurality of straight tube condensers are further installed in the condenser, then since the length of each straight tube condenser is the same, the pressure of each straight tube condenser is different. The steam tends to flow in a concentrated manner to the straight tube condenser with a lower pressure, and will not flow to the straight tube condenser with a higher pressure in the tube. When the steam cannot flow evenly to each straight tube condenser, the efficiency of condensing and outputting the distillate will be greatly reduced. Utility Model Content

[0004] Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the purpose of the present application is to provide a condensing device for solid distillation equipment, which includes an upper tube arm and a plurality of main condensing tubes, wherein the plurality of main condensing tubes are arranged in the upper tube arm, and the lengths of at least two of the plurality of main condensing tubes are different from each other.

[0005] Furthermore, each of the plurality of main condensing tubes has a first end, and a connecting line of at least two of the first ends extends along an oblique direction.

[0006] Furthermore, each of the first ends is an oblique end or a flat end.

[0007] Furthermore, the condensing device further includes two partitions, and the multiple main condensing tubes extend respectively along a length direction and have a second end opposite to the first end. The two partitions are arranged in the upper tube arm to separate a main cooling medium flow space, and each partition is for the first end and the second end to pass through.

[0008] Furthermore, a main cooling medium outlet and a main cooling medium inlet connected to the main cooling medium flow space are respectively provided at both ends of the upper tube arm.

[0009] Furthermore, the condensing device is a Lynn arm and further includes a swan neck connected to the upper tube arm.

[0010] Furthermore, the solid-state distillation equipment has a steamer pot, which has a pot body and a pot cover covering the pot body. The pot cover has an interface, and the swan neck is connected between the interface and the upper tube arm. The upper tube arm and the multiple main condensers are connected to the interior of the pot body via the interface and the swan neck.

[0011] Furthermore, the plurality of first ends are adjacent to the swan neck and the interface.

[0012] Furthermore, the lower tube arm has a primary cooling medium flow space, a primary cooling medium outlet and a primary cooling medium inlet, the secondary cooling medium outlet, the secondary cooling medium inlet and the secondary cooling medium flow space are connected to each other, and the main cooling medium outlet is connected to the input end of a cooling medium device, and the output end of the cooling medium device is connected to the secondary cooling medium inlet.

[0013] As described above, the condensing device of the present application for a solid distillation equipment has multiple main condensers. Through the design of different lengths of the multiple main condensers, each main condenser is adjusted to have the same pressure inside the tube. The alcohol-containing vapor can therefore flow evenly into each main condenser, thereby improving the utilization rate of each main condenser and improving the overall condensation efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] The various technical features of the present application and the relationship between them are further explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are exemplary, and some technical features are not shown in actual proportion. In addition, some drawings may omit technical features that are commonly used in the technical field to which the present application belongs and are not essential for understanding and implementing the present application, or additional technical features that are not essential for understanding and implementing the present application may be shown. In other words, the combination of the various technical features shown in the accompanying drawings is not used to limit the present application. In addition, throughout the present application, the same figure numbers refer to the same content. The specific description of the drawings is as follows:

[0015] Figure 1 This is a side schematic diagram of a condensing device used in a solid-state distillation device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0016] Figure 2 It is a partial enlarged side view schematic diagram of a condensing device involved in an embodiment of the present application.

[0017] Explanation of reference numerals: 100-solid-state distillation equipment; 1-condensing device; 11-upper tube arm; 111-primary cooling medium outlet; 112-primary cooling medium inlet; 12-primary condenser; 121-first end; 122-second end; 13-swan neck; 14-partition; 15-lower tube arm; 151-secondary cooling medium outlet; 152-secondary cooling medium inlet; 16-secondary condenser; 2-cooling medium device; 21-input end; 22-output end ; 3-steamer pot; 31-pot body; 311-inlet and outlet; 312-drain valve; 32-pot cover; 321-connecting port; 322-pressure relief valve; 4-pot cover opening and closing module; 41-rotating joint; 42-angle connecting piece; 421-side end; 422-middle end; 43-pneumatic telescopic connecting rod; 5-heating device; C-connecting line; D-length direction; I-diagonal direction; S1-main cooling medium flow space; S2-secondary cooling medium flow space. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] In order to make the technical content of the present application more detailed and complete, the implementation aspects and specific embodiments of the present application are described below. However, the following description is not the only form of implementing or using the specific embodiments of the present application. If a person with ordinary knowledge in the art can easily understand the necessary technical content of the present application through the following description, and can change and modify this application in various ways to adapt to different uses and conditions without violating its spirit and scope, then the implementation aspects also fall within the patent application scope of the present application.

[0019] In the description of the present application, unless the context indicates otherwise, “a”, “an” and “the” may also be interpreted as plural.

[0020] In the description of the present application, unless the context states otherwise, “include,” “including,” “have,” or “contains” are inclusive or open and do not exclude other undescribed elements or method steps.

[0021] The features and components in the figures are not drawn according to the actual scale, and the drawing method is only for presenting the specific features and components related to the present application in the best way. In addition, the same or similar component symbols are used to refer to the same or similar components and parts in different figures.

[0022] In the description of the present application, terms such as "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", and "outside" used to indicate orientation or positional relationships are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be understood as limitations on the present application.

[0023] In the description of this application, "dispose", "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be fixed connection, detachable connection, mechanical connection, direct connection, indirect connection through an intermediate medium, etc. For those with ordinary knowledge in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0024] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The present application provides a condensing device 1 for a solid-state distillation device 100, the solid-state distillation device 100 has a cooling medium device 2, a steamer pot 3, a pot cover opening and closing module 4, a heating device 5, and the heating device 5 will generate a large amount of alcohol-containing steam after heating the object in the steamer pot 3. The condensing device 1 can be connected to the steamer pot 3 to receive the steam in the steamer pot 3. The cooling medium device 2 provides cooling medium to the condensing device 1 to condense the steam in the condensing device 1 into a distilled liquor concentrate. After completion, the pot cover opening and closing module 4 can control the steamer pot 3 to open and perform procedures such as pouring and cleaning. The above-mentioned objects are, for example but not limited to, wine mash, fermented mash or other objects used for distillation and fermentation. The detailed structure of each component and the connection method between the components will be described in detail below.

[0025] In this embodiment, the condensing device 1 is a Lynn arm and includes an upper tube arm 11, a plurality of main condensing tubes 12, a swan neck 13, two partitions 14, a lower tube arm 15 and a primary condensing tube 16. The upper tube arm 11 is connected between the swan neck 13 and the lower tube arm 15 and communicated with each other. The plurality of main condensing tubes 12 are arranged in the upper tube arm 11 and extend along a length direction D defined by the upper tube arm 11. Each of the main condensing tubes 12 has a first end 121 and a second end 122 opposite to each other. The first end 121 is adjacent to the swan neck 13, and the second end 122 is adjacent to the lower tube arm 15. In this embodiment, the primary condensing tube 16 is connected to the swan neck 13 and the lower tube arm 15. Figure 2 , a connecting line C of the plurality of first ends 121 extends along an oblique direction I, and in the present embodiment, each first end 121 is an oblique end, thereby effectively controlling the internal pressure of each main condenser tube 12 to be the same. It should be noted that in other embodiments of the present application, the length of the main condenser tube 12 can be adjusted according to the internal pressure of each main condenser tube 12, so it is possible that the length of each main condenser tube 12 in an embodiment of the present application is different, or the lengths of at least two of the plurality of main condenser tubes 12 are different from each other, which will not be described in detail here. In addition, in other embodiments of the present application, each first end 121 can also be designed as a flat end.

[0026] As mentioned above, the secondary condenser 16 is arranged in the lower tube arm 15 and is connected to the main condenser 12. Therefore, the steam is first cooled in the main condenser 12, and then enters the secondary condenser 16 for secondary cooling, and finally the distillate that has completed the secondary cooling is output from the bottom side of the secondary condenser 16. In detail, the two partitions 14 are arranged in the upper tube arm 11 to separate a main cooling medium flow space S1, and each partition 14 is for the multiple first ends 121 and the multiple second ends 122 to pass through, and the two ends of the upper tube arm 11 are respectively provided with a main cooling medium outlet 111 and a main cooling medium inlet 112 connected to the main cooling medium flow space S1, and the lower tube arm 15 has a primary cooling medium flow space S2, a primary cooling medium outlet 151 and a primary cooling medium inlet 152, and the secondary cooling medium outlet 151, the secondary cooling medium inlet 152 and the secondary cooling medium flow space S2 are connected to each other, the main cooling medium outlet 111 is connected to the input end 21 of a cooling medium device 2 of the solid distillation equipment 100, the output end 22 of the cooling medium device 2 is connected to the secondary cooling medium inlet 152, and the secondary cooling medium outlet 151 is connected to the main cooling medium inlet 112, thereby, the cooling medium of the cooling medium device 2 can flow in the main cooling medium flow space S1 and the secondary cooling medium flow space S2.

[0027] In the present embodiment, the multiple main condensers 12 are mainly straight tube condensers, and the secondary condensers 16 are coil condensers. However, in other embodiments of the present application, the multiple main condensers 12 and the secondary condensers 16 can be interchanged and implemented without limitation. Even if the main condenser 12 is located in the lower tube arm 15, its length can be adjusted according to the pressure of each main condenser 12 in the lower tube arm 15 to ensure that steam can enter each main condenser 12 evenly.

[0028] The steamer 3 has a pot body 31 and a pot cover 32 covering the pot body 31, wherein the pot body 31 and the pot cover 32 may be made of stainless steel, which has the advantages of preventing bacteria, being easy to clean, and not requiring the use of detergents, etc. A material inlet and outlet 311 is formed at the top of the pot body 31, and a drain valve 312 is provided at the bottom of the pot body 31. By opening or closing the drain valve 312, the flow of gas and liquid inside the steamer 3 is controlled, so that the distillation process proceeds smoothly, and the pressure and temperature inside the steamer 3 are kept stable.

[0029] As mentioned above, the pot cover 32 can movably cover the material inlet and outlet 311, and the pot cover 32 has a connection port 321, the swan neck 13 is disposed at the connection port 321, and the connection port 321 and the pot body 31 are connected to each other, whereby the interior of the steamer pot 3 is sequentially connected to the swan neck 13, the upper tube arm 11 and the lower tube arm 15 through the connection port 321. A pressure relief valve 322 is formed on the pot cover 32 to control and adjust the steam pressure generated by the steamer pot 3 during the distillation process, to prevent the steamer pot 3 from exploding due to excessive pressure inside the steamer pot 3, thereby protecting the safety of the steamer pot 3 in use.

[0030] In order to place objects in the pot body 31 of the steamer pot 3 and to clean up after the distillation operation is completed, the pot cover 32 on the pot body 31 can be opened. At the same time, considering saving manpower and improving work efficiency, the outer side of the pot cover 32 is connected to a pot cover opening and closing module 4. The pot cover opening and closing module 4 is linked with the pot cover 32 to control the pot cover 32 to switch between a closed position and a raised position relative to the pot body 31. In detail, the pot cover opening and closing module 4 has a rotary joint 41, an angle connection member 42 and a pneumatic telescopic connecting rod 43. The rotary joint 41 is arranged at one end of the upper tube arm 11 and adjacent to the lower tube arm 15. The angle connection member 42 has two side ends 421 and a middle end 422. The middle end 422 is connected to the rotary joint 41. One side end 421 of the angle connection member 42 is connected to the swan neck 13, and the other side end 421 of the angle connection member 42 is connected to the pneumatic telescopic connecting rod 43. When the inlet and outlet 311 of the pot body 31 is facing upward and the pot cover 32 is in a closed position, the pot cover 32 covers the inlet and outlet 311. In this state, the pneumatic telescopic connecting rod 43 of the pot cover opening and closing module 4 is in an extended state and does not apply force to the angle connecting member 42. When the pneumatic telescopic connecting rod 43 is shortened to apply force to the angle connecting member 42, the angle connecting member 42 drives the pot cover 32 to rotate so that the pot cover 32 is in a raised position away from the pot body 31 (not shown), and the inlet and outlet 311 is exposed to the outside. In this embodiment, the angle connecting member 42 is L-shaped, but in other embodiments of the present application, the appearance of the angle connecting member 42 is, for example but not limited to, L-shaped, V-shaped or other shapes that can be implemented. In addition, in this embodiment, the angle connecting member 42 has an angle α located at the middle end 422, and the range of the angle α is between 70 and 80 degrees.

[0031] The heating device 5 is disposed on the bottom side of the pot body 31. When the pot cover 32 is in the closed position, the pot cover 32 covers the inlet and outlet 311, and the heating device 5 heats the pot body 31 and generates steam to perform a distillation operation. In one embodiment, the heating device 5 is, for example but not limited to, a device or equipment that heats the inside of the steamer pot 3 by direct fire heating, electric heating, or any other method. The specific implementation of the heating device 5 is not intended to be limited in this application, and is described in advance.

[0032] Finally, after the steam in the steamer 3 evaporates, the alcohol-containing steam flows through the connecting port 321 and the swan neck 13 in sequence to each main condenser 12 and the secondary condenser 16. Since the length of each main condenser 12 is adjusted to correspond to the same pressure in each main condenser 12, the steam will flow evenly in each main condenser 12. The cooling medium of the cooling medium device 2 flows in the main cooling medium flow space S1 and the secondary cooling medium flow space S2 to condense the steam in the multiple main condensers 12 and the secondary condensers 16, so that the steam in the main condenser 12 and the secondary condenser 16 can be condensed and flow out to obtain the distilled liquor. The cooling medium device 2 is, for example but not limited to, a water chiller, a cooling water tower, or other equipment or device that provides a low-temperature medium to the condensing device 1. The aforementioned medium is, for example but not limited to, water, a refrigerant, air, or other substances or coolants with heat exchange functions.

[0033] In summary, by using the condensing device of the present application for a solid distillation equipment having multiple main condensers, the multiple main condensers are designed with different lengths, so that each main condenser is adjusted to have the same pressure inside the tube, and the alcohol-containing vapor can flow into each main condenser evenly, thereby improving the utilization rate of each main condenser and improving the overall condensation efficiency.

[0034] The present application has been described in detail above, but the above is only a preferred implementation and embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. That is, any person with ordinary knowledge in the art can variously change and modify this application to adapt to different uses and conditions without violating its spirit and scope. In this way, the implementation also falls within the patent application scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A condensing device for a solid state distillation apparatus, characterized in that: The condensing device comprises: an upper tube arm; and A plurality of main condensing tubes are arranged in the upper tube arm, and the lengths of at least two of the plurality of main condensing tubes are different from each other.

2. The condensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of main condensing tubes each have a first end, and a connecting line of at least two of the first ends extends along an oblique direction.

3. The condensing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: Each of the first ends is a beveled end or a flat end.

4. The condensing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: It further includes two partitions. The multiple main condensation tubes extend along a length direction respectively and have a second end opposite to the first end. The two partitions are arranged in the upper tube arm to separate a main cooling medium flow space, and each partition is for the first end and the second end to pass through.

5. The condensing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A main cooling medium outlet and a main cooling medium inlet which are connected to the main cooling medium flow space are respectively arranged at two ends of the upper tube arm.

6. The condensing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The condensing device is a Lynn arm and further includes a swan neck connected to the upper tube arm.

7. The condensing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The solid distillation equipment has a steamer pot, which has a pot body and a pot cover covering the pot body, the pot cover has a connecting port, the swan neck is connected between the connecting port and the upper tube arm, and the upper tube arm and the multiple main condensing tubes are connected to the inside of the pot body via the connecting port and the swan neck.

8. The condensing device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first end is adjacent to the swan neck and the interface.

9. The condensing device according to claim 8, characterized in that It further includes a lower tube arm and a primary condenser connected to the upper tube arm. The secondary condenser is arranged in the lower tube arm and is connected to the main condenser. The second ends of the multiple main condensers are adjacent to the secondary condenser.

10. The condensing device according to claim 9, characterized in that The lower tube arm has a primary cooling medium flow space, a primary cooling medium outlet and a primary cooling medium inlet. The secondary cooling medium outlet, the secondary cooling medium inlet and the secondary cooling medium flow space are connected to each other, and the main cooling medium outlet is connected to the input end of a cooling medium device of the solid distillation equipment, and the output end of the cooling medium device is connected to the secondary cooling medium inlet.

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