Replacing mechanism for softened water storage device of data center

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of hard water softening, in particular to a data center softened water storage device replacement mechanism which comprises a data center cooling system, a resin tank and a saline water tank. Two groups of circular resin beds which are distributed in parallel are arranged on the upper side in the resin tank in a circulating lifting manner, a group of V-shaped resin beds are rotatably arranged in the resin tank at the bottom of the circular resin bed on the lower side, the bottoms of the V-shaped resin beds are communicated with liquid distribution pipes, and one ends of the bottoms of the liquid distribution pipes are respectively communicated to a data center cooling system through softened water output pipes; the top of the waste liquid box is provided with a group of saline water tanks, saline water in the saline water tanks is input into a liquid input pipeline through a saline water transmission pipe and sequentially flows through the circular resin bed and the V-shaped resin bed, and hardness ions in the circular resin bed and the V-shaped resin bed are eluted; waste liquid is discharged through the liquid distribution pipe and the discharge pipe, so that the hard water is quickly and fully softened, and the continuous use capability of the mechanism is realized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of hard water softening, in particular to a replacement mechanism for a softened water storage device in a data center. Background Technique

[0002] The softened water replacement device in the data center is a device used to treat the water quality in the cooling system of the data center. In the data center, the cooling system is crucial because it ensures that servers and other critical equipment operate at an appropriate temperature to avoid overheating and potential hardware damage. The cooling system usually uses water as the cooling medium, but the hardness components in the water (such as calcium and magnesium ions) may cause the formation of scale, which will reduce the cooling efficiency and increase the maintenance cost. The softened water replacement device solves this problem by removing the hardness ions in the water. These devices usually use ion exchange resins, which can adsorb calcium and magnesium ions in the water and release sodium or potassium ions. This process is called ion exchange, which can convert hard water into soft water, thereby reducing the formation of scale.

[0003] During the softening process of hard water, most use the form of a resin bed to contact and react with calcium and magnesium ions in the hard water. Then, after the resin bed is used for a period of time, it also needs to be eluted with brine to wash off the calcium and magnesium ions remaining on the resin, so that the resin bed can restore the ability to adsorb hardness ions and can perform the softened water operation again. However, the existing resin bed has a single structure. When softening hard water, it only uses the natural flow of hard water for softening, resulting in insufficient contact between the hard water and the resin bed, low use efficiency of the resin bed, and uneven contact between the resin bed, hard water, and brine due to the fixed setting of the resin bed.

[0004] Therefore, in view of the above problems, this technical solution proposes a replacement mechanism for a softened water storage device in a data center. Content of the Utility Model

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a replacement mechanism for a softened water storage device in a data center to solve the problems raised in the above background technique.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: A replacement mechanism for a softened water storage device in a data center, including a data center cooling system, a resin tank, and a brine tank; a liquid input pipe with a horn-shaped structure is connected to the top of the resin tank, and hard water is input into the resin tank along the liquid input pipe for softening operation. Two groups of parallelly distributed circular resin beds are arranged in a circulating and lifting manner on the upper side inside the resin tank. The circular resin beds are used for adsorbing hardness ions in the input hard water, and the up-and-down shaking of the circular resin beds is utilized to improve the uniformity of the contact between the hard water and the resin inside the circular resin beds. A V-shaped resin bed is rotatably arranged inside the resin tank at the bottom of the lower circular resin bed. The V-shaped resin bed is used for rotatably contacting the hard water after being treated by the circular resin beds, further expanding the contact strength between the hard water and the resin, and ensuring the sufficiency of hard water softening. A liquid separation pipe is connected to the bottom of the V-shaped resin bed. One end of the bottom of the liquid separation pipe is respectively connected to the data center cooling system through a softened water output pipe, that is, the hard water after being softened by multiple stages inside the resin tank is transmitted to the inside of the data center cooling system for use, and the other end is connected to a waste liquid tank through a discharge pipe. A brine tank is installed on the top of the waste liquid tank. A brine transmission pipe with one end extending to the inside of the top of the liquid input pipe is connected to the top of the brine tank. The brine inside the brine tank is input into the liquid input pipe through the brine transmission pipe, and then under the action of gravity, it flows through the circular resin beds and the V-shaped resin bed in sequence to elute the hardness ions in the circular resin beds and the V-shaped resin bed. The waste liquid formed by the elution is transferred to the waste liquid tank through the liquid separation pipe and the discharge pipe, thereby realizing the rapid and sufficient softening of hard water and the continuous use ability of this mechanism.

[0007] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are: By arranging two groups of parallelly distributed circular resin beds inside the resin tank and utilizing the vibration of the circular resin beds, the contact sufficiency between the resin and the hard water is increased, and by arranging a rotating V-shaped resin bed below the circular resin beds, the filtering strength for the hard water is further increased, fully improving the purity of the softened water of this mechanism;

[0008] By adopting a single-group motor to control the operation of the structure for controlling the rotation of the V-shaped resin bed and the vibration of the circular resin beds, the compactness and energy-saving performance of this mechanism are fully improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a replacement mechanism for a softened water storage device in a data center.

[0010] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 an enlarged structural diagram of A in

[0011] Figure 3 It is Figure 1 an enlarged structural diagram of B in

[0012] Among them, the data center cooling system 10, resin tank 11, brine tank 12, liquid input pipeline 13, circular resin bed 14, V-shaped resin bed 15, liquid distribution pipe 16, brine transmission pipe 17, pump body 18, softened water output pipe 19, servo motor 20, driving gear 21, mounting ring 22, driven gear ring 23, connecting shaft 24, lead screw 25, nut 26, lifting block 27, sliding groove 28. Detailed implementation manners

[0013] It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in the present utility model and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

[0014] In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus cannot be understood as a limitation to the present utility model. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

[0015] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "coupling" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it may be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection; it may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it may be the communication inside two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood through specific situations.

[0016] The present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and in combination with embodiments.

[0017] Please refer to Figures 1-3, used for the replacement mechanism of the softened water storage device in the data center, including the data center cooling system 10, resin tank 11, and brine tank 12; a liquid input pipe 13 with a horn-shaped structure is connected to the top of the resin tank 11, and hard water is input into the resin tank 11 along the liquid input pipe 13 for softening operation. Two groups of parallel circular resin beds 14 are arranged in a circulating lifting manner on the upper side inside the resin tank 11. The circular resin beds 14 are used to adsorb hardness ions in the input hard water, and the up-and-down shaking of the circular resin beds 14 is used to improve the uniformity of the contact between the hard water and the resin inside the circular resin beds 14. Inside the resin tank 11 at the bottom of the lower circular resin bed 14, a group of V-shaped resin beds 15 are rotatably arranged. The V-shaped resin beds 15 are used to rotate and contact the hard water after being treated by the circular resin beds 14, further expanding the contact force between the hard water and the resin to ensure the sufficiency of hard water softening. The bottom of the V-shaped resin bed 15 is connected to a liquid distribution pipe 16. One end of the bottom of the liquid distribution pipe 16 is respectively connected to the data center cooling system 10 through a softened water output pipe 19, that is, the hard water after multi-stage softening inside the resin tank 11 is transported to the inside of the data center cooling system 10 for use, and the other end is connected to a waste liquid tank through a discharge pipe. A brine tank 12 is installed on the top of the waste liquid tank. The top of the brine tank 12 is connected to a brine transmission pipe 17 whose end extends to the inside of the top of the liquid input pipe 13. The brine inside the brine tank 12 is input into the liquid input pipe 13 through the brine transmission pipe 17, and then under the action of gravity, it flows through the circular resin beds 14 and V-shaped resin beds 15 in sequence to elute the hardness ions in the circular resin beds 14 and V-shaped resin beds 15. The waste liquid formed by the elution is transferred to the waste liquid tank through the liquid distribution pipe 16 and the discharge pipe, thereby realizing the rapid and sufficient softening of hard water and the continuous use ability of this mechanism;

[0018] A set of lifting components are arranged on the same side of the two groups of circular resin beds 14. The two groups of lifting components are rotatably connected. At the same time, a rotating component is arranged at the top edge of the V-shaped resin bed 15. The rotating component is connected to the lifting component above it. While driving the V-shaped resin bed 15 to rotate, the rotating component drives the lifting component to circulate up and down, thereby driving the two groups of circular resin beds 14 to vibrate up and down.

[0019] In the embodiment of the present invention, the hardness ions in hard water generally refer to calcium and magnesium ions, and the resin refers to a special polymer material that has functional groups capable of ion exchange. These resins are usually tiny, water-insoluble particles that can adsorb specific ions in water and release other ions, thereby realizing the softening, purification of water, or removal of specific pollutants;

[0020] Pump bodies 18 are arranged on both the brine transmission pipe 17 and the softened water output pipe 19, that is, by using the pumping ability of the pump bodies 18, the transmission and flow of the liquid are controlled;

[0021] Control valves are provided on both sides of the liquid separation pipe 16 facing the discharge pipe and the softened water output pipe 19, that is, the flow direction of the liquid is controlled according to the type of the liquid.

[0022] In an example of the present invention, the data center cooling system 10 absorbs the heat generated by the server by circulating cooling water. This system can be direct liquid cooling (such as immersion cooling), or indirect, such as a cooling tower or a cooler system, where the cooling water exchanges heat with air or another cooling medium through a heat exchanger; for the operating principles of the data center cooling system 10 and its connection to the data center, they all belong to the prior art and will not be elaborated here.

[0023] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the rotating assembly includes a mounting ring 22 rotatably arranged on the inner wall of the resin tank 11. A driven gear ring 23 is installed on the outer side of the mounting ring 22 and is arranged in the inner wall of the resin tank 11. One side of the driven gear ring 23 meshes with a driving gear 21. The bottom of the driving gear 21 is connected to a servo motor 20 fixed inside the resin tank 11. Starting the servo motor 20 drives the driving gear 21 to rotate, and then drives the driven gear ring 23 to drive the mounting ring 22 to rotate, thereby driving the V-shaped resin bed 15 to rotate and operate;

[0024] The lifting assembly includes lifting blocks 27 symmetrically installed on the two circumferential side walls of the circular resin bed 14. A chute 28 is opened in the inner wall of the resin tank 11 corresponding to the end of the lifting block 27. The end of the lifting block 27 away from the circular resin bed 14 is connected to a nut 26 through a connecting rod. A lead screw 25 is vertically threadedly connected inside the nut 26. A guiding device for restricting its self-rotation is provided on the nut 26. The lead screws 25 in the two groups of lifting assemblies are fixedly connected through a connecting shaft 24, and the bottom of the lower lead screw 25 is fixedly connected to the top of the driving gear 21 through a connecting shaft 24. When the driving gear 21 rotates, the lead screw 25 is driven to rotate by the connection of the connecting shaft 24, thereby driving the nut 26 to reciprocally move along the lead screw 25, and then driving the lifting block 27 to move up and down inside the chute 28 under the connection of the connecting rod, controlling the vibration of the circular resin bed 14;

[0025] A slideway is opened in the side wall of the chute 28 corresponding to the position of the connecting rod. At the same time, to prevent the liquid inside the resin tank 11 from entering the inner wall of the resin tank 11 through the chute 28 and the slideway, a sealing plate is installed at the connection between the lifting block 27 and the chute 28. The sealing plate moves up and down with the lifting block 27, and the area of the sealing plate is larger than the outer opening area of the chute 28. When the lifting block 27 moves up and down, the sealing plate always closes the chute 28; similarly, a corresponding sealing structure is also provided at the connection between the mounting ring 22 and the inner wall of the resin tank 11, which will not be elaborated here;

[0026] Through the cooperation between the rotating assembly and the lifting assembly, the function of driving the circular resin bed 14 and the V-shaped resin bed 15 to operate simultaneously by a single motor is realized.

[0027] The working principle of the utility model is as follows: At the idle place of the device, all the above-mentioned driving components, which refer to power components, electrical components and the adapted power supply, are connected by wires, and the electrical connection is completed according to the sequence of the working order among the electrical components. The detailed connection means is the well-known technology in the field. The following mainly introduces the working principle and process, and will not explain the electrical control. During operation, hard water is input into the resin tank 11 along the liquid input pipeline 13. At this time, the servo motor 20 starts to drive the driving gear 21 to drive the driven gear ring 23 to rotate, and then drives the V-shaped resin bed 15 to rotate. At the same time, under the connection of the connecting shaft 24, the two groups of circular resin beds 14 are controlled to vibrate up and down. Then the falling hard water successively passes through the circular resin bed 14 and the V-shaped resin bed 15. The hard water contacts the resin fully and evenly for many times, adsorbing the calcium and magnesium ions inside to form softened water. Then the control valve on the liquid separation pipe 16 facing the softened water output pipe 19 is opened, and the softened water passes through the softened water output pipe 19 and uses the pump body 18 on the softened water output pipe 19 to input it into the data center cooling system 10, and the data center cooling system 10 is used to dissipate heat and cool down the data center. After the circular resin bed 14 and the V-shaped resin bed 15 are used for a period of time, the pump body 18 on the brine transmission pipe 17 is started. At this time, the control valve on the liquid separation pipe 16 facing the softened water output pipe 19 is closed, and the control valve on the other side is opened, and the brine in the brine tank 12 is transported into the liquid input pipeline 13. At this time, the circular resin bed 14 and the V-shaped resin bed 15 are in the operating state, and the calcium and magnesium ions in the circular resin bed 14 and the V-shaped resin bed 15 are eluted by the brine. Then the formed waste water is transferred to the waste liquid tank through the discharge pipe to clean the circular resin bed 14 and the V-shaped resin bed 15, and then for subsequent hard water softening use.

[0028] The above has made a detailed description of the preferred embodiment of this patent, but this patent is not limited to the above embodiment. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those of ordinary skill in the art, various changes can also be made without departing from the gist of this patent.

Claims

1. A replacement mechanism for a softened water storage device in a data center, characterized in that: The invention comprises a data center cooling system (10), a resin tank (11), and a brine tank (12); the top of the resin tank (11) is connected to a liquid input pipeline (13) with a trumpet-shaped structure; two groups of circular resin beds (14) are arranged in a circular lifting manner on the upper side of the resin tank (11) and are distributed in parallel; a group of V-shaped resin beds (15) are arranged in a rotating manner inside the resin tank (11) located at the bottom of the circular resin bed (14) on the lower side; the bottom of the V-shaped resin bed (15) is connected to a liquid separation pipe (16); one end of the bottom of the liquid separation pipe (16) is connected to the data center cooling system (10) through a softened water output pipe (19), and the other end is connected to a waste liquid tank through a discharge pipe; a group of brine tanks (12) are installed on the top of the waste liquid tank; the top of the brine tank (12) is connected to a brine transmission pipe (17) with an end extending to the top of the liquid input pipeline (13).

2. The replacement mechanism for softened water storage device for data center according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A group of lifting components are arranged on the same side of the two groups of circular resin beds (14), and the two groups of lifting components are rotatably connected. A rotating component is arranged on the top edge of the V-shaped resin bed (15), and the rotating component is connected to the lifting component on its upper side.

3. The replacement mechanism for softened water storage device for data center according to claim 2, characterized in that: The salt water transmission pipe (17) and the softened water output pipe (19) are both provided with a pump body (18).

4. The replacement mechanism for softened water storage device for data center according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The rotating assembly comprises a mounting ring (22) rotatably arranged on the inner wall of the resin tank (11); a driven gear ring (23) arranged in the inner wall of the resin tank (11) is mounted on the outer side of the mounting ring (22); a driving gear (21) is meshed on one side of the driven gear ring (23); and a servo motor (20) fixed inside the resin tank (11) is connected to the bottom of the driving gear (21).

5. The replacement mechanism for softened water storage device for data center according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lifting assembly comprises lifting blocks (27) symmetrically mounted on the two lateral side walls of the circular resin bed (14); a slide groove (28) is provided in the inner wall of the resin tank (11) corresponding to the end of the lifting block (27); the end of the lifting block (27) away from the circular resin bed (14) is connected to a nut (26) via a connecting rod; a lead screw (25) is vertically threaded inside the nut (26); a guide device for limiting the rotation of the lead screw (25) is provided on the nut (26); the lead screws (25) in the two sets of lifting assemblies are fixedly connected via a connecting shaft (24), and the bottom of the lower lead screw (25) is fixedly connected to the top of the active tooth (21) via the connecting shaft (24).

6. The replacement mechanism for softened water storage device for data center according to claim 5, characterized in that: A slideway is provided on the side wall of the slide groove (28) at a position corresponding to the connecting rod, and a sealing plate is installed at the connection between the lifting block (27) and the slide groove (28).

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