Cooling device and cooling system for fermentation propagation tank

Abstract

The utility model provides a fermentation expanding culture tank cooling device and a cooling system thereof, the fermentation expanding culture tank cooling device comprises a refrigerant tank, an expanding culture tank, a refrigerant circulation assembly, a cooling pipeline and a backflow pipeline, the refrigerant tank is communicated with the expanding culture tank through the cooling pipeline, the refrigerant tank is communicated with the expanding culture tank through the backflow pipeline for backflow work, the refrigerant circulation assembly is communicated with the refrigerant tank, and the refrigerant circulation assembly is communicated with the refrigerant tank. According to the fermentation propagation tank cooling device and the cooling system thereof disclosed by the invention, the valve device is firstly opened during opening, the refrigerant pump is opened after the valve device is opened, the refrigerant pump is firstly closed during closing, and the valve device is closed after the refrigerant pump is closed, so that a water hammer phenomenon of a pipeline is avoided; meanwhile, the cooling jacket is arranged on the outer surface of the expanding culture tank, temperature control is conducted by opening the cooling pipeline, the partition plates are arranged in the cooling jacket, cooling liquid enters the partition plates through liquid passing holes in the partition plates and is evenly distributed on the expanding culture tank body, the cooling effect is improved, and cooling work is conducted in cooperation with the expanding culture tank.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of cooling of expanded culture tanks, and particularly to a fermentation expanded culture tank cooling device and its cooling system. Background Art

[0002] The expanded culture tank is used for the yeast expansion culture at the production site of a brewery and effectively preserves the seed yeast at the production site; when the fermentation expanded culture tank conducts yeast expansion culture, a cooling device is required to cooperate. The existing cooling device of the expanded culture tank has a poor cooling effect, which affects yeast culture. In view of this, this case is thus produced. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the present utility model is to provide a fermentation expanded culture tank cooling device and its cooling system to solve the above problems.

[0004] The technical solution of the present disclosure is realized as follows:

[0005] In the first aspect, the present disclosure provides a fermentation expanded culture tank cooling device, including a refrigerant tank, an expanded culture tank, a refrigerant circulation component, a cooling pipeline, and a return pipeline. The refrigerant tank is connected to the expanded culture tank through the cooling pipeline, and the refrigerant tank and the expanded culture tank are connected through the return pipeline for return work. The refrigerant circulation component is connected to the refrigerant tank. A refrigerant pump and a valve device are installed on the cooling pipeline, and the valve device is electrically connected to the refrigerant pump. In this technical solution, the expanded culture tank is connected to the refrigerant tank through the cooling pipeline, the start and stop of the refrigerant are controlled by the refrigerant pump and the valve device, and a return pipeline is connected to form a loop;

[0006] A cooling jacket is installed on the outer surface of the expanded culture tank. Several layers of partition plates are arranged in the cooling jacket. The outer ring of the partition plate is fixedly connected to the cooling jacket, the inner ring of the partition plate is fixedly connected to the expanded culture tank, and liquid passing holes are formed in each layer of the partition plate. In this technical solution, the cooling jacket is arranged on the outer surface of the expanded culture tank, the temperature is controlled by opening the cooling pipeline, the partition plates are arranged in the cooling jacket, the cooling liquid enters each partition plate through the liquid passing holes on the partition plates to cool the expanded culture tank, and then returns to the refrigerant tank through the return pipeline.

[0007] In one embodiment, the valve device is composed of an electromagnetic valve and a controller. According to the cooperation of the refrigerant pump and the valve device, the cooling pipeline has an open state and a closed state;

[0008] When in the open state, the electromagnetic valve of the valve device is opened, and then the refrigerant pump is opened through the controller, so that the cooling pipeline connects the refrigerant tank and the expanded culture tank;

[0009] When in the closed state, the controller controls the refrigerant pump to close, and then the electromagnetic valve closes, so that the cooling pipeline between the refrigerant tank and the expanded culture tank is closed;

[0010] In this technical solution, when starting up, the valve device is first opened, and after the valve device is opened, the refrigerant pump is opened with a 5-second delay. When shutting down, the refrigerant pump is first closed, and after the refrigerant pump is closed, the valve device is closed with a 5-second delay, avoiding the occurrence of water hammer phenomenon in the pipeline.

[0011] In one embodiment, a plurality of liquid passing holes are provided, and the liquid passing holes on each layer of the partition plate are staggered. In this technical solution, through the staggered liquid passing holes on each layer of the partition plate, the cooling liquid can be evenly distributed in the body of the expansion culture tank for cooling, preventing uneven cooling.

[0012] In one embodiment, a solenoid valve is installed on the return pipeline. In this technical solution, it is convenient to control the liquid reflux on the return pipeline.

[0013] In one embodiment, a plurality of expansion culture tanks are provided and are connected to the refrigerant tank through cooling pipelines. In this technical solution, multiple expansion culture tanks are connected according to the refrigerating capacity of the refrigerant circulation component, making full use of the surplus energy.

[0014] In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a fermentation expansion culture tank cooling system, including the above-mentioned fermentation expansion culture tank cooling device.

[0015] The advantages or beneficial effects in the above technical solutions at least include:

[0016] For a fermentation expansion culture tank cooling device and its cooling system of the present disclosure, when starting up, the valve device is first opened, and after the valve device is opened, the refrigerant pump is opened. When shutting down, the refrigerant pump is first closed, and after the refrigerant pump is closed, the valve device is closed, avoiding the occurrence of water hammer phenomenon in the pipeline;

[0017] Meanwhile, the cooling jacket is arranged on the outer surface of the expansion culture tank, and the temperature is controlled by opening the cooling pipeline. A partition plate is arranged inside the cooling jacket, and the cooling liquid enters each partition through the liquid passing holes on the partition plate and is evenly distributed in the body of the expansion culture tank, improving the cooling effect and cooperating with the expansion culture tank for cooling work. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description thereof, are used to explain the principles of the present disclosure. These drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and are included in this specification and form a part of this specification.

[0019] Figure 1 shows the structural schematic diagram of the fermentation expansion culture tank cooling device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 2 shows the cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of the expansion culture tank according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 3 The structural schematic diagram of the partition board in the embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0022] Figure 4 The schematic diagram of the cooling system of the fermentation and expansion culture tank in the embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0023] Reference numerals: refrigerant tank - 1, expansion culture tank - 2, refrigerant circulation assembly - 3, cooling pipeline - 4, return pipeline - 5, refrigerant pump - 6, valve device - 7, cooling jacket - 21, partition board - 22, liquid passing hole - 23. Detailed implementation manners

[0024] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although some embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to more thoroughly and completely understand the present disclosure. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of the present disclosure are only for exemplary purposes and are not used to limit the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0025] It should be noted that, without conflict, the implementation manners in the present disclosure and the features in the implementation manners can be combined with each other. The present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and in combination with the implementation manners.

[0026] It should be understood that the term "including" and its variants used herein are open-ended, that is, "including but not limited to". The term "based on" is "at least partially based on". The term "one embodiment" means "at least one embodiment"; the term "another embodiment" means "at least one additional embodiment"; the term "some embodiments" means "at least some embodiments". The relevant definitions of other terms will be given in the following description. It should be noted that the concepts such as "first" and "second" mentioned in the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different devices, modules or units, and are not used to limit the order or interdependence relationship of the functions performed by these devices, modules or units.

[0027] It should be noted that the modifications of "one" and "several" mentioned in the present disclosure are illustrative rather than restrictive. Those skilled in the art should understand that, unless otherwise clearly indicated in the context, it should be understood as "one or more".

[0028] The names of the messages or information exchanged between multiple devices in the implementation manners of the present disclosure are only for illustrative purposes and are not used to limit the scope of these messages or information.

[0029] Refer to Figure 1 - Figure 2, A fermentation expansion culture tank cooling device, including a refrigerant tank 1, an expansion culture tank 2, a refrigerant circulation component 3, a cooling pipeline 4 and a return pipeline 5. The refrigerant tank 1 is connected to the expansion culture tank 2 through the cooling pipeline 4, and the refrigerant tank 1 and the expansion culture tank 2 are connected through the return pipeline 5 for reflux operation. The refrigerant circulation component 3 is connected to the refrigerant tank 1. A refrigerant pump 6 and a valve device 7 are installed on the cooling pipeline 4, and the valve device 7 is electrically connected to the refrigerant pump 6. In this technical solution, the expansion culture tank 2 is connected to the refrigerant tank 1 through the cooling pipeline 4, and the start and stop of the refrigerant are controlled by the refrigerant pump 6 and the valve device 7, and a return pipeline 5 is connected to form a loop;

[0030] A cooling jacket 21 is installed on the outer surface of the expansion culture tank 2. Several layers of partition plates 22 are arranged inside the cooling jacket 21. The outer ring of the partition plate 22 is fixedly connected to the cooling jacket 21, and the inner ring of the partition plate 22 is fixedly connected to the expansion culture tank 2. And liquid passing holes 23 are opened on each layer of the partition plate 22. In this technical solution, the cooling jacket 21 is arranged on the outer surface of the expansion culture tank 2, and the temperature is controlled by opening the cooling pipeline 4. And partition plates 22 are arranged inside the cooling jacket 21. The cooling liquid enters each partition plate 22 through the liquid passing holes 23 on the partition plate 22 to cool the expansion culture tank 2, and returns to the refrigerant tank 1 through the return pipeline 5. This structure enables the cooling liquid to be evenly distributed in the expansion culture tank body, improves the cooling effect, and cooperates with the expansion culture tank for cooling work.

[0031] In one of the embodiments, referring to Figure 1 - Figure 2 , The valve device 7 is composed of an electromagnetic valve and a controller. According to the cooperation of the refrigerant pump 6 and the valve device 7, the cooling pipeline 4 has an open state and a closed state;

[0032] When in the open state, the electromagnetic valve of the valve device 7 is opened, and then the refrigerant pump 6 is opened through the controller, so that the cooling pipeline 4 connects the refrigerant tank 1 and the expansion culture tank 2;

[0033] When in the closed state, the controller controls the refrigerant pump 6 to close, and then the electromagnetic valve closes, so that the cooling pipeline 4 between the refrigerant tank 1 and the expansion culture tank 2 is closed;

[0034] In this technical solution, when starting, first open the valve device 7, and delay 5 seconds to open the refrigerant pump 6 after the valve device 7 is opened. When closing, first close the refrigerant pump 6, and delay 5 seconds to close the valve device 7 after the refrigerant pump 6 is closed, to avoid water hammer phenomenon in the pipeline.

[0035] In one of the embodiments, referring to Figure 3, a plurality of liquid passing holes 23 are provided, and the liquid passing holes 23 on each layer of the partition plate 22 are staggered. In this technical solution, through the staggered liquid passing holes 23 on each layer of the partition plate 22, the cooling liquid can be evenly distributed in the culture expansion tank 2 for cooling, preventing uneven cooling.

[0036] In one implementation manner, referring to Figure 1 , a solenoid valve is installed on the reflux pipeline 5. In this technical solution, it is convenient to control the liquid reflux on the reflux pipeline 5.

[0037] In one implementation manner, referring to Figure 1 - Figure 2 , a plurality of culture expansion tanks 2 are provided, and they are connected to the refrigerant tank 1 through the cooling pipeline 4. In this technical solution, multiple culture expansion tanks 2 are connected according to the refrigerating capacity of the refrigerant circulation assembly 3, making full use of the surplus energy.

[0038] Referring to Figure 4 , according to the system of the above-mentioned fermentation culture expansion tank cooling device, including the above-mentioned fermentation culture expansion tank cooling device, wherein the refrigerant circulation assembly 3 includes a cooling tower, a compressor unit, a compressor, and an evaporator. The cooling tower is connected to the compressor unit, and the compressor is respectively connected to the compressor unit and the evaporator. The evaporator is connected to the refrigerant tank. Through the cooperation of the above-mentioned devices, the cooling equipment can be effectively utilized, and its refrigerating capacity can be distributed and utilized to prevent energy waste.

[0039] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure 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 therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present disclosure.

[0040] Those skilled in the art should understand that the above-mentioned implementation manners are only for clearly explaining the present disclosure, rather than limiting the scope of the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other changes or modifications can be made on the basis of the above disclosure, and these changes or modifications are still within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A fermentation expansion tank cooling device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a refrigerant tank (1), an expansion tank (2), a refrigerant circulation component (3), a cooling pipe (4) and a return pipe (5), wherein the refrigerant tank (1) is connected to the expansion tank (2) via the cooling pipe (4), and the refrigerant tank (1) is connected to the expansion tank (2) via the return pipe (5) for return operation, the refrigerant circulation component (3) is connected to the refrigerant tank (1), a refrigerant pump (6) and a valve device (7) are installed on the cooling pipe (4), and the valve device (7) is electrically connected to the refrigerant pump (6); A cooling jacket (21) is installed on the outer surface of the expansion tank (2), and a plurality of layers of partitions (22) are arranged inside the cooling jacket (21). The outer ring of the partition (22) is fixedly connected to the cooling jacket (21), and the inner ring of the partition (22) is fixedly connected to the expansion tank (2), and each layer of the partition (22) is provided with a liquid hole (23).

2. The fermentation and expansion tank cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The valve device (7) is composed of a solenoid valve and a controller.

3. The fermentation and expansion tank cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of the liquid passage holes (23) are provided, and the liquid passage holes (23) on each layer of the partition plate (22) are staggeredly distributed.

4. The fermentation and expansion tank cooling device according to claim 2, characterized in that: According to the cooperation between the refrigerant pump (6) and the valve device (7), the cooling pipe (4) has an open state and a closed state; When in the open state, the solenoid valve of the valve device (7) is opened, and then the refrigerant pump (6) is turned on through the controller, so that the cooling pipe (4) is connected to the refrigerant tank (1) and the expansion tank (2); When in the closed state, the controller controls the refrigerant pump (6) to be closed, and then the solenoid valve is closed, so that the cooling pipe (4) between the refrigerant tank (1) and the expansion tank (2) is closed.

5. The fermentation and expansion tank cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A solenoid valve is installed on the return pipe (5).

6. The fermentation and expansion tank cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The expansion tanks (2) are provided in plurality and are connected to the refrigerant tank (1) via a cooling pipe (4).

7. A fermentation expansion tank cooling system, characterized in that: It comprises the fermentation expansion tank cooling device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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