Sludge valve of rotational flow sedimentation tank

By designing a sludge discharge valve in the cyclone sedimentation tank, the sludge discharge valve is automatically opened using the sludge self-weight and static pressure of the water body, the problems of poor sludge discharge effect and difficult sludge thickness in the existing technology are solved, and safe and efficient sludge discharge operation is achieved.

CN223257536UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-22MCC CAPITAL ENGINEERING & RESEARCH INC LTD
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Application Number
CN202422235763.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-12
Publication Date
2025-08-22
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-12

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Technical Problem

The fluid overflow diameter of the existing cyclone sedimentation tank mud discharge valve is small, resulting in poor mud discharge effect, and it is impossible to effectively judge the thickness of sludge silt at the bottom of the water absorption well and the timing of mud discharge, which poses safety hazards.

Method used

A cyclone sedimentation tank mud discharge valve is designed, which uses the self-weight of the sludge on the top of the valve plate and the static pressure of the water body to be transmitted to the hydraulic oil in the hydraulic cylinder through the rope. Combined with the pressure gauge to reflect the sludge thickness, it realizes automatic opening of the mud discharge valve and reduces manual operation force.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency of sludge discharge, reduces the safety risks of manual operation, and can promptly judge and perform sludge discharge operations, avoiding the problem of valve failure caused by sludge backlog.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of steel turbid circulating water treatment, and relates to a sludge discharge valve of a rotational flow sedimentation tank, which comprises a sludge discharge valve seat embedded in a water suction well bottom plate of the rotational flow sedimentation tank; the valve plate is mounted on the sludge discharge valve seat through a valve plate rotating shaft, the sludge discharge valve is closed when the valve plate rotates upwards to be horizontal, and the sludge discharge valve is opened when the valve plate rotates downwards; the lifting unit comprises a winding lifting mechanism and a hydraulic supporting mechanism, the winding lifting mechanism is connected with the upper end of the valve plate through a rope, the rope is supported at the upper end of the hydraulic supporting mechanism, the hydraulic supporting mechanism is provided with a pressure gauge, and the pressure gauge is associated with the thickness of a sludge layer on the valve plate. The pressure of the self weight of sludge on the valve plate is applied to the force transmission shaft through the rope, the pressure is transmitted to hydraulic oil in the hydraulic cylinder through the piston, the pressure gauge connected with the hydraulic oil cylinder is caused to generate pressure change, and the pressure can indirectly reflect the thickness of the sludge at the top of the valve plate. And an operator can conveniently know the mud amount and master the mud discharging time.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of steel turbid circulating water treatment, in particular to a mud discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank. Background Art

[0002] Cyclone sedimentation tank is the most commonly used primary sedimentation facility for turbid water treatment in steel enterprises. Figure 1 In the steel production process, iron oxide scale produced during the steelmaking process flows through the slag flushing ditch 101 into the cyclone sedimentation tank, where it settles in the bottom sludge storage area 102. It is then removed from the sedimentation tank by a grab bucket. However, due to the rising flow rate in the sedimentation tank's sedimentation area, the finer iron oxide particles in the turbid circulating water are unable to fully settle in the sedimentation area and instead flow into the suction well 103 with the rising water. The agitation of the sludge and water by the grab bucket in the central tube 104, which then carries some fine iron oxide particles with the rising water into the suction well 103. Due to inertia and gravity, some of the iron oxide that enters the suction well settles to the bottom of the well. Over time, this accumulation gradually forms an iron oxide sludge layer at the bottom of the well, potentially blocking the inlet of the suction pipe 105 and affecting the normal operation of the lift pump 106. The sludge at the bottom of the suction well is submerged, making it impossible to clean the sludge near the suction pipe opening of the lift pump during normal production. Furthermore, the bottom of the suction well is a confined space, making manual cleaning a safety risk. Therefore, it is necessary to install a mud discharge valve at the bottom of the suction well, especially near the suction pipe of the self-priming pump, to discharge the accumulated sludge into the mud storage area.

[0003] In order to solve the problem of mud accumulation in the cyclone pool, a mud discharge valve is installed on the bottom plate of the cyclone pool water suction well, such as Figure 2 In the figure, the mud discharge valve cylinder 200 is cylindrical, with a sealed top cover and a mud flow hole 201 on the side. The transmission shaft 202 is driven up and down by turning the hand wheel, thereby driving the mud discharge valve cylinder 200 to move up and down in the cylindrical valve seat. When the mud discharge valve cylinder moves downward to the bottom of the valve seat, the mud discharge valve top cover seals the valve seat, and neither mud nor water can flow; when the mud discharge valve cylinder moves upward, the mud flow hole 201 is exposed, and the sludge flows downward from the mud flow hole 201 and falls into the mud storage area below the bottom plate of the water suction well.

[0004] The existing technology has a small flow path for sludge discharge. When discharging sludge, the water flow is simultaneously pressed toward the center, which affects the water flow rate and the flushing force of the water flow on the sludge, resulting in poor actual sludge discharge effect. Manual entry into the suction well is still required for cleaning.

[0005] Since the sludge is composed of iron oxide, it has poor fluidity and high specific gravity. When the sludge accumulates to a certain amount on the top cover of the sludge discharge valve, it becomes compacted. It not only lacks fluidity, but also presses on the top cover of the sludge discharge valve, making it difficult to open the sludge discharge valve, thereby losing its sludge discharge function. Manual sludge removal has to be adopted, which creates a major safety hazard.

[0006] When the top of the valve cover is covered by silt, if the silt thickness is too large, the sludge gravity is all applied to the top of the valve cover, and it cannot be lifted by the handwheel opener, causing the mud discharge valve to be unable to open.

[0007] Moreover, during normal production, since sludge is generated in the underwater space and the turbidity of the turbid ring water is high, it is impossible to detect the sludge accumulation by conventional means, and it is impossible to judge the thickness of the sludge accumulation at the bottom of the suction well and the timing of sludge discharge. Utility Model Content

[0008]

Technical Issues

[0009] The sludge discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank provided by the present application has a large flow cross-section. During the process of opening the valve plate, the valve plate can be opened completely by utilizing the deadweight of the sludge on the top of the valve plate and the static pressure of the water body, thereby reducing the force required to manually open the sludge discharge valve. This solves the problem that the existing sludge discharge valve has a small fluid flow path, and the water flow is simultaneously pressed toward the center during sludge discharge, which affects the water flow rate and the flushing force of the water flow on the sludge, resulting in poor actual sludge discharge effect. The pressure of the deadweight of the sludge on the valve plate is transmitted to the hydraulic oil in the hydraulic cylinder through a rope, and the pressure change of the pressure gauge is used to indirectly reflect the thickness of the sludge on the top of the valve plate, thereby solving the problem that the existing sludge discharge valve cannot judge the thickness of the sludge accumulation at the bottom of the suction well and the timing of sludge discharge.

[0010]

Technical solution

[0011] A sludge discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank, comprising:

[0012] The mud discharge valve seat is embedded in the bottom plate of the water suction well of the cyclone sedimentation tank;

[0013] The valve plate is installed on the mud discharge valve seat through the valve plate rotating shaft. It is rotated upward to close the mud discharge valve, and rotated downward to open the mud discharge valve;

[0014] The lifting unit includes a hoisting mechanism and a hydraulic support mechanism. The hoisting mechanism is connected to the upper end of the valve plate through a rope. The rope is supported on the upper end of the hydraulic support mechanism. The hydraulic support mechanism is provided with a pressure gauge. The pressure gauge is correlated with the thickness of the sludge layer on the valve plate.

[0015] Optionally, the mud discharge valve seat includes a waterproof wing ring arranged on the outer periphery, and the waterproof wing ring is embedded in the bottom plate of the water suction well.

[0016] Optionally, the mud discharge valve seat has a sealing plate and a valve plate sealing gasket. The sealing plate is fixedly connected to the inner side of the waterproof wing ring, and a valve plate sealing gasket is also fixedly connected to the lower end face of the sealing plate. When the valve plate is rotated upward to a horizontal position, the valve plate contacts the valve plate sealing gasket to close the mud discharge valve.

[0017] Optionally, the hydraulic support mechanism includes a transmission support, a vertical hydraulic cylinder is arranged at the lower part of the transmission support, the upper end of the piston in the hydraulic cylinder is fixedly connected to a hydraulic rod, the upper end of the hydraulic rod supports the rope, the hydraulic cylinder has an oil filling port and an oil discharge port, and is also connected to a pressure gauge.

[0018] Optionally, a fixed pulley is connected to the top of the hydraulic rod through a fixed pulley shaft, and the upper end of the hydraulic rod supports the rope, which means that the rope is connected to the hoisting mechanism after passing around the top of the fixed pulley.

[0019] Optionally, the hoisting mechanism includes a winch and a guide wheel. The rope passes upward through the bottom plate of the water pump layer, passes around the top of the fixed pulley, and then passes around the lower end of the guide wheel to be connected to the winch.

[0020] Optionally, a vertical sleeve is fixedly connected to the top of the transmission support, and the hydraulic rod slides through the sleeve.

[0021] Optionally, the transmission support is fixedly connected to a transmission support base, and the transmission support base is fixed to the bottom plate of the water pump layer by anchor bolts.

[0022] Optionally, the hydraulic cylinder is coaxial with the shaft sleeve.

[0023] Beneficial effects

[0024] The cyclone sedimentation tank sludge discharge valve of the present application applies the pressure of the sludge's own weight on the valve plate to the force transmission shaft through a rope, and transmits the pressure to the hydraulic oil in the hydraulic cylinder through the piston, causing the pressure gauge connected to the hydraulic oil cylinder to produce a pressure change. The magnitude of the pressure can indirectly reflect the thickness of the sludge on the top of the valve plate, which is beneficial for the operator to understand the amount of sludge and grasp the timing of sludge discharge.

[0025] The cyclone sedimentation tank mud discharge valve of the present application has a large valve plate flow cross-section. When mud discharge is required, the rope is loosened by the winch, and the mud discharge valve can be fully opened by utilizing the dead weight of the mud on the top of the valve plate and the static pressure of the water body, thereby reducing the force required to manually open the mud discharge valve. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] The above features and technical advantages of the present invention will become clearer and easier to understand by describing the embodiments thereof in conjunction with the following drawings.

[0027] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of a cyclone sedimentation tank.

[0028] Figure 2 It is a structural diagram of a mud discharge valve of a cyclone sedimentation tank in the prior art.

[0029] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the mud discharge valve of the cyclone sedimentation tank in an embodiment of the present application.

[0030] Figure 4 It is a top view of the mud discharge valve seat of an embodiment of the present application.

[0031]

Brief reference numerals

[0032] Valve plate shaft 1, valve plate 2, mud discharge valve seat 3, rope buckle 4, waterproof wing ring 5, valve plate sealing gasket 6, sealing plate 7, transmission support base 8, oil drain port 9, hydraulic cylinder 10, transmission support 11, piston 12, hydraulic rod 13, rope 14, sleeve 15, fixed pulley shaft 16, fixed pulley 17, pressure gauge 18, connecting pipe 19, oil filling port 20, guide wheel 21, winch 22, anchor bolt 23, lifting unit 100, slag flushing ditch 101, mud storage area 102, water suction well 103, center tube 104, water suction pipe 105, lifting pump 106, mud discharge valve tube 200, sludge flow hole 201, transmission shaft 202. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The following describes embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the described embodiments may be modified in various ways or combinations thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the drawings and description are illustrative in nature and are not intended to limit the scope of the claims. Furthermore, throughout this specification, the drawings are not drawn to scale, and like reference numerals represent like parts.

[0034] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connection" can be a detachable connection or a non-detachable connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. Among them, "fixed connection" means that the two are connected to each other and the relative position relationship after the connection remains unchanged. "Rotational connection" means that the two are connected to each other and can rotate relative to each other after the connection. The directional terms mentioned in the embodiments of the present application, such as "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", etc., are only referenced to the directions of the accompanying drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are for better and clearer explanation and understanding of the embodiments of the present application, 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 cannot be understood as a limitation on the embodiments of the present application. Among them, the two components are obtained by an integrated structure through an integrated molding process, which means that in the process of forming one of the two components, the component is connected to the other component, and there is no need to connect the two components together through reprocessing (such as bonding, welding, snap connection, screw connection).

[0035] This embodiment provides a sludge discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank, such as Figure 3As shown, it includes a mud discharge valve seat 3, which is embedded in the bottom plate of the water suction well of the cyclone sedimentation tank; a valve plate shaft 1, which is installed in the mud discharge valve seat 3 and is used to be rotatably connected to the valve plate 2, so that the valve plate 2 can rotate around the valve plate shaft 1; the valve plate 2 is rotated upward to horizontal around the valve plate shaft 1 to close the mud discharge valve, and is rotated downward to open the mud discharge valve; a lifting unit 100 is connected to the valve plate 2 by a rope 14, and the opening of the valve plate 2 is controlled by pulling and releasing the rope, and the thickness of the sludge layer on the top of the valve plate 2 is associated with the hydraulic oil pressure, and the opening time of the mud discharge valve is determined according to the thickness of the sludge layer.

[0036] like Figure 3 、 Figure 4 As shown, the mud discharge valve seat 3 is annular, and its outer periphery is embedded in the hole of the suction well bottom plate, so that mud and sand can fall onto the closed valve plate through the inner hole of the annular ring. For example, the outer periphery of the mud discharge valve seat 3 can be a waterproof wing ring 5, which is embedded in the suction well bottom plate and plays a role in fixing the mud discharge valve seat 3. For example, if the hole of the suction well bottom plate is square, the mud discharge valve seat 3 is a square with vertical through holes, and waterproof wing rings 5 ​​are fixedly connected to it on all four sides. The waterproof wing rings 5 ​​are embedded in the hole of the suction well bottom plate, thereby fixing the mud discharge valve seat 3 to the hole of the suction well bottom plate.

[0037] Both ends of the valve plate shaft 1 are fixedly connected to one end of the mud discharge valve seat 3, and are rotatably connected to the valve plate 2, allowing the valve plate 2 to rotate about the valve plate shaft 1. The valve plate 2 is sized to block the vertical through-hole of the mud discharge valve seat 3. The valve plate 2 rotates upward about the valve plate shaft 1 to a horizontal or substantially horizontal position, closing the mud discharge valve and collecting sediment above the valve plate. Rotating downward opens the mud discharge valve and discharges the sediment into the sedimentation area. A rope buckle 4 is fixedly connected to the upper end surface of the valve plate 2 opposite the valve plate shaft 1, for connecting to one end of a rope 14.

[0038] In some embodiments, the mud discharge valve seat 3 comprises a sealing plate and a valve plate sealing gasket. The sealing plate 7 is fixedly connected to the inner side of the waterproof wing ring 5. A valve plate sealing gasket is also fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the sealing plate 7, and the valve plate sealing gasket may be bonded to the lower end surface of the sealing plate 7. The sealing plate 7 supports the valve plate sealing gasket 6 and limits the position of the valve plate 2. When the valve plate 2 rotates upward about the valve plate rotation axis 1 to a horizontal position, the sealing plate 7 blocks further rotation, allowing the valve plate 2 to closely contact the valve plate sealing gasket 6, thereby closing the valve.

[0039] The lifting unit 100 includes a hoisting mechanism, which includes a rope 14, a winch 22, and a guide wheel 21. The hydraulic support mechanism includes a transmission support 11, a shaft sleeve 15, a hydraulic cylinder 10, a hydraulic rod 13, a piston 12, a fixed pulley shaft 16, a fixed pulley 17, an oil filling port 20, an oil discharge port 9, a connecting pipe 19, and a pressure gauge 18. The guide wheel 21 and the winch 22 are arranged on the bottom plate of the water pump layer.

[0040] The transmission support 11 has a vertical sleeve 15 fixed to its top. A hydraulic cylinder 10 is also located below the transmission support 11, coaxially with the sleeve 15. A hydraulic rod 13 is slidably connected within the sleeve 15. The hydraulic rod 13 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the piston 12. A fixed pulley 17 is connected to the top of the hydraulic rod via a fixed pulley shaft 16. The piston 12 is slidably connected within the hydraulic cylinder 10. The hydraulic cylinder has an oil inlet 20 and an oil outlet 9, and is also equipped with a pressure gauge 18 via a connecting pipe 19. A guide pulley 21 and a winch 22 are located on the bottom plate of the water pump deck. The rope 14 passes upward through the bottom plate, passes through the top groove of the fixed pulley 17, and then around the bottom groove of the guide pulley 21 before connecting to the winch 22. The rotation of the winch moves the rope 14, transmitting tension to the rope buckle 4 on the valve plate, opening and closing the valve plate.

[0041] The transmission support 11 is fixedly connected to the transmission support base 8 , and the transmission support base can be fixed to the water pump layer bottom plate by anchor bolts 23 .

[0042] Under normal conditions, the sludge discharge valve is closed, with valve plate 2 in a horizontal position. Due to the rising flow rate in the sedimentation zone of the cyclone sedimentation tank, the finer iron oxide particles in the turbid circulating water are unable to fully settle in the sedimentation zone and instead flow with the rising water into the suction well 103. The agitation of the sludge and water by the grab bucket in the center barrel 104, which grabs the sludge, carries some fine iron oxide particles with it into the suction well 103 along with the rising water. The iron oxide that enters the suction well settles on the top surface of valve plate 2 due to inertia and gravity. Over time, a layer of iron oxide sludge gradually forms on the top surface of valve plate 2. When the rope 14 is released by the winch 22, the valve plate 2 rotates downward about the valve plate shaft 1, thereby opening the sludge discharge valve. The sludge can then fall off the valve plate 2 and into the sludge storage area at the bottom of the cyclone tank.

[0043] Furthermore, due to the high specific gravity of the sludge, pressure gradually accumulates on the valve plate 2. Under the influence of the weight of the valve plate 2 and the weight of the sludge layer, the valve plate 2 exerts a gradually increasing tension on the rope 14. The other end of the rope 14 is inside the winch. When the winch is not rotating, the tension of the rope is applied to the fixed pulley. Under the constraint of the sleeve 15, the downward pressure of the fixed pulley 17 causes the hydraulic rod 13 to squeeze the piston 12, thereby causing the piston 12 to move downward, resulting in changes in the hydraulic oil pressure in the hydraulic cylinder 10. The hydraulic oil pressure in the hydraulic cylinder 10 can be checked at any time on the pressure gauge 18. The pressure can indirectly reflect the thickness of the sludge layer on the top of the valve plate. For example, if the sludge layer is 1 cm thick, the pressure gauge reading is 1 MPa; if the sludge layer is 2 cm thick, the pressure gauge reading is 3 MPa. This helps the operator understand the sludge amount and determine the timing of sludge discharge. The pressure gauge reading and the sludge layer thickness can be recorded multiple times to determine the relationship between the pressure gauge reading and the sludge layer thickness. After correlating the pressure gauge reading with the thickness of the sludge layer, the pressure gauge reading can be used to determine the approximate amount of sludge accumulation, which can guide the timing of opening the sludge discharge valve.

[0044] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the present invention is susceptible to various modifications and variations. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, or improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A sludge discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank, characterized in that: include: The mud discharge valve seat is embedded in the bottom plate of the water suction well of the cyclone sedimentation tank; The valve plate is installed on the mud discharge valve seat through the valve plate rotating shaft. It is rotated upward to close the mud discharge valve, and rotated downward to open the mud discharge valve; The lifting unit includes a hoisting mechanism and a hydraulic support mechanism. The hoisting mechanism is connected to the upper end of the valve plate through a rope. The rope is supported on the upper end of the hydraulic support mechanism. The hydraulic support mechanism is provided with a pressure gauge. The pressure gauge is correlated with the thickness of the sludge layer on the valve plate.

2. The sludge discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mud discharge valve seat includes a waterproof wing ring arranged on the outer periphery, and the waterproof wing ring is embedded in the bottom plate of the water suction well.

3. The sludge discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank according to claim 2, characterized in that: The mud discharge valve seat has a sealing plate and a valve plate sealing gasket. The sealing plate is fixedly connected to the inner side of the waterproof wing ring. A valve plate sealing gasket is also fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the sealing plate. When the valve plate is rotated upward to a horizontal position, the valve plate contacts the valve plate sealing gasket to close the mud discharge valve.

4. The sludge discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hydraulic support mechanism includes a transmission support, a vertical hydraulic cylinder is arranged at the lower part of the transmission support, the upper end of the piston in the hydraulic cylinder is fixedly connected to a hydraulic rod, the upper end of the hydraulic rod supports the rope, the hydraulic cylinder has an oil filling port and an oil discharge port, and is also connected to a pressure gauge.

5. The sludge discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank according to claim 4, characterized in that: A fixed pulley is connected to the top of the hydraulic rod through a fixed pulley shaft. The upper end of the hydraulic rod supports the rope, which means that the rope is connected to the hoisting mechanism after passing around the top of the fixed pulley.

6. The sludge discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank according to claim 5, characterized in that: The hoisting mechanism includes a hoist and a guide wheel. The rope passes upward through the bottom plate of the water pump layer, passes around the top of the fixed pulley, and then passes around the lower end of the guide wheel to be connected to the hoist.

7. The sludge discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank according to claim 6, characterized in that: A vertical shaft sleeve is fixedly connected to the top of the transmission support, and the hydraulic rod slides through the shaft sleeve.

8. The sludge discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank according to claim 4, characterized in that: The transmission support is fixedly connected to the transmission support base, and the transmission support base is fixed to the water pump layer bottom plate through anchor bolts.

9. The sludge discharge valve for a cyclone sedimentation tank according to claim 7, characterized in that: The hydraulic cylinder is coaxial with the shaft sleeve.