Air pipeline for indirect air cooling system

By arranging the air ducts inside the intercooler and adding a maintenance platform, the freezing damage problem under the traditional arrangement is solved, and the anti-freeze performance is improved and the operation is convenient.

CN223424805UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-10SHANGHAI ELECTRIC-SPX ENG & TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422768238.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-13
Publication Date
2025-10-10
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-13

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Technical Problem

Traditional indirect air cooling systems can easily cause pipes and instrumentation to freeze in extreme winter weather in northern China, and are not conducive to on-site inspection operations.

Method used

The air duct is arranged under the widening platform to form a stable structure, and is fixed inside the intercooler with an air duct bracket. An additional maintenance operation platform is also provided. The air duct is equipped with electric heating to improve antifreeze performance.

Benefits of technology

Save space, reduce construction costs, optimize air flow, improve the antifreeze performance of pipelines and instrument equipment, and enhance the convenience of on-site operations.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an air pipeline for an indirect air cooling system, and relates to the technical field of indirect air cooling towers. The first profile steel and the second profile steel are welded to form a first air pipeline support, the third profile steel and the fourth profile steel are welded to form a second air pipeline support, an air pipeline is connected into the pipe hoop in a sleeved mode, and the pipe hoop is arranged below a broadening platform through the air pipeline with electric heat tracing, namely the interior of an air cooling system intercooling tower. The first air pipeline support and the second air pipeline support fix an air pipeline through the bottom of the widening platform, a stable structure is formed, the site is saved, the construction cost is reduced, air flowing is optimized, and the anti-freezing performance of the pipeline and instrument equipment is improved; and the operation convenience of field staff is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of indirect air cooling towers, in particular to an air duct for an indirect air cooling system. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of the power industry in northwestern my country, power plants require sufficient water for cooling equipment. While these regions are rich in resources like coal, they are also in dire need of water. Indirect air cooling technology, due to its increasing maturity and significant water-saving effects, is increasingly being adopted by power plants in these regions. Indirect air cooling, a type of air cooling technology, consists of the following components: a heat exchange tube bundle, a cooling triangle, a louver actuator, an underground water tank, an elevated water tank, a widening platform, X-pillars, a circulating water system, a water charging and makeup system, an air pipe system, a cleaning pipe system, an instrumentation and control system, and an electrical system.

[0003] Traditional indirect air cooling systems typically place air ducts above the widening platform, that is, outside the intercooler tower of the air cooling system. This takes up more space and increases construction costs. Furthermore, the traditional layout method can easily cause pipes and instrumentation to freeze in the extreme weather conditions common in northern my country during winter, hindering on-site inspections and operations. Improving the antifreeze effect of pipes and related equipment and increasing the convenience of on-site staff are urgent issues that need to be addressed. Utility Model Content

[0004] In response to the deficiencies of the existing technology, the utility model provides an air duct for an indirect air cooling system, which solves the problem that the traditional layout method is prone to causing pipes and instrument equipment to freeze in the extreme weather conditions common in northern my country in winter, which is not conducive to on-site inspection operations by on-site staff.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions: an air duct for an indirect air cooling system, comprising an air duct, a widening platform, and an indirect cooling tower wall. The bottom of the widening platform is fixedly connected to a first inclined support structure, the bottom of the first inclined support structure is fixedly connected to an indirect cooling tower X-pillar. A first section steel and a third section steel are welded to the bottom of the widening platform. A second section steel is welded to the lower end of the first section steel. The first and second section steels form a first air duct bracket. A fourth section steel is welded to the lower end of the third section steel. The fourth and fourth section steels form a second air duct bracket. The upper ends of the second and fourth section steels are each provided with a pipe clamp, and the air duct is sleeved inside the pipe clamp.

[0006] Preferably, one end of the air duct extends upward and is fixedly connected to the inner side of the intercooling tower wall, the other end of the air duct is fixedly connected to a branch pipe, one end of the branch pipe is bent downward, one end of the branch pipe is fixedly connected to a cooling triangle, and the bent part at one end of the air duct is fixedly connected to instrument equipment.

[0007] Preferably, the top of the intercooling tower X-pillar is fixedly connected to a maintenance operation platform, and the bottom of the maintenance operation platform is fixedly connected to a second oblique support structure.

[0008] Preferably, a plurality of first air duct supports are welded to the bottom of the widening platform.

[0009] Preferably, one end of the widened platform is connected to the upper end of the intercooling tower X-pillar, the bottom of the widened platform is fixed on the intercooling tower X-pillar through a first oblique support structure, and the maintenance operation platform is fixed on the intercooling tower X-pillar through a second oblique support structure.

[0010] Preferably, the air duct is arranged below the widened platform and passes through the wall of the intercooler tower into the intercooler tower, and the branch pipe is connected to the top pipe opening of the cooling triangle.

[0011] The utility model provides an air duct for an indirect air cooling system. Compared with the prior art, it has the following advantages:

[0012] 1. An air duct for an indirect air cooling system is arranged under a widened platform, i.e., inside the intercooler tower of the air cooling system, through an air duct with electric heating. A first air duct bracket and a second air duct bracket secure the air duct using the bottom of the widened platform to form a stable structure. This saves space, reduces construction costs, optimizes air flow, and improves the antifreeze performance of the pipeline and instrument equipment. At the same time, the addition of a maintenance operation platform improves the convenience of operation for on-site staff.

[0013] 2. An air duct for an indirect air cooling system improves the shortcomings of the original design, such as general antifreeze performance and inconvenient operation by on-site personnel, through the air duct layout method. It has strong versatility and the duct layout scheme can also be serialized and standardized. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the top structure of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the local structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 For this utility model Figure 2 Partial enlarged image.

[0018] In the figure: 1. Air duct; 2. Widening platform; 3. Intercooler tower X-pillar; 4. Maintenance operation platform; 5. Intercooler tower wall; 6. Cooling triangle; 7. Instrument equipment; 8. First air duct bracket; 9. Second air duct bracket; 10. Branch pipe; 11. First oblique support structure; 12. Second oblique support structure; 13. First steel section; 14. Second steel section; 15. Pipe clamp; 16. Third steel section; 17. Fourth steel section. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0020] See also Figure 1-4 , the utility model provides a technical solution: an air duct for an indirect air cooling system. It includes an air duct 1, a widening platform 2 and an intercooling tower wall 5. The bottom of the widening platform 2 is fixedly connected to a first oblique support structure 11, and the bottom of the first oblique support structure 11 is fixedly connected to the intercooling tower X-pillar 3. The first oblique support structure 11 is used to support the widening platform 2 and connect the widening platform 2 and the intercooling tower X-pillar 3. The bottom of the widening platform 2 is welded with a first section steel 13 and a third section steel 16. The lower end of the first section steel 13 is welded with a second section steel 14. The first section steel 13 and the second section steel 14 are welded to each other to form a first air duct bracket 8. The lower end of the third section steel 16 is welded with a fourth section steel 17. The third section steel 16 and the fourth section steel 17 are welded to each other to form a second air duct bracket 9. The upper ends of the second section steel 14 and the fourth section steel 17 are welded with a pipe hoop 15. The air duct 1 is sleeved inside the pipe hoop 15. The first air duct bracket 8 and the second air duct bracket 9 are used to support the air duct 1 arranged inside the pipe hoop 15, so that the air duct 1 can be fixed to the bottom of the widening platform 2.

[0021] See also Figure 1-4One end of the air duct 1 extends upward and is connected to the inner side of the intercooling tower wall 5, and the other end of the air duct 1 is fixedly connected to a branch pipe 10. One end of the branch pipe 10 is bent downward, and one end of the branch pipe 10 is fixedly connected to a cooling triangle 6. The bent part at one end of the air duct 1 is fixedly connected to an instrument equipment 7. The top of the intercooling tower X pillar 3 is fixedly connected to a maintenance operation platform 4. The maintenance operation platform 4 is used to facilitate workers to operate. The bottom of the maintenance operation platform 4 is fixedly connected to a second inclined support structure 12. Several first air duct brackets 8 are welded to the bottom of the widening platform 2. One end of the widening platform 2 is connected to the upper end of the intercooling tower X pillar 3. The bottom of the widening platform 2 is fixed to the intercooling tower X pillar 3 through the first inclined support structure 11. The maintenance operation platform 4 is fixed to the intercooling tower X pillar 3 through the second inclined support structure 12. The air duct 1 is arranged below the widening platform 2 and passes through the intercooling tower wall 5 into the intercooling tower. The branch pipe 10 is connected to the top pipe mouth of the cooling triangle 6.

[0022] When wind passes through the gaps in the pipe, it can take away the heat of the hot water in the pipe, cooling the water inside the pipe. Since the air with high temperature has a smaller density, it will flow upward, while the cold air has a larger density and will flow downward. This natural convection phenomenon helps to form air flow inside the cooling tower and promotes the heat exchange process. The air duct 1 with electric heating is arranged under the widening platform 2, that is, inside the intercooler of the air cooling system. The first air duct bracket 8 and the second air duct bracket 9 use the bottom of the widening platform 2 to fix the air duct 1 to form a stable structure, saving space, reducing construction costs, optimizing air flow, and improving the anti-freeze performance of the pipeline and instrument equipment 7. At the same time, by adding a maintenance operation platform 4, the operation convenience of on-site staff is improved.

[0023] In this embodiment, an air duct for an indirect air cooling system is used. Among the above components, the structural features and working principles thereof all adopt the existing technology and will not be described in detail here.

[0024] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that includes a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0025] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An air duct for an indirect air cooling system, comprising an air duct (1), a widening platform (2) and an indirect cooling tower wall (5), characterized in that: The bottom of the widening platform (2) is fixedly connected to a first inclined support structure (11), the bottom of the first inclined support structure (11) is fixedly connected to an intercooling tower X pillar (3), the bottom of the widening platform (2) is welded with a first steel section (13) and a third steel section (16), the lower end of the first steel section (13) is welded with a second steel section (14), the first steel section (13) and the second steel section (14) form a first air duct bracket (8), the lower end of the third steel section (16) is welded with a fourth steel section (17), the fourth steel section (17) and the fourth steel section (17) form a second air duct bracket (9), the upper ends of the second steel section (14) and the fourth steel section (17) are both provided with a pipe clamp (15), the air duct (1) is sleeved inside the pipe clamp (15).

2. The air duct for an indirect air cooling system according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the air duct (1) extends upward and is connected to the inner side of the intercooling tower wall (5); the other end of the air duct (1) is fixedly connected to a branch pipe (10); one end of the branch pipe (10) is bent downward, and one end of the branch pipe (10) is fixedly connected to a cooling triangle (6); the branch pipe (10) is connected to the top pipe opening of the cooling triangle (6); and the bent portion of one end of the air duct (1) is connected to an instrument device (7).

3. The air duct for an indirect air cooling system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the intercooling tower X-pillar (3) is fixedly connected to a maintenance operation platform (4), the bottom of the maintenance operation platform (4) is fixedly connected to a second inclined support structure (12), and the maintenance operation platform (4) is fixed to the intercooling tower X-pillar (3) via the second inclined support structure (12).

4. The air duct for an indirect air cooling system according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of first air duct supports (8) are welded to the bottom of the widening platform (2).

5. The air duct for an indirect air cooling system according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the widening platform (2) is connected to the upper end of the intercooling tower X-pillar (3), and the bottom of the widening platform (2) is fixed to the intercooling tower X-pillar (3) via the first inclined support structure (11).

6. The air duct for an indirect air cooling system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air duct (1) is arranged below the widening platform (2) and passes through the intercooling tower wall (5) to enter the intercooling tower.