Tank type liquid seal valve
By controlling the changes in the material state inside the sealed tank through the cold vortex tube and heating components of the tank-type liquid seal valve, the problem of poor sealing of high-temperature molten metal is solved, and a valve design with high sealing performance and long service life is achieved, which is suitable for pipeline connections of high-temperature molten metal.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423274335.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-12
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-30
AI Technical Summary
In existing technologies, high-temperature molten metals suffer from poor sealing when connected to pipeline valves, affecting the purity of the material. This is especially true for metals with reactive chemical properties, such as lithium, where it is impossible to guarantee independent pressure and material level between containers.
Design a tank-type liquid seal valve that uses a cooling vortex tube and heating components to achieve solid-liquid phase conversion of materials inside the sealed tank. The valve opening and closing is controlled by cooling and heating to avoid mechanical wear. A cooling jacket and cooling channel are used for sealing, and cold air condensation and heating electric furnace are used for desealing.
It achieves absolute sealing of high-temperature molten metal, ensuring the purity of the material, extending the service life of the valve, and is suitable for molten metal pipeline connections with high sealing requirements.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to metallurgical technology field, concretely relates to a tank type liquid seal valve. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the field of metallurgical technology, pipe valves are needed to connect different containers, and high-temperature molten metal is transferred through the pipe. Some high-temperature melts (such as lithium) have the characteristics of chemical activity and cannot be directly contacted with air and water vapor. Therefore, the sealing requirement of the equipment for refining such metals is very high. In order to ensure that the pressure, material and liquid level in each container can maintain their own independent state, a valve is needed to complete the absolute sealing of the pipe between the tanks. SUMMARY
[0003] In view of the above problems, the utility model provides a tank type liquid seal valve, which can avoid the poor sealing problem caused by conventional valves, thereby ensuring the purity of the discharged material.
[0004] Specifically, the utility model is implemented as follows:
[0005] A tank type liquid seal valve comprises:
[0006] A sealing tank body is provided with a cooling jacket on the outside, and a cooling channel for cooling fluid to flow is formed between the cooling jacket and the sealing tank body; the lower part of the sealing tank body is provided with a feed inlet, and the upper part is provided with a discharge outlet; there is a height difference between the feed inlet and the discharge outlet, so that the melt is filled in the sealing tank body; the melt filled in the sealing tank body is condensed by the cooling fluid, and the sealing tank body is blocked.
[0007] A heating component is used to melt the solid formed by the condensation of the melt in the sealing tank body, so as to realize the unsealing of the sealing tank body.
[0008] Further, the tank type liquid seal valve further comprises:
[0009] A cold vortex pipe is connected with the cooling channel through a cold air port, and is used to send cold air into the cooling channel to cool the melt in the sealing tank body. The cold vortex pipe is composed of a nozzle, a vortex chamber, a separation hole plate, a cold air port and a hot air port. When working, the compressed gas expands in the nozzle, and then enters the vortex chamber in a tangent direction at a very high speed. When the gas flow rotates at a high speed in the cold vortex pipe, it is separated into two gas flows with different total temperatures after vortex transformation, and the hot air is discharged, and the cold air is sent into the cooling channel to cool the melt in the sealing tank body.
[0010] Further, the cold vortex pipe is connected with the lower part of the cooling channel, and the upper part of the cooling channel is provided with an exhaust port, so that the cold air flows from bottom to top.
[0011] Further, the heating component is a heating electric furnace, which is located at the bottom of the sealed tank body, and is used for realizing unsealing of the sealed tank body.
[0012] The working principle of the utility model is as follows:
[0013] In the open state of the liquid seal valve, the melt fills the sealed tank body first, and after filling to the height of the discharge port, the melt enters the downstream equipment from the discharge port; when it is needed to close the liquid seal valve, the cold vortex pipe passes compressed air, and the cold air outlet discharges cold air, which enters the cooling channel between the sealed tank body and the cooling jacket, and cools the melt in the tank, and after the melt is condensed into solid, the blocking of the melt is realized.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
[0015] (1) The utility model realizes the solid-liquid state conversion of the material in the sealed tank body through the cold vortex pipe and the heating component, and further controls the opening and closing of the valve.
[0016] (2) Since the valve realizes the sealing of the pipeline through the different solid-liquid states of the material, there is no mechanical wear and tear, and the service life is long. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 It is a front view of the tank type liquid seal valve in embodiment 1;
[0018] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 a sectional view of A-A section in the tank type liquid seal valve;
[0019] Figure 3 It is Figure 1 a sectional view of B-B section in the tank type liquid seal valve.
[0020] REFERENCE SIGNS:
[0021] 1-sealed tank body; 2-cooling jacket; 21-cooling channel; 22-exhaust port; 3-heating electric furnace; 4-cold vortex pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] The utility model will be further described in detail through specific implementation modes combined with the drawings.
[0023] Embodiment 1
[0024] The utility model provides a tank type liquid seal valve, which realizes the opening and closing of the valve by utilizing the change of the state of the material, avoids the problem that the existing valve is not sealed well at high temperature and affects the purity of the material.
[0025] Specifically, as Figures 1-3 shown, the tank type liquid seal valve comprises a sealing tank body 1, a cooling jacket 2, a heating electric furnace 3 and a cold vortex tube 4, the sealing tank body 1 is provided with a feeding port at the lower part and a discharging port at the upper part, which are connected with the upstream and downstream equipment respectively, and there must be a height difference between the feeding port and the discharging port, so that the melt can be filled in the sealing tank body 1 and stay, and the fixed formed by the condensation of the melt can block the passage between the feeding port and the discharging port.
[0026] The cooling jacket 2 is located outside the sealing tank body 1 and forms a cooling channel 21 between the outer wall of the sealing tank body 1, the lower part of the cooling channel 21 is connected with the cold air port of the cold vortex tube 4, the cold air enters the cooling channel 21 through the cold air port to condense the melt in the sealing tank body 1, and the gas cooled in the cooling channel 21 is discharged through the exhaust port above the cooling channel 21.
[0027] The cold vortex tube 4 is a refrigeration unit of the tank type liquid seal valve, and the cold vortex tube 4 is composed of a nozzle, a vortex chamber, a separation orifice plate, a cold air port and a hot air port, when working, the compressed gas expands in the nozzle and then enters the vortex chamber in a tangent direction at a very high speed, the gas flow is separated into two gas flows with different total temperatures after vortex transformation when rotating at a high speed in the cold vortex tube 4, and the cold air with a temperature as low as-5℃ enters the cooling channel 21 to quickly condense the melt.
[0028] The heating electric furnace 3 is located at the bottom of the sealing tank body 1 and is used to realize the unsealing of the sealing tank body 1. When it is needed to unseal the sealing tank body 1, the supply of compressed air of the cold vortex tube 4 is stopped, and the heating electric furnace 3 is started to melt the solid in the sealing tank body 1, so as to realize the unsealing of the sealing tank body 1.
[0029] The above uses specific examples to describe the utility model, which is only used to help understand the utility model and does not limit the utility model. For the skilled in the art to which the utility model belongs, according to the idea of the utility model, a number of simple deductions, deformations or substitutions can be made.
Claims
1. A pot-type liquid seal valve characterized by comprising: The application relates to a sealed tank (1) provided with a cooling jacket (2) on the outside, wherein the cooling jacket (2) and the sealed tank (1) form a cooling channel (21) for flowing cooling fluid; the lower part of the sealed tank (1) is provided with an inlet, and the upper part is provided with an outlet, and the height difference between the inlet and the outlet enables the melt to fill the sealed tank (1); after the cooling fluid condenses the melt filled in the sealed tank (1), the sealed tank (1) is blocked. A heating component is arranged to melt the solid formed by the condensation of the melt in the sealed tank (1), so as to realize the unblocking of the sealed tank (1). The application further relates to a cold air pipe (4) connected with the cold air outlet of the cooling channel (21), which is arranged to send cold air into the cooling channel to cool the melt in the sealed tank (1).
2. The tank seal valve of claim 1, wherein The cold air pipe (4) is connected with the lower part of the cooling channel (21), and the upper part of the cooling channel (21) is provided with an air outlet, so that the cold air flows from the lower part to the upper part. The heating component is a heating electric furnace (3) arranged at the bottom of the sealed tank (1) to realize the unblocking of the sealed tank (1).
3. The tank seal valve of claim 2, wherein, 4. The tank seal valve according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein