Easily-cleaned low-energy-consumption fermentation tank tail gas condensing device
By designing a fermenter exhaust gas condensation device with a baffle tube and cooling pipe, the problems of high energy consumption and difficult cleaning of traditional devices were solved, achieving low-energy gas-liquid separation and cleaning effect.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520217446.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-02
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-12
AI Technical Summary
Traditional exhaust gas condensation devices use shell-and-tube heat exchangers, which result in a short residence time of exhaust gas in the condenser, increasing energy consumption and making cleaning difficult, leading to fermentation tank contamination.
A fermenter tail gas condensation device was designed, which includes a baffle tube, a cooling pipe, a sealing plate, and an exhaust port. The gas is dispersed by the baffle tube and deeply cooled in the cooling pipe to achieve gas-liquid separation. The uncondensed gas is discharged through the exhaust port, and the liquid flows back to the reactor by gravity.
It achieves low-energy gas-liquid separation, avoids fermenter contamination, and reduces cleaning difficulty and energy consumption.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to waste gas treatment technical field especially relates to an easy fermentation tank tail gas condensing device of low energy consumption of clean. BACKGROUND
[0002] The fermentation tank is now widely used in the research and development or production of biological pharmaceuticals or biological products such as monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, recombinant proteins and synthetic biology, and has many characteristics such as large scale, high yield and low cost. As the core of the fermentation tank, the tail gas condensing device can realize the functions of condensing recovery of volatile fermentation liquid and drying tail gas to avoid plugging of the exhaust filter, but it is also an important factor leading to contamination of the fermentation tank. During the growth of microorganisms in the fermentation tank, due to metabolism and oxygen supply, the fermentation tail gas containing a large amount of water vapor needs to be discharged. If gas-liquid separation treatment is not performed, the fermentation liquid will be carried out by the tail gas, and because the tail gas is high in humidity, it will cause plugging of the tail gas filter, and further cause the breeding of microorganisms, polluting the entire fermentation sterile system.
[0003] The traditional tail gas condensing device uses a tube heat exchanger for tail gas condensation and gas-liquid separation. The short residence time of the tail gas in the condenser requires more energy consumption to increase the separation effect. At the same time, the internal cleaning is not possible due to the non-detachable column tube, which further causes pollution of the fermentation tank. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0004] The utility model discloses a kind of easy clean low energy consumption's fermentation tank tail gas condensing device, solve the problem that traditional tail gas condensing device due to using column tube heat exchanger for tail gas condensation and gas-liquid separation, tail gas in the condenser Short residence time leads to the need for more energy consumption to increase the separation effect.
[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides an easy clean low energy consumption's fermentation tank tail gas condensing device, including shell, spoiler tube, cooling pipeline, sealing sheet, air inlet port and exhaust port, the spoiler tube is connected with the shell screw thread, and is located at one end of the shell, the sealing sheet is fixedly connected with the shell, and is located at one end of the shell away from the spoiler tube, the cooling pipeline passes through the sealing sheet, and is spirally arranged in the inside of the shell, the air inlet port is fixedly connected with the spoiler tube, and is located at one side of the spoiler tube, the exhaust port is fixedly connected with the shell, and is located at one side of the shell.
[0006] Among them, the cooling pipeline includes cooling coil, water inlet pipe and water outlet pipe, the cooling coil is arranged in the inside of the shell, the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe are fixedly connected with the cooling coil by passing through the sealing sheet.
[0007] The easy-to-clean low-energy-consumption fermentation tank tail gas condensing device further comprises a fastening end plate fixedly connected with the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe and located at one end of the sealing sheet.
[0008] The easy-to-clean low-energy-consumption fermentation tank tail gas condensing device further comprises two connecting ports fixedly connected with the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe respectively and arranged at one end of the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe respectively.
[0009] The lower end of the shell is provided with a reducing end connected with the turbulence pipe.
[0010] The easy-to-clean low-energy-consumption fermentation tank tail gas condensing device comprises a turbulence pipe, a shell, a sealing sheet, a cooling pipeline, an air inlet port and an air outlet port. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0011] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without creative labor.
[0012] Fig. 1 It is a structure schematic view of the easy-to-clean low-energy-consumption fermentation tank tail gas condensing device.
[0013] Fig. 2 It is a perspective view of the easy-to-clean low-energy-consumption fermentation tank tail gas condensing device.
[0014] 1-shell, 2-turbulence pipe, 3-reducing end, 4-sealing sheet, 5-air inlet port, 6-air outlet port, 7-cooling coil, 8-water inlet pipe, 9-water outlet pipe, 10-fastening end plate, 11-connecting port. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0015] Embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the attached drawing figures, wherein like reference numerals identify identical or similar elements throughout the views. The embodiments described below are illustrative only and are not intended to be limiting on the present application.
[0016] Please refer to Figs. 1-2 The utility model provides a kind of easily clean low energy consumption's fermenter tail gas condensing device, including shell 1, spoiler pipe 2, cooling pipeline, sealing sheet 4, gas inlet port 5 and exhaust port 6, the spoiler pipe 2 with the shell 1 is screwed connection, and located in one end of the shell 1, the sealing sheet 4 with the shell 1 is fixed connection, and located in the end of the shell 1 away from the spoiler pipe 2, the cooling pipeline passes through the sealing sheet 4, and is spirally arranged in the inside of the shell 1, the gas inlet port 5 with the spoiler pipe 2 is fixed connection, and located in one side of the spoiler pipe 2, the exhaust port 6 with the shell 1 is fixed connection, and located in one side of the shell 1.
[0017] In the embodiment, by the gas inlet port 5 is connected with fermenter, the spoiler pipe 2 can be dispersed into spiral shape with gas, after fermenting tail gas is dispersed and expanded through the spoiler pipe 2, gas temperature reduces for the first time, then is deeply cooled through the cooling pipeline, and the liquid in tail gas is condensed, and the gas that is not completely condensed is passed through cooling pipeline again, so that the separation of gas and liquid is realized, wherein the liquid is returned to bioreactor by gravity, and the dry gas is discharged to next process for tail gas treatment through the exhaust port 6.
[0018] Further, the cooling pipeline includes cooling coil 7, water inlet pipe 8 and water outlet pipe 9, the cooling coil 7 is arranged in the inside of the shell 1, and the water inlet pipe 8 and the water outlet pipe 9 are fixedly connected with the cooling coil 7 by penetrating through the sealing sheet 4.
[0019] In the embodiment, the cooling coil 7 is spirally arranged, and the condensed water is introduced into the inside of the cooling coil 7 through the water inlet pipe 8, and is discharged through the water outlet pipe 9 after cooling gas.
[0020] Further, the easily clean low energy consumption's fermenter tail gas condensing device further includes fastening end plate 10, the fastening end plate 10 is fixedly connected with the water inlet pipe 8 and the water outlet pipe 9, and is located in one end of the sealing sheet 4.
[0021] In the embodiment, the fastening end plate 10 can make the gas that is not completely condensed flow again through the cooling coil 7.
[0022] Further, the low-energy-consumption fermentation tank tail gas condensing device with easy cleaning further comprises two connecting ports 11, the two connecting ports 11 are fixedly connected with the water inlet pipe 8 and the water outlet pipe 9 respectively, and are arranged at one end of the water inlet pipe 8 and the water outlet pipe 9 respectively.
[0023] In the embodiment, the connecting ports 11 are arranged to facilitate the introduction of cooling water.
[0024] Further, the lower end of the shell 1 is provided with a variable-diameter end 3, and the variable-diameter end 3 is connected with the turbulence pipe 2.
[0025] In the embodiment, the variable-diameter end is arranged to make the gas enter the inside of the shell 1 in a spiral shape, thereby improving the cooling effect.
[0026] The above only discloses a preferred embodiment of the utility model, and of course cannot limit the scope of the utility model, and those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the above-mentioned embodiments can be implemented, and equivalent changes made according to the utility model claims still belong to the scope of the utility model.
Claims
1. A fermenter exhaust gas condensation device that is easy to clean and has low energy consumption, characterized in that, The device includes a housing, a spoiler tube, a cooling pipe, a sealing plate, an air inlet port, and an exhaust port. The spoiler tube is threadedly connected to the housing and located at one end of the housing. The sealing plate is fixedly connected to the housing and located at the end of the housing away from the spoiler tube. The cooling pipe passes through the sealing plate and is coiled inside the housing. The air inlet port is fixedly connected to the spoiler tube and located on one side of the spoiler tube. The exhaust port is fixedly connected to the housing and located on one side of the housing.
2. The easy-to-clean, low-energy-consumption fermenter tail gas condensation device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The cooling pipe includes a cooling coil, an inlet pipe, and an outlet pipe. The cooling coil is located inside the housing. The inlet pipe and the outlet pipe both pass through the sealing plate and are fixedly connected to the cooling coil.
3. The easy-to-clean, low-energy-consumption fermenter tail gas condensation device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The easy-to-clean, low-energy-consumption fermenter exhaust gas condensation device also includes a fastening end plate, which is fixedly connected to the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe and is located at one end of the sealing sheet.
4. The easy-to-clean, low-energy-consumption fermenter tail gas condensation device as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The easy-to-clean, low-energy-consumption fermenter exhaust gas condensation device also includes two connection ports, which are fixedly connected to the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe, respectively, and are respectively located at one end of the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe.
5. The easy-to-clean, low-energy-consumption fermenter tail gas condensation device as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The lower end of the outer shell is provided with a variable diameter end, which is connected to the baffle tube.