Cooling air system of glass kiln and glass kiln

By connecting the cooling air duct of the front wall to the cooling air duct of the spray gun in the glass furnace, the problem of simplifying the pipeline laying of the spray gun cooling air system and the inability to meet the process requirements were solved. This enabled early cooling air acquisition and reduced equipment failure rate and operating costs.

CN223793048UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-13ZHAOHONG PRECISION (BEIJING) TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422144151.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-02
Publication Date
2026-01-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-02

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Technical Problem

The simplified piping layout of the spray gun cooling air system in glass furnaces cannot meet the process requirements, resulting in high equipment failure rates and increased operating costs.

Method used

The front wall cooling air duct is connected to the spray gun cooling air duct. Air is drawn from the front wall cooling air duct nearby, enabling early start-up of the spray gun cooling air system, simplifying the duct connection and meeting process requirements.

Benefits of technology

This system enables the spray gun cooling air system to obtain cooling air before the kiln reaches high heat, avoiding the need to add a separate fan and reducing equipment failure rate and operating costs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a cooling air system of a glass kiln and the glass kiln. The cooling air system is used for solving the technical problem that simplified laying of a spray gun cooling air pipeline and process requirements cannot be considered at the same time. The cooling air system of the glass kiln comprises a front face wall cooling air pipeline arranged at the front end of a melting part and communicated with a cooling air source fluid, and a spray gun cooling air pipeline comprising a connecting section used for being connected with the front face wall cooling air pipeline and a cooling section connected between the connecting section and a spray gun fireproof plate, and the cooling air quantity led to the fire damper of the spray gun can be adjusted.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of cooling of glass furnaces, in particular, to a cooling air system of a glass furnace and a glass furnace. BACKGROUND

[0002] The melting part of a photovoltaic glass furnace needs a cooling air system for cooling to ensure that the brick and steel structure of important parts of the melting part can operate. Generally, the cooling air system of the furnace mainly includes a pool wall cooling air system, a crown cooling air system, an L-hanging wall (front wall) cooling air system, a lance cooling air system, a bubbler cooling air system, etc.

[0003] According to the principle of proximity, the cooling air system of the lance is usually taken from the pool wall cooling air system to simplify and shorten the pipeline laying. However, the pool wall cooling air system is usually opened after the liquid glass is in place at the end of the furnace baking, while the lance cooling air system needs to be used after the furnace is baked with high fire, which leads to the fact that the lance cooling air system cannot meet the requirements of the process flow when taking air from the pool wall cooling air system. If a fan is added separately for the lance cooling air system, the equipment failure rate and operating cost will increase. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a cooling air system of a glass furnace and a glass furnace to solve the technical problem that the simplified laying of the lance cooling air pipeline and the process requirements cannot be considered.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present disclosure provides a cooling air system of a glass furnace, comprising: a front wall cooling air pipeline arranged at the front end of the melting part and in fluid communication with a cooling air source, and a lance cooling air pipeline comprising: a connecting section for connecting with the front wall cooling air pipeline, and a cooling section connected between the connecting section and a lance fire baffle and capable of adjusting the amount of cooling air directed to the lance fire baffle.

[0006] Optionally, the cooling air source is arranged below the front wall cooling air pipeline, the front wall cooling air pipeline comprises a front wall air guide section vertically extending upward from the cooling air source and a front wall main air section horizontally extending from the front wall air guide section along the length direction of the melting part, the height of the front wall main air section is lower than the connecting section, and the lance cooling air pipeline further comprises a main air section vertically extending upward from the front wall main air section to the connecting section.

[0007] Optionally, the front wall cooling air pipeline further comprises a first three-way joint connected between the front wall main air section and the main air section.

[0008] Optionally, a first regulating valve is arranged on the main air section to adjust the amount of cooling air in the main air section.

[0009] Optionally, the connecting section comprises a sub-air pipe section horizontally extending along the length direction of the melting section, the sub-air pipe section is arranged below the lance baffle, and the cooling section vertically extends downwards from the lance baffle to the sub-air pipe section.

[0010] Optionally, the melting section comprises a first side and a second side opposite along the width direction of the melting section, a plurality of lance baffles are arranged on the side wall of the first side and the side wall of the second side respectively, the first side and the second side are respectively provided with a sub-air pipe section, the front wall cooling air pipe is arranged on the first side and connected with the sub-air pipe section of the first side, and the connecting section further comprises a connecting pipe section horizontally extending along the width direction, the connecting pipe section is in fluid communication between the sub-air pipe section of the first side and the sub-air pipe section of the second side.

[0011] Optionally, the lance cooling air pipe further comprises a second three-way joint connected between the connecting pipe section, the sub-air pipe section of the first side and the front wall cooling air pipe.

[0012] Optionally, a second regulating valve is arranged on the cooling section to regulate the amount of cooling air in the cooling section.

[0013] Optionally, the cooling section further comprises a metal bellows connected between the second regulating valve and the lance baffle.

[0014] On the basis of the above technical solutions, the disclosure further provides a glass kiln comprising the cooling air system of the glass kiln in the above technical solutions.

[0015] Through the above technical solutions, in the cooling air system of the glass kiln provided by the disclosure, the lance cooling air pipe takes air from the front wall cooling air pipe nearby, which can not only simplify the connection of the pipe, but also enable the lance cooling air pipe to obtain cooling air from the front wall cooling air pipe before the kiln is fired with a large fire, so as to meet the process requirements and eliminate the need to additionally increase a fan for the lance cooling air pipe. The glass kiln provided by the disclosure has the same technical effects as the cooling air system of the glass kiln in the above technical solutions, and unnecessary repetition is avoided here.

[0016] Other features and advantages of the disclosure will be described in detail in the following specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and constitute a part of the specification, and are used together with the following specific embodiments to explain the disclosure, but do not constitute a limitation on the disclosure. In the drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a first side of a melting section of a glass furnace in the specific embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view of a melting section of a glass furnace in the specific embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a second side of a melting section of a glass furnace in the specific embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0022] 100 - melting section, 101 - first side, 102 - second side,

[0023] 1 - front wall cooling air pipe line, 10 - cooling air source, 11 - front wall air duct section, 12 - front wall main air duct section, 13 - first tee joint,

[0024] 2 - lance cooling air pipe line, 20 - main air duct section, 201 - first regulating valve, 21 - connecting section, 211 - air distribution pipe section, 212 - connecting pipe section, 22 - cooling section, 221 - second regulating valve, 222 - metal bellows, 23 - second tee joint,

[0025] 3 - lance fire shield. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The specific embodiment of the present disclosure is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiment described herein is merely intended for the purpose of illustration and explanation of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0027] In the present disclosure, unless otherwise stated, the orientation words such as "upper, lower" refer to the upper and lower of the glass furnace, and "front, rear" refer to the end toward the charging port along the length direction of the melting section of the glass furnace as the front and the end away from the charging port as the rear, i.e., the glass melt flows from the front to the rear in the melting section, and the "inner, outer" refer to the inner and outer with respect to the outline of the respective components. The terms "first", "second", etc. used in the present disclosure are used to distinguish one element from another element and do not have sequentiality and importance. In addition, the following description refers to the drawings, and unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. Figure 1 and Figure 3 In the drawings, the left side of the drawing is the front and the right side is the rear, and the "inner, outer" refer to the inner and outer with respect to the outline of the respective components. The terms "first", "second", etc. used in the present disclosure are used to distinguish one element from another element and do not have sequentiality and importance. In addition, the following description refers to the drawings, and unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings represent the same or similar elements.

[0028] According to the specific embodiment of the present disclosure, a cooling air system of a glass furnace is provided, with reference to Figures 1 to 3As shown, the glass furnace comprises a melting section 100, the front end of the melting section 100 is communicated with a raw material pool (not shown), the rear end of the melting section 100 is communicated with a cooling section (not shown), the front end of the melting section 100 is provided with a front wall to block the escape and heat radiation of hot gas (including flame) at the raw material inlet of the front end of the furnace, and a cooling air system is arranged in the melting section 100 and can comprise a front wall cooling air pipeline 1, a lance cooling air pipeline 2, and a pool wall cooling air pipeline, a crown cooling air pipeline, a bubbler cooling air pipeline, and the like which are not shown.

[0029] As shown in the accompanying drawings, the glass furnace comprises a melting section 100, the front end of the melting section 100 is communicated with a raw material pool (not shown), the rear end of the melting section 100 is communicated with a cooling section (not shown), the front end of the melting section 100 is provided with a front wall to block the escape and heat radiation of hot gas (including flame) at the raw material inlet of the front end of the furnace, and a cooling air system is arranged in the melting section 100 and can comprise a front wall cooling air pipeline 1, a lance cooling air pipeline 2, and a pool wall cooling air pipeline, a crown cooling air pipeline, a bubbler cooling air pipeline, and the like which are not shown. Figure 1 Figure 3 As shown, the front wall cooling air pipeline 1 can be arranged at the front end of the melting section 100 and is in fluid communication with the cooling air source 10 to cool the front wall.

[0030] The lance cooling air pipeline 2 can comprise a connecting section 21 and a cooling section 22, the connecting section 21 is used to connect with the front wall cooling air pipeline 1, and the cooling section 22 can be connected between the connecting section 21 and the lance fire baffle 3 and can adjust the amount of cooling air directed to the lance fire baffle 3. The connecting section 21 can guide the cooling air in the front wall cooling air pipeline 1 to the cooling section 22 to cool the lance fire baffle 3 through the cooling section 22.

[0031] Through the above technical solution, the cooling air system of the glass furnace provided by the present disclosure, the lance cooling air pipeline 2 takes air from the front wall cooling air pipeline 1 nearby, which can simplify the pipeline connection, and since the front wall cooling air pipeline 1 can be started before the furnace is fired with a large fire, the lance cooling air pipeline 2 can obtain cooling air from the front wall cooling air pipeline 1 before the furnace is fired with a large fire, thereby meeting the process requirements and not needing to separately increase a fan for the lance cooling air pipeline 2.

[0032] As shown in the accompanying drawings, the glass furnace comprises a melting section 100, the front end of the melting section 100 is communicated with a raw material pool (not shown), the rear end of the melting section 100 is communicated with a cooling section (not shown), the front end of the melting section 100 is provided with a front wall to block the escape and heat radiation of hot gas (including flame) at the raw material inlet of the front end of the furnace, and a cooling air system is arranged in the melting section 100 and can comprise a front wall cooling air pipeline 1, a lance cooling air pipeline 2, and a pool wall cooling air pipeline, a crown cooling air pipeline, a bubbler cooling air pipeline, and the like which are not shown. Figure 1 Figure 2 As shown, the cooling air source 10 is usually arranged below the front wall cooling air pipeline 1, the front wall cooling air pipeline 1 can comprise a front wall air guide section 11 which is vertically extended upward from the cooling air source 10 and a front wall main air section 12 which is horizontally extended from the front wall air guide section 11 along the length direction of the melting section 100. The height of the front wall main air section 12 is usually lower than the connecting section 21, in order to make the front wall main air section 12 in fluid communication with the connecting section 21, the lance cooling air pipeline 2 can further comprise a main air section 20 which is vertically extended upward from the front wall main air section 12 to the connecting section 21.

[0033] As shown in the accompanying drawings, the glass furnace comprises a melting section 100, the front end of the melting section 100 is communicated with a raw material pool (not shown), the rear end of the melting section 100 is communicated with a cooling section (not shown), the front end of the melting section 100 is provided with a front wall to block the escape and heat radiation of hot gas (including flame) at the raw material inlet of the front end of the furnace, and a cooling air system is arranged in the melting section 100 and can comprise a front wall cooling air pipeline 1, a lance cooling air pipeline 2, and a pool wall cooling air pipeline, a crown cooling air pipeline, a bubbler cooling air pipeline, and the like which are not shown. Figure 1 ​​As shown, the front wall cooling air pipe 1 can further comprise a first tee joint 13, which can be connected between the front wall main air section 12 and the main air section 20. Specifically, the first tee joint 13 can be a T-shaped joint, two interfaces of the first tee joint 13 in line are connected with the vertically extending front wall air guide section 11 and the vertically extending main air section 20 respectively, and the other interface of the first tee joint 13 is connected with the horizontally extending front wall main air section 12.

[0034] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in order to adjust the cooling air volume in the main air section 20, the main air section 20 can further be provided with a first regulating valve 201, the opening degree of the first regulating valve 201 being adjustable, which can not only control the on-off between the front wall cooling air pipe 1 and the spray gun cooling air pipe 2, but also adjust the cooling air volume in the main air section 20.

[0035] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, a plurality of spray guns are usually arranged on the side wall of the melting section 100, and a plurality of spray gun fireproof plates 3 are correspondingly arranged, and the plurality of spray gun fireproof plates 3 are arranged in the length direction of the melting section 100.

[0036] In order to facilitate the introduction of cooling air to each spray gun fireproof plate 3, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the connecting section 21 can comprise a branch air pipe section 211 extending horizontally in the length direction of the melting section 100, and the branch air pipe section 211 is arranged below the plurality of spray gun fireproof plates 3, and the cooling section 22 can extend vertically downward from the spray gun fireproof plate 3 to the branch air pipe section 211. That is to say, at least one cooling section 22 is connected between each spray gun fireproof plate 3 and the branch air pipe section 211, and the branch air pipe section 211 can branch the cooling air into the plurality of cooling sections 22.

[0037] In the specific embodiment of the present disclosure, in order to increase the cooling efficiency of the spray gun fireproof plate 3, a plurality of cooling sections 22 can be connected between each spray gun fireproof plate 3 and the branch air pipe section 211, preferably, three cooling sections 22 can be connected between each spray gun fireproof plate 3 and the branch air pipe section 211.

[0038] Referring to Figure 3 As shown, the melting section 100 usually comprises a first side 101 and a second side 102 opposite in the width direction of the melting section 100, and a plurality of spray gun fireproof plates 3 can be arranged on the side wall of the first side 101 and the side wall of the second side 102 respectively, and correspondingly, the first side 101 and the second side 102 can be provided with branch air pipe sections 211, and the branch air pipe sections 211 of the first side 101 and the second side 102 extend in parallel.

[0039] In addition, the front wall cooling air pipe line 1 is usually arranged at one side of the melting section 100, and in the specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the front wall cooling air pipe line 1 is arranged at the first side 101 of the melting section 100 and connected with the branch air pipe section 211 of the first side 101.

[0040] In order to enable the cooling air in the branch air pipe section 211 of the first side 101 to enter the branch air pipe section 211 of the second side 102, as shown in Figure 2 , the connecting section 21 can further include a connecting pipe section 212 extending horizontally along the width direction of the melting section 100, and the connecting pipe section 212 is in fluid communication between the branch air pipe section 211 of the first side 101 and the branch air pipe section 211 of the second side 102.

[0041] In order to simplify the pipe line structure, the front wall cooling air pipe line 1, the connecting pipe section 212 and the branch air pipe section 211 of the first side 101 can be connected, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the lance cooling air pipe line 2 can further include a second three-way joint 23 for connecting the above three. Since the front wall cooling air pipe line 1 is connected with the connecting section 21 through the vertically extending main air section 20, the second three-way joint 23 can be a corner joint, that is, the three interfaces are at 90° with each other, the first of the three interfaces is connected with the connecting pipe section 212, the second is connected with the branch air pipe section 211 of the first side 101, and the third is connected with the main air section 20.

[0042] In order to adjust the amount of cooling air introduced into the lance fireproof plate 3, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , a second adjusting valve 221 can be further arranged on the cooling section 22 to adjust the amount of cooling air in the cooling section 22, thereby facilitating the adjustment of the temperature of each lance fireproof plate 3.

[0043] In addition, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the cooling section 22 can further include a metal bellows 222 connected between the second adjusting valve 221 and the lance fireproof plate 3, so as to adjust the blowing angle of the cooling air through the metal bellows 222.

[0044] On the basis of the above technical solutions, the present disclosure further provides a glass kiln including the cooling air system of the glass kiln in the above technical solutions.

[0045] Through the above technical solutions, the glass kiln provided by the present disclosure has the same technical effects as the cooling air system of the glass kiln in the above technical solutions, and in order to avoid unnecessary repetition, it is not described here.

[0046] The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail above with reference to the drawings, but the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details in the above-described embodiments. Various simple modifications can be made to the technical solutions of the present disclosure within the technical concept of the present disclosure, and these simple modifications all belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0047] In addition, it should be noted that each specific technical feature described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any appropriate manner without contradiction. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, various possible combinations are not described again in the present disclosure.

[0048] In addition, various different embodiments of the present disclosure can also be combined in any appropriate manner, as long as they do not deviate from the idea of the present disclosure, and they should also be considered as disclosed in the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A cooling air system for a glass furnace, characterized by, The front wall cooling air pipe is arranged at the front end of the melting section and is in fluid communication with the cooling air source. The lance cooling air pipe comprises: a connecting section for connecting with the front wall cooling air pipe, and a cooling section connected between the connecting section and the lance fireproof plate and capable of adjusting the amount of cooling air directed to the lance fireproof plate. The cooling air source is arranged below the front wall cooling air pipe, the front wall cooling air pipe comprises a front wall air guide section vertically extending upward from the cooling air source and a front wall main air section horizontally extending from the front wall air guide section along the length direction of the melting section, the height of the front wall main air section is lower than the connecting section, 2. The cooling air system of a glass furnace as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the lance cooling air pipe further comprises a main air section vertically extending upward from the front wall main air section to the connecting section. The front wall cooling air pipe further comprises a first three-way joint connected between the front wall main air section and the main air section.

3. The cooling air system of a glass furnace as claimed in claim 2, wherein, A first adjusting valve is arranged on the main air section for adjusting the amount of cooling air in the main air section.

4. The cooling air system of a glass furnace as claimed in claim 2, wherein, The connecting section comprises a branch air pipe section horizontally extending along the length direction of the melting section, the branch air pipe section is arranged below the lance fireproof plate, 5. The cooling air system of a glass furnace as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the cooling section vertically extends downward from the lance fireproof plate to the branch air pipe section. The melting section comprises a first side and a second side opposite along the width direction of the melting section, a plurality of lance fireproof plates are arranged on the side wall of the first side and the side wall of the second side respectively, 6. The cooling air system of a glass furnace as claimed in claim 5, wherein, the first side and the second side are respectively provided with a branch air pipe section, the front wall cooling air pipe is arranged on the first side and connected with the branch air pipe section of the first side, the connecting section further comprises a connecting pipe section horizontally extending along the width direction, the connecting pipe section is in fluid communication between the branch air pipe section of the first side and the branch air pipe section of the second side. The lance cooling air pipe further comprises a second three-way joint connected between the connecting pipe section, the branch air pipe section of the first side and the front wall cooling air pipe.

7. The cooling air system of a glass furnace as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that A second adjusting valve is arranged on the cooling section for adjusting the amount of cooling air in the cooling section.

8. The cooling air system of a glass furnace as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The cooling section further comprises a metal bellows connected between the second adjusting valve and the lance fireproof plate.

9. The cooling air system of a glass furnace as claimed in claim 8, wherein, A cooling air system of a glass furnace comprising any one of claims 1 to 9.

10. A glass furnace characterized by, ​