A horizontal container drainage structure
By designing the upper and lower connecting pipes of the jacket and the through holes of the inner liner, the problems of liquid accumulation and impurity blockage in the jacket are solved, achieving efficient heat exchange and stable operation of the horizontal vessel, and reducing maintenance costs and energy consumption.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 浙江耐利科技有限公司
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-03
AI Technical Summary
In the current manufacturing process of horizontal containers, the lowest point of the jacket cannot discharge refrigerant, which leads to liquid accumulation that affects product quality and heat exchange efficiency. Furthermore, cutting off the jacket at the opening of the inner liner may cause impurities to accumulate and cause blockage.
Install upper and lower connecting pipes at the top and bottom of the jacket to connect them to the jacket, ensuring that the fluid can be discharged at the lowest point. A through hole is set in the middle of the inner liner to promote heat exchange and uniform fluid distribution.
This allows for timely drainage of accumulated liquid within the jacket, maintaining high heat exchange efficiency, reducing maintenance costs, improving fluid distribution uniformity and heat exchange efficiency, enhancing structural stability, and reducing energy consumption.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of horizontal container technology, and in particular to a horizontal container drainage structure. Background Technology
[0002] In the manufacturing process of horizontal containers, a jacket needs to be made for the container. The jacket is a ring around the inner liner. The current common structure is as follows: the jacket is surrounded on the outside of the inner liner. The inlet is responsible for supplying refrigerant or heat to the jacket, and the outlet is responsible for discharging the refrigerant or heat. An outer cylinder is installed on the outer periphery of the inner liner for insulation to prevent heat loss. The inner liner needs to have openings, and the jacket needs to avoid passing through the openings in the inner liner.
[0003] However, the lowest point of the jacket in this technical solution has no outlet, which will cause the refrigerant to be unable to drain. If the liquid does not drain for a long time, it will affect the quality of the jacket and the inner liner, thus affecting the product quality. After the jacket above the opening in the inner liner is cut off, the lowest point will be formed, and the liquid will not be able to drain, which will also affect the product quality. The liquid may contain impurities, and long-term liquid accumulation will cause the impurities to accumulate here, thereby clogging the jacket and affecting the heat exchange efficiency of the jacket. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to address the shortcomings of existing technologies by providing a horizontal container drainage structure. By installing a connecting pipe on the upper part of the jacket, the liquid can be drained regardless of where the inner liner is opened. Furthermore, by installing a connecting pipe at the bottom of the jacket, the fluid inside the jacket can be discharged through the outlet at its lowest point.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:
[0006] A horizontal container drainage structure includes: an outer cylinder, an inner liner disposed inside the outer cylinder, and a jacket disposed between the outer cylinder and the inner liner. An upper connecting pipe is disposed at the upper part of the jacket, and a lower connecting pipe is disposed at the bottom of the jacket. Both the upper connecting pipe and the lower connecting pipe are connected to the jacket.
[0007] Preferably, the outer cylinder has an inlet at the top and an outlet at the bottom.
[0008] Preferably, both the inlet and the outlet are connected to the jacket.
[0009] Preferably, the inner liner has several through holes in the middle.
[0010] Preferably, the upper connecting pipe is provided above the through hole.
[0011] Preferably, the through hole and the jacket do not interfere with each other.
[0012] Preferably, the jacket is annular and is wrapped around the outer wall of the inner liner.
[0013] Preferably, the jacket is a heat exchange tube that is obliquely wound around the inner liner.
[0014] Preferably, the lower connecting pipe is provided at the lowest point of the heat exchange tube.
[0015] Preferably, the outer cylinder is made of thermal insulation material.
[0016] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0017] (1) This utility model ensures that no liquid will accumulate in the jacket by connecting the upper and lower connecting pipes to the jacket, so that the liquid can be drained in time when the jacket is not in use, making it easy to clean and thus maintaining the high heat exchange efficiency of the jacket; the upper connecting plate completely connects the upper jacket and will not be isolated; the design of the upper and lower connecting pipes facilitates the entry and exit of fluid, making it easy to replace or clean the fluid in the jacket and reduce maintenance costs.
[0018] (2) This utility model provides several through holes in the middle of the inner liner. The through holes can promote the heat exchange or material exchange between the material in the inner liner and the fluid in the jacket, so that the material is more evenly distributed in the inner liner. The through holes can also change the fluid flow state in the inner liner, increase the turbulence of the fluid, and further improve the heat exchange efficiency.
[0019] (3) The present invention uses an annular jacket wrapped around the outer wall of the inner liner. The wrapped jacket can increase the contact area between the jacket and the inner liner, improve the heat exchange efficiency, enhance the structural stability of the entire container, and reduce the vibration or deformation of the inner liner during use.
[0020] In summary, this utility model has the advantages of high heat exchange efficiency, good stability and robustness, low cost, simple structure and convenient assembly and disassembly. Attached Figure Description
[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model. Detailed Implementation
[0022] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0023] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," and "counterclockwise," etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.
[0024] Example
[0025] like Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment provides a horizontal container drainage structure, including: an outer cylinder 1, an inner liner 2 disposed inside the outer cylinder 1, and a jacket 3 disposed between the outer cylinder 1 and the inner liner 2. An upper connecting pipe 4 is provided at the upper part of the jacket 3, and a lower connecting pipe 5 is provided at the bottom of the jacket 3. Both the upper connecting pipe 4 and the lower connecting pipe 5 are connected to the jacket 3. The presence of the lower connecting pipe 5 allows the fluid in the jacket 3 to be discharged through the outlet 12 at the lowest point, preventing the formation of liquid accumulation. Each time the jacket 3 is not in use, the accumulated liquid can be discharged in time, facilitating cleaning and maintaining the jacket 3's high heat exchange efficiency. The upper connecting plate completely connects the upper part of the jacket 3 without being isolated. The design of the upper connecting pipe 4 and the lower connecting pipe 5 facilitates the entry and exit of fluid, making it convenient to replace or clean the fluid in the jacket 3 and reducing maintenance costs.
[0026] The outer cylinder 1 has an inlet 11 at the top to ensure that the fluid enters from the top of the jacket 3, and an outlet 12 at the bottom to facilitate the fluid to exit from the bottom of the jacket 3. This helps the fluid to flow fully within the jacket 3, avoids dead zones, and improves the fluid diversion efficiency.
[0027] Meanwhile, both the inlet 11 and the outlet 12 are connected to the jacket 3, so that the jacket 3 not only serves as heat preservation or insulation, but also as a fluid channel to achieve multiple functions such as heating, cooling or diversion. This reduces the need for additional pipes, making the entire equipment structure more compact and saving space. Furthermore, the lower connecting pipe 5 is installed at the lowest point of the jacket 3. When the liquid is discharged from the jacket 3, the flow rate at the connection point should not be too large to avoid affecting the flow direction of the liquid during heat exchange in the jacket 3.
[0028] In this embodiment, the inner liner 2 is provided with a plurality of through holes 21 in the middle. The through holes 21 can promote heat exchange or mass exchange between the material in the inner liner 2 and the fluid in the jacket 3, so that the material is more evenly distributed in the inner liner 2. The through holes 21 can also change the fluid flow state in the inner liner 2, increase the turbulence of the fluid, and further improve the heat exchange efficiency.
[0029] In this embodiment, the upper connecting pipe 4 is provided above the through hole 21, which can ensure that after the fluid enters from the upper part of the jacket 3, it first contacts the material at the through hole 21, thereby improving the efficiency of heat exchange.
[0030] In this embodiment, the through hole 21 and the jacket 3 do not interfere with each other, which can ensure that the material handling process in the inner liner 2 and the fluid circulation process in the jacket 3 are independent of each other and do not interfere with each other, thereby improving the operational stability and reliability of the equipment.
[0031] In this embodiment, the jacket 3 is annular and is wrapped around the outer wall of the inner liner 2. The wrapped jacket 3 can increase the contact area between the jacket 3 and the inner liner 2, improve the heat exchange efficiency, enhance the structural stability of the entire container, and reduce the vibration or deformation of the inner liner 2 during use.
[0032] In this embodiment, the jacket 3 is a heat exchange tube 31 that is inclinedly wound on the inner liner 2. The inclined wound heat exchange tube 31 can increase the residence time and turbulence of the fluid in the heat exchange tube 31 and improve the condensation efficiency.
[0033] Of course, the lowest point of the heat exchange tube 31 is provided with the lower connecting pipe 5, which can ensure that the condensate can be discharged smoothly, avoid the accumulation of condensate in the jacket 3, and reduce the impact of condensate on heat exchange efficiency.
[0034] In addition, the outer cylinder 1 is made of thermal insulation material, which can effectively reduce the heat loss of the fluid in the jacket 3, improve heat exchange efficiency, and reduce energy consumption.
[0035] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A horizontal vessel draft tube arrangement, characterized by include: The outer cylinder, the inner liner disposed inside the outer cylinder, and the jacket disposed between the outer cylinder and the inner liner, wherein the upper part of the jacket is provided with an upper connecting pipe and the bottom of the jacket is provided with a lower connecting pipe, and both the upper connecting pipe and the lower connecting pipe are connected to the jacket.
2. A horizontal vessel drainage arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that The outer cylinder has an inlet at the top and an outlet at the bottom.
3. A horizontal vessel drainage arrangement according to claim 2, characterized in that Both the inlet and the outlet are connected to the jacket.
4. A horizontal vessel drainage arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that The inner liner has several through holes in the middle.
5. A horizontal vessel drainage arrangement according to claim 4, characterized in that The upper connecting pipe is provided above the through hole.
6. The horizontal container drainage structure according to claim 4, characterized in that, The through hole and the jacket do not interfere with each other.
7. A horizontal vessel drainage arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that The jacket is annular and is wrapped around the outer wall of the inner liner.
8. A horizontal vessel drainage arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that The jacket is a heat exchange tube that is wound obliquely around the inner liner.
9. A horizontal vessel drainage arrangement according to claim 8, characterized in that The lower connecting pipe is provided at the lowest point of the heat exchange tube.
10. A horizontal vessel drainage arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that The outer cylinder is made of thermal insulation material.