A self-regulating air cooled fire wall system
The air-cooled firewall system utilizes compressed air and a PLC controller to achieve automatic adjustment of the firewall, solving the safety hazards and adjustment efficiency problems of water-cooled firewalls, and realizing real-time cooling control and extended lifespan of the firewall.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JIANGYIN XINGCHENG SPECIAL STEEL WORKS CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-16
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-07
AI Technical Summary
The existing firebreaks in heating furnaces use water cooling, which poses a risk of cooling water pipe leakage. Manual adjustment is inefficient and cannot be monitored in real time, leading to safety hazards and shortened lifespan.
An air-cooled firewall system is adopted, which uses compressed air as the cooling medium. The valves are automatically adjusted by a PLC controller in conjunction with temperature, flow and pressure detection devices to achieve real-time control of the firewall cooling effect.
This avoids safety accidents, reduces adjustment time, extends the service life of the firewall, and improves the real-time performance and controllability of the cooling effect.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to a self-regulating air-cooled fire barrier system, belonging to the technical field of fire barrier systems for heating furnaces. Background Technology
[0002] A walking beam furnace is a continuous heating furnace that moves the billet forward step by step by the rising, advancing, descending, and retracting motion of the furnace bottom or water-cooled metal beams. Currently, a baffle wall is installed between the heating section and the preheating section of the furnace. The baffle wall is mostly water-cooled, but this has the following problems: 1. Leaks in the cooling water pipes can easily lead to major safety accidents; 2. Manual adjustment of the water valve opening is required, which is time-consuming and ineffective; 3. The baffle wall's condition needs to be confirmed on-site, making real-time monitoring impossible, and insufficient cooling can shorten its lifespan. Summary of the Invention
[0003] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide a self-regulating air-cooled firewall system that uses air cooling to cool the firewall, avoids safety accidents, and can control the cooling effect of the firewall in real time, reduce adjustment time, and extend the service life of the firewall.
[0004] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve the above problems is as follows: a self-regulating air-cooled fire wall system, including a water-retaining wall, with horizontally arranged cooling air pipes running through the water-retaining wall, and an air storage tank located on the outside of the water-retaining wall. Compressed air is introduced into the inlet of the air storage tank, and the outlet of the air storage tank is connected to the cooling air pipes through an outlet pipe. An inlet temperature detection device is provided at the inlet of the cooling air pipe, and an outlet temperature detection device is provided at the outlet of the cooling air pipe. A regulating valve with a valve positioner is provided on the outlet pipe. The inlet temperature detection device, the outlet temperature detection device, and the regulating valve with a valve positioner are respectively connected to a PLC controller. The PLC controller automatically adjusts the opening of the regulating valve with a valve positioner based on the data collected by the inlet temperature detection device and the outlet temperature detection device.
[0005] The outlet pipe is also equipped with a flow detection device, which is located behind the regulating valve with a valve positioner and is connected to the PLC controller.
[0006] The gas storage tank is equipped with a pressure sensor, which is connected to the PLC controller.
[0007] The cooling air pipes are provided in multiple ways, and the multiple cooling air pipes are arranged in parallel, with the inlet and outlet ends of the cooling air pipes exposed above the water-retaining wall.
[0008] Compared with existing technologies, the advantages of this utility model are as follows: A self-regulating air-cooled firewall system uses compressed air as the cooling medium to cool the firewall, avoiding safety accidents; the PLC controller automatically adjusts the opening of the regulating valve with a valve positioner based on temperature, flow rate, and pressure data, thereby regulating the flow rate of compressed air, achieving real-time control of the firewall cooling effect, reducing adjustment time, and extending the service life of the firewall. The detection data is displayed through a human-machine interface, facilitating operator monitoring. Attached Figure Description
[0009] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a self-regulating air-cooled fire wall system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0010] In the diagram: 1. Gas storage tank; 2. PLC controller; 3. Regulating valve with valve positioner; 4. Firewall; 5. Cooling gas pipe; 6. Outlet temperature detection device; 7. Flow detection device; 8. Inlet temperature detection device; 9. Pressure sensor; 10. Gas outlet pipe. Detailed Implementation
[0011] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0012] like Figure 1 As shown, a self-regulating air-cooled fire barrier system in this embodiment includes a water barrier 4, with two horizontally arranged cooling air pipes 5 passing through the water barrier 4, and the inlet and outlet ends of the cooling air pipes 5 protruding from the water barrier 4. An air storage tank 1 is located outside the water barrier 4. Compressed air is introduced into the inlet of the air storage tank 1, and the outlet of the air storage tank 1 is connected to the inlet end of the cooling air pipes 5 via an outlet pipe 10, allowing compressed air to flow into the cooling air pipes 5 through the outlet pipe 10 to cool the water barrier 4. The compressed air after heat exchange flows out through the outlet end of the cooling air pipes 5 and is collected. An inlet temperature detection device 8 is provided at the inlet of the cooling air pipes 5 to detect the temperature of the compressed air at the inlet of the cooling air pipes; an outlet temperature detection device 6 is provided at the outlet of the cooling air pipes 5 to detect the temperature of the compressed air at the outlet of the cooling air pipes. The outlet pipe 10 is equipped with a regulating valve 3 with a valve positioner and a flow detection device 7. The flow detection device 7 is located behind the regulating valve 3 with the valve positioner. The opening of the regulating valve with the valve positioner adjusts the compressed air flow rate of the outlet pipe. The flow detection device is used to monitor the compressed air flow rate. The outlet temperature detection device, the inlet temperature detection device, the flow detection device, and the regulating valve with the valve positioner are all connected to the PLC controller 2. The PLC controller automatically adjusts the opening of the regulating valve with the valve positioner based on the data collected by the inlet temperature detection device, the outlet temperature detection device, and the flow detection device, realizing real-time control of the firewall cooling effect and automatically adjusting the firewall cooling effect without the need for manual adjustment by the operator.
[0013] Pressure sensor 9 is installed on air tank 1. Pressure sensor 9 is connected to PLC controller 2. Pressure sensor 9 detects the pressure of compressed air in air tank 1 and feeds it back to PLC controller to ensure the stability of compressed air in air tank. Normal operating parameter ranges are set, and the collected data is compared with the set data to provide interlocking alarms for normal system operation, allowing operators to monitor the status of the firewall in real time.
[0014] The aforementioned inlet temperature detection device and outlet temperature detection device are both temperature sensors, and the flow detection device is a flow meter.
[0015] This application uses compressed air as the cooling medium to cool the firewall, avoiding safety accidents. The PLC controller automatically adjusts the opening of the regulating valve with a valve positioner based on temperature, flow rate, and pressure data, thereby regulating the flow rate of compressed air and achieving real-time control of the firewall's cooling effect. This reduces adjustment time and extends the firewall's service life. The detection data is displayed through a human-machine interface for easy monitoring by operators.
[0016] In addition to the above embodiments, this utility model also includes other implementation methods. All technical solutions formed by equivalent transformation or equivalent substitution should fall within the protection scope of the claims of this utility model.
Claims
1. A self-regulating air-cooled firewall system, characterized in that: The system includes a water-retaining wall, within which horizontally arranged cooling air pipes are installed. An air storage tank is located on the outside of the water-retaining wall. Compressed air is introduced into the air storage tank, and the outlet of the air storage tank is connected to the cooling air pipes via an outlet pipe. The cooling air pipes are equipped with an inlet temperature detection device and an outlet temperature detection device. A regulating valve with a valve positioner is installed on the outlet pipe. The inlet temperature detection device, the outlet temperature detection device, and the regulating valve with the valve positioner are respectively connected to a PLC controller. The PLC controller automatically adjusts the opening of the regulating valve with the valve positioner based on the data collected by the inlet temperature detection device and the outlet temperature detection device.
2. The self-regulating air-cooled firewall system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outlet pipe is also equipped with a flow detection device, which is located behind the regulating valve with a valve positioner and is connected to the PLC controller.
3. The self-regulating air-cooled firewall system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gas storage tank is equipped with a pressure sensor, which is connected to the PLC controller.
4. The self-regulating air-cooled firewall system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cooling air pipes are provided in multiple ways, and the multiple cooling air pipes are arranged in parallel, with the inlet and outlet ends of the cooling air pipes exposed above the water-retaining wall.