Automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals
By changing the flow direction of the slurry through the interception device in the slurry flow channel, the natural mixing of the reagent and the slurry is achieved, which solves the problems of complex reagent addition methods, high cost, high energy consumption, frequent equipment maintenance and noise pollution in the existing technology, and realizes efficient and low-cost slurry treatment.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CHINA RAILWAY 11TH BUREAU GRP CORP LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-24
AI Technical Summary
Existing mud treatment processes involve complex reagent addition methods, high costs, high energy consumption, frequent equipment maintenance, serious noise pollution, and poor process stability, especially when pumping high-viscosity reagents.
An automatic mud and chemical mixing device is adopted. Chemicals are added through natural flow, and the flow direction of the slurry is changed by the interception device in the mud flow channel to achieve mixing of chemicals and mud. This eliminates the need for pumping equipment and agitation devices, simplifies operation and reduces energy consumption.
This technology enables efficient mixing of reagents and slurry, reduces equipment investment and operating costs, decreases equipment maintenance frequency and noise pollution, and improves the stability and continuity of the process.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of mud treatment, specifically an automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals in mud treatment processes. Background Technology
[0002] Slurry treatment is a process that uses physical, chemical, and mechanical methods to separate solids and liquids in engineering slurry. Its core objective is to improve the efficiency of pile foundation construction and reduce environmental impact. Due to the characteristics of slurry, large-scale slurry treatment cannot be achieved through natural sedimentation. In actual construction, chemicals are typically added to the slurry to initiate a chemical reaction and achieve the desired effect.
[0003] In the existing mud treatment process, the agent is added by mixing the agent in a special mixing device and then pumping it to the mud tank for further mixing and action. The method of adding mud by pumping has many drawbacks: (1) Pumping requires the investment of equipment such as pumps, pipelines, valves, containers, and pressure gauges, which is relatively complex. Controlling the amount of agent used requires a control system or a device that matches the pump. The initial investment in purchasing a complete set of pumping equipment is large. Moreover, pumping relies on power drive (such as motors and hydraulic systems). Continuous operation will consume a lot of electricity or fuel. For scenarios with large flow and long distance transportation, the energy consumption cost is particularly significant and may increase the overall operating cost of the treatment process.
[0004] (2) Difficult to maintain: Mud treatment agents often contain corrosive and abrasive components (such as acids, alkalis, solid particles, etc.). Long-term pumping will cause wear or corrosion of internal parts of the pump body (such as impellers, seals, and inner walls of pipes), requiring regular replacement of parts and high maintenance frequency; moreover, the complex pipeline system may be blocked by problems such as agent precipitation and crystallization, and the cleaning process is cumbersome, time-consuming and labor-intensive.
[0005] (3) If the viscosity of the agent is extremely high (such as polymer flocculant solution), the pump efficiency may decrease due to excessive resistance during pumping, or even "pumping difficulty" may occur. It is necessary to add an additional stirring device or dilute the agent, which will affect the stability of the process. If some agents are subjected to shear force during pumping (such as high-speed rotation of centrifugal pump impeller), it may cause the molecular structure of the agent to be destroyed, reducing its performance (such as weakening the flocculation effect of flocculant).
[0006] (4) The pump body will generate a lot of noise when it is running (especially centrifugal pumps, plunger pumps, etc.). If the processing workshop does not take sound insulation measures, it may affect the surrounding working environment. Long-term exposure to noise may also damage the hearing of operators.
[0007] (5) If the pumping system malfunctions (such as pump shaft breakage, motor burnout, pipeline rupture, etc.), it may lead to interruption of reagent dosing, or even require suspension of the entire treatment process for maintenance, affecting the continuity of mud treatment. Summary of the Invention
[0008] To address the problems existing in the prior art, this utility model provides an automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals. This mixing device can add chemicals by natural flow without any pumping equipment. It is simple to operate, low in cost, and does not require a stirring device. The mixing of mud and chemicals is achieved by changing the flow direction of the slurry through different interception devices, which is simple and convenient.
[0009] To achieve the above-mentioned technical objectives, this utility model provides an automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals. The mixing device includes a mud trough and a chemical addition box. The mud trough is an elongated groove open at both ends. From the inlet to the outlet, the mud trough is sequentially provided with a chemical addition area, a chemical mixing area, and a slurry discharge area. The chemical addition box is mounted above the chemical addition area of the mud trough. A chemical addition port is located at the bottom of the chemical addition box, and a chemical addition adjustment plate is provided at the chemical addition port. The chemical mixing area of the mud trough is provided with a mixing baffle and a slurry... The system includes a mixing rod and slurry surging vanes. The slurry surging vanes are arranged in a row along the width of the slurry channel, and each slurry surging vane is V-shaped. Multiple mixing rods are arranged in parallel along the width of the slurry channel. A mixing baffle is also arranged along the width of the slurry channel, and multiple slurry inlets are provided at the top, bottom, or both top and bottom of the mixing baffle. A diameter-changing zone is provided between the outlet end of the reagent mixing zone and the inlet end of the discharge zone of the slurry channel, and the width of the diameter-changing zone is smaller than that of the reagent mixing zone and the discharge zone.
[0010] The preferred technical solution of this utility model is as follows: a chemical storage box is provided above the chemical delivery area of the mud flow channel. The chemical storage box is mounted on the opening of the mud flow channel. Both the chemical storage box and the chemical addition box are open-top boxes. A hoisting mechanism is provided between the chemical storage box and the chemical addition box.
[0011] The preferred technical solution of this utility model is as follows: the slurry surging wing plate, the slurry mixing rod and the mixing baffle are arranged in parallel order from the inlet to the outlet.
[0012] The preferred technical solution of this utility model is as follows: the medicine dispensing port at the bottom of the medicine adding box is a long strip opening with a grid at the opening; the medicine adding adjustment plate is a plug-in pull plate structure, including a pull plate; push-pull grooves are symmetrically provided on both sides of the medicine dispensing port along its length; the two sides of the pull plate are inserted into the push-pull grooves respectively, and slide along the push-pull grooves to adjust the opening size of the medicine dispensing port during the pulling process.
[0013] The preferred technical solution of this utility model is as follows: the mud flow channel is arranged at an inclination, with its inlet higher than its outlet; a slurry detector is provided in the outlet area of the mud flow channel near the outlet.
[0014] The preferred technical solution of this utility model is as follows: the agent addition box is installed at one end of the agent delivery area of the mud flow channel near the slurry inlet, the agent storage box is installed at one end of the agent delivery area of the mud flow channel near the agent mixing area, the hoisting mechanism includes a support rod and a hoisting slide, one end of the hoisting slide is located above the opening of the agent storage box, the other end is located above the opening of the agent addition box, and a hoisting assembly is installed on the hoisting slide.
[0015] The preferred technical solution of this utility model is that the V-shaped opening of each slurry surging wing plate faces the discharge direction.
[0016] The preferred technical solution of this utility model is as follows: at least two mixing baffles are provided, the at least two mixing baffles are arranged in parallel, and the mud inlets on the adjacent mixing baffles are at different positions.
[0017] The preferred technical solution of this utility model is that the diameter of the multiple mixing rods (5) increases sequentially from the inlet to the outlet.
[0018] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0019] (1) This utility model can realize natural flow dosing. No pumping equipment or pipeline is required during the dosing process, thus avoiding the various defects of pump dosing. It is simple to operate, reduces equipment maintenance, and lowers the initial investment cost and operating energy consumption.
[0020] (2) This utility model achieves the mixing of mud and agent by setting different interception devices inside the chute to change the flow direction of the slurry. No stirring device is required to achieve the mixing of agent and mud. The agent is added by utilizing the natural flow of mud. After mixing, it enters the designated container to realize the mud treatment process and further reduce the cost of mud treatment.
[0021] (3) The mud tank of this utility model is designed with an irregular structure. The main design of the variable diameter card in the downstream direction can better adjust the flow rate of the mud and increase the mixing degree of the agent. The mud tank is equipped with a mixing baffle, a slurry mixing rod and a slurry surging wing plate. The slurry flow path is changed by the three mechanical devices to realize the free mixing of the slurry, which can greatly reduce equipment investment and energy consumption.
[0022] (4) The present invention arranges a reagent matching device on the upper part of the mud tank, including a reagent dispensing box, a reagent storage box, and a rotary crane. The loading and unloading of the reagent is realized by the rotary crane, which increases the convenience of reagent dispensing. After the reagent is transferred from the storage position to the dispensing box by the rotary crane, the opening of the discharge port is adjusted by moving the reagent dispensing push-pull plate to realize the reagent ratio adjustment. Attached Figure Description
[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0024] Figure 2 This is a top view of the present invention;
[0025] Figure 3 This is the front view of this utility model;
[0026] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 Sectional view of AA;
[0027] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the mud flow channel in this utility model;
[0028] Figure 6 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the traditional Chinese medicine addition box of this utility model.
[0029] In the diagram: 1—mud flow channel, 100—chemical dosing area, 101—chemical mixing area, 102—mud discharge area, 103—diameter change area, 2—chemical dosing box, 200—chemical dosing port, 3—chemical dosing adjustment plate, 300—pull-out plate, 301—push-pull chute, 4—mixing baffle, 5—mixing rod, 6—slurry surging wing plate, 7—mud outlet, 8—chemical storage box, 9—lifting mechanism, 10—slurry detector. Detailed Implementation
[0030] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Figures 1 to 5 All accompanying drawings are simplified versions of embodiments and are intended solely for the purpose of clearly and concisely illustrating the embodiments of this utility model. The technical solutions shown in the drawings below are specific solutions of embodiments of this utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of the claimed utility model. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this utility model without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model.
[0031] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "left", "right", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship that the utility model product is usually placed in during use, or the orientation or positional relationship that is commonly understood by those skilled in the art. They are only used to facilitate the description of this utility model and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.
[0032] The embodiment provides an automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals, such as Figures 1 to 6 As shown, the mixing device includes a mud trough 1 and a reagent addition tank 2. The mud trough 1 is an elongated groove with open ends, and it is arranged at an angle, with its inlet higher than its outlet. From the inlet to the outlet, the mud trough 1 is sequentially provided with a reagent addition area 100, a reagent mixing area 101, and a discharge area 102. A variable diameter section 103 is provided between the outlet end of the reagent mixing area and the inlet end of the discharge area of the mud trough 1, and the width of the variable diameter section 103 is smaller than that of the reagent mixing area 101 and the discharge area 102. The mud trough of this invention is designed with an irregular shape, and the variable diameter section 103 in the downstream direction better adjusts the flow rate of the mud and increases the degree of reagent mixing. The reagent addition box 2 is mounted above the reagent delivery area 100 of the mud flow channel 1. A reagent delivery port 200 is located at the bottom of the reagent addition box 2, and a reagent addition adjustment plate 3 is located at the reagent delivery port 200. The reagent mixing area of the mud flow channel 1 is equipped with a mixing baffle 4, a slurry mixing rod 5, and slurry surging vanes 6. A row of slurry surging vanes 6 is arranged along the width of the mud flow channel 1. Each slurry surging vane 6 is V-shaped, with the V-shaped opening of each vane 6 facing the discharge direction. The slurry mixing rods 5 are arranged in multiple parallel directions along the width of the slurry flow channel 1, with their diameters increasing sequentially from the inlet to the outlet. The mixing baffles 4 are also arranged in the width direction of the slurry flow channel 1, and multiple slurry inlets 7 are provided on the upper, lower, or both sides of the mixing baffles 4. At least two mixing baffles 4 are provided, arranged in parallel, with the slurry inlets 7 on adjacent mixing baffles 4 located at different positions. In this embodiment, the slurry surging flange 6, the slurry mixing rods 5, and the mixing baffles 4 are arranged in parallel sequentially from the inlet to the outlet. Two mixing baffles 4 are provided; one mixing baffle 4 has multiple slurry inlets 7 on its upper part, while the other mixing baffle 4 has slurry inlets 7 distributed on both its upper and lower parts, with the upper slurry inlets 7 staggered from those on the first mixing baffle 4.
[0033] The mud flow channel 1 of this utility model is equipped with a mixing baffle 4, a slurry mixing rod 5, and a slurry surging wing plate 6. By changing the slurry flow path through these three mechanical devices, the free mixing of the slurry can be achieved, which can greatly reduce equipment investment and energy consumption. The slurry surging wing plate 6 is located at one end near the reagent delivery area 100 to adjust the horizontal movement trajectory of the slurry flow. The slurry mixing rod 5 is distributed in the middle area of the reagent mixing area 101, and the vertical movement trajectory of the slurry flow can be adjusted by adjusting its height and diameter. The mixing baffle 4 is located at one end away from the reagent delivery area 100, and the staggered mud inlets 7 further mix the slurry and reagent.
[0034] In the embodiments, such as Figures 1 to 6 As shown, a chemical storage tank 8 is also provided above the chemical delivery area 100 of the mud flow channel 1. The chemical storage tank 8 is mounted on the opening of the mud flow channel 1. Both the chemical storage tank 8 and the chemical addition tank 2 are open-top boxes, and a hoisting mechanism 9 is provided between the chemical storage tank 8 and the chemical addition tank 2. The agent addition tank 2 is installed at one end of the agent delivery area 100 of the mud flow channel 1, near the slurry inlet. The agent storage tank 8 is installed at one end of the agent delivery area 100 of the mud flow channel 1, near the agent mixing area 101. The hoisting mechanism 9 includes a support rod and a hoisting slide. One end of the hoisting slide is located above the opening of the agent storage tank 8, and the other end is located above the opening of the agent addition tank 2. A hoisting assembly is installed on the hoisting slide. The hoisting assembly can be a conventional hoisting assembly with its own walking mechanism that can move along the hoisting slide to hoist the agent packs in the agent storage tank 8 to the top of the agent addition tank 2. The agent packs can be manually cut open and the agent can be added into the agent addition tank 2, or they can be cut open and added using existing mechanical methods. The hoisting mechanism 9 is equipped with a matching lifting device and corresponding safety devices.
[0035] In this embodiment, the medicine dispensing port 200 at the bottom of the medicine dispensing box 2 is an elongated opening with a grid at the opening. The medicine dispensing adjustment plate 3 is a plug-in pull plate structure, including a pull plate 300. Push-pull grooves 301 are symmetrically provided on both sides of the medicine dispensing port 200 along its length. The two sides of the pull plate 300 are inserted into the push-pull grooves 301 respectively, and slide along the push-pull grooves 301 to adjust the opening size of the medicine dispensing port 200 during the pulling process. After the pull-out plate 300 is moved, the agent can fall from the agent inlet 200. The opening can be adjusted to verify the number of grids at the agent inlet 200 position, thereby determining the agent dosage. For example, 50 parts of slurry require 1 part of agent. Calculate the volume of slurry flowing through the tank per unit time, adjust the opening size, and calculate the volume of agent falling per unit time. The slurry outlet area 102 of the mud flow channel 1 is equipped with a slurry detector 10 near the slurry outlet, and a slurry detector is installed at the end of the mud tank to monitor the slurry composition and verify relevant indicators of subsequent mud treatment.
[0036] In use, this invention involves installing a mud flow channel 1 on a mud conveying channel. During the natural flow of the mud, chemicals are added into the mud flow channel 1. After entering the mud flow channel 1, the chemicals facilitate the natural flow of the mud forward. During this flow, the flow path of the mud is altered by three mechanical devices: a mixing baffle 4 in the mud mixing zone, a slurry mixing rod 5, and a slurry surging wing plate 6. This achieves free mixing of the slurry, significantly reducing equipment investment and energy consumption. Combined with the downstream diameter-changing zone 103, the flow rate of the mud is better adjusted, increasing the degree of chemical mixing. The mud flow channel 1 in this invention can be set horizontally or inclined; a slight inclination is acceptable to ensure mud fluidity.
[0037] The above description is merely one embodiment of this utility model, and while it is quite specific and detailed, it should not be construed as limiting the scope of this utility model. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this utility model, and these all fall within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model should be determined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. An automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals, characterized in that: The mixing device includes a mud flow channel (1) and a reagent addition box (2). The mud flow channel (1) is a long strip-shaped groove with open ends. The mud flow channel (1) is provided with a reagent addition area (100), a reagent mixing area (101) and a slurry discharge area (102) in sequence from the inlet to the outlet. The reagent addition box (2) is installed above the reagent addition area (100) of the mud flow channel (1). A reagent addition port (200) is provided at the bottom of the reagent addition box (2), and a reagent addition adjustment plate (3) is provided at the reagent addition port (200). The reagent mixing area of the mud flow channel (1) is provided with a mixing baffle (4), a slurry mixing rod (5) and a slurry surging wing plate (6). The slurry surging wing plate (6) is arranged in a row along the width direction of the mud flow channel (1), and each slurry surging wing plate (6) is a V-shaped folded plate. The slurry mixing rod (5) is arranged in multiple pieces, and the multiple mixing rods (5) are arranged parallel to each other along the width direction of the mud flow channel (1). The mixing baffle (4) is also arranged in the width direction of the mud flow channel (1), and multiple mud ports (7) are opened at the upper or lower or upper and lower parts of the mixing baffle (4). The outlet end of the agent mixing zone and the inlet end of the discharge zone of the mud flow channel (1) are provided with a variable diameter zone (103), and the width of the variable diameter zone (103) is smaller than that of the agent mixing zone (101) and the discharge zone (102).
2. The automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals according to claim 1, characterized in that: A chemical storage box (8) is also provided above the chemical mixing area (101) of the mud flow channel (1). The chemical storage box (8) is installed at the opening of the mud flow channel (1). Both the chemical storage box (8) and the chemical addition box (2) are open-top boxes, and a hoisting mechanism (9) is provided between the chemical storage box (8) and the chemical addition box (2).
3. An automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The slurry surging wing plate (6), slurry mixing rod (5) and mixing baffle (4) are arranged in parallel sequence from the inlet to the outlet.
4. An automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The medicine dispensing port (200) at the bottom of the medicine dispensing box (2) is a long strip opening with a grid at the opening. The medicine dispensing adjustment plate (3) is a plug-in pull plate structure, including a pull plate (300). Push-pull grooves (301) are symmetrically provided on both sides of the medicine dispensing port (200) along its length. The two sides of the pull plate (300) are inserted into the push-pull grooves (301) respectively, and slide along the push-pull grooves (301) to adjust the opening size of the medicine dispensing port (200) during the pulling process.
5. An automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The mud flow channel (1) is arranged at an angle, with its inlet higher than its outlet; a slurry detector (10) is installed in the outlet area (102) of the mud flow channel (1) near the outlet.
6. The automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals according to claim 2, characterized in that: The agent addition box (2) is installed at one end of the agent delivery area (100) of the mud flow channel (1) near the slurry inlet. The agent storage box (8) is installed at one end of the agent delivery area (100) of the mud flow channel (1) near the agent mixing area (101). The hoisting mechanism (9) includes a support rod and a hoisting slide. One end of the hoisting slide is located above the opening of the agent storage box (8), and the other end is located above the opening of the agent addition box (2). A hoisting assembly is installed on the hoisting slide.
7. The automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals according to claim 3, characterized in that: The V-shaped opening of each slurry surging wing plate (6) faces the discharge direction.
8. The automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals according to claim 3, characterized in that: The mixing baffle (4) is provided in at least two pieces, and the two mixing baffles (4) are arranged in parallel, and the mud inlets (7) on the two adjacent mixing baffles (4) are in different positions.
9. The automatic mixing device for mud and chemicals according to claim 3, characterized in that: The diameters of the multiple mixing rods (5) increase sequentially from the inlet to the outlet, and their vertical distances from the mud flow channel (1) are different.