Furnace equipment

Abstract

To provide furnace equipment having a structure that can prevent objects to be conveyed from piling up excessively, while also facilitating compactness and maintaining the overall conveyance distance.SOLUTION: The equipment comprises a plurality of conveyors 130 for conveying objects to be conveyed, and a container 101 that houses the plurality of conveyors 130. The conveyors 130 are arranged at vertical intervals, and the conveyance directions of vertically adjacent conveyors 130 are opposite to each other. The arrangement is such that objects conveyed on the upper conveyor 130 of the vertically adjacent conveyors 130 fall onto a position between a front end 131 and a rear end 132, in the conveyance direction, of the lower conveyor 130.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to furnace equipment such as carbonization furnaces and reactors. [Background technology]

[0002] Among furnace facilities equipped with carbonization furnaces, reactors, etc., there are so-called continuous furnace facilities that continuously or intermittently (interrupted midway through) feed in biomass raw materials and continuously or intermittently discharge products such as biochar or biofuel (Patent Document 1).Furnace facilities also include so-called batch-type furnace facilities that define the cycle from feed in of biomass raw materials to discharge of products such as biochar or biofuel as one batch, and repeat this batch processing (Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-278822 [Patent Document 2] JP 2018-21173 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Continuous furnace equipment generally tends to be larger than batch furnace equipment. Therefore, when installing a continuous furnace equipment in a space-constrained location (for example, when loading / mounting it on a vehicle) and when a large amount of raw material is to be processed with the continuous furnace equipment, it is necessary to input as much raw material as possible into the space that the furnace equipment can occupy. However, if a large amount of raw materials is put into a limited space, the raw materials will pile up excessively high inside the furnace equipment, and the raw materials themselves will become dense, which will hinder the supply of heat and air to the raw materials.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a furnace facility having a structure that can avoid the transported objects from piling up in a hump-like manner on the transport device, can secure the overall transport distance, and is easily made compact.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the furnace facility of the present disclosure employs the following means. A furnace facility according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a plurality of transport devices that transport at least one of a carbide and a carbide as a transported object, and a container that houses the plurality of transport devices. The plurality of transport devices are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, the transport directions of the transport devices adjacent to each other in the vertical direction are opposite, and the transported object transported by the upper transport device among the transport devices adjacent to each other in the vertical direction falls to a position between the front end and the rear end in the transport direction of the lower transport device.

Effects of the Invention

[0007] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a furnace facility having a structure that can avoid the transported objects from piling up in a hump-like manner, can secure the overall transport distance, and is easily made compact.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0008] [Figure 1] It is a perspective view of a furnace facility according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] It is a side view of a furnace facility according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 3] It is a side view of a furnace facility according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 4] It is a side view showing a state in which a furnace facility according to the first embodiment or the second embodiment of the present disclosure is mounted on a vehicle.

Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] [First Embodiment] Hereinafter, a furnace facility according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0010] <Basic structure of furnace equipment> The furnace facility 100 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is a carbonization furnace facility / reactor facility that produces a carbonized material W2 such as biochar or biofuel as a product using a material to be carbonized W1 such as woody biomass as a raw material. Hereinafter, the furnace facility 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described using the furnace facility 100 as a carbonization furnace facility as an example.

[0011] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the furnace facility 100 includes, for example, a drying chamber 111, a carbonization furnace 112, and a plurality of conveyors (transport devices) . The furnace equipment 100 may also include a control unit 170.

[0012] The control unit 170 is a device that executes the control necessary for the operation of the furnace equipment 100, such as controlling each piece of equipment in the furnace equipment 100 (each conveying device (including the drive unit), each measuring unit, and each analytical unit), processing information obtained from each piece of equipment, and relaying the transmission and reception of signals between each piece of equipment. The control unit 170 (Controller) includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit: Processor), a main memory, a secondary storage, etc. Furthermore, the control unit 170 may include a communication unit for transmitting and receiving information to and from other devices. The main storage device is composed of writable memory such as cache memory and RAM (Random Access Memory), and is used as a working area for reading out programs executed by the CPU and writing data processed by the programs. The secondary storage device is a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, such as a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, or a semiconductor memory. A series of processes for realizing various functions is stored in a secondary storage device in the form of a program, for example, and various functions are realized by the CPU reading the program into the main storage device and executing information processing and arithmetic processing. The program may be installed in the secondary storage device in advance, provided in a state stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or distributed via wired or wireless communication means. Examples of computer-readable storage media include magnetic disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, and semiconductor memories.

[0013] The furnace equipment 100 is a continuous carbonization furnace equipment in which a drying chamber 111 and a carbonization furnace 112 are integrally provided in the same space.

[0014] The drying chamber 111 is a chamber in which the material to be carbonized W1 supplied from the outside and before entering the carbonization furnace 112 is dried. The carbonization furnace 112 is a furnace for producing a carbide W2 by carbonizing an object to be carbonized W1 through combustion in an oxygen-deficient environment.

[0015] The drying chamber 111 and the carbonization furnace 112 are defined by the container 101. That is, the container 101 serves as both the drying chamber 111 and the carbonization furnace 112.

[0016] The container 101 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and has a space formed therein. At this time, inside the container 101, the drying chamber 111 is located at the upper part, and the carbonization furnace 112 is located at the lower part. However, the drying chamber 111 and the carbonization furnace 112 are not clearly separated by a fixed boundary. Inside the container 101, the process from drying to carbonization of the material to be carbonized W1 (i.e., from drying the material to be carbonized W1 to producing the carbonized material W2) needs to be carried out continuously from top to bottom.

[0017] A plurality of conveyors 130 are housed in the container 101 . The plurality of conveyors 130 includes, for example, conveyor 130a, conveyor 130b, conveyor 130c, conveyor 130d, and conveyor 130e. Hereinafter, the symbols 130a to 130e will be used when it is necessary to distinguish between the individual conveyors 130. When it is not necessary to distinguish between the individual conveyors 130, the symbol 130 will be used. The number of conveyors 130 can be changed as appropriate.

[0018] Each conveyor 130 is a device on which an object to be transported (at least one of the object to be carbonized W1 and the carbonized object W2) is placed and which transports the object. Each conveyor 130 is driven by a drive unit (not shown) and is configured to change the conveying speed. In addition, the conveyors 130a, 130b, 130c, 130d, and 130e are configured to change the respective conveying speeds individually. Each conveyor 130 has a front end 131 and a rear end 132 in the conveying direction. The front end 131 is the end toward which the conveyed object travels, and the rear end 132 is the end opposite the front end 131.

[0019] The conveyors 130 are arranged inside the container 101 at intervals in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, conveyors 130a, 130b, 130c, 130d, and 130e are arranged from top to bottom at intervals from one another.

[0020] The conveyors 130 are arranged so that the conveying directions of the vertically adjacent conveyors 130 are opposite to each other. In this embodiment, the conveyors 130a, 130c, and 130e convey the container 101 in a direction from the rear to the front, and the conveyors 130b and 130d convey the container 101 in a direction from the front to the rear. In addition, the front and rear of the container 101 do not necessarily coincide with the front and rear of the container 101 in the conveying direction. In this embodiment, the front and rear of the container 101 do not coincide with the front and rear of the container 101 in the conveying direction of the conveyors 130b and 130d.

[0021] Of the conveyors 130 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, the front end 131 of the upper conveyor 130 is positioned between the front end 131 and rear end 132 of the lower conveyor 130 in the direction along the conveying direction of the lower conveyor 130 (the front-to-rear direction of the container 101, the left-to-right direction in Figure 2). This allows the object conveyed by the upper conveyor 130 to fall to a position between the front end 131 and the rear end 132 of the lower conveyor 130.

[0022] Here, when the position of the front end 131 of the lower conveyor 130 is 100% and the position of the rear end 132 is 0%, the front end 131 of the upper conveyor 130 should be located in the range of 0% to 50% of the lower conveyor 130, preferably in the range of 0% to 25%, and more preferably in the range of 0% to 10%. This allows the transported objects to be dropped from the upper conveyor 130 to a position close to the rear end 132 of the lower conveyor 130, so that the transport of the objects can be realized by fully utilizing the length of each conveyor 130 in the transport direction, and the overall transport distance can be easily secured. This leads to efficiently securing the time required for drying and carbonization.

[0023] By installing each conveyor in this manner, it is possible to prevent the transported materials from piling up high on each conveyor 130, and while maintaining the overall transport distance, the size of each conveyor 130 in the transport direction can be shortened, thereby making the furnace equipment 100 more compact.

[0024] The conveyor 130 is only required to be configured to transport objects, and the specific form thereof is not particularly limited. In addition, the front end 131 of the upper conveyor 130 does not have to be disposed between the front end 131 and the rear end 132 of the lower conveyor 130 in the direction along the conveying direction of the lower conveyor 130 (the front-rear direction of the container 101, the left-right direction in FIG. 2), but may be disposed, for example, behind the rear end 132 of the lower conveyor 130, and a chute may be provided at the drop point of the transported object transported by the upper conveyor 130, so that the dropped transported object is guided by the chute to the transport surface of the lower conveyor 130 (for example, a position between the front end 131 and the rear end 132). Even with this method, the transported object transported by the upper conveyor 130 will end up dropping at a position between the front end 131 and the rear end 132 of the lower conveyor 130.

[0025] A raw material input section 141 is provided at the top of the vessel 101 . The raw material input section 141 is a device for inputting the material to be carbonized W1, which is the raw material, into the inside of the container 101 from the outside of the container 101. The lower end of the raw material input section 141 is an opening through which the carbonized material W1 is discharged, and is located above and near the rear end 132 of the conveyor 130a at a point where the inputted carbonized material W1 will reliably fall onto the conveyor 130a.

[0026] The material to be carbonized W1 fed from the raw material feed section 141 is transported from the vicinity of the rear end 132 of the conveyor 130a to the front end 131, and falls near the rear end 132 of the conveyor 130b. The transported object that has fallen near the rear end 132 of the conveyor 130b is transported from near the rear end 132 of the conveyor 130b to the front end 131, and then falls near the rear end 132 of the conveyor 130c. Such conveying and dropping is repeated thereafter, and the conveyed object is conveyed to the front end 131 of the conveyor 130e. During the conveying process, the conveyed object is dried and carbonized. The material conveyed to the front end 131 of the conveyor 130e is discharged to the outside of the container 101 as carbide W2 (product).

[0027] At this time, it is preferable that each conveyor 130 is disposed so that the front end 131 is lower than the rear end 132. In other words, it is preferable that each conveyor 130 is inclined so that the front end 131 is lower. This is because by tilting the conveyor 130, the transported materials that fall onto the conveyor 130 collapse toward the front end 131, and as a result, the transported materials on the conveying surface of the conveyor 130 are leveled to a roughly uniform layer thickness, allowing the transported materials to be dried and carbonized uniformly. In the sense that the transported goods collapse toward the front end 131, the inclination angle of each conveyor 130 is preferably determined taking into consideration the angle of repose of the transported goods. It should be noted that each conveyor 130 may be configured so that the inclination angle of each conveyor 130 can be changed individually.

[0028] <Additional structure of furnace equipment (supply of heat)> The furnace facility 100 may include a plurality of heat supply units 151 . The heat supplying unit 151 is a part configured to supply heat, and examples thereof include a device for supplying heated steam, an electric heater, and the like. The heat quantity supplying units 151 include, for example, a heat quantity supplying unit 151a, a heat quantity supplying unit 151b, a heat quantity supplying unit 151c, a heat quantity supplying unit 151d, and a heat quantity supplying unit 151e. Hereinafter, reference numerals 151a to 151e will be used when it is necessary to distinguish between the heat supplying units 151. When it is not necessary to distinguish between the heat supplying units 151, reference numeral 151 will be used.

[0029] Each heat supplying section 151 is disposed inside the container 101 between adjacent conveyors 130 in the vertical direction and above the conveyor 130a. In the case of FIG. 2, two heat supplying units 151 are disposed between the vertically adjacent conveyors 130 and above the conveyor 130a. However, the number and arrangement of the heat supplying parts 151 can be changed as appropriate. The heat amount supplying unit 151a, the heat amount supplying unit 151b, the heat amount supplying unit 151c, the heat amount supplying unit 151d, and the heat amount supplying unit 151e can individually change the amount of heat they supply as appropriate.

[0030] By providing the heat supplying section 151, the heat required for drying and carbonization can be supplied to the transported goods. Furthermore, by disposing the heat supplying section 151 between the vertically adjacent conveyors 130, heat can be uniformly supplied to the transported object.

[0031] <Additional structure of furnace equipment (gas supply)> When the carbonization furnace 112 of the furnace facility 100 is a self-combustion furnace, the furnace facility 100 may include a plurality of gas supply units 161 . The gas supply unit 161 is a portion configured to supply a gas (for example, a gas containing oxygen such as air) as an oxidizing agent required for combustion. The gas is introduced to the gas supply unit 161 from the outside by, for example, a device not shown. The multiple gas supply units 161 include, for example, a gas supply unit 161a, a gas supply unit 161b, a gas supply unit 161c, a gas supply unit 161d, and a gas supply unit 161e. Hereinafter, reference numerals 161a to 161e will be used when it is necessary to distinguish between the gas supply units 161. When it is not necessary to distinguish between the gas supply units 161, reference numeral 161 will be used.

[0032] Each gas supply unit 161 is disposed inside the container 101 between adjacent conveyors 130 in the vertical direction and above the conveyor 130a. In the case of FIG. 2, two gas supply units 161 are disposed between the vertically adjacent conveyors 130 and above the conveyor 130a. However, the number and arrangement of the gas supply units 161 can be changed as appropriate. The gas supply unit 161a, the gas supply unit 161b, the gas supply unit 161c, the gas supply unit 161d, and the gas supply unit 161e can individually change the amount of gas they supply as appropriate.

[0033] By providing the gas supply unit 161, the gas required for carbonization can be supplied to the transported object. Furthermore, by disposing the gas supply unit 161 between the vertically adjacent conveyors 130, gas can be uniformly supplied to the transported object.

[0034] When the gas supply unit 161 is provided, each conveyor 130 preferably has a communication portion 135 through which gas can pass in the vertical direction. The communication portion 135 is, for example, a hole penetrating the upper surface and the lower surface of the conveyor 130. The hole may be configured to reliably allow gas to pass therethrough, and the specific shape of the hole is not particularly limited. The communication portion 135 is realized, for example, by employing a mesh conveyor as the conveyor 130.

[0035] By providing communication portion 135, gas can easily move up and down inside container 101, and the gas required for carbonization can be supplied uniformly.

[0036] <Control based on the components of the transported goods> The furnace facility 100 may include multiple payload analyzers 171 . The transported goods analysis unit 171 is a means for analyzing the components of the transported goods. The "components of the transported material" referred to here include, for example, the moisture content, fixed carbon, volatile matter, etc. contained in the transported material.

[0037] The plurality of goods analyzers 171 include, for example, a goods analyzer 171a, a goods analyzer 171b, a goods analyzer 171c, a goods analyzer 171d, and a goods analyzer 171e. Each of the transported object analysis units 171a to 171e is configured to analyze components of the transported object on each of the conveyors 130a to 130e and / or components of the transported object near each of the conveyors 130a to 130e. Therefore, for example, the transported object analysis units 171a to 171e are installed at positions corresponding to the positions where the conveyors 130a to 130e are installed. Hereinafter, the symbols 171a to 171e will be used when distinguishing between the respective transported item analysis units 171. When there is no need to distinguish between the respective transported item analysis units 171, the symbol 171 will be used.

[0038] At least one of the transport speed of each conveyor 130 and the amount of the material to be carbonized W1 fed from the raw material feeding section 141 is adjusted based on the analysis results of each transported material analyzing section 171. For example, the control unit 170 can identify the optimal drying time for drying the transported object or the optimal reaction time for carbonizing the transported object based on the analysis results of each transported object analysis unit 171, and increase / reduce the transport speed of at least one of the conveyors 130 or increase / reduce the input amount of the carbonized object W1 based on the identified drying time or reaction time. As a specific example, the control unit 170 can identify the optimal drying time for drying the transported object or the optimal reaction time for carbonizing the transported object based on the analysis results of the transported object analysis unit 171a, and increase / reduce the transport speed of the conveyor 130a located upstream of the transported object analysis unit 171a based on the identified drying time or reaction time. Similarly, the control unit 170 can individually increase / reduce the transport speed of the conveyors 130b to 130e located upstream of each of them based on the analysis results of the transported object analysis units 171b to 171e.

[0039] In addition to or instead of adjusting at least one of the conveying speed of each conveyor 130 and the amount of carbonized material W1 fed from the raw material feeding section 141, the amount of heat supplied from each heat supply section 151 or the amount of gas supplied from each gas supply section 161 is adjusted based on the analysis results of each conveyed material analysis section 171. For example, based on the analysis results of each conveyed material analysis unit 171, the control unit 170 identifies the drying time optimal for drying the conveyed material and the reaction time optimal for carbonization of the conveyed material, and increases / reduces the amount of heat supplied from each heat supply unit 151 or increases / reduces the amount of gas supplied from each gas supply unit 161 based on the identified drying time and reaction time. As a specific example, based on the analysis results of the conveyed material analysis unit 171a, the control unit 170 identifies the drying time optimal for drying the conveyed material and the reaction time optimal for carbonization of the conveyed material, and based on the identified drying time and reaction time, increases / reduces the amount of heat supplied from the heat supply unit 151a located upstream of the conveyed material analysis unit 171a or the amount of gas supplied from the gas supply unit 161a. Similarly, based on the analysis results of the conveyed material analysis units 171b to 171e, the control unit 170 can individually increase / reduce the amount of heat supplied from the heat supply units 151b to 151e located upstream of each or the amount of gas supplied from the gas supply units 161b to 161e.

[0040] <Control based on the gas component and / or the gas temperature> The furnace facility 100 may include a plurality of gas analysis units 172. The furnace facility 100 may include a plurality of gas thermometers 173. Note that the furnace facility 100 may include only one of the gas analysis unit 172 and the gas thermometer 173, or may include both.

[0041] The gas analysis unit 172 is a means for analyzing the components of the gas generated inside the container 101 (specifically, the carbonization furnace 112 and / or the drying chamber 111). The "gas" referred to here is exhaust gas, pyrolysis gas, etc. generated by drying, combustion, or carbonization of the conveyed material. Also, the "gas component" referred to here is, for example, hydrocarbons such as water vapor, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methane, etc. contained in the gas.

[0042] Each gas thermometer 173 is a means for measuring the temperature of the gas generated inside the container 101.

[0043] The plurality of gas analyzers 172 include, for example, a gas analyzer 172a, a gas analyzer 172b, a gas analyzer 172c, a gas analyzer 172d, and a gas analyzer 172e. Each of the gas analyzers 172a to 172e is configured to analyze components of gas generated from an object on each of the conveyors 130a to 130e and / or components of gas generated from an object near each of the conveyors 130a to 130e. Therefore, for example, the gas analyzers 172a to 172e are installed at positions corresponding to the positions where the conveyors 130a to 130e are installed. Hereinafter, the reference symbols 172a to 172e will be used when it is necessary to distinguish between the individual gas analysis units 172. When it is not necessary to distinguish between the individual gas analysis units 172, the reference symbol 172 will be used.

[0044] The plurality of gas temperature measuring units 173 include, for example, gas temperature measuring unit 173a, gas temperature measuring unit 173b, gas temperature measuring unit 173c, gas temperature measuring unit 173d, and gas temperature measuring unit 173e. Each of the gas temperature measuring units 173a to 173e is configured to measure the temperature of gas generated from an object on each of the conveyors 130a to 130e and / or the temperature of gas generated from an object near each of the conveyors 130a to 130e. Therefore, for example, the gas temperature measuring units 173a to 173e are installed at positions corresponding to the positions at which the conveyors 130a to 130e are installed. Hereinafter, reference numerals 173a to 173e will be used to distinguish between gas temperature measurement units 173. Reference numeral 173 will be used to distinguish between gas temperature measurement units 173 when no distinction is required.

[0045] At least one of the transport speed of each conveyor 130 and the amount of material W1 to be carbonized fed from the raw material feeding section 141 is adjusted based on the analysis results of each gas analysis section 172 and / or the measurement values ​​of each gas temperature measurement section 173. For example, based on the analysis results of each gas analysis unit 172 and / or the measured values of each gas thermometer 173, the control unit 170 can increase / decrease at least one conveyance speed of each conveyor 130, or increase / decrease the input amount of the carbide W1. As a specific example, based on the analysis result of the gas analysis unit 172a and / or the measured value of the gas thermometer 173a, the control unit 170 can increase / decrease the conveyance speed of the conveyor 130a located upstream of the gas analysis unit 172a and / or the gas thermometer 173a. Similarly, based on the analysis results of the gas analysis units 172b to 172e and / or the measured values of the gas thermometers 173b to 173e, the control unit 170 can individually increase / decrease the conveyance speeds of the conveyors 130b to 130e located upstream of each of them.

[0046] In addition to or instead of adjusting at least any one of the conveyance speed of each conveyor 130 and the amount of the carbide W1 input from the raw material input unit 141, the amount of heat supplied from each heat supply unit 151 or the amount of gas supplied from each gas supply unit 161 is adjusted based on the analysis results of each gas analysis unit 172 and / or the measured values of each gas thermometer 173. For example, based on the analysis results of each gas analysis unit 172 and / or the measured values of each gas thermometer 173, the control unit 170 can increase / decrease the amount of heat supplied from each heat supply unit 151, or increase / decrease the amount of gas supplied from each gas supply unit 161. As a specific example, based on the analysis result of the gas analysis unit 172a and / or the measured value of the gas thermometer 173a, the control unit 170 can increase / decrease the amount of heat supplied from the heat supply unit 151a or the amount of gas supplied from the gas supply unit 161a located upstream of the gas analysis unit 172a and / or the gas thermometer 173a. Similarly, based on the analysis results of the gas analysis units 172b to 172e and / or the measured values of the gas thermometers 173b to 173e, the control unit 170 can individually increase / decrease the amount of heat supplied from the heat supply units 151b to 151e or the amount of gas supplied from the gas supply units 161b to 161e located upstream of each of them.

[0047] The furnace equipment according to this embodiment has the following advantages. The conveyors 130 are arranged at intervals from each other in the vertical direction, the conveying directions of each vertically adjacent conveyor 130 are opposite, and the conveyors are arranged so that the goods conveyed by the upper conveyor 130 among the vertically adjacent conveyors 130 fall at a position between the front end 131 and the rear end 132 in the conveying direction of the lower conveyor 130. This makes it possible to prevent the goods from piling up high on each conveyor 130, and also makes it possible to reduce the size of each conveyor 130 in the conveying direction while maintaining the overall conveying distance, thereby making the furnace equipment 100 more compact.

[0048] Since each conveyor 130 is disposed such that its front end 131 in the conveying direction is lower than its rear end 132, objects dropped onto the conveyor 130 crumble toward the front end 131, and as a result, the objects on the conveying surface of the conveyor 130 are leveled to a substantially uniform layer thickness. This allows the objects to be dried and carbonized uniformly.

[0049] The apparatus is provided with a plurality of heat supply sections 151 for supplying heat, and each heat supply section 151 is arranged between adjacent conveyors 130 in the vertical direction and above the uppermost conveyor 130a, so that the heat required for drying and carbonization can be uniformly supplied to the material to be carbonized W1.

[0050] The self-combustion carbonization furnace 112 is provided with a plurality of gas supply sections 161 for supplying gas as an oxidizing agent, and each gas supply section 161 is arranged between adjacent conveyors 130 in the vertical direction and above the uppermost conveyor 130a, so that the gas required for carbonization can be uniformly supplied to the material to be carbonized W1 in the self-combustion carbonization furnace 112.

[0051] The conveyor 130 has a communication section 135 through which the gas supplied from the gas supply section 161 can pass in the vertical direction, making it easier for the gas to move in the vertical direction, and allowing the gas required for carbonization to be supplied evenly.

[0052] [Second embodiment] Hereinafter, a furnace facility according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. In the description of this embodiment, (1) the symbols used are those in the first embodiment in which the hundreds digit is changed from "1" to "2", and (2) unless otherwise specified, the configurations related to the symbols indicated by the same numbers and letters other than the hundreds digit are the same as those in the first embodiment.

[0053] <Furnace equipment structure> The furnace equipment 200 includes, for example, a drying chamber 211 and a plurality of conveyors (transport devices) 230. The furnace system 200 may also include a carbonization furnace 212 and a conveyor 238. The furnace equipment 200 may also include a control unit 270.

[0054] The drying chamber 211 is defined by a first container 201 . The first container 201 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a space serving as a drying chamber 211 is formed inside.

[0055] The carbonization furnace 212 is defined by a second vessel 202 . The second container 202 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a space serving as a carbonization furnace 212 is formed inside. The second container 202 is connected to the side of the lower part of the first container 201. At this time, the drying chamber 211 and the carbonization furnace 212 are in communication with each other. That is, the furnace equipment 200 is a continuous carbonization furnace equipment in which the drying chamber 211 and the carbonization furnace 212 are provided.

[0056] A plurality of conveyors 230 are housed in the first container 201 . The plurality of conveyors 230 includes, for example, conveyor 230a, conveyor 230b, and conveyor 230c. Each conveyor 230 has a leading end 231 and a trailing end 232 in the conveying direction. The number of conveyors 230 can be changed as appropriate. In addition, each conveyor 230 may have a communication portion 235 .

[0057] The conveyor 238 is housed in the second container 202 . The conveyor 238 is a device on which an object to be transported (at least one of the object to be carbonized W1 and the carbonized object W2) is placed and which transports the object. The conveyor 238 is driven by a drive unit (not shown) and is configured so that the conveying speed can be changed.

[0058] The height of the conveying surface of the conveyor 238 is approximately constant, that is, the conveyor 238 is not inclined. Furthermore, the height of the conveying surface of the conveyor 238 is approximately the same as the height of the conveying surface at the front end 231 of the conveyor 230c located at the lowest level inside the first container 201. This allows the conveyed object to be smoothly transferred from the conveyor 230c to the conveyor 238.

[0059] The conveyor 238 is only required to be configured to transport the object, and the specific form thereof is not particularly limited.

[0060] A raw material input section 241 is provided at the top of the first container 201 .

[0061] The furnace facility 200 may include a plurality of heat supply units 251 . The heat quantity supplying units 251 include, for example, a heat quantity supplying unit 251a, a heat quantity supplying unit 251b, and a heat quantity supplying unit 251c. Each heat supplying section 251 is disposed inside the first container 201, between the conveyors 230 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, and above the conveyor 230a.

[0062] When the drying chamber 211 of the furnace apparatus 200 is a self-combusting or self-heating drying chamber, the furnace apparatus 200 may include a plurality of gas supply units 261 . The multiple gas supply units 261 include, for example, a gas supply unit 261a, a gas supply unit 261b, and a gas supply unit 261c. Each gas supply unit 261 is disposed inside the first container 201, between the conveyors 230 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, and above the conveyor 230a.

[0063] Here, the self-heating type refers to a drying method in which the material W1 to be carbonized is oxidized and heated by contacting an oxidizing agent, thereby drying the material W1 to be carbonized itself. Examples of the oxidizing agent include oxygen and air. Also, warm air with a high temperature has a greater drying effect than cold air with a low temperature.

[0064] <Control based on the components of the transported goods> The furnace facility 200 may include multiple payload analyzers 271 . The plurality of goods analyzers 271 include, for example, a goods analyzer 271a, a goods analyzer 271b, and a goods analyzer 271c.

[0065] At least one of the transport speed of each conveyor 230 and the amount of the material to be carbonized W1 fed from the raw material feeding section 241 is adjusted based on the analysis results of each transported material analyzing section 271. For example, the control unit 270 can identify an optimal drying time for drying the transported object based on the analysis results of each transported object analysis unit 271, and increase / reduce the transport speed of at least one of the conveyors 230 or increase / reduce the input amount of the carbonized object W1 based on the identified drying time. As a specific example, the control unit 270 can identify an optimal drying time for drying the transported object based on the analysis results of the transported object analysis unit 271a, and increase / reduce the transport speed of the conveyor 230a located upstream of the transported object analysis unit 271a based on the identified drying time. Similarly, the control unit 270 can individually increase / reduce the transport speeds of the conveyors 230b to 230c located upstream of each other based on the analysis results of the transported object analysis units 271b to 271c.

[0066] In addition to or instead of adjusting at least one of the conveying speed of each conveyor 230 and the amount of carbonized material W1 fed from the raw material feeding section 241, the amount of heat supplied from each heat supply section 251 or the amount of gas supplied from each gas supply section 261 is adjusted based on the analysis results of each conveyed material analysis section 271. For example, the control unit 270 can identify an optimal drying time for drying the transported object based on the analysis results of each transported object analysis unit 271, and increase / reduce the amount of heat supplied from each heat supply unit 251 or increase / reduce the amount of gas supplied from each gas supply unit 261 based on the identified drying time. As a specific example, the control unit 270 can identify an optimal drying time for drying the transported object based on the analysis results of the transported object analysis unit 271a, and increase / reduce the amount of heat supplied from the heat supply unit 251a located upstream of the transported object analysis unit 271a or the amount of gas supplied from the gas supply unit 261a based on the identified drying time. Similarly, the control unit 270 can individually increase / reduce the amount of heat supplied from the heat supply units 251b to 251c located upstream of the transported object analysis unit 271a or the amount of gas supplied from the gas supply units 261b to 261c based on the analysis results of the transported object analysis units 271b to 271c.

[0067] <Control based on gas components and / or gas temperature> The furnace system 200 may include multiple gas analyzers 272 . The multiple gas analyzers 272 include, for example, a gas analyzer 272a, a gas analyzer 272b, and a gas analyzer 272c. The furnace equipment 200 may include a plurality of gas temperature measuring units 273 . The plurality of gas temperature measuring units 273 include, for example, a gas temperature measuring unit 273a, a gas temperature measuring unit 273b, and a gas temperature measuring unit 273c. The furnace equipment 200 may include only one of the gas analysis unit 272 and the gas temperature measurement unit 273, or may include both of them.

[0068] At least one of the transport speed of each conveyor 230 and the amount of material W1 to be carbonized fed from the raw material feeding section 241 is adjusted based on the analysis results of each gas analysis section 272 and / or the measurement values ​​of each gas temperature measurement section 273. For example, the control unit 270 can increase / reduce the conveying speed of at least one of the conveyors 230 or increase / reduce the input amount of the material to be carbonized W1 based on the analysis results of the gas analyzers 272 and / or the measurement values ​​of the gas temperature measuring units 273. As a specific example, the control unit 270 can increase / reduce the conveying speed of the conveyor 230a located upstream of the gas analyzer 272a and / or the gas temperature measuring unit 273a based on the analysis results of the gas analyzer 272a and / or the measurement values ​​of the gas temperature measuring units 273a. Similarly, the control unit 270 can individually increase / reduce the conveying speeds of the conveyors 230b to 230c located upstream of each of the conveyors 230b to 230c based on the analysis results of the gas analyzers 272b to 272c and / or the measurement values ​​of the gas temperature measuring units 273b to 273c.

[0069] In addition to or instead of adjusting at least one of the conveying speed of each conveyor 230 and the amount of carbonized material W1 fed from the raw material feeding section 241, the amount of heat supplied from each heat supply section 251 or the amount of gas supplied from each gas supply section 261 is adjusted based on the analysis results of each gas analysis section 272 and / or the measurement values ​​of each gas temperature measuring section 273. For example, the control unit 270 can increase / reduce the amount of heat supplied from each heat supply unit 251 or increase / reduce the amount of gas supplied from each gas supply unit 261 based on the analysis result of each gas analysis unit 272 and / or the measurement value of each gas temperature measurement unit 273. As a specific example, the control unit 270 can increase / reduce the amount of heat supplied from heat supply unit 251a located upstream of the gas analysis unit 272a and / or the gas temperature measurement unit 273a or the amount of gas supplied from gas supply unit 261a based on the analysis result of the gas analysis unit 272a and / or the measurement value of the gas temperature measurement unit 273a. Similarly, the control unit 270 can individually increase / decrease the amount of heat supplied from the heat supply units 251b-251c located upstream or the amount of gas supplied from the gas supply units 261b-261c based on the analysis results of the gas analysis units 272b-272c and / or the measurement values ​​of the gas temperature measurement units 273b-273c.

[0070] The furnace equipment according to this embodiment has the following advantages. The conveyors 230 are arranged at intervals from each other in the vertical direction, the conveying directions of adjacent conveyors 230 in the vertical direction are opposite, and the conveyors are arranged so that the goods conveyed by the upper conveyor 230 among adjacent conveyors 230 in the vertical direction fall at a position between the front end 231 and the rear end 232 in the conveying direction of the lower conveyor 230. This makes it possible to prevent the goods from piling up high on each conveyor 230, and also makes it possible to reduce the size of each conveyor 230 in the conveying direction while ensuring the overall conveying distance, thereby making the furnace equipment 200 more compact.

[0071] Since each conveyor 230 is disposed such that the front end 231 in the conveying direction is lower than the rear end 232, objects dropped onto the conveyor 230 crumble toward the front end 231, and as a result, the objects on the conveying surface of the conveyor 230 are leveled to a substantially uniform layer thickness. This allows the objects to be dried and carbonized uniformly.

[0072] The apparatus is provided with a plurality of heat supply sections 251 for supplying heat, and each heat supply section 251 is disposed between adjacent conveyors 230 in the vertical direction and above the uppermost conveyor 230a, so that the heat required for drying can be uniformly supplied to the material to be carbonized W1.

[0073] The drying chamber 211 is provided with a plurality of gas supply units 261 for supplying gas as an oxidizing agent, and each gas supply unit 261 is arranged between adjacent conveyors 230 in the vertical direction and above the uppermost conveyor 230a. Therefore, in the self-combustion or self-heating drying chamber 211, the gas required for drying can be uniformly supplied to the carbonized material W1.

[0074] The conveyor 230 has a communication section 235 through which the gas supplied from the gas supply section 261 can pass in the vertical direction, so that the gas can easily move in the vertical direction, and the gas required for drying can be supplied uniformly.

[0075] [others] As shown in FIG. 4, the furnace equipment 100 of the first embodiment and the furnace equipment 200 of the second embodiment may be mounted on a vehicle 10, for example. Therefore, the furnace equipment 100, 200 may be provided with a connection part (not shown) that is used to connect the vehicle 10 when mounted on the vehicle.

[0076] The furnace equipment according to each embodiment described above can be understood, for example, as follows. The furnace equipment (100, 200) according to the first aspect of the present disclosure comprises a plurality of conveying devices (130, 230) for conveying at least one of a material to be carbonized (W1) and a carbide material (W2) as a transported object, and a container (101, 201) housing the plurality of conveying devices (130, 230), wherein the plurality of conveying devices (130, 230) are arranged at intervals from each other in the vertical direction, the conveying directions of adjacent conveying devices (130, 230) in the vertical direction are opposite, and the transported object conveyed by the upper conveying device (130, 230) among the adjacent conveying devices (130, 230 in the vertical direction falls at a position between the front end (131, 231) and rear end (132, 232) in the conveying direction of the lower conveying device (130, 230).

[0077] According to the furnace equipment (100, 200) of this embodiment, the conveying devices (130, 230) are arranged at intervals from each other in the vertical direction, the conveying directions of each vertically adjacent conveying device (130, 230) are opposite, and the conveying devices (130, 230) are arranged so that an object conveyed by the upper conveying device (130, 230) among the vertically adjacent conveying devices (130, 230) falls at a position between the front end (131, 231) and the rear end (132, 232) in the conveying direction of the lower conveying device (130, 230). This makes it possible to prevent the conveying objects from piling up high on each conveying device (130, 230), and shorten the size of each conveying device (130, 230) in the conveying direction while ensuring the overall conveying distance, thereby making the furnace equipment (100, 200) more compact.

[0078] In the furnace facility (100, 200) according to the second aspect of the present disclosure, in the first aspect, each of the transport devices (130, 230) is disposed such that a front end (131, 231) in the transport direction is lower than a rear end (132, 232).

[0079] According to the furnace facility (100, 200) of this embodiment, each of the conveying devices (130, 230) is disposed such that the front end (131, 231) in the conveying direction is lower than the rear end (132, 232), so that the material dropped onto the conveying device (130, 230) crumbles toward the front end (131, 231), and as a result, the material on the conveying surface of the conveying device (130, 230) is leveled to a substantially uniform layer thickness. This allows the material to be dried and carbonized uniformly.

[0080] The furnace facility (100, 200) according to the third aspect of the present disclosure, in the first or second aspect, includes a plurality of heat supply units (151, 251) that supply heat, and each of the heat supply units (151, 251) is disposed between the vertically adjacent conveying devices (130, 230) and / or above the uppermost conveying device (130a).

[0081] The furnace equipment (100, 200) according to this embodiment is provided with a plurality of heat supply units (151, 251) for supplying heat, and each heat supply unit (151, 251) is disposed between adjacent conveying devices (130, 230) in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost conveying device (130a), so that the heat required for drying and carbonization can be uniformly supplied to the material to be carbonized (W1).

[0082] The furnace equipment (100, 200) according to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, in the first or second aspect, includes a plurality of gas supply units (161, 261) that supply gas as an oxidant, and each of the gas supply units (161, 261) is disposed between the vertically adjacent conveying devices (130, 230) and / or above the uppermost conveying device (130a, 230a).

[0083] The furnace equipment (100, 200) of this embodiment is equipped with a plurality of gas supply units (161, 261) that supply gas as an oxidizing agent, and each gas supply unit (161, 261) is arranged between adjacent conveying devices (130, 230) in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost conveying device (130a, 230a). Therefore, in the self-combustion carbonization furnace (112) or drying chamber (111), the gas necessary for carbonization can be uniformly supplied to the material to be carbonized (W1).

[0084] A furnace system (100, 200) according to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure is the fourth aspect, wherein the transfer device (130, 230) has a communication part (135, 235) through which the gas supplied from the gas supply part (161, 261) can pass in the vertical direction.

[0085] According to the furnace equipment (100, 200) of this embodiment, the conveying device (130, 230) has a communication section (135, 235) through which the gas supplied from the gas supply section (161, 261) can pass in the vertical direction, making it easier for the gas to move in the vertical direction, and enabling the gas necessary for carbonization to be supplied uniformly.

[0086] In the furnace equipment (100) according to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, in any of the first to fifth aspects, the container (101) serves both as a drying chamber (111) for drying the material to be carbonized (W1) and as a carbonization furnace (112) for producing a carbonized material (W2) by carbonizing the material to be carbonized (W1).

[0087] According to the furnace equipment (100) of this embodiment, the container (101) serves both as a drying chamber (111) for drying the material to be carbonized (W1) and as a carbonization furnace (112) for producing a carbonized material (W2) by carbonizing the material to be carbonized (W1). In other words, the furnace equipment (100) has a configuration in which the drying chamber (111) and the carbonization furnace (112) are continuous in the same space.

[0088] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, in the furnace facility (200) of any one of the first to fifth aspects, the container (201) is a drying chamber (211) for drying an object to be carbonized (W1).

[0089] According to the furnace equipment (200) of this embodiment, the container (201) is a drying chamber (211) for drying the material to be carbonized (W1).

[0090] The furnace equipment (100) according to the eighth aspect of the present disclosure, in the sixth aspect, includes a transported material analysis unit (171) that analyzes the components of the transported material, and a control unit (170), and the control unit (170) identifies an optimal reaction time for carbonizing the material to be carbonized (W1) in the carbonization furnace (112) based on the components of the transported material, and determines the transport speed of at least one of the multiple transport devices (130) based on the identified reaction time.

[0091] According to the furnace equipment (100) of this embodiment, the control unit (170) identifies the optimal reaction time for carbonizing the material to be carbonized (W1) in the carbonization furnace (112) based on the components of the material to be transported, and determines the conveying speed of at least one of the multiple conveying devices (130) based on the identified reaction time.Therefore, by adjusting the conveying speed, the time the material to be carbonized (W1) stays in the carbonization furnace (112), i.e., the carbonization finish, can be adjusted.

[0092] The furnace equipment (100) according to the ninth aspect of the present disclosure, in the sixth aspect, includes a gas temperature measuring unit (173) that measures the temperature of the gas generated in the carbonization furnace (112) and / or a gas analysis unit (172) that analyzes the components of the gas generated in the carbonization furnace (112), and a control unit (170), and the control unit (170) determines the conveying speed of at least one of the multiple conveying devices (130) based on the gas temperature and / or the gas components.

[0093] According to the furnace equipment (100) of this embodiment, the control unit (170) determines the conveying speed of at least one of the multiple conveying devices (130) based on the gas temperature and / or gas components, so that the time that the material to be carbonized (W1) stays in the carbonization furnace (112), i.e., the carbonization finish, can be adjusted by adjusting the conveying speed.

[0094] The furnace equipment (100) according to the tenth aspect of the present disclosure, in the sixth aspect, comprises a plurality of heat supply units (151) for supplying heat, a transported material analysis unit (171) for analyzing the components of the transported material, and a control unit (170), wherein each of the heat supply units (151) is disposed between adjacent transport devices (130) in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost transport device (130a), and the control unit (170) identifies an optimal reaction time for carbonizing the material to be carbonized (W1) in the carbonization furnace (112) based on the components of the transported material, and determines the amount of heat to be supplied by at least one of the plurality of heat supply units (151) based on the identified reaction time.

[0095] According to the furnace equipment (100) of this embodiment, the control unit (170) identifies the optimal reaction time for carbonizing the material to be carbonized (W1) in the carbonization furnace (112) based on the components of the transported material, and determines the amount of heat to be supplied from at least one of the multiple heat supply units (151) based on the identified reaction time, so that an amount of heat appropriate for the identified reaction time can be supplied to the material to be carbonized (W1).

[0096] The furnace equipment (100) according to the eleventh aspect of the present disclosure, in the sixth aspect, includes a plurality of gas supply units (161) that supply gas as an oxidant, a transported material analysis unit (171) that analyzes the components of the transported material, and a control unit (170), wherein each of the gas supply units (161) is disposed between adjacent transport devices (130) in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost transport device (130a), and the control unit (170) identifies an optimal reaction time for carbonizing the material to be carbonized (W1) in the carbonization furnace (112) based on the components of the transported material, and determines the amount of gas supplied from at least one of the plurality of gas supply units (161) based on the identified reaction time.

[0097] According to the furnace equipment (100) of this embodiment, the control unit (170) identifies an optimal reaction time for carbonizing the material to be carbonized (W1) in the carbonization furnace (112) based on the components of the transported material, and determines the supply amount of gas from at least one of the multiple gas supply units (161) based on the identified reaction time, so that an amount of gas appropriate for the identified reaction time can be supplied to the material to be carbonized (W1).

[0098] The furnace equipment (100) according to the twelfth aspect of the present disclosure, in the sixth aspect, comprises a plurality of heat supply units (151) that supply heat, a gas temperature measurement unit (173) that measures the temperature of the gas generated in the carbonization furnace (112) and / or a gas analysis unit (172) that analyzes the components of the gas generated in the carbonization furnace (112), and a control unit (170), wherein each of the heat supply units (151) is disposed between the vertically adjacent conveying devices (130) and / or above the uppermost conveying device (130a), and the control unit (170) determines the amount of heat supplied by at least one of the plurality of heat supply units (151) based on the gas temperature and / or gas components.

[0099] According to the furnace equipment (100) of the present embodiment, the control unit (170) determines the amount of heat to be supplied from at least one of the multiple heat supply units (151) based on the gas temperature and / or gas components, so that an amount of heat suitable for the carbonization state of the material to be carbonized (W1) assumed from the gas temperature and / or gas components can be supplied to the material to be carbonized (W1).

[0100] The furnace equipment (100) according to the thirteenth aspect of the present disclosure, in the sixth aspect, comprises a plurality of gas supply units (161) which supply gas as an oxidant, a gas temperature measurement unit (173) which measures the temperature of the gas generated in the carbonization furnace (112) and / or a gas analysis unit (172) which analyzes the components of the gas generated in the carbonization furnace (112), and a control unit (170), wherein each of the gas supply units (161) is disposed between the vertically adjacent conveying devices (130) and / or above the uppermost conveying device (130a), and the control unit (170) determines the amount of gas supplied from at least one of the plurality of gas supply units (161) based on the gas temperature and / or the gas components.

[0101] According to the furnace equipment (100) of the present embodiment, the control unit (170) determines the amount of gas supplied from at least one of the multiple gas supply units (161) based on the gas temperature and / or gas components, so that an amount of gas appropriate for the carbonization state of the material to be carbonized (W1) assumed from the gas temperature and / or gas components can be supplied to the material to be carbonized (W1).

[0102] The furnace equipment (100, 200) according to a fourteenth aspect of the present disclosure, in the sixth or seventh aspect, includes a transported material analysis unit (171, 271) that analyzes the components of the transported material, and a control unit (170, 270), and the control unit (170, 270) identifies an optimal drying time for drying the material to be carbonized (W1) in the drying chamber (111, 211) based on the components of the transported material, and determines the transport speed of at least one of the multiple transport devices (130, 230) based on the identified drying time.

[0103] According to the furnace equipment (100, 200) of this embodiment, the control unit (170, 270) identifies an optimal drying time for drying the material to be carbonized (W1) in the drying chamber (111, 211) based on the components of the material to be transported, and determines the conveying speed of at least one of the multiple conveying devices (130, 230) based on the identified drying time.Therefore, by adjusting the conveying speed, the time that the material to be carbonized (W1) stays in the drying chamber (111, 211), i.e., the finish of the drying, can be adjusted.

[0104] The furnace equipment (100, 200) according to a fifteenth aspect of the present disclosure, in the sixth or seventh aspect, includes a gas temperature measuring unit (173, 273) that measures the temperature of the gas generated in the drying chamber (111, 211) and / or a gas analysis unit (172, 272) that analyzes components of the gas generated in the drying chamber (111, 211), and a control unit (170, 270), and the control unit (170, 270) determines the conveying speed of at least one of the plurality of conveying devices (130, 230) based on the gas temperature and / or the gas components.

[0105] According to the furnace equipment (100, 200) of this embodiment, the control unit (170, 270) determines the conveying speed of at least one of the multiple conveying devices (130, 230) based on the gas temperature and / or gas components, so that the time the material to be carbonized (W1) stays in the drying chamber (111, 211), i.e., the drying finish, can be adjusted by adjusting the conveying speed.

[0106] The furnace equipment (100, 200) according to a sixteenth aspect of the present disclosure, in the sixth or seventh aspect, includes a plurality of heat supply units (151, 251) for supplying heat, a transported material analysis unit (171, 271) for analyzing the components of the transported material, and a control unit (170, 270), wherein each of the heat supply units (151, 251) is disposed between the vertically adjacent transport devices (130, 230) and / or above the uppermost transport device (130a, 230a), and the control unit (170, 270) identifies an optimal drying time for drying the material to be carbonized (W1) in the drying chamber (111, 211) based on the components of the transported material, and determines the amount of heat to be supplied by at least one of the plurality of heat supply units (151, 251) based on the identified drying time.

[0107] According to the furnace equipment (100, 200) of this embodiment, the control unit (170, 270) identifies an optimal drying time for drying the material to be carbonized (W1) in the drying chamber (111, 211) based on the components of the transported material, and determines the amount of heat to be supplied from at least one of the multiple heat supply units (151, 251) based on the identified drying time, so that an amount of heat appropriate for the identified drying time can be supplied to the material to be carbonized (W1).

[0108] The furnace equipment (100, 200) according to a seventeenth aspect of the present disclosure, in the sixth or seventh aspect, includes a plurality of gas supply units (161, 261) that supply gas as an oxidant, a transported material analysis unit (171, 271) that analyzes the components of the transported material, and a control unit (170, 270), wherein each of the gas supply units (161, 261) is disposed between the vertically adjacent transport devices (130, 230) and / or above the uppermost transport device (130a, 230a), and the control unit (170, 270) identifies an optimal drying time for drying the material to be carbonized (W1) in the drying chamber (111, 211) based on the components of the transported material, and determines the supply amount of gas from at least one of the plurality of gas supply units (161, 261) based on the identified drying time.

[0109] According to the furnace equipment (100, 200) of this embodiment, the control unit (170, 270) identifies an optimal drying time for drying the material to be carbonized (W1) in the drying chamber (111, 211) based on the components of the transported material, and determines the amount of gas supplied from at least one of the multiple gas supply units (161, 261) based on the identified drying time, so that an amount of gas appropriate for the identified drying time can be supplied to the material to be carbonized (W1).

[0110] The furnace equipment (100, 200) according to an eighteenth aspect of the present disclosure, in the sixth or seventh aspect, includes a plurality of heat supply units (151, 251) that supply heat, a gas temperature measurement unit (173, 273) that measures a temperature of a gas generated in the drying chamber (111, 211) and / or a gas analysis unit (172, 272) that analyzes components of the gas generated in the drying chamber (111, 211), and a control unit (170, 270), wherein each of the heat supply units (151, 251) is disposed between the vertically adjacent conveying devices (130, 230) and / or above the uppermost conveying device (130a, 230a), and the control unit (170, 270) determines the amount of heat to be supplied from at least one of the plurality of heat supply units (151, 251) based on the gas temperature and / or the gas components.

[0111] According to the furnace equipment (100, 200) of this embodiment, the control unit (170, 270) determines the amount of heat to be supplied from at least one of the multiple heat supply units (151, 251) based on the gas temperature and / or gas components, so that an amount of heat suitable for the drying state of the material to be carbonized (W1) assumed from the gas temperature and / or gas components can be supplied to the material to be carbonized (W1).

[0112] A furnace equipment (100, 200) according to a nineteenth aspect of the present disclosure, in the sixth or seventh aspect, includes a plurality of gas supply units (161, 261) which supply a gas as an oxidant, a gas temperature measurement unit (173, 273) which measures the temperature of the gas generated in the drying chamber (111, 211) and / or a gas analysis unit (172, 272) which analyzes components of the gas generated in the drying chamber (111, 211), and a control unit (170, 270), wherein each of the gas supply units (161, 261) is disposed between the vertically adjacent conveying devices (130, 230) and / or above the uppermost conveying device (130a, 230a), and the control unit (170, 270) determines the amount of gas supplied from at least one of the plurality of gas supply units (161, 261) based on the gas temperature and / or the gas components.

[0113] According to the furnace equipment (100, 200) of this embodiment, the control unit (170, 270) determines the amount of gas supplied from at least one of the multiple gas supply units (161, 261) based on the gas temperature and / or gas components, so that an amount of gas appropriate for the drying state of the material to be carbonized (W1) assumed from the gas temperature and / or gas components can be supplied to the material to be carbonized (W1).

[0114] The furnace equipment (100, 200) according to a twentieth aspect of the present disclosure is in any one of the first to nineteenth aspects, and includes a connection part used for connection to the vehicle (10) when mounted on the vehicle. [Explanation of symbols]

[0115] 10 Vehicles 100 Furnace equipment 101 Container 111 Drying room 112 Carbonization furnace 130a~130e(130) Conveyor (transport device) 131 Front end 132 Rear end 135 Communication section 141 Raw material input section 151 Heat supply section 161 Gas supply section 170 Control section 171a~171e(171) Conveyor Analysis Department 172a~172e(172) Gas Analysis Section 173a~173e(173) Gas temperature measuring section 200 Furnace equipment 201 First Container 202 Second Container 211 Drying room 212 Carbonization furnace 230a~230c(230) Conveyor (transport device) 231 Front end 232 Rear end 235 Communication part 238 Conveyor 241 Raw material input section 251 Heat supply section 261 Gas supply section 270 Control Unit 271a~271e(271) Conveyor Analysis Department 272a~272e(272) Gas Analysis Section 273a~273e(273) Gas temperature measurement section W1 Carbide W2 Carbide (product)

Claims

1. A plurality of conveying devices for conveying at least one of the material to be carbonized and the carbide material as a conveyed object; A container containing a plurality of the conveying devices; Equipped with The plurality of conveying devices are are spaced apart vertically, The conveying directions of the conveying devices adjacent to each other in the vertical direction are opposite to each other, The conveying devices are arranged so that an object conveyed by an upper one of the conveying devices adjacent to each other in the vertical direction falls at a position between the front end and rear end in the conveying direction of the lower one of the conveying devices. Furnace equipment.

2. Each of the transport devices is disposed such that the front end in the transport direction is lower than the rear end. The furnace installation according to claim 1.

3. A plurality of heat supply units for supplying heat Equipped with Each of the heat supply units is disposed between adjacent ones of the transport devices in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost transport device. The furnace installation according to claim 1.

4. A plurality of gas supply units for supplying gas as an oxidant Equipped with Each of the gas supply units is disposed between adjacent ones of the conveying devices in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost one of the conveying devices. The furnace installation according to claim 1.

5. The conveying device has a communication part through which the gas supplied from the gas supply part can pass in a vertical direction. The furnace installation according to claim 4.

6. The container serves both as a drying chamber for drying the material to be carbonized and as a carbonization furnace for producing a carbonized material by carbonizing the material to be carbonized. The furnace installation according to claim 1.

7. The container is a drying chamber for drying the material to be carbonized. The furnace installation according to claim 1.

8. a cargo analysis unit that analyzes the components of the cargo; A control unit; Equipped with The control unit is Identifying an optimal reaction time for carbonizing the material to be carbonized in the carbonization furnace based on the composition of the material to be carbonized; A conveying speed of at least one of the plurality of conveying devices is determined based on the identified reaction time. The furnace installation according to claim 6.

9. a gas temperature measuring unit that measures the temperature of the gas generated in the carbonization furnace and / or a gas analyzing unit that analyzes components of the gas generated in the carbonization furnace; A control unit; Equipped with The control unit determines a transport speed of at least one of the plurality of transport devices based on a gas temperature and / or a gas component. The furnace installation according to claim 6.

10. A plurality of heat supply units for supplying heat; a cargo analysis unit that analyzes the components of the cargo; A control unit; Equipped with Each of the heat supply units is disposed between adjacent ones of the transport devices in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost transport device, The control unit is Identifying an optimal reaction time for carbonizing the material to be carbonized in the carbonization furnace based on the composition of the material to be carbonized; The amount of heat supplied from at least one of the plurality of heat supplying units is determined based on the identified reaction time. The furnace installation according to claim 6.

11. A plurality of gas supply units that supply gas as an oxidant; a cargo analysis unit that analyzes the components of the cargo; A control unit; Equipped with Each of the gas supply units is disposed between adjacent ones of the conveying devices in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost one of the conveying devices, The control unit is Identifying an optimal reaction time for carbonizing the material to be carbonized in the carbonization furnace based on the composition of the material to be carbonized; A supply amount of gas from at least one of the plurality of gas supply units is determined based on the identified reaction time. The furnace installation according to claim 6.

12. A plurality of heat supply units for supplying heat; a gas temperature measuring unit that measures the temperature of the gas generated in the carbonization furnace and / or a gas analyzing unit that analyzes components of the gas generated in the carbonization furnace; A control unit; Equipped with Each of the heat supply units is disposed between adjacent ones of the transport devices in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost transport device, The control unit determines the amount of heat supplied from at least one of the heat supply units based on the temperature of the gas and / or the component of the gas. The furnace installation according to claim 6.

13. A plurality of gas supply units that supply gas as an oxidant; a gas temperature measuring unit that measures the temperature of the gas generated in the carbonization furnace and / or a gas analyzing unit that analyzes components of the gas generated in the carbonization furnace; A control unit; Equipped with Each of the gas supply units is disposed between adjacent ones of the conveying devices in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost one of the conveying devices, The control unit determines the amount of gas supplied from at least one of the gas supply units based on a temperature of the gas and / or a component of the gas. The furnace installation according to claim 6.

14. a cargo analysis unit that analyzes the components of the cargo; A control unit; Equipped with The control unit is Identifying an optimal drying time for drying the material to be carbonized in the drying chamber based on the composition of the material to be transported; A conveying speed of at least one of the plurality of conveying devices is determined based on the identified drying time. A furnace installation according to claim 6 or 7.

15. a gas temperature measuring unit that measures the temperature of the gas generated in the drying chamber and / or a gas analyzing unit that analyzes components of the gas generated in the drying chamber; A control unit; Equipped with The control unit determines a transport speed of at least one of the plurality of transport devices based on a gas temperature and / or a gas component. A furnace installation according to claim 6 or 7.

16. A plurality of heat supply units for supplying heat; a cargo analysis unit that analyzes the components of the cargo; A control unit; Equipped with Each of the heat supply units is disposed between adjacent ones of the transport devices in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost transport device, The control unit is Identifying an optimal drying time for drying the material to be carbonized in the drying chamber based on the composition of the material to be transported; A heat supply amount of at least one of the heat supply units is determined based on the identified drying time. A furnace installation according to claim 6 or 7.

17. A plurality of gas supply units that supply gas as an oxidant; a cargo analysis unit that analyzes the components of the cargo; A control unit; Equipped with Each of the gas supply units is disposed between adjacent ones of the conveying devices in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost one of the conveying devices, The control unit is Identifying an optimal drying time for drying the material to be carbonized in the drying chamber based on the composition of the material to be transported; A supply amount of gas from at least one of the plurality of gas supply units is determined based on the identified drying time. A furnace installation according to claim 6 or 7.

18. A plurality of heat supply units for supplying heat; a gas temperature measuring unit that measures the temperature of the gas generated in the drying chamber and / or a gas analyzing unit that analyzes components of the gas generated in the drying chamber; A control unit; Equipped with Each of the heat supply units is disposed between adjacent ones of the transport devices in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost transport device, The control unit determines the amount of heat supplied from at least one of the heat supply units based on the temperature of the gas and / or the component of the gas. A furnace installation according to claim 6 or 7.

19. A plurality of gas supply units that supply gas as an oxidant; a gas temperature measuring unit that measures the temperature of the gas generated in the drying chamber and / or a gas analyzing unit that analyzes components of the gas generated in the drying chamber; A control unit; Equipped with Each of the gas supply units is disposed between adjacent ones of the conveying devices in the vertical direction and / or above the uppermost one of the conveying devices, The control unit determines the amount of gas supplied from at least one of the gas supply units based on a temperature of the gas and / or a component of the gas. A furnace installation according to claim 6 or 7.

20. A connection part used to connect to the vehicle when mounted on the vehicle Equipped with The furnace installation according to claim 1.

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