Horizontal Packing Section Insertion Device for Separation Columns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for assembling gas/liquid separation columns with large diameters and long casings require vertical insertion, which is restrictive and necessitates bulky counterweights to manage pushing forces, making horizontal assembly challenging without mechanical interference or misalignment.
Innovation Solution
An insertion device with fastening means secured to a base, allowing for horizontal insertion of packing sections into cylindrical casings, using telescopic devices and retractable hooks to distribute forces uniformly and maintain alignment, eliminating the need for bulky counterweights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If vertical insertion method is used for large diameter and long casings, then gravity facilitates packing section progression, but equipment capable of raising packing sections over large distances is required and production site ceiling height must be greater than casing length
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional vertical insertion approach by implementing horizontal insertion of packing sections into the casing. This inversion eliminates the need for complex raising equipment and ceiling height constraints, as the packing sections are inserted horizontally at ground level rather than being raised vertically to great heights.
2Adaptability or versatility
If casing is arranged horizontally for insertion, then ceiling height constraints are eliminated, but bulky counterweight is required to withstand intense pushing forces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies counterweight principle by positioning a counterweight at the opposite end of the horizontal casing to balance the intense pushing forces applied during packing section insertion. This allows the casing to remain stationary and horizontally positioned without requiring complex mechanical restraint systems.
3Weight of stationary object
If fastening means are used to hold insertion device against casing, then bulky counterweight is eliminated, but additional fastening mechanisms are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of the insertion device and fastening mechanisms into a single integrated assembly. The fastening means are secured to the base of the insertion device, combining the insertion and securing functions into one device, thereby eliminating the need for separate bulky counterweight structures.
4Adaptability or versatility
If packing sections are inserted horizontally, then assembly site ceiling height is not constrained, but alignment precision and mechanical interference prevention become critical
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces guiding structures and alignment mechanisms as intermediary elements between the insertion device and the casing. These intermediaries ensure precise alignment of packing sections during horizontal insertion and prevent mechanical interference, thereby maintaining manufacturing precision while enabling flexible assembly site configurations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and precise horizontal insertion of packing sections into large gas/liquid separation columns, ensuring correct alignment and reducing mechanical stress, without the requirement for counterweights, thus facilitating the assembly of columns with minimal mechanical interference.
Implementation Method 1
The fastening means overcome this eventality by retaining the casing and by thus applying a force opposite to the force of the devices serving to insert the packing sections into the casing.
Implementation Method 2
the force of gravity greatly facilitating the progression of the packing section inserted into the casing
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to an insertion device for inserting at least one packing section for a gas/liquid separation column into a cylindrical casing, comprising a base provided with retaining means which are configured to grip a packing section and which are arranged uniformly around a main axis, characterized in that the insertion device comprises at least two fastening means secured to the base, said fastening means being configured to fasten the insertion device to the casing.The invention also covers an insertion system for inserting at least one packing section into a cylindrical casing, comprising such an insertion device, and a method for inserting at least one packing section into a cylindrical casing that is implemented by such an insertion system.