EP0807237B1 - Regenerative heat exchanger and a method for operating a regenerative heat exchanger - Google Patents
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- EP0807237B1 EP0807237B1 EP96903291A EP96903291A EP0807237B1 EP 0807237 B1 EP0807237 B1 EP 0807237B1 EP 96903291 A EP96903291 A EP 96903291A EP 96903291 A EP96903291 A EP 96903291A EP 0807237 B1 EP0807237 B1 EP 0807237B1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
- F28D19/00—Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus in which the intermediate heat-transfer medium or body is moved successively into contact with each heat-exchange medium
- F28D19/04—Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus in which the intermediate heat-transfer medium or body is moved successively into contact with each heat-exchange medium using rigid bodies, e.g. mounted on a movable carrier
- F28D19/047—Sealing means
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- the present invention in a first aspect relates to a regenerative heat exchanger of the kind specified in the preamble of claim 1 and in a second aspect to a method for operating a regenerative heat exchanger as specified in the preamble of claim 8.
- Such a heat exchanger is known e.g. through SE 176 375, disclosing a support in the form of rolling bodies, mounted in the outer ends of sector-shaped plates closed to both ends of the rotating part and rolling on a flange along the periphery at the top and bottom end of the rotor.
- WO94/01730 an improvement is disclosed by using sliding shoes of carbon or graphite instead of ceramic sliding shoes.
- a sliding shoe eliminates the drawbacks with a sliding shoe of ceramics.
- graphite has excellent lubrication properties and like carbon has an ability to maintain the flanges of the rotating body clean when adhering a lubricating layer of carbon or graphite on the flanges.
- the abrasion of the sliding shoe also secures a correct contact with parallel contact surfaces so that the contact takes place on the complete sliding shoe surface.
- Carbon and graphite also have a good acceptance of the high temperature and the acid environment that are present. By the abrasion of the sliding shoes they will gradually be consumed and have to be replaced.
- the object of the present invention is to attain a regenerative heat exchanger of the kind in question having contact-free support means without the drawbacks entailing earlier known constructions.
- the invention is particularly but not exclusively suitable for such heat exchangers where the plates are sector shaped plates located closed to the end surfaces of the rotor so that the support means are axially directed.
- the water supply means includes a plurality of channels through said distance element.
- the heat exchanger illustrated in fig. 1 is of conventional type having a stationary casing 1 and a cylindrical rotor 2 containing the regenerative mass 3.
- the rotor has a hub 4 and an upper fixed sector shaped centre plate 5 with a movable sector plate 6 pivotally connected thereto and corresponding lower fixed centre plate 7 and movable sector plate 8.
- the two sets of plates 5, 6 and 7, 8 have the function to seal against the upper and lower ends of the rotor 2 as tight as possible and thereby separate the heat exchanging media flowing to and from the rotor through axial openings connected to media ducts (not shown).
- the radially outer ends of the movable sector plates 6, 8 are provided with two devices 10 each, which devices form support means for maintaining a certain clearance between the ends of the sector plates 6, 8 and an upper and lower annular edge flange 12 attached to the rotor along its upper and lower peripheries, each flange having an outer circumferentially continuous guiding surface 61 for co-operation with a guided surface connected to each of the devices 10.
- Fig. 2 illustrates a part of the casing and the upper edge flange 12 of the rotor and the upper movable sector plate 6.
- one of the devices 10 is fixed by screws.
- the device includes an outer sleeve 15 with a mounting flange 16, which with an intermediate sealing ring 17 is attached to the sector plate 6 by means of screws 18.
- the outer sleeve 15 has an internal thread 19 and within the outer sleeve 15 there is an inner sleeve 20 having an upper part with an external thread, partly screwed into the thread 19.
- the inner sleeve is provided with a packing 22, which sealingly contacts the inside of the outer sleeve 15.
- the upper end of the inner sleeve 20 is provided with a nut 23 welded thereto and its lower end is provided with a bottom plate 24 welded thereto.
- a circular sliding shoe 25 of graphite or carbon is exchangeable attached by means of a recessed screw 26 screwed into the bottom plate 24.
- the sliding shoe 25 has a front surface 62 facing and being parallel to the circumferentially continuous guiding surface 61 of the flange 12.
- the upper end of the outer sleeve 15 is provided with an external annular flange 27 to which the upper end of a sealing bellow 28 of metal is screwed by means of a mounting ring 29, an annular packing 30 and screws 31.
- the lower end of the bellow 28 is provided with a mounting ring 32, which by means of screws 33 and an intermediate packing 34 is attached in a circular hole in the casing 1 so that a predetermined axial force will be applied downwards on the plate 6 due to the spring effect of the bellow 28.
- a measuring device 13 is provided for measuring the clearance between the plate 6 and the flange 12. It includes a tube 40, attached with its lower end in a hole 41 in the sector plate 6 and with its upper end in a hole 42 in the flange 27, and thus extends within the bellow 28. Inside the tube there is a measuring rod 43, the upper end of which is fixed in the shown position to a sleeve 44 by means of a not shown spring and an external flange on the rod, which sleeve 44 is screwed on to the tube 40. In that position a scaled part 45 of the upper end of the rod 43 projects out through the sleeve 44, and the bottom end of the rod 43 is aligned with the underside of the sector plate 6.
- a measuring clock 50 having a measure probe 51 contacting the top end of the scaled part 45 can be provided.
- Support of the movable sector plate 6 for maintaining a clearance between the plate 6 and the flange 12 is attained through contact-free co-operation between a guiding surface 61 being the outer end surface of the rotating flange 12 and a stationary guided surface 62, being the front surface of the sliding shoe 25.
- means are provided for establishing a cushion of water steam between these surfaces 61, 62.
- These means includes a source 64 of water under pressure, connected through a pipe 63 to the interior 65 of the sleeve 20 in which the sliding shoe 25 is mounted. Through the sliding shoe 25 channels 66 communicate the interior 65 of the sleeve 20 with the end surface 62 of the sliding shoe 25.
- Water thereby is supplied from the water source 64 to the guiding surface 61 of the flange 12.
- the temperature of the flange is about 350° C, which will result in complete or partial vaporization of the water that comes into contact therewith.
- the pressure of the water is sufficient to force the water to continuously flow from the channels 66 and escape between the guided surface 62 and the guiding surface 61, which thereby are pressed away from each other. In that way a cushion of the vaporized water is formed between these surfaces 61, 62, having an axial thickness of a fraction of a mm. Since there will be no contact between the surfaces 61, 62 no wear of the sliding shoe will occur. Sufficient water pressure in some applications will be attained by the ordinary line pressure, but in other applications a pump for raising the pressure might be necessary.
- Fig. 3 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention according to which there is also or alternatively provided sealing plates 70 closed to the cylindrical surface of the rotor 2.
- These plates 70 are vaulted to correspond to the cylindrical surface and are substantially rectangular.
- the plates are radially movable by means not shown and co-operate with axially directed edge flanges 71 at the upper and lower ends of the rotor 2.
- each movable plate 70 and the flanges 71 a certain clearance should be maintained which is accomplished by devices 10' of the same kind as the supports 10 used to maintain the clearance between the sector plates 6, 8 and the ends of the rotor 2.
- devices 10' of the same kind as the supports 10 used to maintain the clearance between the sector plates 6, 8 and the ends of the rotor 2.
- Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate two preferred alternatives in which these channel 66 are arranged to promote the creation of the steam cushion.
- the channels 66 at the bottom side ends in a cavity 67 facing the guiding surface 61 of the flange 12, and the walls 68 of the cavity 68 are preferably tapered.
- the channels 66 are inclined relative to the axial direction and meet centrally at the guided surface 62 of the sliding shoe 25.
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Description
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- is a partial axial section through a first preferred embodiment of a heat exchanger according to the invention,
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- is an axial section through the support means along line II-II of fig. 1,
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- is a section corresponding to that of fig. 1 but illustrating a second embodiment of the invention,
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- is a partial axial section through the support means according to a third embodiment of the invention, and
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- is a section corresponding to that of fig. 4 but illustrating a fourth embodiment of the invention.
Claims (8)
- Regenerative heat exchanger with a substantially cylindrical rotor (2) mounted in a casing (1), which casing (1) is provided with at least one movable plate (6, 8) arranged closed to said rotor (2) which movable plate (6, 8) is affected by a resultant force towards said rotor (2), the heat exchanger being provided with support means (10, 61, 62) for maintaining a certain clearance between said rotor (2) and said movable plate (6, 8), said support means (10, 61, 62) including a circumferentially continuous guiding surface (61) on said rotor (2) and at least one guided surface (62) connected to said movable plate (6, 8), said guided surface (62) being parallel to and facing said guiding surface (61), characterized in that
said movable plate (6, 8) is provided with water conduit means (63, 65, 66; 67) ending in said guided surface (62) and being connected to a water source (64) of a pressure sufficient to establish a gap between said guided surface (62) and said guiding surface (61) against the action of said resultant force, thereby establishing a cushion of at least partly vaporized water between said surfaces (61, 62) as said water at least partly vaporizes by contact with said guiding surface (61) and escapes from said conduit means (63, 65, 66; 67) through said gap. - Heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein said movable plate (6, 8) is located closed to one of the ends of said rotor (2) in an orientation substantially perpendicular to the axis of said rotor (2) and separating axially directed openings communicating with ducts for heat transferring media, said guiding surface (61) being located on an edge flange (12) at the periphery of the related end of said rotor (2) and being perpendicular to the axis of said rotor (2).
- Heat exchanger according to claim 2, wherein said movable plate (6, 8) is sector-shaped and having a radially outer end adjacent to said edge flange (12) and a radially inner end pivotally connected to a centre plate (5, 7) rigidly fixed to said casing (1) said movable plate (6, 8) being provided with two said guided surfaces (62), which are peripherally distributed and being individually axially adjustable in relation to said movable plate (6, 8).
- Heat exchanger according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein each said guided surface (62) is a surface on a sliding shoe (25) and said water conduit means includes a plurality of channels (66) through said sliding shoe (25) and ending through a plurality of openings in said guided surface (62).
- Heat exchanger according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein said guided surface (62) is a surface on a sliding shoe (25) and said water conduit means includes at least one channel (66) through said sliding shoe and a recess (67) in said guided surface (62), said channel (66) ending in said recess (67), and said recess (67) having a larger cross-flow area than said channel (66).
- Heat exchanger according to claim 5, wherein said recess (67) has a conical wall (68), widening towards said guided surface (62).
- Heat exchanger according to claim 4, wherein at least some of said channels (66) are inclined relative the axis of said rotor (2).
- A method for operating a regenerative heat exchanger to maintain a certain clearance between a substantially cylindrical rotor (2) of the heat exchanger and a movable plate (6, 8) arranged close to said rotor and being connected to a casing (1) of the heat exchanger, said rotor (2) having a circumferentially continuous guiding surface (61) co-operating with a guided surface (62) connected to said movable plate (6, 8) said guided surface (62) being parallel to and facing said guiding surface (61), characterized by supplying water through water conduit means (63, 65, 66; 67) ending in said guided surface (62), said water having a pressure sufficient to establish a gap between said guided surface (62) and said guiding surface (61) against the action of said resultant force, thereby establishing a cushion of at least partly vaporized water between said surfaces (61, 62) as said water at least partly vaporizes by contact with said guiding surface (61) and escapes from said conduit means (63, 65, 66, 67) through said gap.
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SE9500476 | 1995-02-10 | ||
SE9500476A SE503962C2 (en) | 1995-02-10 | 1995-02-10 | Regenerative heat exchanger and a way to operate a regenerative heat exchanger |
PCT/SE1996/000156 WO1996024812A1 (en) | 1995-02-10 | 1996-02-09 | Regenerative heat exchanger and a method for operating a regenerative heat exchanger |
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EP0807237A1 EP0807237A1 (en) | 1997-11-19 |
EP0807237B1 true EP0807237B1 (en) | 2001-01-10 |
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US7325562B2 (en) | 2002-05-07 | 2008-02-05 | Meggec Systems, Inc. | Heated seal air for valve and regenerative thermal oxidizer containing same |
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SE503962C2 (en) | 1996-10-07 |
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