Cooling water-saving device for cooling tower, and wet cooling tower

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11874065-B2
Application number	US-202217848914-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2022
Priority date	Dec 24, 2021
Publication date	Jan 16, 2024
Grant date	Jan 16, 2024

Abstract

Disclosed are a cooling water-saving device for a cooling tower, and a wet cooling tower. The cooling water-saving device includes indirect heat exchange devices and a water collecting tank. The inner wall of a cooling tower shell is sealed by the water collecting tank. The indirect heat exchange device includes a heat exchange channel and a heat insulation channel. The heat insulation channel penetrates through the bottom of the water collecting tank, and the bottom inlet of the heat insulation channel communicates with air entering from the bottom of the cooling tower shell. The heat exchange channel for shielding water drops is arranged at the top outlet of the heat insulation channel, and the top of the heat exchange channel extends into an air outlet in the upper part of the cooling tower shell. The lower outlet of the heat exchange channel communicates with a rain area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooling water-saving device for a cooling tower, comprising: indirect heat exchange devices and a water collecting tank, wherein an inner wall of a cooling tower shell is sealed by the water collecting tank, and the indirect heat exchange device comprises:
a heat exchange channel and a heat insulation channel, the heat insulation channel penetrates through a bottom of the water collecting tank, a bottom inlet of the heat insulation channel communicates with air entering from a bottom of the cooling tower shell, the heat exchange channel for shielding water drops is arranged at a top outlet of the heat insulation channel, the top of the heat exchange channel extends into an air outlet in the upper part of the cooling tower shell, and the lower outlet of the heat exchange channel communicates with a rain area.

2. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 1 , wherein a support frame is supported on the lower bottom face of the water collecting tank from the ground, and the indirect heat exchange device sequentially penetrates through the water collecting tank, a spray device, a water distribution pipe and a water eliminator from bottom to top.

3. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 2 , wherein the water collecting tank comprises a wind shield, a bottom plate and a water receiving tank, a top edge of the wind shield is in closed connection with the inner wall of the cooling tower shell, a bottom edge of the wind shield is connected with the periphery of the bottom plate, the water receiving tank is distributed on the bottom plate, one end of the water receiving tank is connected with a water return pipe, and a through hole is formed in the bottom plate.

4. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 1 , wherein an air outlet is formed in a side end face of the upper portion of the heat insulation channel, and the top outlet of the heat insulation channel is covered with the heat exchange channel in a breathable manner.

5. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 2 , wherein an air outlet is formed in a side end face of the upper portion of the heat insulation channel, and the top outlet of the heat insulation channel is covered with the heat exchange channel in a breathable manner.

6. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 3 , wherein an air outlet is formed in a side end face of the upper portion of the heat insulation channel, and the top outlet of the heat insulation channel is covered with the heat exchange channel in a breathable manner.

7. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 4 , wherein the heat exchange channel comprises a closed upper end face, a closed side end face and a through lower end face, and the heat insulation channel comprises a through upper end face, a through lower end face and a side end face with an air outlet formed in the top.

8. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 5 , wherein the heat exchange channel comprises a closed upper end face, a closed side end face and a through lower end face, and the heat insulation channel comprises a through upper end face, a through lower end face and a side end face with an air outlet formed in the top.

9. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 6 , wherein the heat exchange channel comprises a closed upper end face, a closed side end face and a through lower end face, and the heat insulation channel comprises a through upper end face, a through lower end face and a side end face with an air outlet formed in the top.

10. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 7 , wherein the heat exchange channel and the heat insulation channel are circular tubes, rectangular tubes or polygonal tubes.

11. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 8 , wherein the heat exchange channel and the heat insulation channel are circular tubes, rectangular tubes or polygonal tubes.

12. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 9 , wherein the heat exchange channel and the heat insulation channel are circular tubes, rectangular tubes or polygonal tubes.

13. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 7 , wherein the heat exchange channel is made of aluminum, stainless steel, iron or other materials with good heat conduction performance, threaded fins and other devices for strengthening heat exchange and disturbing air and water flow are arranged on the inner side and the outer wall of the heat exchange channel, the equivalent outer diameter of the heat exchange channel is 10-200 mm, the wall thickness of the heat exchange channel does not exceed 2 mm, the length of the heat exchange channel is 2-10 m, the lower end face of the heat exchange channel is at least 200 mm higher than the water surface in the water collecting tank, and the upper end surface of the heat exchange channel is at least 500 mm higher than the top of the water eliminator.

14. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 8 , wherein the heat exchange channel is made of aluminum, stainless steel, iron or other materials with good heat conduction performance, threaded fins and other devices for strengthening heat exchange and disturbing air and water flow are arranged on the inner side and the outer wall of the heat exchange channel, the equivalent outer diameter of the heat exchange channel is 10-200 mm, the wall thickness of the heat exchange channel does not exceed 2 mm, the length of the heat exchange channel is 2-10 m, the lower end face of the heat exchange channel is at least 200 mm higher than the water surface in the water collecting tank, and the upper end surface of the heat exchange channel is at least 500 mm higher than the top of the water eliminator.

15. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 9 , wherein the heat exchange channel is made of aluminum, stainless steel, iron or other materials with good heat conduction performance, threaded fins and other devices for strengthening heat exchange and disturbing air and water flow are arranged on the inner side and the outer wall of the heat exchange channel, the equivalent outer diameter of the heat exchange channel is 10-200 mm, the wall thickness of the heat exchange channel does not exceed 2 mm, the length of the heat exchange channel is 2-10 m, the lower end face of the heat exchange channel is at least 200 mm higher than the water surface in the water collecting tank, and the upper end surface of the heat exchange channel is at least 500 mm higher than the top of the water eliminator.

16. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 7 , wherein the heat insulation channel is made of materials with poor heat conduction performance which include plastics or glass fiber reinforced plastics, the equivalent outer diameter of the heat insulation channel is 5-100 mm, the wall thickness of the heat insulation channel does not exceed 2 mm, the length of the heat insulation channel is 3-11 m, and the length of the portion, extending out of the through hole downwards, of the lower end face is 50-100 mm.

17. The cooling water-saving device according to claim 8 , wherein the heat insulation channel is made of materials with poor heat conduction performance which include plastics or glass fiber reinforced plastics, the equivalent outer diameter of the heat insulation channel is 5-100 mm, the wall thickness of the heat insulation channel does not exceed 2 mm, the length of the heat insulation channel is 3-11 m, and the length of the portion, extending out of the through hole downwards, of the lower end face is 50-100 mm.

18. The cooling water-saving device acco

Assignees

• Univ Chongqing

Inventors

• Lu Xiaofeng
• Fan Xuchen
• Wang Quanhai
• Li Jianbo
• Kang Yinhu
• Zhao Chenyang
• Dong Zhonghao
• Zhang Rongdi

Classifications

• F28C1/14 Primary

  comprising also a non-direct contact heat exchange · CPC title

• F28C1/00 Primary

  Direct-contact trickle coolers, e.g. cooling towers (building construction E04H5/12; enclosed spaces cooled by trickle F25; components parts of trickle coolers F28F25/00; {indirect-contact cooling towers F28B1/06}) · CPC title

• F28F25/06

  Spray nozzles or spray pipes · CPC title

• F28F27/003

  specially adapted for cooling towers · CPC title

• F28C1/16

  Arrangements for preventing condensation, precipitation or mist formation, outside the cooler (F28C1/14 takes precedence) · CPC title