Device and method for safe aluminium residue storage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12449199-B2
Application number	US-202118556608-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2021
Priority date	Apr 22, 2021
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed is a device and method for safe aluminum residue storage, including: a drying bin, where a side wall of the drying bin is provided with a first air inlet pipe and a first air outlet pipe, the first air inlet pipe is connected to a first drying blower, and the first air outlet pipe is connected sequentially to a deacidifier, a dehydrogenator, and a first exhaust fan along an airflow direction thereof; and a storage bin, where a feed inlet of the storage bin is connected to a discharge outlet of the drying bin through a screw conveyor, a side wall of the storage bin is provided with a second air inlet pipe and a second air outlet pipe, the second air inlet pipe is connected to a second drying blower, and an end of the second air inlet pipe can be connected to an inert gas bottle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for safe aluminum residue storage, comprising:
a drying bin, wherein a side wall of the drying bin is provided with a first air inlet pipe and a first air outlet pipe, the first air inlet pipe is connected to a first drying blower, and the first air outlet pipe is connected sequentially to a deacidifier, a dehydrogenator, and a first exhaust fan along an airflow direction thereof, and
a storage bin located below the drying bin, wherein a feed inlet of the storage bin is connected to a discharge outlet of the drying bin through a screw conveyor, a side wall of the storage bin is provided with a second air inlet pipe and a second air outlet pipe, the second air inlet pipe is connected to a second drying blower, an end of the second air inlet pipe is configured to be connected to an inert gas bottle, and the second air outlet pipe is connected sequentially to a dryer and a second exhaust fan along an airflow direction thereof.

2. The device for safe aluminum residue storage according to claim 1 , wherein the drying bin and/or the storage bin is/are connected to an antistatic grounding device.

3. A method for safe aluminum residue storage using the device for safe aluminum residue storage according to claim 2 , comprising following steps:
S1. storing aluminum residue in the drying bin, and then turning on a valve of the first air inlet pipe, a valve of the first air outlet pipe, the first exhaust fan, and the first drying blower sequentially for drying the aluminum residue in the drying bin;
S2. turning on the screw conveyor to slowly deliver the aluminum residue to the storage bin with dry air continuously introduced into the drying bin after the drying is completed; and
S3. turning on a valve of the second air outlet pipe, a valve of the second air inlet pipe, the second drying blower, and the second exhaust fan sequentially after feeding is completed; and after an environment in the storage bin meets storage requirement, turning off the second exhaust fan, the second drying blower, the valve of the second air outlet pipe, and the valve of the second air inlet pipe sequentially to allow safe aluminum residue storage.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein in S1, an air volume generated by the first drying blower is 3 m 3 /min to 50 m 3 /min, and drying is conducted for 10 h to 72 h; in S2, the drying is considered completed when the drying bin has a relative humidity of 12.0% to 20%, a temperature equal to an ambient temperature outside the storage bin, and a hydrogen concentration of 0.01% vol to 0.05% vol before introduction of the dry air and after the valve of the first air outlet pipe and the valve of the first air inlet pipe are turned off and the drying bin has reached equilibrium; in S2, the screw conveyor has a conveying capacity of 0.5 t/h to 2 t/h; and in S3, the storage requirement comprises: no hydrogen in the storage bin, the relative humidity in the storage bin being 12.0% to 20%, and the temperature in the storage bin being equal to the ambient temperature outside the storage bin.

5. The device for safe aluminum residue storage according to claim 1 , wherein a feed inlet of the drying bin is located at a top of the drying bin, and the feed inlet of the drying bin is provided with a first vibratory hopper.

6. A method for safe aluminum residue storage using the device for safe aluminum residue storage according to claim 5 , comprising following steps:
S1. storing aluminum residue in the drying bin, and then turning on a valve of the first air inlet pipe, a valve of the first air outlet pipe, the first exhaust fan, and the first drying blower sequentially for drying the aluminum residue in the drying bin;
S2. turning on the screw conveyor to slowly deliver the aluminum residue to the storage bin with dry air continuously introduced into the drying bin after the drying is completed; and
S3. turning on a valve of the second air outlet pipe, a valve of the second air inlet pipe, the second drying blower, and the second exhaust fan sequentially after feeding is completed; and after an environment in the storage bin meets storage requirement, turning off the second exhaust fan, the second drying blower, the valve of the second air outlet pipe, and the valve of the second air inlet pipe sequentially to allow safe aluminum residue storage.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein in S1, an air volume generated by the first drying blower is 3 m 3 /min to 50 m 3 /min, and drying is conducted for 10 h to 72 h; in S2, the drying is considered completed when the drying bin has a relative humidity of 12.0% to 20%, a temperature equal to an ambient temperature outside the storage bin, and a hydrogen concentration of 0.01% vol to 0.05% vol before introduction of the dry air and after the valve of the first air outlet pipe and the valve of the first air inlet pipe are turned off and the drying bin has reached equilibrium; in S2, the screw conveyor has a conveying capacity of 0.5 t/h to 2 t/h; and in S3, the storage requirement comprises: no hydrogen in the storage bin, the relative humidity in the storage bin being 12.0% to 20%, and the temperature in the storage bin being equal to the ambient temperature outside the storage bin.

8. The device for safe aluminum residue storage according to claim 1 , wherein a second vibratory hopper is further provided between the discharge outlet of the drying bin and a feed inlet of the screw conveyor.

9. The device for safe aluminum residue storage according to claim 8 , wherein a first electrostatic isolation ring is provided between a feed inlet of the second vibratory hopper and the discharge outlet of the drying bin, and the first electrostatic isolation ring is a rubber isolation ring containing an antistatic agent.

10. A method for safe aluminum residue storage using the device for safe aluminum residue storage according to claim 9 , comprising following steps:
S1. storing aluminum residue in the drying bin, and then turning on a valve of the first air inlet pipe, a valve of the first air outlet pipe, the first exhaust fan, and the first drying blower sequentially for drying the aluminum residue in the drying bin;
S2. turning on the screw conveyor to slowly deliver the aluminum residue to the storage bin with dry air continuously introduced into the drying bin after the drying is completed; and
S3. turning on a valve of the second air outlet pipe, a valve of the second air inlet pipe, the second drying blower, and the second exhaust fan sequentially after feeding is completed; and after an environment in the storage bin meets storage requirement, turning off the second exhaust fan, the second drying blower, the valve of the second air outlet pipe, and the valve of the second air inlet pipe sequentially to allow safe aluminum residue storage.

11. The device for safe aluminum residue storage according to claim 9 , wherein a first gate valve is further provided between a discharge outlet of the second vibratory hopper and the feed inlet of the screw conveyor.

12. A method for safe aluminum residue storage using the device for safe aluminum residue storage according to claim 11 , comprising following steps:
S1. storing aluminum residue in the drying bin, and then turning on a valve of the first air inlet pipe, a valve of the first air outlet pipe, the first exhaust fan, and the first drying blower sequentially for drying the aluminum residue in the drying bin;
S2. turning on the screw conveyor to slowly deliver the aluminum residue to the storage bin with dry air continuously introduced into the drying bin after the drying is completed; and
S3. turning on a valve of the second air outlet pipe, a

Assignees

• Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co Ltd
• Hunan Brunp Recycling Tech Co Ltd
• Hunan Brunp Vehicles Recycling Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yu Haijun
• Zhong Yingsheng
• Xie Yinghao
• Li Changdong
• Zhang Xuemei

Classifications

• F26B21/50

  Ducting arrangements from the source of air or other gases to the materials or objects being dried · CPC title

• F26B21/40

  using gases other than air · CPC title

• H05F3/02

  by means of earthing connections · CPC title

• F26B25/002

  for bulk goods · CPC title

• F26B17/12 Primary

  with movement performed solely by gravity {, i.e. the material moving through a substantially vertical drying enclosure, e.g. shaft} · CPC title