Variable-diameter spinning nozzle and processing devices for hollow fiber membrane bundle and membrane module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020070100-A1
Application number	US-201916370641-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 29, 2019
Priority date	Sep 3, 2018
Publication date	Mar 5, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to a variable-diameter spinning nozzle, processing devices for hollow fiber membrane bundle and membrane module. The variable-diameter spinning nozzle comprises a center round tube, a middle round tube and an external chamber which are sequentially nested, and a first drive mechanism for driving the middle round tube to move vertically upwards and downwards. The bottoms of the center round tube, the middle round tube and the external chamber are leveled. The variable-diameter spinning nozzle provided by present invention obtains membrane fiber by adjusting the location of the middle round tube, and this membrane fiber involves membrane fiber heads with relatively large diameter on both ends and a membrane fiber middle section with relatively small diameter. In the subsequent process of binding and assembly of membrane module, porosity of the membrane fiber middle section can be adjusted by controlling a diameter ratio of the membrane fiber head to the membrane fiber middle section, and thus arbitrary fill density and regular arrangement of membrane module are achieved.

First claim

1 . A variable-diameter spinning nozzle, characterized in that the variable-diameter spinning nozzle comprises a center round tube ( 11 ), a middle round tube ( 12 ) and an external chamber ( 13 ) which are sequentially nested, and a first drive mechanism ( 14 ) for driving the middle round tube ( 12 ) to move vertically upwards and downwards; bottoms of the center round tube ( 11 ), the middle round tube ( 12 ) and the external chamber ( 13 ) are leveled.

2 . The variable-diameter spinning nozzle of claim 1 , wherein the middle round tube ( 12 ) protrudes from the center round tube ( 11 ) and the external chamber ( 13 ), said first drive mechanism ( 14 ) includes a first gearwheel ( 141 ), a second gearwheel ( 142 ) and a first motor ( 143 ); the first gearwheel ( 141 ) is disposed at a protruding portion of said middle round tube ( 12 ), the second gearwheel ( 142 ) engages with said first gearwheel and the first motor ( 143 ) drives said second gearwheel to move.

3 . A processing device for hollow fiber membrane bundle, characterized in that it comprises the variable-diameter spinning nozzle ( 1 ) of claim 1 , a first feeding mechanism ( 2 ), a second feeding mechanism ( 3 ), a collecting structure ( 4 ), a cropping mechanism ( 5 ) and an automatic binding machine ( 6 ); the first feeding mechanism ( 2 ) is used to feed the center round tube ( 11 ), the second feeding mechanism ( 3 ) is used to feed the middle round tube ( 12 ), the collecting structure ( 4 ) is used to collect membrane fiber obtained by spinning of said variable-diameter spinning nozzle ( 1 ), the cropping mechanism ( 5 ) is used to crop the membrane fiber from the collecting structure ( 4 ) into membrane fiber sections and the automatic binding machine ( 6 ) is used to bind said membrane fiber sections.

4 . The processing device for hollow fiber membrane bundle of claim 3 , wherein said first feeding mechanism ( 2 ) includes an internal coagulating bath device ( 21 ) connected with said center round tube ( 11 ); said first feeding mechanism ( 2 ) also includes a flow meter ( 22 ), a first pump ( 23 ) and a first valve ( 24 ) which are sequentially disposed at the connecting position between said internal coagulating bath device ( 20 ) and the center round tube ( 11 ).

5 . (canceled)

6 . (canceled)

7 . The processing device for hollow fiber membrane bundle of claim 3 , wherein said second feeding mechanism ( 3 ) includes a stock spinning solution tank ( 31 ) connected with said middle round tube ( 12 ); said second feeding mechanism ( 3 ) also includes a second pump ( 32 ) and a second valve ( 33 ) which are sequentially disposed at the connecting position between said stock spinning solution tank ( 31 ) and the middle round tube ( 12 ).

8 . (canceled)

9 . (canceled)

10 . The processing device for hollow fiber membrane bundle of claim 3 , wherein said collecting structure ( 4 ) includes an external coagulating bath device ( 41 ), a first membrane fiber guiding wheel ( 42 ), a membrane fiber roll ( 43 ) and a second drive mechanism ( 44 ); the first membrane fiber guiding wheel ( 42 ) is disposed within said external coagulating bath device ( 41 ) and the second drive mechanism ( 44 ) drives said membrane fiber roll ( 43 ) to rotate.

11 . The processing device for hollow fiber membrane bundle of claim 10 , wherein said cropping mechanism ( 5 ) includes a groove ( 52 ), a second membrane fiber guiding wheel ( 53 ) and a first cropping mechanism ( 54 ); the groove ( 52 ) is configured on a platform ( 51 ), the second membrane fiber guiding wheel ( 53 ) is disposed on said groove ( 52 ) and the first cropping mechanism ( 54 ) is used to crop the membrane fiber.

12 . (canceled)

13 . (canceled)

14 . The processing device for hollow fiber membrane bundle of claim 3 , wherein said automatic binding machine ( 6 ) includes a membrane fiber sleeve ( 61 ) and a mechanical arm ( 63 ); the membrane fiber sleeve ( 61 ) is used to contain the membrane fiber sections and the mechanical arm ( 63 ) is used to fit binding straps ( 62 ) on both ends of the membrane fiber sections and to tie the membrane fiber sections up; said membrane fiber sleeve ( 61 ) hangs on a supporting bracket ( 64 ).

15 . (canceled)

16 . A processing device for hollow fiber membrane module, comprising the processing device for hollow fiber membrane bundle of claim 3 , a membrane module ( 7 ) for containing the membrane fiber bundle, a glue dispensing mechanism ( 8 ) and a second cropping mechanism ( 9 ) for cropping the membrane fiber bundle.

17 . The processing device for hollow fiber membrane module of claim 16 , wherein said membrane module ( 7 ) comprises a membrane module shell ( 71 ), sealing boards ( 72 ) and module sealing heads ( 73 ); the membrane module shell ( 71 ) has an upper opening and a lower opening, the sealing boards ( 72 ) are configured to be detachable from both ends of said membrane module shell ( 71 ) and the module sealing heads ( 73 ) are installed on upper and lower end surfaces of said membrane module shell ( 7 ).

Assignees

• Univ Dongguan Technology

Inventors

• Huang Simin
• He Kui
• Yuan Wuzhi
• Yang Minlin

Classifications

• B01D2323/42

  Details of membrane preparation apparatus · CPC title

• D01D5/24

  with a hollow structure; Spinnerette packs therefor (D01D5/38 takes precedence; producing tubes of plastic material B29D; addition of agents forming hollow filaments D01F1/08) · CPC title

• D10B2505/04

  Filters · CPC title

• B01D69/085 Primary

  Details relating to the spinneret · CPC title

• B01D67/0016

  Coagulation · CPC title