Control System and Method for Dry Centrifugal Granulation of Liquid Slag

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020232064-A1
Application number	US-201716488240-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 13, 2017
Priority date	Feb 28, 2017
Publication date	Jul 23, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A control system and method for dry centrifugal granulation of liquid slag are provided. The control system includes a granulator cold-air control unit and a feeding unit. The granulator cold-air control unit includes a granulator, a rotating shaft, a motor, and a cold-air supply unit. The granulator is fixed to the motor; the cold-air supply unit includes a shaft cooling air channel and an annular cooling air channel; the shaft cooling air channel consists of an inner duct sleeve and a shaft sleeve; the annular cooling air channel consists of the inner duct sleeve and an outer duct sleeve arranged at periphery of the inner duct sleeve, which have different external diameters; the feeding unit includes a slag dropping pipe arranged above the granulator; a sliding gate is arranged at a lower section of the slag dropping pipe, and an accident diversion spout is equipped.

First claim

1 . A control system for dry centrifugal granulation of liquid slag, comprising a granulator cold-air control unit and a feeding unit, wherein:
the granulator cold-air control unit comprises a granulator ( 14 ), a rotating shaft ( 16 ), a motor ( 1 ) and a cold-air supply unit; a bottom of the granulator ( 14 ) is fixed to the motor ( 1 ) arranged vertically through the rotating shaft ( 16 ); a second temperature measurement component ( 17 ), for monitoring a temperature of the rotating shaft, is arranged on the rotating shaft ( 16 ); the motor ( 1 ) is sealed through a sealing cover ( 2 ); an air vent ( 23 ) is provided on the sealing cover ( 2 ); a shaft sleeve ( 15 ) is sleeved at periphery of the rotating shaft ( 16 ); an inner duct sleeve ( 7 ) is fixed on the sealing cover ( 2 ); the inner duct sleeve ( 7 ) is arranged at periphery of the shaft sleeve ( 15 ); the shaft sleeve ( 15 ) is supported within the inner duct sleeve ( 7 ) through a bearing ( 24 ) with an air vent; a top of the sealing cover ( 2 ) is intercommunicated with the inner duct sleeve ( 7 ); and, cooling air vents ( 21 ) are annularly and symmetrically provided on the shaft sleeve ( 15 ); the cold-air supply unit comprises a shaft cooling air channel and an annular cooling air channel; a master control valve ( 19 ) is arranged on a cold-air main ( 27 ); an exit of the master control valve is divided into a shaft cooling air branch ( 28 ) and an annular cooling air branch ( 26 ); a control valve ( 18 ) for the annular cooling air branch is arranged on the annular cooling air branch ( 26 ); a flowmeter ( 22 ) is arranged on the shaft cooling air branch ( 28 ); the shaft cooling air channel consists of the inner duct sleeve ( 7 ) and the shaft sleeve ( 15 ); the annular cooling air channel consists of the inner duct sleeve ( 7 ) and an outer duct sleeve ( 8 ) arranged at periphery of the inner duct sleeve ( 7 ), which have different external diameters; an air intake ( 20 ) is provided at a bottom of the outer duct sleeve ( 8 ), and an air cap ( 9 ) is arranged at a top of the outer duct sleeve; the shaft cooling air branch ( 28 ) is connected to the air vent ( 23 ) at a bottom of the sealing cover ( 2 ); and, the annular cooling air branch ( 26 ) is connected to the air intake ( 20 ) at the bottom of the outer duct sleeve ( 8 ); and the feeding unit comprises a slag dropping pipe ( 11 ) which is arranged above the granulator ( 14 ); the slag dropping pipe ( 11 ) is divided into an upper section and a lower section; a diameter of the upper section is larger than a diameter of the lower section; a sliding gate ( 12 ) is arranged at the lower section, and an accident diversion spout ( 13 ) is equipped; and, a first temperature measurement component ( 10 ), for monitoring a temperature of the liquid slag in the slag dropping pipe ( 11 ), is arranged in the slag dropping pipe ( 11 ).

2 . The control system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein: the cooling air vents ( 21 ) are strip-shaped.

3 . The control system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein: a wedge-shaped fixed block ( 4 ) is welded on an outer surface of the outer duct sleeve ( 8 ) of the annular cooling air channel, and matches with a sliding block ( 5 ); the sliding block ( 5 ) is fixed with a fixed support ( 6 ) through a pin ( 25 ); through twisting the pin ( 25 ), a position of the sliding bock is adjusted, and a distance between the granulator ( 14 ) and the slag dropping pipe ( 11 ) is further adjusted, so that an adjustment of a dropping height of the liquid slag is realized.

4 . The control system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein: a plurality of air caps ( 9 ) are annularly arranged at periphery of a lower part of the granulator, for further cooling the slag flying out of the granulator ( 14 ) and facilitating granulation.

5 . The control system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein: an air outlet of an upper part of the inner duct sleeve ( 7 ) is arranged at a lower part of the granulator ( 14 ); shaft cooling air in the shaft cooling air channel further cools the rotating shaft through a vent hole, and then leaves from the upper part of the inner duct sleeve ( 7 ) for cooling the granulator ( 14 ).

6 . A control method of the control system for the dry centrifugal granulation of the liquid slag as recited in claim 1 , comprising steps of temperature adjustment of the rotating shaft, particle diameter adjustment of granulation and accident control, wherein:
the step of temperature adjustment of the rotating shaft particularly comprises steps of: when the temperature of the rotating shaft measured by the second temperature measurement component ( 17 ) is higher than a set temperature, decreasing an opening degree of the control valve ( 18 ) of the annular cooling air channel, and increasing an opening degree of the master control valve ( 19 ), so that an air volume entering the shaft cooling air channel increases; cooling the rotating shaft by shaft cooling air through the shaft cooling air channel; if requirements are still unable to be met through above adjustment, decreasing a slag feeding amount of the feeding unit to the granulator ( 14 ); the step of particle diameter adjustment of granulation particularly comprises steps of: if a particle diameter of the slag exceeds a set value, firstly checking a slag feeding temperature measured by the first temperature measurement component ( 10 ); if the slag feeding temperature is lower than a set value, requiring afterburning before slag feeding, so as to increase the slag feeding temperature; if the slag feeding temperature meets requirements, gradually increasing a rotation speed of the motor ( 1 ); if the particle diameter is still unable to meet requirements with a maximum rotation speed of the motor ( 1 ), adjusting the opening degree of the control valve ( 18 ) of the annular cooling air branch ( 26 ), increasing a volume of annular cooling air, and meanwhile decreasing the slag feeding amount; if the particle diameter is lower than the set value, decreasing the rotation speed of the motor; and the step of accident control particularly comprises steps of: when the granulator ( 14 ) is damaged, firstly stopping feeding the slag, and closing the sliding gate ( 12 ); placing the accident diversion spout ( 13 ) between the slag dropping pipe ( 11 ) and the granulator ( 14 ), and keeping a rotation speed of the granulator constant; after all the slag in the slag dropping pipe flows out, closing the motor ( 1 ); and, after a temperature of the granulator decreases to a room temperature, replacing the granulator.

7 . A control method of the control system for the dry centrifugal granulation of the liquid slag as recited in claim 3 , comprising steps of temperature adjustment of the rotating shaft, particle diameter adjustment of granulation and accident control, wherein:
the step of temperature adjustment of the rotating shaft particularly comprises steps of: when the temperature of the rotating shaft measured by the second temperature measurement component ( 17 ) is higher than a set temperature, decreasing an opening degree of the control valve ( 18 ) of the annular cooling air channel, and increasing an opening degree of the master control valve ( 19 ), so that an air volume entering the shaft cooling air channel increases; cooling the rotating shaft by shaft cooling air through the shaft cooling air channel; if requirements are still unable to be met through above adjustment, decreasing a slag feeding amount of the feeding unit to the granulator ( 14 ); the step of particle diameter adjustment of granulation particularly comprises steps of: if a particle diameter of the slag exceeds a set value, firstly checking a slag feeding temperature measured by the first temperature measurement component ( 10 ); if the slag feeding temp

Assignees

• Univ Xi An Jiaotong

Inventors

• Wang Shuzhong
• Zhang Xi
• Ma Liwei
• Yu Pengfei
• Cai Jianjun
• Zhang Zhongqing
• Chen Lin
• Meng Haiyu
• Jing Zefeng

Classifications

• Y02P10/20

  Recycling · CPC title

• C21B2400/054

  Disc-shaped or conical parts for cooling, dispersing or atomising of molten slag rotating along vertical axis · CPC title

• C21B2400/026

  using air, inert gases or removable conductive bodies · CPC title

• C22B7/04 Primary

  Working-up slag · CPC title

• C22B1/24 Primary

  Binding; Briquetting {; Granulating} · CPC title