This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 111212332, filed Nov. 10, 2022, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to a material processing device. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an electric heating material processing device that uses an electric heating thermal desorption device to perform a thermal desorption treatment, and a series electric heating material processing device and a parallel electric heating material processing device, which are composed of plural electric heating material processing devices.
In the situation that materials have been seriously contaminated, people usually heat the materials by direct or indirect ways, so as to vaporize or separate water, oil, and other organic contaminants from the materials. This process is called a thermal desorption. The conventional thermal desorption devices are furnaces, and heat sources are fuels (for example, diesel, natural gas, and gas). The conventional thermal desorption device detaches the contaminants inside the materials through conduction and convection by using high temperature combustion.
However, the conventional thermal desorption device has several drawbacks. First of all, in the thermal desorption device using traditional fuels as heat sources, a fuel system is usually a regulated apparatus, such that the construction time is long, the project is complicated, and it is difficult to set up. In addition, since refractory materials and fireproof materials must be equipped inside the thermal desorption devices, the conventional thermal desorption device is cumbersome and occupies a considerable space, and is hard to transport. Furthermore, under the rapid change of technology, the technology of the traditional thermal desorption device has declined, such that shortages of human resources have gradually emerged in device construction and maintenance.
Therefore, there is a need for a new thermal desorption device, which can maintain or even increase a production capacity of the thermal desorption device on a premise of improving many problems such as an inconvenience construction, manpower maintenance, and difficult maintenance of the conventional thermal desorption device.
Accordingly, an objective of the present disclosure is to provide an electric heating material processing device including plural electric heaters and an electric heating acceptor. After receiving energy of the electric heaters, the electric heating acceptor converts electric energy to heat energy, and materials absorb the heat energy of the electric heating acceptor to perform a thermal desorption process. After heating, internal contaminants are physically separated from the materials. Since the electric heating material processing device with this heating form does not need to be equipped with a conventional combustion furnace, the construction of the electric heating material processing device is much easier than that of the conventional thermal desorption device, and the weight of the electric heating material processing device is relatively lighter as well.
According to the aforementioned objectives of the present disclosure, an electric heating material processing device is provided. The electric heating material processing device includes a material transporting module, a material feeding controller, a material discharging controller, a gas vent, and an electric heating thermal desorption device. The material transporting module is configured to transport plural materials, in which the material transporting module has a material inlet and a material outlet. The material feeding controller is connected to the material inlet, in which the material feeding controller is configured to control a feeding quantity of the materials and a feeding speed of the materials when the materials enter the material transporting module. The material discharging controller is connected to the material outlet, in which the material discharging controller is configured to control a discharging quantity of the materials and a discharging speed of the materials when the materials leave the material transporting module. The gas vent is disposed on an end of the material transporting module, in which the gas vent is configured to discharge a volatile gas. The electric heating thermal desorption device is disposed on an outer surface of the material transporting module, in which the electric heating thermal desorption device is configured to perform a thermal desorption process on the materials, and the electric heating thermal desorption device includes an electric heating acceptor and plural electric heaters. The electric heating acceptor is disposed on the outer surface of the material transporting module. The electric heaters contact a portion of the electric heating acceptor.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the aforementioned electric heating material processing device further includes a feeding material thermometer and a discharging material thermometer. The feeding material thermometer is disposed adjacent to the material feeding controller, in which the feeding material thermometer is configured to measure a feeding temperature of the material around the material feeding controller. The discharging material thermometer is disposed adjacent to the material discharging controller, in which the discharging material thermometer is configured to measure a discharging temperature of the material around the material discharging controller.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the aforementioned electric heating material processing device further includes a central control system. The central control system is signally connected to the material transporting module, the material feeding controller, the material discharging controller, the electric heaters, the feeding material thermometer, and the discharging material thermometer, in which the central control system is configured to control plural material process parameters of the electric heating material processing device, and the material process parameters includes a feeding speed parameter, a feeding temperature parameter, a transporting speed parameter, a heating energy parameter, a heating time parameter, a discharging speed parameter, and a discharging temperature parameter.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the aforementioned material transporting module has a first opening and a second opening respectively disposed at two ends of the material transporting module opposite to each other, and the material transporting module includes a material transporting device, two covers, and a motor. The material transporting device is configured to move the materials from the first opening to the second opening. The two covers are respectively covering the first opening and the second opening, in which the two covers are configured to seal the first opening and the second opening. The motor is engaged with the material transporting device in which the motor is configured to drive the material transporting device.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the aforementioned electric heaters are electric resistance heaters.
According to the aforementioned objectives of the present disclosure, a series electric heating material processing device is provided. The series electric heating material processing device includes a material tank and plural electric heating material processing devices as shown above. The material tank is configured to store plural materials. The material feeding controller of the first one of the electric heating material processing device is connected to the material tank, and the material feeding controller of each of the remaining electric heating material processing devices is connected to the material discharging controller of another one of the remaining electric heating material processing devices.
According to the aforementioned objectives of the present disclosure, a parallel electric heating material processing device is provided. The parallel electric heating material processing device includes a material tank, a material distributor, plural distributing pipes, and plural electric heating material processing devices as shown above. The material tank is configured to store plural materials. The material distributor is connected to the material tank, and is configured to extract the materials from the material tank. The distributing pipes are connected to the material distributor, in which the distributing pipes are configured to distribute the materials. The material feeding controllers of the electric heating material processing devices are correspondingly connected to the distributing pipes.
According to the aforementioned objectives of the present disclosure, an electric heating material processing device is provided. The electric heating material processing device includes a material transporting module, a material feeding controller, a material discharging controller, a gas vent, and an electric heating thermal desorption device. The material transporting module is configured to transport plural materials, in which the material transporting module has a material inlet and a material outlet. The material feeding controller is connected to the material inlet, in which the material feeding controller is configured to control a feeding quantity of the materials and a feeding speed of the materials when the materials enter the material transporting module. The material discharging controller is connected to the material outlet, in which the material discharging controller is configured to control a discharging quantity of the materials and a discharging speed of the materials when the materials leave the material transporting module. The gas vent is disposed on an end of the material transporting module, in which the gas vent is configured to discharge a volatile gas. The electric heating thermal desorption device is disposed on an outer surface of the material transporting module, in which the electric heating thermal desorption device is configured to perform a thermal desorption process on the materials, and the electric heating thermal desorption device includes an electric heating acceptor and plural electric heaters. The electric heating acceptor is disposed on the outer surface of the material transporting module. The electric heaters are adjacent to and do not contact the electric heating acceptor.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the aforementioned electric heaters are electromagnetic induction heaters.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the aforementioned series electric heating material processing device further includes plural central control systems. The central control systems are signally connected to the material transporting modules, the material feeding controllers, the material discharging controllers, and the electric heating thermal desorption devices correspondingly, in which the central control systems are configured to control plural material process parameters of the electric heating material processing devices.
According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the present disclosure mainly uses a design of the electric heating thermal desorption device to convert electrical energy to thermal energy to perform a thermal desorption process on the materials in the material transporting module. Since the electric heating thermal desorption device is substituted for the traditional combustion furnace, the construction space of the electric heating thermal desorption device is greatly saved, the weight is reduced, and the convenience of transportation is increased. Additionally, the electric heating material processing device of the present disclosure further includes a central control system. The central control system is signally connected to the material transporting module, the material feeding controller, the material discharging controller, the electric heating thermal desorption device, the feeding material thermometer, and the discharging material thermometer, and hence it can immediately monitor the process parameters of each element, and can receive feedback signals to adjust the error elements when the process parameters are abnormal, so as to automatically eliminate abnormality in real time. The central control system not only achieves precise control of the entire electric heating thermal desorption device, but also significantly saves the human resources for maintaining the device.
Furthermore, plural electric heating material processing devices of the present disclosure can be combined to form a series electric heating material processing devices and a parallel electric heating material processing devices. Since the series electric heating material processing device is formed by connecting many electric heating material processing devices in series, the materials go through the thermal desorption process in the series electric heating material processing device than that in the single electric heating material processing devices, and consequently have a higher temperature after leaving the series electric heating material processing device. In other words, the materials leaving the series electric heating material processing device have a better result of the thermal desorption treatment. The parallel electric heating material processing device uses the material distributor to evenly allocate the materials to every electric heating material processing device, and hence the thermal desorption process can be implemented more rapidly and efficiently comparing to those of the single electric heating material processing device, and further greatly increase the production capacity.
For a better understanding the aforementioned and other objectives, features, traits, and embodiments of the present disclosure, detailed descriptions of the accompanying figures are presented as follow:
The embodiments of the present disclosure are described explicitly as follow. However, it is understood that the embodiments provide many applicable concepts that can be applied in various specific contents. These are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.
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The material transporting module 200 is configured to transport plural materials and may be in a shape of pipe. The material transporting module 200 has a material inlet 201 and a material outlet 202. As shown in
The material transporting device 210 is configured to move the materials from the first opening 211 to the second opening 212. It is noted that the drawings of the present disclosure are merely used to explain, and are not used to limit the present disclosure. In some embodiments, a shape of the material transporting device 210 is not limited to a Z shape as shown in
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The motor 230 is configured to drive the material transporting device 210 to operate, so as to further drive the materials forward, which is the source of power for transporting. The motor 230 may be any kind of motor which can drive the material transporting device 210. In some embodiments, the motor 230 may be an inverter motor, such that an operator can immediately and frequently adjust a speed of transporting the materials.
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The material discharging controller 400 is connected to the material outlet 202. In some embodiments, the material discharging controller 400 includes a motor, such that a discharging quantity and a discharging speed of the materials leaving the material outlet 202 of the material transporting module 200 can be adjusted.
The gas vent 500 is disposed at the end of the material transporting module 200. Concretely speaking, after the heating of the electric heating thermal desorption device 600, water, oil pollution, and other volatile substances become vapors due to high temperature. These vapors can be discharged from the material transporting module 200 through the gas vent 500. In some embodiments, the gas vent 500 may be a pulsed venture tube which uses the venturi effect to swiftly discharge the volatile gas from the material transporting module 200, thereby purifying the material transporting module 200.
The electric heating thermal desorption device 600 is disposed on an outer surface of the material transporting module 200, and is configured to heat the materials in the material transporting module 200, so as to perform the thermal desorption process on the materials. The electric heating thermal desorption device 600 includes an electric heating acceptor 610 and plural electric heaters 620. The electric heating acceptor 610 is disposed on the outer surface of the material transporting module 200. The electric heating acceptor 610 can receive energy from the electric heaters 620, and convert the received electrical energy into thermal energy, so as to perform the thermal desorption process on the materials in the material transporting module 200. After the materials are heated, contaminants in the materials are physically separated from the materials. Therefore, the heating of the electric heating thermal desorption device 600 can purify the materials in the material transporting module 200.
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In some embodiments, the electric heating material processing device 100 further includes a discharging material thermometer 800. The discharging material thermometer 800 is disposed adjacent to the material discharging controller 400, and is configured to detect a discharging material temperature at a periphery of the discharging material thermometer 800. Concretely saying, the discharging material thermometer 800 detects a temperature of the material while the material is leaving the material outlet 202. The user can determine a result of the thermal desorption process based on the discharging material temperature, and determining whether it is necessary to adjust process parameters of the thermal desorption process or not. The discharging material thermometer 800 can be, but not limited to be, a digital thermometer. The discharging material thermometer 800 can be any kind of thermometer which is able to detect the input material temperature precisely.
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The material tank 1100 is configured to store plural materials. The material tank 1100 can be any kind of tank which is capable of storing the materials.
In the series electric heating material processing device 1000, the electric heating material processing devices 100 are connected to each other in series. Concretely saying, the material feeding controller 300 of the first one of the electric heating material processing devices 100 is connected to the material tank 1100, and the material feeding controller 300 of each of the other ones of the electric heating material processing devices 100 is connected to the material discharging controller 400 of another electric heating material processing device 100. It is noted that
In some embodiments, the series electric heating material processing device 1000 further includes plural central controlling systems 1200. The central controlling systems 1200 are signally connected to each corresponding elements of the electric heating material processing devices 100, and are configured to control plural material process parameters of the electric heating material processing devices 100. Therefore, the user can pre-set a standard value range of each material process parameter, such that the corresponding element is adjusted automatically when the material process parameter fed back by each element falls outside the standard value range of the material process parameters, so as to achieve a precise control.
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The material tank 1400 is configured to store the materials. The material distributor 1500 is connected to the material tank 1400, and is configured to extract the materials from the material tank 1400. The distributing pipes 1510 are connected to the material distributor 1500, and are configured to distribute the materials into the electric heating material processing devices 100.
In the parallel electric heating material processing device 1300, the electric heating material processing devices 100 are connected to each other in parallel. Concretely saying, the material feeding controller 300 of each electric heating material processing device 100 is correspondingly connected to the distributing pipes 1510. Since the parallel electric heating material processing device 1300 has one or more electric heating material processing devices 100, the materials evenly distributed from the material tank 1400 are distributed to the parallel electric heating material processing devices 100 through the material distributor 1500. Moreover, through the parallel design, the production capacity can be increased in multiples, thereby effectively increasing the efficiency. It is noted that the figures of the present disclosure are only for illustration, not for limitation, therefore, even though the parallel electric heating material processing device 1300 in
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According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the present disclosure mainly uses a design of the electric heating thermal desorption device to convert electrical energy to thermal energy to perform a thermal desorption process on the materials in the material transporting module. Since the electric heating thermal desorption device is substituted for the traditional combustion furnace, the construction space of the electric heating thermal desorption device is greatly saved, the weight is reduced, and the convenience of transportation is increased. Additionally, the electric heating material processing device of the present disclosure further includes a central control system. The central control system is signally connected to the material transporting module, the material feeding controller, the material discharging controller, the electric heating thermal desorption device, the feeding material thermometer, and the discharging material thermometer, and hence it can immediately monitor the process parameters of each element, and can receive feedback signals to adjust the error elements when the process parameters are abnormal, so as to automatically eliminate abnormality in real time. The central control system not only achieves precise control of the entire electric heating thermal desorption device, but also significantly saves the human resources for maintaining the device.
Furthermore, plural electric heating material processing devices of the present disclosure can be combined to form a series electric heating material processing devices and a parallel electric heating material processing devices. Since the series electric heating material processing device is formed by connecting many electric heating material processing devices in series, the materials go through the thermal desorption process in the series electric heating material processing device than that in the single electric heating material processing devices, and consequently have a higher temperature after leaving the series electric heating material processing device. In other words, the materials leaving the series electric heating material processing device have a better result of the thermal desorption treatment. The parallel electric heating material processing device uses the material distributor to evenly allocate the materials to every electric heating material processing device, and hence the thermal desorption process can be implemented more rapidly and efficiently comparing to those of the single electric heating material processing device, and further greatly increase the production capacity.
Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been disclosed as above in the embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any person having ordinary skill in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be determined according to the scope of the appended claims.
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111212332 | Nov 2022 | TW | national |