The present disclosure relates to a mist discharge device and an absorbent absorber.
A moisture separator including a wire mesh layer has been conventionally known (see Patent Literature 1, for example). Droplets contained in wet steam flowing through the wire mesh layer adhere to the wire mesh, whereby the wire mesh layer separates the droplets from the wet steam. The moisture separator includes a drain receiver configured to receive drain water, that is, the droplets separated by the wire mesh layer. The drain receiver extends in a direction inclined with respect to the horizontal direction along the wire mesh layer and is configured to receive the drain water from the wire mesh layer and guide the drain water to the outside of the wire mesh layer in the horizontal direction.
Here, the flow direction of the wet steam flowing through the wire mesh layer of the moisture separator in Patent Literature 1 is in agreement with the horizontal direction, and the drain water flows down the wire mesh layer toward the lower side in the vertical direction. On the other hand, gas flowing through a demister configured to trap a mist flows from the lower side toward the upper side in the vertical direction. When the gas flows from the lower side toward the upper side, the mist trapped by the demister accumulates, as drain water, in the demister. At this time, if the drain water is not properly discharged, the drain water accumulates in an upper portion of the demister. In this case, there is a possibility that a mist re-scatters from the accumulated drain water.
Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a mist discharge device capable of suppressing re-scattering of mist and an absorbent absorber.
A mist discharge device according to the present disclosure is configured to discharge a mist trapped by a demister. The demister is disposed in a gas flow path allowing gas to flow from a lower side to an upper side in a vertical direction, the demister having a lower side serving as an inlet side of the gas and an upper side serving as an outlet side of the gas, the demister being configured to trap the mist contained in the gas. The mist discharge device includes a protrusion protruding downward from the inlet side of the demister.
An absorbent absorber according to the present disclosure includes: an absorber body to which CO2-containing gas is supplied; an absorbent supply unit configured to supply an absorbent to the absorber body; a demister disposed downstream from an absorbent supply point of the absorbent supply unit of the absorber body in a flow direction of the gas, and configured to trap a mist containing a CO2-containing absorbent; and the above-described mist discharge device to discharge the mist trapped by the demister.
According to the present disclosure, re-scattering of mist can be suppressed.
Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. In addition, constituents in the following embodiments may include constituents that are easily substitutable by those skilled in the art or have substantially the same configurations. Furthermore, the constituents described below can be appropriately combined, and when there are a plurality of embodiments, the embodiments can be appropriately combined.
The CO2 capture system according to the first embodiment is configured to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from gas in a CO2 absorber (an absorbent absorber) by using a CO2 absorption component as an absorption component for absorbing CO2 and regenerate a CO2 absorbent in an absorbent regenerator.
As illustrated in
The gas 11 containing CO2 is cooled by cooling water in a cooling unit and then supplied to the absorber 13. In the absorber 13, the gas 11 introduced by a gas introduction line 13c is brought into countercurrent contact with the CO2 absorbent 12 containing an amine-based CO2 absorption component, and CO2 in the gas 11 is absorbed into the CO2 absorbent 12 through chemical reaction. In the absorber 13, a mist of CO2-free flue gas 11A from which CO2 has been removed is trapped by a demister 110 and then discharged from a top 13a of the absorber 13 to the system. The demister 110 will be described later.
A water washing unit 20 is provided between the CO2 absorber unit 13A and the demister 110 inside the absorber 13. The water washing unit 20 includes a gas-liquid contact unit 21 and a washing liquid circulator 22. The gas-liquid contact unit 21 is configured to bring washing water into gas-liquid contact with the gas 11 entrained in the CO2 absorbent having passed through the CO2 absorber unit 13A and absorbed CO2 and trap the CO2 absorbent 12 contained in the gas 11 by using the washing water. The washing liquid circulator 22 includes a washing water receiver 23, a circulation line 24, a pump 25, a washing water supply unit 26, and a cooling unit 27. The washing water receiver 23 is disposed upstream from the gas-liquid contact unit 21 in the gas flow, that is, disposed vertically below the gas-liquid contact unit 21. The washing water receiver 23 is configured to trap washing water having passed through the gas-liquid contact unit 21 and fallen into the washing water receiver 23. The circulation line 24 is configured to connect the washing water receiver 23 to the washing water supply unit 26, outside the absorber 13. The pump 25 is installed in the circulation line 24 and configured to send washing water in a predetermined direction. The washing water supply unit 26 is disposed downstream from the gas-liquid contact unit 21 in the gas flow, that is, disposed vertically above the gas-liquid contact unit 21. The washing water supply unit 26 is configured to supply, into the absorber 13, a washing liquid supplied by the circulation line 24. The supplied washing liquid falls into the gas-liquid contact unit 21. The washing water supply unit 26 supplies the washing liquid by injecting in a spraying manner, for example. The cooling unit 27 is installed in the circulation line 24 and configured to cool washing water. As described above, the water washing unit 20 supplies the washing liquid from above the gas-liquid contact unit and recovers the washing liquid from below and circulates the washing liquid, and thereby traps the absorbent contained in the gas 11. The gas having passed through the water washing unit 20 is such that the gas 11 entrains a part of the washing liquid including the absorbent. In other words, the gas having passed through the water washing unit 20 entrains a mist containing the CO2 absorbent. The demister 110 is configured to trap the mist containing the CO2 absorbent.
Furthermore, the CO2 capture system 10 extracts the rich solution 12A having absorbed CO2, from a bottom 13b of the absorber 13 by means of a rich solution supply line 50. The CO2 capture system 10 pressurizes the rich solution 12A by using a rich solution pump 51, and heats the rich solution 12A with the lean solution 12B regenerated in the regenerator 14 in a rich-and-lean solutions heat exchanger 52 disposed on the intersection of the rich solution supply line 50 and a lean solution supply line 53, and then supplies the rich solution 12A to the regenerator 14.
The rich solution 12A is released from a rich solution introduction unit 14a disposed in the upper part of the regenerator 14 to the inside of the regenerator 14. The regenerator 14 causes the release of most of CO2 inside the regenerator 14 by an endothermic reaction between the rich solution 12A and steam supplied from the bottom of the regenerator 14 by the reboiler 61. When releasing a part or most of CO2 inside the regenerator 14, then the CO2 absorbent becomes a semi-lean solution. By the time the semi-lean solution reaches a bottom 14b of the regenerator 14, the semi-lean solution becomes the CO2 absorbent (lean solution) 12B from which almost all the CO2 has been removed. In the rich solution 12A, part of the lean solution 12B is heated by the reboiler 61 to which saturated steam 62 is supplied, whereby steam is supplied to the inside of the regenerator 14.
In the regenerator 14, a mist of entrained gas (hereinafter, referred to as “the entrained gas”) 41 including, as main components, steam and CO2 released from the rich solution 12A and the semi-lean solution in the regenerator 14 is trapped by the demister 110 and then discharged from a top 14c of the regenerator 14.
The entrained gas 41 is supplied to a regenerator condensing unit 40. The regenerator condensing unit 40 is configured to cool the entrained gas by a cooler 42 to condense steam, and separate the resultant into in-regenerator condensed water (hereinafter, referred to as “the condensed water”) 44 and CO2 gas 45 in a gas-liquid separator 43. The regenerator condensing unit 40 injects the separated CO2 gas 45 into an oil field, for example, by enhanced oil recovery (EOR) or stores the separated CO2 gas 45 in an aquifer.
The regenerated CO2 absorbent (lean solution) 12B is extracted from the bottom 14b of the regenerator 14 by the lean solution supply line 53, cooled with the rich solution 12A in the rich-and-lean solutions heat exchanger 52, and subsequently subjected to pressurization by the lean solution pump 54, and further cooled by a lean solution cooler 55, and then supplied to the absorber 13.
In the first embodiment, the regenerator condensing unit 40 configured to condense moisture from the entrained gas 41 discharged from the top 14c of the regenerator 14 is disposed outside the regenerator. The regenerator condensing unit 40 includes: a discharge line 40a configured to discharge the entrained gas 41 from the top 14c of the regenerator 14; the cooler 42 interposed in the discharge line 40a; the gas-liquid separator 43 configured to separate the CO2 gas 45 and the condensed water 44 produced by condensing steam by the cooler 42; a reflux line 40b configured to reflux the condensed water 44 to the top side of the regenerator; and a reflux water circulation pump 46 interposed in the reflux line 40b. The condensed water 44 separated from the entrained gas 41 and refluxed by the gas-liquid separator 43 is introduced, by the reflux water circulation pump 46, from a condensed water introduction unit 14d disposed closer to the top 14c of the regenerator 14 than the rich solution introduction unit 14a of the regenerator 14.
The CO2 capture system 10 introduces the gas 11 containing CO2 into the absorber 13 and brings the CO2 in the gas 11 into contact with the CO2 absorbent 12 to remove the CO2. The gas having been supplied to the absorber 13 and brought into contact with the CO2 absorbent 12 passes through the demister 110 and is discharged out of the system. Furthermore, the CO2 capture system 10 introduces the rich solution 12A having absorbed CO2 into the regenerator 14 and regenerates CO2 by using reboiler steam. The entrained gas 41 in the regenerator 14 passes through the demister 110 and is supplied to the regenerator condensing unit 40. The CO2 capture system 10 causes the CO2 absorbent 12 to circulate through the absorber 13 and the regenerator 14 by means of a circulation line and be reused. The CO2 capture system 10 condenses water, in the regenerator condensing unit 40, from the entrained gas 41 entraining the separated CO2. The CO2 capture system 10 separates the condensed water 44 resulting from cooling the entrained gas 41 and thereby condensing steam and the CO2 gas 45. The CO2 capture system 10 refluxes the condensed water 44 on a side closer to the top 14c of the regenerator 14 than to the rich solution introduction unit 14a thereof into which the rich solution 12A is introduced.
Next, the demister 110, which is installed in the absorber 13, will be described. As illustrated in
The demister 110 includes a laminated unit 120 configured to trap a mist including the CO2 absorbent. The laminated unit 120 includes a plurality of layers, each layer including a plurality of linear structures. When the flue gas 11A passes through the layers of the laminated unit 120, the mist contained in the flue gas 11A is trapped, and the trapped mist becomes drain water W and gets retained in the demister 110. The drain water W retained in the demister 110 is discharged by a mist discharge device 130 disposed on the lower side of the demister 110.
Next, the mist discharge device 130 will be described. As illustrated in
The mist discharge device 130 includes a plurality of protrusions 135 protruding downward from the inlet side of the demister 110. Each of the protrusions 135 is a plate-like member extending downward and includes a plate having a vertical plane and a horizontal plane. The protrusions 135 are disposed to be horizontally spaced at predetermined intervals. In other words, the protrusions 135 as the plate-like members are disposed so that the plates thereof are disposed in parallel. Thus, the mist discharge device 130 includes a drain outlet in the shape of slits, as illustrated in
The protrusions 135 are disposed to be in contact with the demister 110. The protrusions 135 guide the drain water W in the demister 110 toward the lower side in the vertical direction. The protrusions 135 may be configured to be hydrophilic in order to accelerate the guiding of the drain water W. For example, the protrusions 135 may be formed using a hydrophilic material. Specifically, the protrusions 135 are formed using a material with a smaller contact angle than the demister 110 has. Examples of the material with the smaller contact angle include nylon, which is a thermoplastic resin that can be easily molded. For example, the protrusions 135 may have a surface layer formed by a hydrophilic surface treatment. The surface layer is, for example, a coating film formed by applying a glassy coating having a small contact angle.
Next, a comparison of the performance of different types of the mist discharge devices 130 having different dimensions is made with reference to
As illustrated in
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Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to
A mist discharge device 150 according to the second embodiment includes protrusions 151 having a shape different from that in the first embodiment. The protrusions 151 are formed in such a manner that the flow direction of (a mist of) drain water W flowing down the protrusions 151 is inclined with respect to the vertical direction. Specifically, the cross section of the protrusion 151, taken perpendicularly to the plate, has a tapered shape that tapers down from the upper side of the protrusion 151 to the lower side thereof. The tapered shape may be, for example, triangular or trapezoidal, and is not particularly limited.
Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to
As in the case of the second embodiment, a mist discharge device 160 according to the third embodiment includes a protrusion 161 formed in such a manner that the flow direction of (a mist of) drain water W flowing down the protrusion 161 is inclined with respect to the vertical direction. Specifically, the protrusion 161 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction so as to produce an inclined flow in a single direction from one end of the protrusion 161 to the other end thereof. In other words, the mist discharge device 160 is disposed to be inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. Specifically, the protrusion 161, which is a plate-like member, is disposed to extend with an inclination in such a manner that one horizontal end of the protrusion 161 is positioned on the upper side and the other horizontal end thereof is positioned on the lower side. Thus, the drain water W flowing down the protrusion 161 flows in the direction of the inclination of the protrusion 161.
Note that, in the first to third embodiments, the protrusions 135, 151, and 161 are plate-like members, but may be rod-like members extending downward, or may have any shape protruding downward without causing a blockage in the absorber body 112.
As described above, the mist discharge devices 130, 150, 160 and the absorbent absorber 13 described in the embodiments are understood, for example, as follows.
Each of the mist discharge devices 130, 150, and 160 according to a first aspect is a mist discharge device configured to discharge a mist trapped by the demister 110, in which the demister 110 is disposed in a gas flow path (the absorber body 112) allowing gas to flow from the lower side to the upper side in the vertical direction, has a lower side serving as the inlet side of the gas and has an upper side serving as the outlet side of the gas, and is configured to trap the mist contained in the gas, and the mist discharge devices 130, 150, and 160 respectively include the protrusions 135, 151, 161 protruding downward from the inlet side of the demister 110.
With this configuration, the mist trapped by the demister 110 flows down the protrusions 135 and is discharged to the outside of the demister 110. Thus, the mist can be suitably discharged to the outside of the demister 110, whereby accumulation of mist in the demister 110 can be suppressed, and thus re-scattering of the mist from the accumulated drain water can be suppressed.
In a second aspect, the protrusions 135, 151, 161 are plate-like members extending downward, and a plurality of the plate-like members are disposed to be horizontally spaced at predetermined intervals.
With this configuration, the mist can be suitably discharged with a simple structure.
In a third aspect, the protrusions 135, 151, 161 have a surface layer formed by a hydrophilic surface treatment.
With this configuration, discharging the mist can be suitably accelerated.
In a fourth aspect, the protrusions 135, 151, 161 are formed using a hydrophilic material.
With this configuration, discharging the mist can be suitably accelerated.
In a fifth aspect, the protrusions 151, 161 are formed in such a manner that the flow direction of the mist flowing down the protrusions 135, 151, 161 is inclined with respect to the vertical direction.
With this configuration, the mist flows down the protrusions 151, 161 in an inclined manner, whereby discharging the mist can be suitably accelerated.
In a sixth aspect, the protrusion 151 has a tapered shape that tapers down from the upper side of the protrusion 151 to the lower side thereof.
With this configuration, the simple shape allows the mist to flow in an inclination direction.
In a seventh aspect, the protrusion 161 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction so as to produce an inclined flow in a single direction from one end of the protrusion 161 to the other end thereof.
With this configuration, the inclination of the protrusion 161 allows the mist to easily flow down in a single direction.
The absorbent absorber 13 according to an eighth aspect includes: the absorber body 112 to which CO2-containing gas is supplied; an absorbent supply unit (the lean solution supply line 53) configured to supply an absorbent to the absorber body 112; the demister 110 disposed downstream from an absorbent supply point of the absorbent supply unit of the absorber body 112 in the gas flow direction and configured to trap a mist containing a CO2-containing adsorbent; and the mist discharge device 130, 150, or 160 configured to discharge the mist trapped by the demister 110.
With this configuration, the absorbent absorber 13 can suppress re-scattering of mist.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2021-086907 | May 2021 | JP | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/JP2022/017206 | 4/6/2022 | WO |