DEVICE FOR FLEXIBLY SEPARATING COLD AND HOT FLUID MEDIA

Abstract

A device for flexibly separating cold and hot fluid media, including: a tank body, where the tank body is cylindrical and disposed vertically, upper and lower ends of the tank body are respectively provided with a hot fluid inlet and a cold fluid inlet to provide storage space for hot and cold fluids, at least one adsorption layer is provided on a side wall of the tank body, and the adsorption layer is made of a ferromagnetic material or iron; and a thermal insulation board, where the thermal insulation board is of a plate structure and set on a horizontal cross-section of the tank body, with a shape and area matching a horizontal cross-section of the tank body, a sealing strip is arranged along a circumferential direction of the thermal insulation board, the sealing strip is of a hollow structure, the hollow part is evenly filled with adsorption blocks.

Claims

1. A device for flexibly separating cold and hot fluid media, comprising: a tank body, wherein the tank body is cylindrical and disposed vertically; upper and lower ends of the tank body are respectively provided with a hot fluid inlet and a cold fluid inlet to provide storage space for hot and cold fluids; at least one adsorption layer is provided on a side wall of the tank body, and the adsorption layer is made of a ferromagnetic material or iron; and a thermal insulation board, wherein the thermal insulation board is of a plate structure and set on a horizontal cross-section of the tank body, with a shape and area matching a horizontal cross-section of the tank body; wherein a sealing strip is arranged along a circumferential direction of the thermal insulation board, the sealing strip is of a hollow structure, and the hollow part is evenly filled with adsorption blocks, the adsorption blocks are made of a ferromagnetic material or iron, and attraction is generated between the adsorption layer and the adsorption blocks; and a working surface area of the body of the thermal insulation board is smaller than the horizontal cross-section of the tank body.

2. The device for flexibly separating cold and hot fluid media according to claim 1, wherein the hot fluid inlet is provided with a first water distributor, the cold fluid inlet is provided with a second water distributor, and the first water distributor and the second water distributor are respectively connected to a hot fluid source and a cold fluid source; further, both the first water distributor and the second water distributor are coaxial with the tank body.

3. The device for flexibly separating cold and hot fluid media according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the thermal insulation board ranges from 5 mm to 100 mm.

4. The device for flexibly separating cold and hot fluid media according to claim 1, wherein the thermal insulation board has a heat conductivity coefficient ranging from 0.02 W to 0.5 W/(m.Math.K), and is resistant to a low temperature of 60 C. and a high temperature of 250 C.; further, the thermal insulation board is a polycarbonate endurance board or a silicone foam board.

5. The device for flexibly separating cold and hot fluid media according to claim 1, wherein the material of the sealing strip is elastic; further, the sealing strip is a silicone foam sealing strip, and a cross-section area of the hollow part of the sealing strip is larger than a cross-section area of the adsorption block.

6. The device for flexibly separating cold and hot fluid media according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the sealing strip in contact with the side wall of the tank body is a curved surface.

7. The device for flexibly separating cold and hot fluid media according to claim 1, wherein the sealing strip is attached to the board body through one or any combination of hot melting, impaction, gluing, seam, snap-fit, or screwing.

8. The device for flexibly separating cold and hot fluid media according to claim 1, wherein the ferromagnetic material is a neodymium iron boron magnet or a samarium cobalt magnet.

9. The device for flexibly separating cold and hot fluid media according to claim 8, wherein the adsorption block is a flexible magnet strip.

10. The device for flexibly separating cold and hot fluid media according to claim 1, wherein the adsorption blocks are arranged along the circumferential direction of the thermal insulation board to completely cover the circumference of the thermal insulation board, or are evenly distributed along the circumferential direction of the thermal insulation board and cover more than of the circumference of the thermal insulation board.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] The accompany drawings of the specification constituting a part of the present application provide further understanding of the present application. The schematic examples of the present application and description thereof are intended to be illustrative of the present application and do not constitute an undue limitation of the present application.

[0039] FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a hot water tank and a heat insulation device according to an example of the present invention.

[0040] FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of four types of thermal insulation boards according to an example of the present invention.

[0041] FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a horizontal cross-section of a sealing strip according to an example of the present invention.

[0042] FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the arrangement of magnets in the sealing strip according to an example of the present invention.

[0043] In the figure, 1. insulation layer, 2. inner wall, 3. thermal insulation board, 4. sealing strip, 5. magnet, 6. first water distributor, 7, second water distributor, 8. overflow valve, 9. safety valve, 10. drain valve, 11. temperature measuring point at hot water outlet, 12. hot water valve, 13. temperature measuring point at cold water outlet, and 14. cold water valve.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0044] It should be noted that the following detailed description is exemplary and aims to further describe the present application. Unless otherwise specified, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by persons of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present application belongs.

[0045] It should be noted that the terms used herein are merely used for describing the specific examples, but are not intended to limit exemplary examples of the present invention. As used herein, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form unless otherwise indicated obviously from the context. Furthermore, it should be further understood that the terms include and/or comprise used in this specification specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, components and/or a combination thereof.

[0046] As shown in FIG. 1, a device for flexibly separating cold and hot fluid media according to an example of the present invention includes: a tank body, a thermal insulation board 3, a first water distributor 6, and a second water distributor 7.

[0047] The tank body is cylindrical and disposed vertically. Upper and lower ends of the tank body are respectively provided with a hot fluid inlet and a cold fluid inlet to provide storage space for hot and cold fluids. The hot fluid inlet is provided with a first water distributor 6, and the cold fluid inlet is provided with a second water distributor 7. The first water distributor 6 and the second water distributor 7 are respectively connected to a hot fluid source and a cold fluid source. Both the first water distributor 6 and the second water distributor 7 are coaxial with the tank body. A temperature measuring point 11 at a hot water outlet and a hot water valve 12 are provided on a connecting pipe between the first water distributor 6 and the hot fluid source. A temperature measuring point 13 at a cold water outlet and a cold water valve 14 are provided on a connecting pipe between the second water distributor 7 and the cold fluid source.

[0048] The side wall of the tank body includes an outer thermal insulation layer and an inner wall, and the inner wall is made of iron or ferromagnetic material. An overflow valve 8 and a safety valve 9 are provided on the top of the tank body, a drain pipe is provided at the bottom of the tank body, and a drain valve 10 is provided on the drain pipe.

[0049] The thermal insulation board 3 is of a plate structure and set on a horizontal cross-section of the tank body, with a shape and area matching a horizontal cross-section of the tank body. A sealing strip 4 is arranged along the circumferential direction of the thermal insulation board 3. The sealing strip 4 is of a hollow structure, and the hollow part is evenly filled with adsorption blocks. The adsorption blocks are made of a ferromagnetic material or iron, and attraction is generated between the adsorption layer and the adsorption blocks. A working surface area of the body of the thermal insulation board 3 is smaller than the horizontal cross-section of the tank body.

[0050] As shown in FIG. 2, the thermal insulation board may include a single-layer hollow insulation board 15, a two-layer hollow insulation board 16, a low-density foamed porous board 17, and a high-density foamed porous board 18. As shown in FIG. 3, the sealing strip may be a D-shaped sealing strip or a a-shaped sealing strip. As shown in FIG. 4, a hollow cavity of the sealing strip may be filled with magnetic rods continuously throughout the circumference, may be filled with long magnetic rods at intervals throughout the circumference, or may be filled with short magnetic rods at intervals throughout the circumference.

[0051] During heat storage, the hot water prepared by the heat source flows through the hot water valve 12 and enters the tank evenly through the first water distributor 6. At the same time, the cold water at the bottom of the tank flows out from the second water distributor 7 through the cold water valve 14 and enters the hot fluid source. The thermal insulation board in the tank is at the junction of the hot and cold water, and a thermocline moves down synchronously.

[0052] During cold storage, the cold water prepared by a refrigerator flows through the cold water valve 14 and evenly enters the tank through the second water distributor. At the same time, the hot water in the upper part of the tank flows out through the first water distributor 6 and enters the refrigerator. The thermal insulation board in the tank is at the junction of the hot and cold water, and the thermocline moves up synchronously.

Example 1

[0053] The thermal insulation board is a polycarbonate endurance board, which is a circular and two-layer hollow board, as shown in (2) of FIG. 2. The frame is 1.5 mm thick, and the thermal insulation board is 15 mm thick. A -shaped silicone foam sealing strip is used at the edge, as shown in (2) of FIG. 3. The sealing strip is pasted to the thermal insulation board body by using hot melt adhesive. The 550 mm (diameterlength) neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnet (N45M, 7.5 g/cm.sup.3) rods with a heat-resistant temperature of 100 C. are continuously filled and arranged on the sealing strip around the entire circumference of the thermal insulation board, as shown in (1) of FIG. 4. The number of the magnet rods is selected based on the density of the hot and cold water in the hot water tank, the gravity of the polycarbonate endurance board, and buoyancy, so that the friction between the sealing strip and the wall under the buoyancy, gravity, and magnetic force allows the thermal insulation board to stay at the junction of the cold and hot fluids, and move up and down with the hot and cold fluids. The magnetic force enables the sealing strip to be tightly attached to the inner wall of the tank.

Example 2

[0054] The thermal insulation board is a polycarbonate endurance board, which is a circular and one-layer hollow board, as shown in (1) of FIG. 2. The frame is 2 mm thick, and the thermal insulation board is 10 mm thick. A D-shaped silicone foam sealing strip is used at the edge, as shown in (1) of FIG. 3. The sealing strip is pasted to the thermal insulation board body by using hot melt adhesive. The 100 mm10 mm2 mm (lengthwidthheight) NdFeB magnet (N45, 7.5 g/cm.sup.3) rods with a heat-resistant temperature of 80 C. are filled in the hollow part of the sealing strip around the entire circumference of the thermal insulation board, as shown in (2) of FIG. 4. The number of the magnet rods is selected based on the density of the hot and cold water in the hot water tank, the gravity of the polycarbonate endurance board, and buoyancy, so that the friction between the sealing strip and the wall under the buoyancy, gravity, and magnetic force allows the thermal insulation board to stay at the junction of the cold and hot fluids, and move up and down with the hot and cold fluids. The magnetic force enables the sealing strip to be tightly attached to the inner wall of the tank.

Example 3

[0055] The thermal insulation board is a circular low-density silicone foam porous board. Its structure is shown in (3) of FIG. 2. The thermal insulation board is 10 mm thick. A D-shaped silicone foam sealing strip is used at the edge, as shown in (1) of FIG. 3. The sealing strip is pasted to the thermal insulation board body by using hot melt adhesive. The 50 mm10 mm2 mm (lengthwidthheight) NdFeB magnet (N45, 7.5 g/cm.sup.3) rods with a heat-resistant temperature of 80 C. are filled at intervals on the sealing strip around the entire circumference of the thermal insulation board, as shown in (3) of FIG. 4. The number of the magnet rods is selected based on the density of the hot and cold water in the hot water tank, the gravity of the low-density silicone foam porous board, and buoyancy, so that the friction between the sealing strip and the wall under the buoyancy, gravity, and magnetic force allows the thermal insulation board to stay at the junction of the cold and hot fluids, and move up and down with the hot and cold fluids. The magnetic force enables the sealing strip to be tightly attached to the inner wall of the tank.

Example 4

[0056] The thermal insulation board is a circular high-density silicone foam porous board. Its structure is shown in (4) of FIG. 2. The thermal insulation board is 15 mm thick. A -shaped silicone foam sealing strip is used at the edge, as shown in (2) of FIG. 3. The sealing strip is seamed to the thermal insulation board body. The 0550 mm (diameterlength) NdFeB magnet (SmCo5, 7.5 g/cm.sup.3) rods with a heat-resistant temperature of 250 C. are continuously filled in the hollow part of the sealing strip around thermal insulation board, as shown in (1) of FIG. 4. The number of the magnet rods is selected based on the density of the hot and cold water in the hot water tank, the gravity of the high-density silicone foam porous board, and buoyancy, so that the friction between the sealing strip and the wall under the buoyancy, gravity, magnetic force, and friction allows the thermal insulation board to stay at the junction of the cold and hot fluids, and move up and down with the hot and cold fluids. The magnetic force enables the sealing strip to be tightly attached to the inner wall of the tank.

[0057] The foregoing is merely illustrative of the preferred examples of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.