Nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device and plate-type heat exchanger having same

Abstract

Provided are a nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device (20) and a plate-type heat exchanger (100) having same. The heat exchange device (20) comprises a plurality of nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange sheets (21), upper support ribs (22) and lower support ribs (23) installed on top and bottom surfaces of each heat exchange sheet (21), sealing strips (25) disposed at the upper and lower edges at each side of the heat exchange sheets (21), and spacers (26). The adjacent upper support ribs (22) and the lower support ribs (23) located between the adjacent heat exchange sheets (21) together define multiple sealing channels for cold fluid and hot fluid. The spacers (26) completely seal the upper support ribs (22), the lower support ribs (23) and the sealing strips (25) via a press force.

Claims

1. A high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device, comprising multiple nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange sheets, upper support ribs disposed on a top surface of each heat exchange sheet, lower support ribs disposed on a bottom surface of each heat exchange sheet, sealing strips disposed on upper edges of the top surface and lower edges of the bottom surface of each heat exchange sheet, and spacers; wherein the heat exchange sheets consist of multiple odd number heat exchange sheets and multiple even number heat exchange sheets, which are stacked alternatively; the upper support ribs, the lower support ribs and the sealing strips are fixed on the corresponding heat exchange sheet; the spacers are arranged between the lower support ribs of a bottom surface of the odd number heat exchange sheet and the corresponding upper support ribs of a top surface of the even number heat exchange sheet and also arranged between the sealing strips of the bottom surface of the odd number heat exchange sheet and the corresponding sealing strips of the top surface of the even number heat exchange sheet; the adjacent upper and lower support ribs are located between the adjacent odd and even number heat exchange sheets together defining multiple sealing channels, which can be used as cold fluid channels and hot fluid channels; and the sealing channels have different shapes and directions and are not communicated with each other; each pair of support ribs consisting of one lower support rib of the bottom surface of the odd number heat exchange sheet and one corresponding upper support rib of the top surface of the even number heat exchange sheet is provided therebetween with one spacer having a shape identical to that of the pair of support ribs, and each pair of sealing strips consisting of one sealing strip of the bottom surface of the odd number heat exchange sheet and one corresponding sealing strip of the top surface of the even number heat exchange sheet is provided therebetween with one spacer having a shape identical to that of the pair of sealing strips; the spacers are capable of completely sealing the corresponding upper and lower support ribs and the corresponding sealing strips under a press force.

2. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: connections between the upper and lower support ribs and the heat exchange sheets and between the sealing strips and the heat exchange sheets are realized by an adhesive or welding for improving a strength and rigidity of the heat exchange sheets.

3. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: a structure, arrangement, direction and size of the lower support ribs located on the bottom surface of the odd number heat exchange sheet are completely the same as those of the upper support ribs located on the top surface of the corresponding even number heat exchange sheet.

4. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: heights of the sealing strips and the upper and lower support ribs after being mounted on the heat exchange sheets are identical.

5. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: the heat exchange sheet can be a glass plate, which can be made of any glasses having a property of heat transfer and corrosion resistant, including high boron silicate glasses, aluminum silicate glasses, quartz glasses, glass ceramics, high silica glasses, low alkali boron-free glasses and ceramic glasses.

6. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in of claim 1, characterized in that: the heat exchange sheet can be made of ceramics, including silicon nitride ceramics, high alumina ceramics and silicon carbide ceramics.

7. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: the sealing strip is a nonmetal rectangular strip, a material of which may be glasses or ceramics.

8. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: the adhesive may be corrosion resistant and high temperature resistant organic adhesive or inorganic adhesive, including silicone sealant and silicone rubber.

9. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: the spacer may be made of non metallic materials, including PTFE and silicone rubber.

10. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: the spacer may be made of metal and nonmetal composite materials, including flexible graphite composite plate.

11. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: each cold fluid channel is constructed from an inlet port to an outlet port and is parallel to a length direction of the corresponding heat exchange sheet; each hot fluid channel is also constructed from an inlet port to an outlet port and is parallel to a width direction of the corresponding heat exchange sheet; and the cold fluid channel and the hot fluid channel are staggered.

12. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: each cold fluid channel is an L shape, and a long side of the cold fluid channel is parallel to the length direction of the heat exchange sheet; each hot fluid channel is an inverted L shape; the inlet port of the cold fluid channel and the inlet port of the hot fluid channel are opposite to each other along the length direction of the heat exchange sheets; the outlet port of the cold fluid channel and the outlet port of the hot fluid channel are respectively located on two end portions of the same sides of the heat exchange sheets or located on two end portions of two sides of the heat exchange sheets; there forms a rectangular outcut, which is corresponding to an upright column of a heat exchanger, on a middle of one side of the heat exchange sheet to separate the hot and cold fluids; the cold and hot fluids can achieve countercurrent heat transfer.

13. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: each cold fluid channel is a 2 shape; a long side of the cold fluid channel is parallel to a length direction of the heat exchange sheet; each hot fluid channel is an inverted 2 shape; the inlet port of the cold fluid channel and the outlet port of the hot fluid channel are located two different end portions of the same sides of the heat exchange sheets and the cold and hot fluids achieve countercurrent heat transfer; or the inlet port and the outlet port of the cold fluid channel are disposed along a width direction of the heat exchange sheet, and the cold and hot fluids achieve countercurrent heat transfer.

14. The high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: the cold fluid channel is a Z shape; a long side of the cold fluid channel is parallel to a length direction of the heat exchange sheet; the hot fluid channel is an inverted Z shape; the inlet port of the cold fluid channel and the outlet port of the hot fluid channel are disposed two end portions of two sides of the heat exchange sheets; and the cold and hot fluids achieve countercurrent heat transfer.

15. A plate-type heat exchanger with a high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device, comprising a frame and the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device mounted in the frame and claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame includes an upper cover, a bottom plate and an upright column, and the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device is mounted between the upper cover and the bottom plate of the frame.

16. The plate-type heat exchanger with a high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device as claimed in claim 15, characterized in that: an internal surface of the frame is anti -corrosion treated by PFA coating, enamel, or lined PTFE.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a structure schematic view of a plate-type heat exchanger with a high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device of the present invention;

(2) FIG. 2 is a structure schematic view of a first embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device of the present invention;

(3) FIG. 3 is a structure schematic view of a second embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device of the present invention;

(4) FIG. 4 is a structure schematic view of a third embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device of the present invention;

(5) FIG. 5 is a structure schematic view of a forth embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device of the present invention;

(6) FIG. 6 is a structure schematic view of a fifth embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device of the present invention;

(7) FIG. 7 is a structure schematic view of a sixth embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device of the present invention; and

(8) FIG. 8 is a structure schematic view of a seventh embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device of the present invention.

REFERENCE NUMBER LISTS

(9) 100 Plate-type heat exchanger 10 Frame 101 Upper cover 102 Bottom plate 103 Upright column 20 Heat exchange device 21 Heat exchange sheet 22 Upper support rib 23 Lower support rib 25 Sealing strip 26 Spacer 21 Odd number heat exchange sheet 21 Even number heat exchange sheet 27, 27 Inlet port 28, 28 Outlet port 29 Rectangular outcut 30 Sealing channel 301 Long side 210, 212 Two end portions

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(10) The following text will take a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings for detail description as follows:

(11) Please refer to FIG. 1, which shows a plate-type heat exchanger 100 of the present invention. The plate-type heat exchanger 100 comprises a frame 10 and a high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device 20 mounted in the frame 10. The frame 10 comprises an upper cover 101, a bottom plate 102 and an upright column 103. The heat exchange device 20 is mounted between the upper cover 101 and the bottom plate 102. An internal surface of the frame 10 is anti-corrosion treated by PFA coating, enamel, or lined PTFE, etc.

(12) Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a structure schematic view of a first embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device 20 of the present invention. The heat exchange device 20 includes multiple nonmetal corrosion-resistant rectangular heat exchange sheets 21, upper support ribs 22 mounted on a top surface of each rectangular heat exchange sheet 21, lower support ribs 23 mounted on a bottom surface of each rectangular heat exchange sheet 21, sealing strips 25 mounted on upper edges of the top surface and lower edges of the bottom surface of each rectangular heat exchange sheet 21, and spacers 26. The connections between the upper and lower support ribs 22, 23 and the heat exchange sheets 21 and between the sealing strips 25 and the heat exchange sheets 21 are all realized by means of adhesive or welding. The upper and lower support ribs 22, 23 can be flat round, hexagonal, or other shaped in order to improve heat transfer and strength properties of the heat exchange sheet 21. The shape and arrangement of the upper and lower support ribs 22, 23 can be disposed according to the demand of the media flow and the heat exchanger. Here will take two adjacent heat exchange sheets, which are called an odd number heat exchange sheet 21 and an even number heat exchange sheet 21, as an example to specifically describe the heat exchange device of the present invention. The structure, arrangement, direction and size of the lower support ribs 23 located on a bottom surface of the odd number heat exchange sheet 21 are completely the same as those of the upper support ribs 22 located on a top surface of the even number heat exchange sheet 21. The highest of the sealing strips 25 and the upper and lower support ribs 22, 23 after being mounted on the heat exchange sheets 21, 21 is the same. The spacers 26 are arranged between the lower support ribs 23 of the bottom surface of the odd number heat exchange sheet 21 and the corresponding upper support ribs 22 of the top surface of the even number heat exchange sheet 21 and also arranged between the sealing strips 25 of the bottom surface of the odd number heat exchange sheet 21 and the corresponding sealing strips 25 of the top surface of the even number heat exchange sheet 21.

(13) The heat exchange device 20 consists of multiple odd number heat exchange sheets 21 and multiple even number heat exchange sheets 21, which are stacked alternatively. Each lower support rib 23 of each odd number heat exchange sheet 21 is just completely aligned with one side of the corresponding spacer 26, and each upper support rib 22 of each even number heat exchange sheet 21 is just completely aligned with the other side of the corresponding spacer 26. Similarly, each sealing strip 25 on the bottom surface of each odd number heat exchange sheet 21 is just completely aligned with one side of the corresponding spacer 26, and each sealing strip 25 on the top surface of each even number heat exchange sheet 21 is just completely aligned with the other side of the corresponding spacer 26. The spacers 26 can completely seal the corresponding upper and lower support ribs 22, 23, and also can completely seal the corresponding sealing strips 25 by a certain press force produced by a mechanical or hydraulic device. Now, the adjacent upper and lower support ribs 22, 23 located between the adjacent odd and even number heat exchange sheets 21, 21 define multiple sealing channels 30, which have different shapes and directions and are not communicated with each other. Two end ports 27, 28 of each sealing channel 30 are used to allow fluid and gas to enter into or get out. The sealing channels 30 can be used as cold fluid channels and hot fluid channels. Moreover, the sealing channels 30 located on the top and bottom surfaces of one heat exchange sheet 21 can also allow different temperature fluids to flow therein and can separate the cold fluid and the hot fluid in order to transfer heat. The heat exchange device 20 is placed between the upper cover 101 and the bottom plate 102, thereby constructing the whole heat exchanger. Two adjacent sealing channels 30 located one side of the heat exchange sheet 21 can respectively allow two different media fluids to flow therein, so the two media fluids can exchange heat through the heat exchange sheet 21.

(14) The heat exchange sheet 21 is a rectangular nonmetal plate. The heat exchange sheet 21 may be a glass plate, which can be made of any glasses having the property of heat transfer and corrosion resistant, such as high boron silicate glasses, aluminum silicate glasses, quartz glasses, glass ceramics, high silica glasses, low alkali boron-free glasses, and ceramic glasses, etc.

(15) The heat exchange sheet 21 also can be made of ceramics, such as silicon nitride ceramics, high alumina ceramics, and silicon carbide ceramics, etc.

(16) The sealing strip 25 is a nonmetal rectangular strip, the material of which may be glasses or ceramics.

(17) The adhesive may be corrosion resistant and high temperature resistant organic adhesive or inorganic adhesive, such as silicone sealant, silicone rubber, etc.

(18) The material of the spacer 26 may be non metallic materials, such as PTFE, silicone rubber, and metal and nonmetal composite materials, such as flexible graphite composite plate, etc.

(19) In FIG. 2, each cold fluid channel constructed from an inlet port 27 to an outlet port 28 is parallel to the length direction of the heat exchange sheet 21. Each hot fluid channel constructed from an inlet port 27 to an outlet port 28 is parallel to the width direction of the heat exchange sheet 21. The cold fluid channel and the hot fluid channel are staggered to realize the heat exchange of the cold and hot fluids.

(20) Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a structure schematic view of a second embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device 20 of the present invention. Each cold fluid channel is an L shape, and a long side 301 of the cold fluid channel is parallel to the length direction of the heat exchange sheet 21. Each hot fluid channel is an inverted L shape. The inlet port 27 of the cold fluid channel and the inlet port 27 of the hot fluid channel are opposite to each other along the length direction of the heat exchange sheets 21. The outlet port 28 of the cold fluid channel and the outlet port 28 of the hot fluid channel are respectively located on two end portions 210, 212 of the same sides of the heat exchange sheets 21. Specifically, the outlet port 28 of the cold fluid channel is located on a front end portion 210 of a right side of the odd number heat exchange sheet 21, and the outlet port 28 of the hot fluid channel is located on a rear end portion 212 of a right side of the even number heat exchange sheet 21. There forms a rectangular outcut 29, which is corresponding to the upright column of the heat exchanger, on the middle of the right side of the heat exchange sheet to separate the hot and cold fluids. In the present invention, the cold and hot fluids can achieve countercurrent heat transfer.

(21) FIG. 4 is a structure schematic view of a third embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device 20 of the present invention, which is similar to that of FIG. 3. The difference is that: the outlet ports of the cold and hot fluid channels in FIG. 4 are respectively disposed on two end portions of two sides of the heat exchange sheets.

(22) FIG. 5 is a structure schematic view of a forth embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device 20 of the present invention. Each cold fluid channel is a 2 shape, and the long side 301 of the cold fluid channel is parallel to the length direction of the heat exchange sheet 21. Each hot fluid channel is an inverted 2 shape. The inlet port 27 of the cold fluid channel and the outlet port 28 of the hot fluid channel are located two different end portions of the same sides of the heat exchange sheets. Hence, the cold and hot fluids can achieve countercurrent heat transfer.

(23) FIG. 6 is a structure schematic view of a fifth embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device 20 of the present invention, which is similar to that in FIG. 5. The inlet port and the outlet port of the cold fluid channel in FIG. 6 are disposed along the width direction of the heat exchange sheet 21.

(24) FIG. 7 is a structure schematic view of a sixth embodiment of the high efficiency nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device 20 of the present invention. The cold fluid channel is a Z shape. The long side of the cold fluid channel is parallel to the length direction of the heat exchange sheet 21. The hot fluid channel is an inverted Z shape. The inlet port of the cold fluid channel and the outlet port of the hot fluid channel are disposed two end portions of two sides of the heat exchange sheets. Therefore, the cold and hot fluids can achieve countercurrent heat transfer.

(25) FIG. 8 is one of embodiments of the heat exchange device of the present invention, which is similar to that in FIG. 7. The inlet port and the outlet port of the cold fluid channel are disposed along the width direction of the heat exchange sheet 21 for being countercurrent with the hot fluid.

(26) In another embodiment, there is no spacer between the lower support rib of the odd number heat exchange sheet 21 and the upper support rib of the even number heat exchange sheet 21. The lower support rib of the odd number heat exchange sheet 21 and the upper support rib of the even number heat exchange sheet 21 are directly joined together by means of adhesive or welding. And the sealing strips of the odd number heat exchange sheet 21 and the corresponding sealing strips of the even number heat exchange sheet 21 may also be directly joined together by means of adhesive or welding. The welding mode may be vacuum diffusion welding or brazing.

(27) Moreover, the upper support ribs 22, the lower support ribs 23 and the sealing strips may be directly formed on the heat exchange sheet 21 by means of hot pressing or etching.