Gas Scrubber for Desulphurising Flue Gases on a Ship

Abstract

Described and depicted is a gas scrubber, in particular for desulphurising flue gases, preferably for installation on a ship, having a scrubber housing and a gas pipe arranged underneath the scrubber housing for guiding the gas to be scrubbed in the scrubber housing, wherein the scrubber housing has a scrubber chamber delimited by a scrubber base, a scrubber head and a scrubber shell provided between the scrubber base and the scrubber head. In order to achieve a more reliable operation, it is provided that a gas supply for the lateral introduction of gas via at least one opening into the scrubber chamber is provided in the region of the scrubber shell.

Claims

1. A gas scrubber, in particular for desulphurising flue gases, preferably for installation on a ship, having a scrubber housing and a gas pipe arranged underneath the scrubber housing for guiding the gas to be scrubbed in the scrubber housing, wherein the scrubber housing has a scrubber chamber delimited by a scrubber base, a scrubber head and a scrubber shell provided between the scrubber base and the scrubber head, wherein a gas supply for the lateral introduction of gas into the scrubber chamber via at least one opening is provided in the region of the scrubber shell.

2. The gas scrubber according to claim 1, wherein the at least one opening for the lateral introduction of gas into the scrubber chamber is arranged at a distance from the scrubber base and, preferably, the distance corresponds at least to two times, preferably at least to three times, in particular at least to four times, the height of the at least one opening.

3. The gas scrubber according to claim 1, wherein the gas supply is provided with several, preferably at least two, in particular at least three, more particularly at least four, openings for the introduction of gas into the scrubber chamber, and, preferably, the several openings for the introduction of gas into the scrubber chamber are distributed over the periphery of the scrubber shell, preferably at a regular distance from one another.

4. The gas scrubber according to claim 1, wherein an annular channel enclosing the shell region at least in sections is provided for the gas to be introduced into the scrubber chamber, and the annular channel has at least one, preferably several, openings, in particular distributed regularly over the periphery of the scrubber shell, for the introduction of the gas from the annular channel into the scrubber chamber.

5. The gas scrubber according to claim 1, wherein at least one feed line for feeding the gas to the gas supply is provided, at least in sections, laterally next to the scrubber shell, and, preferably, the at least one feed line extends, at least in sections, in parallel to the longitudinal extension of the scrubber housing and/or the scrubber shell.

6. The gas scrubber according to claim 1, wherein a separate feed line for feeding the gas to the gas supply is allocated to each opening for the introduction of the gas into the scrubber chamber, and/or at least two, preferably at least three, in particular at least four, feed lines arranged to be distributed around the periphery of the scrubber shell, preferably at a regular distance from one another, are provided.

7. The gas scrubber according to claim 1, wherein the at least two feed lines are connected to the gas pipe via at least one branch for the division of a gas flow from the gas pipe.

8. The gas scrubber according to claim 7, wherein the gas pipe and/or the at least one branch is provided underneath the scrubber base, preferably downwards at least partially in a projection of the scrubber base, in particular at least substantially concentrically to the scrubber base, to the scrubber shell and/or to the scrubber chamber.

9. The gas scrubber according to claim 1, wherein a scrubbing liquid deflector projecting into the scrubber chamber is provided on the inner side of the scrubber shell above the at least one opening, and, preferably, the scrubbing liquid deflector and/or the upper side of the scrubbing liquid deflector is inclined downwards towards the centre of the scrubber chamber, preferably at an angle to the horizontal between 2 to 15, in particular between 3 and 10, more preferably approximately 5.

10. The gas scrubber according to claim 1, wherein an at least substantially circumferential scrubbing liquid deflector in the form of a ring, projecting into the scrubber chamber, is provided on the inner side of the scrubber shell above the at least one opening, and, preferably, the ring and/or the upper side of the ring is inclined downwards towards the centre of the scrubber chamber, preferably at an angle to the horizontal between 2 to 15, in particular between 3 and 10, more preferably approximately 5.

11. The gas scrubber according to claim 1, wherein a gutter is provided between the at least one feed line and the scrubber shell, preferably in the gas supply, and, preferably, a drain for draining scrubbing liquid reaching from the scrubber chamber into the gutter, in particular back into the scrubber chamber, is connected to the gutter.

12. The gas scrubber according to claim 1, wherein the upper edge of the at least one feed line reaches to at least the upper edge of the gutter, preferably forms the edge and/or the upper edge of the gutter at least in sections, and/or the upper edge of the at least one feed line ends above the lower edge of the at least one allocated opening for the introduction of the gas into the scrubber chamber.

13. A ship having the gas scrubber according to claim 1, preferably for cleaning, in particular for desulphurising, flue gases.

14. The ship according to claim 13, wherein the ship has a combustion unit, in particular an engine, generating the flue gas.

15. The ship according to claim 13, wherein the gas scrubber is provided as an in-line scrubber for cleaning the entire flue gas.

Description

[0023] The invention is explained in greater detail below by means of a drawing merely depicting an exemplary embodiment. In the drawing is shown

[0024] FIG. 1 a gas scrubber in a perspective view,

[0025] FIG. 2 the gas scrubber from FIG. 1 in a top view from above,

[0026] FIG. 3 the branch of the gas scrubber from FIG. 1 for distribution of the gas from a gas pipe across feed lines in a sectional view from above,

[0027] FIG. 4 the gas supply of the gas scrubber from FIG. 1 in a schematic perspective view,

[0028] FIG. 5 a first detail of the gas supply from FIG. 4 in a horizontal sectional view,

[0029] FIG. 6 a second detail of the gas supply from FIG. 4 in a vertical sectional view according to the plane VI-VI from FIG. 5,

[0030] FIG. 7 a third detail of the gas supply from FIG. 4 in a vertical sectional view according to the plane VII-VII from FIG. 5 and

[0031] FIG. 8 a third detail of the gas supply from FIG. 4 in a vertical sectional view according to the plane VIII-VIII from FIG. 5.

[0032] In FIG. 1, a gas scrubber 1 for desulphurising flue gas on a ship is depicted. The flue gas thereby results, for example, from an engine or a boiler of the ship and is guided via a gas pipe 2 to the gas scrubbing from below. The gas pipe 2 is additionally arranged underneath the scrubber housing 3, and indeed at least substantially concentrically to the scrubber housing 3. The scrubber housing 3 is additionally aligned at least substantially vertically and encloses a scrubber chamber 4 in which a scrubbing liquid is injected and collected again. Additionally, the scrubber chamber 4 can have installations such as nozzle bases, bubble cap trays, packages or the like in order to ensure an intensive contact between the gas and the scrubbing liquid. Therefore, for example, a sufficient material exchange is provided.

[0033] The scrubber chamber 4 is delimited upwards by a scrubber head 5, laterally by a scrubber shell 6 and downwards by a scrubber base 7. A connecting piece 8 is provided on the scrubber head 5, through which connecting piece the cleaned gas is removed from the scrubber housing 3. A connecting piece 9 having a line 10 is provided on the scrubber base 7, via which line the scrubbing liquid can be removed, in order to then be injected again further above into the scrubber chamber 4. Corresponding connections are not depicted on the scrubber housing 3. Additionally, this can refer to a single-stage scrubber or a multi-stage scrubber.

[0034] The gas pipe 2 is connected to the scrubber chamber 4 not directly, but indirectly via a branch 11, feed lines 12 and a gas supply 13. The gas transported via the gas pipe 2 and to be cleaned reaches into a branch 11 in which the gas, in the case of the depicted and in this respect preferred gas scrubber, is distributed across four feed lines 12. The feed lines 12 extend from the branch 11, firstly at an angle outwards, and are then arranged partially laterally next to the scrubber shell 6. The upper ends 14 of the feed line 12 end in a gas supply 13 which, in the case of the depicted and in this respect preferred gas scrubber 1, provides an annular channel 15 which is completely circumferential around the scrubber shell 6. Therefore the gas flows from the feed lines 12 into the gas supply 13 and from there through the scrubber shell 6 into the scrubber chamber 4. Through the described connection of the scrubber chamber 4 to the gas pipe 2, it is reliably prevented that scrubbing liquid inadvertently reaches from the scrubber chamber 4 into the gas pipe 2. The scrubbing liquid could then easily reach into the engine or boiler of the ship arranged below the gas pipe and could there lead to problems and/or damage.

[0035] In FIG. 2, a top view onto the gas scrubber 1 from above is depicted. The scrubber housing 3 itself having the concentrically arranged connecting piece 8 for the cleaned gas on the scrubber head 5 is arranged in the centre. The gas supply 13 extends further downwards around the entire scrubber shell 6, wherein the feed lines 12 are connected to the gas supply 13, simultaneously distributed over the periphery of the scrubber shell 6. The feed lines 12 are connected to one another via an annular channel 15 in the gas supply 13. The gas scrubber 1 has, as a consequence of the four feed lines 12, an approximately square cross-section in the region of the gas supply 13.

[0036] In FIG. 3, the branch 11 connected to the gas pipe 2 is depicted in a top view from above. The four feed lines 12 firstly extend at an angle upwards from the branch 11. In the depicted and in this respect preferred gas scrubber 1, the feed lines 12 are formed in two parts, wherein the angled and the vertical parts of the feed line 12 are connected to one another via flanges 16. The vertical parts of the feed lines 12 are arranged next to the scrubber shell 6 and slightly at a distance from the scrubber shell 6.

[0037] In FIG. 4, the gas supply 13 is depicted in more detail. Four supply openings 17 for receiving the upper ends 14 of the four feed lines 12 are provided, distributed over the periphery of the gas supply 13. Supply elements 18 are provided adjacent to these supply openings 17, said supply elements being connected to one another via an annular channel 15. The annular channel 15 is closed outwards between the supply elements 18. Four openings 19 are provided on the inner side of the annular channel 15, through which openings the gas can flow through the scrubber shell 6 into the scrubber chamber 4. The four openings 19 are distributed evenly over the periphery of the scrubber shell 6 and/or the gas supply 13 and are allocated to the supply elements 18 and/or feed lines 12 respectively. Additionally, the openings 19 have a lower edge 20, which is provided approximately above the lower edge of the gas supply 13. Additionally, four drains 21 are provided, allocated to the feed lines 12, and indeed between the feed lines 12 and the inner lower edge 22 of the gas supply 13. The inner upper edge 23 of the gas supply 13 has a circumferential, annular scrubbing liquid deflector 24 which extends from the scrubber shell 6 into the scrubber chamber 4. It is therefore achieved that the scrubbing liquid running downwards on the inner side of the scrubber shell 6 does not run into the annular channel 15 or the gas supply 13, but is diverted inwards. Nevertheless, scrubbing liquid entering the annular channel 15 can be guided via drains 21 back into the scrubber chamber 4 again, such that the scrubbing liquid does not collect in the gas supply 13 and therefore also cannot reach into the feed lines 12.

[0038] In FIG. 5, a horizontal cut through the gas supply 13 is depicted. Next to the scrubber shell 6, the openings 19 in the scrubber shell 6 for the introduction of the gas to be cleaned, the upper ends 14 of the feed lines 12 are also depicted in the supply elements 18. Additionally, the drains 21 for draining scrubbing liquid from a region of the gas supply 13 are provided between the feed lines 12 and the openings 19 back into the scrubber chamber 4 in the scrubber housing 3.

[0039] In FIG. 6, a vertical cross-section running in the radial direction through the gas supply 13 is depicted, and indeed in a region between two openings 19. The gas to be cleaned can flow in this region through the annular channel 15 to the next opening 19. Furthermore, on the inner side of the scrubber shell 6, a part of the circumferential, annular scrubbing liquid deflector 24 is depicted, which runs at a slight downward incline to its inner edge, and indeed, in the depicted and in this respect preferred gas scrubber 1, at approximately 5 to the horizontal.

[0040] In FIG. 7, a vertical cross-section running in the radial direction through the gas supply 13 is depicted, and indeed in the region of an opening 19 for the introduction of the gas to be cleaned into the scrubber chamber 4 of the scrubber housing 3. Also in this region, the scrubbing liquid deflector 24 provided to be circumferential inside the scrubber shell 6 is at a slight downward incline to its inner edge. Additionally, the lower edge 20 of the opening 19 is arranged at a slight distance upwards from the lower edge and from the base 25 of the gas supply 13 and/or the annular channel 15.

[0041] In FIG. 8, a vertical cross-section running in the radial direction through the gas supply 13 in the region of the upper end 14 of the feed line 12 and the supply element 18 is depicted. The upper edge 26 of the feed line 12 ends, like the opening 19 for the introduction of the gas to be cleaned into the scrubber chamber 4, slightly above the lower edge of the gas supply 13 or the base 25 of the gas supply 13 and/or the annular channel 15. Therefore, a gutter 27 is formed between the opening 19 and the associated feed line 12, the outer edge 28 of which gutter 27, in the depicted and in this respect preferred gas scrubber 1, is formed by the lower edge 20 of the opening 19 and the upper edge 26 of the feed line 12. A drain 21 is provided on the base 25 of the gutter 27, said drain comprising a drain line 29 which guides, if possible, scrubbing liquid reaching into the gutter 27 through the scrubber shell 6 back into the scrubber chamber 4 of the scrubber housing 3.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0042] 1 Gas scrubber [0043] 2 Gas pipe [0044] 3 Scrubber housing [0045] 4 Scrubber chamber [0046] 5 Scrubber head [0047] 6 Scrubber shell [0048] 7 Scrubber base [0049] 8 Connecting piece [0050] 9 Connecting piece [0051] 10 Line [0052] 11 Branch [0053] 12 Feed lines [0054] 13 Gas supply [0055] 14 End [0056] 15 Annular channel [0057] 16 Flange [0058] 17 Supply openings [0059] 18 Supply elements [0060] 19 Opening [0061] 20 Lower edge [0062] 21 Drain [0063] 22 Inner lower edge [0064] 23 Inner upper edge [0065] 24 Scrubbing liquid deflector [0066] 25 Base [0067] 26 Upper edge [0068] 27 Gutter [0069] 28 Outer edge [0070] 29 Drain line