Waste-heat reuse container using waste heat of power generation engine

Abstract

A short waste-heat reuse container disposed adjacent to a 40-f container that contains a radiator 23, an engine 21, and a power generator 22 disposed in a longitudinal direction of the container, the waste-heat reuse container collecting waste heat of the engine and generating steam or hot water, the waste-heat reuse container containing a muffler 2 that muffles exhaust gas of the engine, a boiler 4 that transfers heat of the exhaust gas to water and generates steam, and a heat exchanger 3 that transfers heat of cooling water heated by the engine to water and generates hot water, wherein the muffler is disposed upright opposite to the boiler in the longitudinal direction of the waste-heat reuse container, an exhaust gas inlet 2a of the muffler being disposed on an upper wall of the container.

Claims

1. A waste-heat reuse container disposed adjacent to a power generation container that contains a radiator, an engine, and a power generator, the waste-heat reuse container collecting waste heat of the engine and generating steam or hot water, a length of the waste-heat reuse container being smaller than that of the power generation container, the waste-heat reuse container containing: a muffler that muffles exhaust gas of the engine; a boiler that transfers heat of the exhaust gas to water and generates steam; and a heat exchanger that transfers heat of cooling water heated by the engine to water and generates hot water.

2. The waste-heat reuse container according to claim 1, wherein the muffler is disposed upright in the waste-heat reuse container, and wherein an exhaust gas inlet of the muffler is disposed on an upper wall of the waste-heat reuse container.

3. The waste-heat reuse container according to claim 1, containing: a boiler that transfers heat of the exhaust gas muffled by the muffler to water and generates steam; or a heat exchanger that transfers heat of cooling water heated by the engine to water and generates hot water, wherein a center axis of a pipe that connects the boiler and the muffler is straight in a longitudinal direction of the waste-heat reuse container.

4. The waste-heat reuse container according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust gas inlet of the muffler is disposed along a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the waste-heat reuse container so that the exhaust gas inlet faces an exhaust gas outlet of the power generation container.

5. The waste-heat reuse container according to claim 1, wherein open/close doors are disposed on each transverse wall on both ends in the longitudinal direction of the waste-heat reuse container so as to open the transverse wall.

6. The waste-heat reuse container according to claim 1, wherein the boiler is disposed on one end in the longitudinal direction of the waste-heat reuse container, and wherein the muffler that muffles the exhaust gas and the heat exchanger that transfers heat of the cooling water heated by the engine to water and generates hot water are disposed on another end in the longitudinal direction and on both sides in the transverse direction of the waste-heat reuse container.

7. The waste-heat reuse container according to claim 1, wherein an inlet and an outlet for cooling water heated by the engine and cooled by the heat exchanger are disposed on an inner wall of opposite walls in the longitudinal direction of the waste-heat reuse container, and wherein an inlet and an outlet for clean water heated by the heat exchanger are disposed on an outer wall of the opposite walls in the longitudinal direction of the waste-heat reuse container.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B) are two views of a short waste-heat reuse container that contains waste-heat reuse units according to an embodiment of the present invention: 1(A) is a plan view showing an inner structure of the container; and 1(B) is a right-side perspective view showing the container.

(2) FIGS. 2(A) to 2(D) are four views of the waste-heat reuse container: 2(A) is a front view; 2(B) is a rear view; 2(C) is a left-side view; and 2(D) is a right-side view.

(3) FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an inner structure of a long power generation container according to the embodiment of the present invention, the power generation container containing a power generation functional section including an engine, a radiator, and a power generator.

(4) FIG. 4 is a front perspective view showing the power generation container shown in FIG. 3.

(5) FIG. 5 is a front view showing an inner structure of the power generation container shown in FIG. 3.

(6) FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a container type co-generation engine power generation device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the engine power generation device in which the short waste-heat reuse container and the long power generation container are connected in a desirable layout, specifically showing an inner structure of the container type, co-generation type engine power generation device.

(7) FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the containers shown in FIG. 6.

(8) FIGS. 8(A) to (C) are plan views showing other exemplary layouts of connections of the short waste-heat reuse container and the long power generation container, in particular, an inner structure of the containers.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(9) Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is intended, however, that unless particularly specified, dimensions, materials, shapes, relative positions and the like of components described in the embodiments shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not limitative of the scope of the present invention.

(10) First, with reference to FIGS. 1(A), 1(B) and FIGS. 2(A) to 2(D), a short waste-heat reuse container (20-f container) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

(11) A 20-f container 1 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. According to the ISO standard, the length, width, and height of the 20-f container 1 are specified as 20 f (6 m), 8 f (2.4 m), and 8.6 f (2.6 m), respectively.

(12) When the walls of four sides of the 20-f container 1 are specified based on FIG. 1(A), a longitudinal wall disposed atop the figure is a front longitudinal wall 1a; a longitudinal wall opposite to the front longitudinal wall 1a is a rear longitudinal wall 1b; a transverse wall disposed on the right of the front longitudinal wall 1a is a 20-f transverse wall 1c; a transverse wall opposite to the 20-f transverse wall is a 0-f transverse wall 1d; and an upper wall 1e.

(13) Disposed on the transverse walls 1c and 1d are a pair of double hinged doors 10a and 10b and a pair of double hinged doors 10c and 10d that are opened from center positions of the transverse walls 1c and 1d so that each units contained in the 20-f container 1 are dismounted and mounted again in the longitudinal direction of the container. The double hinged doors on the front longitudinal wall 10a and 10c (1a) are opened by 90 because the 40-f container 20 is disposed adjacent to the front longitudinal wall 1c. On the other hand, the double hinged doors on the rear longitudinal wall 10b and 10c (1b) are opened by 180. In addition, a single hinged door 10e is disposed at a center portion of the rear longitudinal wall 1b. As a result, a longitudinal surface of a boiler 4 and pipes for cooling water and hot water connected to the heat exchanger that cannot be accessed through the pair of double hinged doors 10a and 10b and the pair of double hinged doors 10c and 10d disposed on the transverse walls 1c and 1d can be easily maintained.

(14) In a 20-f end container space surrounded by the 20-f transverse wall, the front longitudinal wall 1a, and the rear longitudinal wall 1b, a muffler 2 is disposed upright adjacent to the front longitudinal wall 1a. The muffler 2 muffles noise of exhaust gas of an engine 21. An exhaust gas inlet 2a of the muffler 2 is connected to the upper wall of the container. A connection pipe 101 that connects an exhaust gas outlet 21a disposed nearly at a center portion of an upper wall of a 40-f container 20 (that will be described later) and the exhaust gas inlet 2a of the muffler 2 disposed on the upper wall of the 20-f container 1 is disposed above the containers. Thus, the muffler 2 can be securely and safely assembled and maintained. In addition, a heat exchanger 3 that transfers head of cooling water heated by the engine 21 to water and generates hot water is disposed adjacent to the rear longitudinal wall 1b, the muffler 2, and the transverse wall 1c.

(15) A boiler 4 that receives exhaust gas muffled by the muffler 2 and that generates steam is disposed adjacent to the front longitudinal wall 1a, the muffler 2, and the transverse wall 1d. Exhaust gas emitted from the boiler 4 is guided to an exhaust gas outlet disposed upright along the 0-f transverse wall. The exhaust gas outlet is connected to the upper wall of the container.

(16) Thus, the exhaust gas muffled by the muffler 2 can be further muffled by the boiler 4. As a result, when the containers according to the present invention are disposed outdoor, noise that is generated in the containers can be minimized.

(17) In addition, a connection pipe 6 that supplies exhaust gas from the muffler 2 to the boiler 4 is straightly connected therebetween through a dumper 6a in the longitudinal direction. A bypass pipe 6b that bypasses exhaust gas separated by the dumper 6a passes along an upper wall of the boiler 4 to an exhaust gas outlet 4a.

(18) A signal detection pipe 9 sends signals about a steam pressure and a temperature in the boiler 4 to the 40-f container through a detection port 9a so as to control an opening ratio of the dumper.

(19) An inlet 7a and an outlet 7b of pipes 7 for cooling water heated by the engine 21 and cooled by the heat exchanger 3 are adjacently disposed on the rear longitudinal wall 1b so that the inlet 7a and the outlet 7b are offset on the side of the 20-f transverse wall 1d.

(20) Connected to the heat exchanger 3 are an inlet pipe 71 and an outlet pipe 72 for clean water heated by the heat exchanger 3 and hot water supplied to a load side. These pipes 71 and 72 pass through a space formed below the connection pipe 6 between the muffler 2 and the boiler 4 toward the front longitudinal wall 1a. A hot water supply outlet 8a and a clean water inlet 8b are disposed on the front longitudinal wall 1a.

(21) With reference to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, the 40-f container (long power generation container) will be described.

(22) The 40-f container 20 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The length, width, and height of the 40-f container 20 are specified as 40 f (12 m), 8 f (2.4 m), and 8.6 f (2.6 m), respectively.

(23) When the walls of four sides of the 40-f container 20 are specified based on FIG. 3, a longitudinal wall on the right of the figure is a front longitudinal wall 20a; a longitudinal wall on the left (opposite side) of the figure is a rear longitudinal wall 20b; a transverse wall at the bottom of the front longitudinal wall 20a is a 40-f transverse wall 20c; a transverse wall opposite to the 40-f transverse wall 20c is a 40-f transverse wall 20d; and an upper wall 20e.

(24) Disposed on the transverse walls 20c and 20d are a pair of double hinged doors 28a and 28b and a pair of double hinged doors 28c and 28d that are opened from center positions of the transverse walls 20c and 20d so that each units (engine 22, power generator 22, radiators, controller, and so forth) contained in the 40-f container 20 are dismounted and mounted again. The pair of double hinged doors 28a and 28b and the pair of double hinged doors 28c and 28d on the front longitudinal wall and the rear longitudinal wall 20b are opened by 180.

(25) In the 40-f container, unlike the 20-f container 1, the pair of double hinged doors 28a and 28b and the pair of double hinged doors 28c and 28d are opened by 180 because the adjacent container (20-f container 1) do not interfere with these double hinged doors that are opened. In addition, single hinged doors 28e and 28f are disposed at center portions on the longitudinal walls so that the engine 21 can be easily maintained.

(26) An exhaust gas outlet 21a of the engine 21 is disposed nearly at a center portion of the upper wall of the container, desirably with an offset on the side of the 0-f transverse wall 20d. A silencer 100 is disposed on the upper wall 20e through an L-letter shaped pipe when the 40-f container 20 is used in the mono-generation structure without the 20-f container.

(27) The engine 21 is disposed nearly at a center position in the longitudinal direction in the inner space of the 40-f container 20, desirably at a position in a range of 20 f10 f from the center position in the longitudinal direction of the 40-f container 20. The engine 21, which is heavier than other units in the 40-f container 20, is disposed at the center position in the longitudinal direction of the 40-f container 20. A plurality of radiators 23 is disposed in a space formed between the engine 21 and the 40-f transverse wall.

(28) Two cooling fans 24 are disposed in a space formed between the plurality of radiators 23 and the rear longitudinal wall so that the fans 24 blow cooling wind to the radiators 23.

(29) An outlet 26a and an inlet 26b for cooling water heated by the engine 21 and cooled by to the heat exchanger 3 are disposed on the rear longitudinal wall 20b adjacent to the radiators 23. Cooling water pipes 26 are connected between the radiators 23 and the engine 21.

(30) The pair of double hinged doors 20a and 28b and the pair of the double hinged doors 28c and 28d are disposed respectively on the transverse walls 20c and 20d on both the ends in the longitudinal direction of the container so that the transverse walls 20c and 20d can be fully opened and that the engine 21 and the power generator 22 can be dismounted. A control panel 25 is disposed inside the pair of double hinged doors 28a and 28b of the 40-f transverse wall so that the control panel 25 faces the power generator 22.

(31) In other words, the power generator 22 is disposed adjacently on the other end (40-f end) in the longitudinal direction of the engine 21. Shafts of the engine 21 and the power generator 22 are connected so that drive force of the engine 21 is transferred to the power generator 22.

(32) In addition, the control panel 25 and the lubricant tank 26 are adjacently disposed in a space formed between the power generator 22 and the 40-f transverse wall so that the control panel 25 and the coolant tank 26 face the double hinged doors 28a and 28b.

(33) Next, an effective layout of a co-generation container in combinations of the 40-f container 20 (power generation container) and the 20-f container 1 (waste-heat reuse container) will be described.

(34) With reference to FIG. 6 to FIGS. 8(A) to 8(C), a layout of the 20-f container 1 and the 40-f container 20 that minimize their installation space and lengths of pipes and cables will be described.

(35) First, as shown in FIG. 8(A), the 40-f end of the 40-f container 20 is connected with the 0-f end of the 20-f container 1 so that they are disposed in their longitudinal direction.

(36) In this layout, although the length of the containers is 60 f, the width of the containers is 8 f (2.4 m). If an installation space for a power supply has an area whose one side is around 20 m or greater, since the width of the containers is as narrow as 8 f, it is desirable that a plurality of co-generation power supply devices should be densely disposed.

(37) However, when the container 1 and the container 20 are connected in the longitudinal direction, the exhaust gas outlet 21a disposed nearly at the center portion of the upper wall of the 40-f container 20 and the exhaust gas inlet 2a of the muffler 2 have to be connected with the connection pipe 101. To shorten the length of the connection pipe 101, the 20-f end of the 20-f container 1 has to face the 40-f end of the 40-f container 20. Since there are the engine 21, the power generator 22, and the muffler 2 between the exhaust gas outlet 21a and the exhaust gas inlet 2a, the distance between the radiators 23 disposed on the 0-f end of the 40-f container 20 and the heat exchanger 3 on the 20-f end of the 20-f container 1 inevitably becomes long. In addition, it is practically impossible to route the pipe in the longitudinal direction of the containers. Realistically, a pipe 31 is routed outside the containers along the longitudinal walls. As a result, the length and space for the pipe 31 become long and large. In addition, since the hot water pipe is routed outside the containers, if the pipe is mistakenly disconnected, it is very dangerous.

(38) FIG. 8(B) shows a T-letter shaped layout of the containers.

(39) In the figure, the transverse end on the side of the muffler 2 of the 20-f container 1 is connected to the center portion of the longitudinal wall adjacent to the exhaust gas outlet 21a disposed nearly at the center portion of the upper wall of the 40-f container 20 so that the 40-f container 20 and the 20-f container 1 are disposed in a T-letter shape.

(40) In this layout, the distance between the exhaust gas outlet 21a disposed nearly at the center portion of the upper wall of the 40-f container 20 and the exhaust gas inlet 2a (of the muffler 2) disposed on the upper wall of the 20-f container 1 is remarkably decreased in comparison with the layout shown in FIG. 8(A). As a result, the length of the connection pipe 30 can be remarkably decreased. However, like the layout shown in FIG. 8(B), the pipe that connects the radiators 23 disposed on the 0-f end in the 40-f container 20 and the heat exchanger 3 disposed in the 20-f container 1 has to be routed outside the containers.

(41) In addition, the installation space for the containers becomes (40 f (12 m)(20 f+8 f (8.6 m)). As a result, an installation space 40 becomes large and wasteful.

(42) Moreover, since the double hinged doors 10a and 10b of the 20-f container 1 cannot be opened, the maintenance performance for the 20-f container 1 degrades.

(43) To decrease the installation space for the containers, an L-letter shaped layout shown in FIG. 8(C) may be contemplated. In this layout, a transverse end of the 40-f container 20 is connected with a longitudinal end on the side of the muffler 2 of the 20-f container 1 so that the containers are disposed in an L-letter shape. The distance between the exhaust gas outlet disposed nearly at the center portion of the upper wall of the 40-f container 20 and the exhaust gas inlet 2a (of the muffler 2) disposed in the 20-f container 1 becomes as short as around (40 f/2(6 m)+8/2 f (4.3 m)). In addition, since the containers are disposed in the L-letter shape, the installation space becomes ((40 f (12 m)+8 f (8.6 m))(20 f8 f (8.6 m)). Thus, the installation space 40 is still large and wasteful.

(44) Next, with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, a desirable layout according to the present invention will be described.

(45) According to the present embodiment, the 40-f container 20 that is the long power generation container and the 20-f container 1 that is the short waste-heat reuse container are connected as a combination of containers so that the longitudinal walls of these containers face each other. In addition, the radiators 23 are disposed adjacently along the front longitudinal wall opposite to the rear longitudinal wall facing the 20-f container 1. Thus, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the length of the container installation space is the same as the length of the long power generation container, 40 f (12 m). The width of the container installation space is 8 f2 (16 f (4.8 m)). The installation space 40 of the containers is smaller than those of the layouts shown in FIG. 8(A) and FIG. 8(B).

(46) According to the present embodiment, the heat exchanger 3 that transfers heat of cooling water heated by the engine 21 to water and the generates hot water is disposed adjacent to the muffler 2 or disposed in a space formed between the muffler 2 and the boiler 4. In addition, since the outlet and inlet for cooling water heated by the engine 21 and cooling water cooled by the heat exchanger 3 are disposed on opposite longitudinal walls of the 40-f container 20 and the 20-f container 1, the cooling water outlet 26a of the 20-f container and the cooling water inlet 7b of the 40-f container are connected through a connection pipe. Moreover, the cooling water outlet 7b of the 20-f container 1 and the cooling water outlet 26b of the long power generation container face each other. Thus, the pipes are unlikely to be routed outside. In addition, the connection pipes may be composed of quick couplings.

(47) According to the present embodiment, the transverse walls on both ends in the longitudinal direction of the long power generation container and the short waste-heat reuse container are composed of the open/close doors 10a to 10d. In addition, since the longitudinal walls of the containers 1 and 20 face each other, the transverse walls on both the ends in the longitudinal direction of the containers 1 and 20 become open. Thus, when the open/close doors 10a to 10d are disposed, the units contained in the containers can be easily mounted, dismounted, and maintained.

(48) In particular, since the heat exchanger 3 and the muffler 2 are disposed adjacently in the transverse direction of the 20-f container 1, only the boiler 4 and the muffler 2 are disposed adjacently in the longitudinal direction of the container. Thus, the 20-f container 1 does not become long.

(49) The engine is of liquid cooling type for example water cooling type or oil cooling type.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

(50) According to the present invention, a waste-heat reuse container is provided. The waste-heat reuse container is used along with a long basic container (mono-generation container) that contains a power generation functional section. The waste-heat reuse containera short 20-f containercontains a boiler that generates steam and a heat exchanger that generates hot water. Since the muffler is contained in the 20-f container, the muffler does not protrude upward, the container can be safely conveyed by a truck. In addition, the long power generation container and the waste-heat reuse container can be used in combination so that the longitudinal walls of the containers face each other.

(51) In addition, according to the present invention, the waste-heat reuse container that contains waste heat-reuse units that perform co-generation function is optionally connected with a basic container that contains a power generation functional section (hereinafter, this container is referred to as the mono-generation container). The waste-heat reuse container can be accurately connected to the mono-generation container. In addition, the waste-heat reuse container allows a pipe system to be accurately connected to the mono-generation container.

(52) The present invention can provide the waste-heat reuse container that allows a boiler, a heat exchanger, and a muffler that are contained in the container to be accurately mounted and dismounted and that allows these units to be mounted space-savingly and improves the maintenance performance for the assembled units.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

(53) 1 20-f container 2 muffler 2a inlet of exhaust gas for muffler 3 heat exchanger 4 boiler 7a, 7b inlet and outlet of clean water for heat exchanger 8a, 8b inlet pipe and outlet pipe of cooling water heated by engine and cooled by heat exchanger 20 40-f container 21 engine 21a outlet of exhaust gas for engine 22 power generator 23 radiators