Urea Injection System
20170350290 · 2017-12-07
Inventors
Cpc classification
F01N2610/148
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Y02T10/12
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
F01N2610/1453
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01N3/2066
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01N3/28
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01N3/208
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01N2610/14
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01N2900/1808
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01N2610/085
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01N3/20
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01N9/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01N2610/1433
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
F01N3/20
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01N3/28
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
A urea injection system comprises a fluid conveying apparatus used for extracting a urea solution from a urea tank, several nozzles indirectly connected to the fluid conveying apparatus, and a controller used for controlling the urea injection system. The urea injection system is adapted to process exhaust gas of a plurality of engines at the same time. The nozzles comprise a first nozzle used for injecting a urea solution to a first exhaust pipe of a first engine and a second nozzle used for injecting the urea solution to a second exhaust pipe of a second engine. A plurality of nozzles respectively corresponding to a plurality of engines is arranged in the urea injection system, so as to process exhaust gas of the plurality of engines at the same time by using only one urea injection system.
Claims
1. A urea injection system, which comprises a fluid conveying apparatus used for extracting a urea solution from a urea tank, a common rail connected to said fluid conveying apparatus, a plurality of nozzles connected to said common rail, and a controller used for controlling said urea injection system, wherein said common rail comprises a housing, and a pressure detection apparatus and a pressure adjustment apparatus installed on said housing, said housing comprises an inlet passage where a urea solution enters, an outlet passage where the urea solution flows out, a plurality of conveyance ports connected to said inlet passage, and a plurality of return flow ports connected to said outlet passage, said pressure detection apparatus is connected to said inlet passage, said pressure adjustment apparatus is connected between said inlet passage and said outlet passage, said pressure adjustment apparatus is able to connect or disconnect said inlet passage and said outlet passage; said urea injection system is also suitable for treating exhaust of a plurality of engines, said plurality of nozzles include a first nozzle used to inject a urea solution into a first exhaust pipe connected to a first engine and a second nozzle used to inject a urea solution into a second exhaust pipe connected to a second engine.
2. The urea injection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first exhaust pipe and said second exhaust pipe are independent of each other.
3. The urea injection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said urea injection system comprises a first inlet pipe and a first return flow pipe connected to the first nozzle, wherein said first inlet pipe is connected to the corresponding conveyance port, said first return flow pipe is connected to the corresponding return flow port; said urea injection system further comprises a second inflow pipe and a second return flow pipe connected to the second nozzle, wherein said second inflow pipe is connected to the corresponding conveyance port, and said second return flow pipe is connected to the corresponding return flow port; said urea injection system further comprises a return pipeline connecting said outlet passage and said urea tank.
4. The urea injection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing roughly takes the shape of a cuboid, and comprises a first end face, a second end face, a third end face, and a fourth end face, wherein said first end face is set opposite said second end face, and said third end face is set opposite said fourth end face; said inlet passage and said outlet passage run through said first end face and/or second end face, said conveyance port runs through said third end face, and said return flow port runs through said fourth end face.
5. The urea injection system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said common rail is equipped with a conveyance connector connected to each conveyance port and a return flow connector connected to each return flow port, the number of said return flow connectors is the same as the number of said conveyance connectors, said inlet passage and said outlet passage are parallel to each other, said conveyance connector is perpendicular to said inlet passage, and said return flow connector is perpendicular to said outlet passage.
6. The urea injection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fluid conveying apparatus comprises an integrated cabinet, a pump installed in said integrated cabinet, an inlet pipeline connected to said pump, and an outlet pipeline connected to said pump, said pump comprises a motor located at the bottom, a pump head located at the top, and a magnetic coupling portion located between said motor and said pump head, said pump head, said magnetic coupling portion, and said motor are arranged from the top down, and a U-shaped flow path and a gear mechanism located in the very bottom of said flow path are provided in said pump head.
7. The urea injection system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said inlet pipeline and said outlet pipeline are respectively connected to the two ends of said flow path, and said inlet pipeline, said outlet pipeline, and said pump head are interconnected to form the shape of an inverted U.
8. The urea injection system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said integrated cabinet is equipped with a bottom wall, said inlet pipeline is equipped with a pre-pump monitoring module near said bottom wall, an inlet pipe connecting said pre-pump monitoring module and extending vertically, and an inlet connection pipe connecting said inlet pipe and said pump head; said outlet pipeline is equipped with a post-pump monitoring module near said bottom wall, an outlet pipe connecting said post-pump monitoring module and extending vertically, and an outlet connection pipe connecting said outlet pipe and said pump head.
9. The urea injection system as claimed in claim 8, wherein a negative pressure sensor and a urea temperature sensor are installed on said pre-pump monitoring module, a pressure sensor is installed on said post-pump monitoring module, said pre-pump monitoring module and said post-pump monitoring module both pass through said bottom wall, a urea extraction interface is provided in said pre-pump monitoring module, a urea output interface is provided in said post-pump monitoring module, and said urea extraction interface and said urea output interface are both located at the bottom of said integrated cabinet; said magnetic coupling portion comprises a driving magnetic driver and a driven magnetic driver, a pump head input shaft is provided on said driven magnetic driver, said pump head input shaft is connected to said gear mechanism, and said controller is located in said integrated cabinet.
10. A urea injection system, comprising a fluid conveying apparatus used for extracting a urea solution from a urea tank, a plurality of nozzles used for injecting a urea solution into the exhaust pipe, a plurality of urea solution distribution connectors connected between said fluid conveying apparatus and said plurality of nozzles, and a controller used for controlling said urea injection system, wherein said urea injection system is also suitable for treating exhaust of a plurality of engines, said plurality of nozzles include a first nozzle used to inject a urea solution into a first exhaust pipe connected to a first engine and a second nozzle used to inject a urea solution into a second exhaust pipe connected to a second engine; said urea injection system comprises a first inflow pipe and a first return flow pipe connected to the first nozzle, and a second inflow pipe and a second return flow pipe connected to the second nozzle; said plurality of urea solution distribution connectors include a first tee connector and a second tee connector connected in series, wherein said first tee connector is equipped with an outlet connected to said first inflow pipe, and said second tee connector is equipped with an outlet connected to said second inflow pipe.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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[0031] To make clearer the objective, technical solution, and advantages of the present invention, the following will further describe the present invention in detail in combination with drawings and specific embodiments.
[0032] As shown in
[0033] Said urea injection system (100) comprises a urea tank (1), a filter (3), a fluid conveying apparatus (4) used for extracting a urea solution from said urea tank (1), a common rail (5) connected to said fluid conveying apparatus (4), a plurality of nozzles connected to said common rail (5), and a controller (7) used for controlling said urea injection system (100).
[0034] As shown in
[0035] Said integrated cabinet (41) roughly takes the shape of a cuboid, and comprises a front wall (411), a rear wall (412), a top wall (413), a bottom wall (414), a first side wall (415), and a second side wall (416). In the illustrated implementation mode of the present invention, said front wall (411) is the main operation interface, and a man-machine interface (4111), an emergency stop switch (4112), a main power switch (4113), a monitoring indicator (4114), and a door lock (4115) are provided on said front wall (411). Said man-machine interface (4111), said emergency stop switch (4112), and said main power switch (4113) are arranged in the middle of said front wall (411) and are arranged in the vertical direction in sequence from the top down. With such settings, said main operation interface satisfies the concise and symmetric aesthetics design as a whole. Said man-machine interface (4111), said emergency stop switch (4112), and said main power switch (4113) are all centered between the left and right of said front wall (411), and their positions from the top and bottom comply with the principle of man-machine engineering to guarantee good comfort of line-of-sight of operations. When an emergency happens in the system, said emergency stop switch (4112) can quickly disconnect the power source of the system to guarantee the safety of the system in compliance with the maximum principle. Said monitoring indicator (4114) can monitor online and display the working state of the system in real time. In the illustrated implementation mode of the present invention, said monitoring indicator (4114) is a tri-color (for example, red, yellow, and green) lamp. Said tri-color lamp is one lamp, and in different working states, the monitoring indicator (4114) displays lamp light of different colors at different frequencies. The working state of said system can clearly be learned according to the display of said lamp light. Compared with the adoption of three lamps to display different colors in the prior art, the tri-color lamp in the present invention can save on cost and can facilitate layout. In the illustrated implementation mode of the present invention, said door lock (4115) is a Yin-Yang triangle opening/closing structure, which gives the system an excellent physical safety feature.
[0036] A plurality of wiring harness connectors (4151) are installed on said first side wall (415), and said wiring harness connectors (4151) are inwardly connected to said controller (7), said pump (42), and various sensors respectively, and are outwardly connected to external signals of the system and the power supply respectively. In the illustrated implementation mode of the present invention, said wiring harness connectors (4151) are all close to the bottom of said integrated cabinet (41) so that the vibration severity of said wiring harness connectors (4151) is lowered. Said controller (7) is located at the inner side of said first side wall (415).
[0037] As shown in
[0038] When the system is working, said motor (421) is powered on, said motor output shaft (4211) drives the rotation of said driving magnetic driver (4231), then said driving magnetic driver (4231) drives the rotation of the pump head input shaft (4233), and said pump head input shaft (4233) further drives the rotation of the gear mechanism (4222) so that said urea solution flows in the direction of the arrow and the pressure of the urea solution at the outlet is increased. In the illustrated implementation mode of the present invention, since said gear mechanism (4222) is located in the very bottom of said urea flow path (4221), the bubbles in the urea solution can be prevented from accumulating in said pump head (422), thus ensuring the working efficiency in pumping the liquid and the control precision of the delivery volume.
[0039] Said inlet pipeline (43) comprises a pre-pump monitoring module (431) located at the bottom end, an inlet pipe (432) connected to said pre-pump monitoring module (431), and an inlet connection pipe (433) connecting said inlet pipe (432) to said pump head (422). Said inlet pipeline (43) connected with a plurality of components makes maintenance convenient. In the illustrated implementation mode of the present invention, said pre-pump monitoring module (431) is a hexagonal-faced structure and is characterized by high reliability, compactness, and a light weight. A negative pressure sensor (4311) and a urea temperature sensor are installed on said pre-pump monitoring module (431), wherein it can be determined whether said filter (3) needs to be replaced by monitoring said negative pressure sensor (4311).
[0040] Similarly, said outlet pipeline (44) comprises a post-pump monitoring module (441) located at the bottom end, an outlet pipe (442) connected to said post-pump monitoring module (441), and an outlet connection pipe (443) connecting said outlet pipe (442) to said pump head (422). Said outlet pipeline (44) connected with a plurality of components makes maintenance convenient. In the illustrated implementation mode of the present invention, said post-pump monitoring module (441) is a hexagonal-faced structure and is characterized by high reliability, compactness, and a light weight. A pressure sensor (4411) is installed on said post-pump monitoring module (441) to detect the pressure at the high-pressure section.
[0041] In the illustrated implementation mode of the present invention, through-hole installation is adopted for both said pre-pump monitoring module (431) and said post-pump monitoring module (441), that is to say, said pre-pump monitoring module (431) and said post-pump monitoring module (441) both pass through the bottom wall (414) of said integrated cabinet (41). A urea extraction interface (4310) is provided in said pre-pump monitoring module (431), a urea output interface (4410) is provided in said post-pump monitoring module (441), and said urea extraction interface (4310) and said urea output interface (4410) are both located in the bottom of said integrated cabinet (41) so that the running and layout of external urea pipelines can fully be protected, and mechanical collisions and contamination from other liquids and dust can be avoided. In addition, said pre-pump monitoring module (431) and said post-pump monitoring module (441) are both designed to be parallel to the urea pipelines to minimize the pressure loss.
[0042] In the illustrated implementation mode of the present invention, said pump (42) is arranged in the vertical direction, said pump head (422) vertically faces upward. On the one hand, based on the magnetic drive mechanism, the centering performance of said driving magnetic driver (4231) and driven magnetic driver (4232) can be guaranteed and the transfer efficiency of the magnetic driving force in the pump assembly can be improved; on the other hand, the bubbles in the urea solution can be prevented from accumulating in the pump, thus ensuring the working efficiency of said pump (42) pumping the liquid and the control precision of the delivery volume.
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[0046] The common rail (5) in the present invention is quite different from the existing common rails for fuel injection. First of all, a lot of data analysis shows that the pressure which the common rail (5) of the present invention, applied in the urea injection system, needs to withstand is far lower than what the common rail for fuel injection withstands. Based on such analysis, the cuboid housing (50) disclosed in the present invention has high machinability. More importantly, this provides a feasible solution for the integration of the outlet passage (541) into said common rail (5). In the illustrated implementation mode of the present invention, the diameter of said inlet passage (531) is of course greater than the diameter of said outlet passage (541). The reason for such a design is that scientific analysis shows that the pressures which said inlet passage (531) and said outlet passage (541) need to withstand are also different.
[0047] As shown in
[0048] The pressure control valve installed on said common rail (5) has three functions: 1. helping to build up the pressure in the urea pipeline, 2. stabilizing and controlling the pressure after the pressure is built up, 3. with the aid of contra-rotations of said pump (42), drawing the air in said urea tank (1) into the pipeline of said urea injection system to evacuate the urea solution from said pipeline before said urea injection system (100) stops.
[0049] To be specific, when the system just starts to build up pressure, a lot of air may exist in the pipeline. However, the compressibility of air easily leads to a pressure buildup failure. The pressure control valve designed in the present invention skillfully solves the problem. When the system just starts to build up a pressure, said controller (7) controls the opening of said pressure control valve (for example, keeps said pressure control valve at a certain fixed opening angle or a changing opening angle) to connect said inlet passage (531) and said outlet passage (541) to provide one channel to release the air in the pipeline so that a pressure can quickly be built up in the pipeline.
[0050] After the pressure buildup of the system is completed, said controller will quickly adjust the opening angle of said pressure control valve to ensure that the urea pressure in said common rail (5) is maintained around a set pressure and basically remains constant, thus achieving the aim of adjusting the pressure by controlling the return flow volume of the urea solution.
[0051] Before said urea injection system (100) stops, said controller (7) opens said pressure control valve, said pump (42) contra-rotates to draw the air in said urea tank (1) into the pipeline of said urea injection system to evacuate the urea solution from said pipeline. It should be noted that “before said urea injection system (100) stops” means that said controller (7) has already received the signal indicating that the system is to stop. At this time, said nozzle has already stopped injection, but said pump (42) is still rotating (for example, contra-rotating). The purpose of evacuating the urea solution from said pipeline is to prevent the system from being damaged by freezing or expansion of the urea solution.
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[0054] Under the control of said controller (7), the common rail (5) in the present invention can realize centralized control and management of the injected solution and can stabilize the pressure of the urea solution. The number of said inflow pipes and return flow pipes will vary with the number of engines and the power thereof. In addition, said controller (7) determines the real-time working conditions of each engine according to the inlet pressure, inlet temperature, inlet humidity, and rotational speed of each engine. The controller determines the volume of a urea solution to be injected into each exhaust pipe according to different working conditions of each engine, thus realizing control and coordination between a plurality of engines.
[0055] As shown in
[0056] In addition, in the implementation mode shown in
[0057] The urea injection system (100) in the present invention can satisfy the exhaust post-treatment requirements of a set of engines with a total power less than a threshold (for example, 12000 kilowatts), regardless of the type and power rating of each engine. If the total power does not exceed said threshold, the number of engines will not affect the operation of the system.
[0058] In addition, the above-mentioned embodiments are only used to describe the present invention, but not restrict the technical solutions described for the present invention. The understanding of the specification, for example, the description of directions such as front, back, left, right, top, and bottom, should be based on those skilled in the art. Although a detailed description of the present invention is given in the specification with reference to the above-mentioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that a person skilled in the art can still make modifications to or equivalent replacements in the present invention. Technical solutions and improvements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should all fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention.