IP Library Granted Patent US 9,433,874
Granted Patent B2
US 9,433,874 · App. 15/089,911 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

Spray drying apparatus for dehydrated filtrate from desulfurization waste water, and air pollution control system

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Patent No.
US 9,433,874
App. No.
15/089,911
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A spray drying apparatus includes: a gas inlet provided in a side wall in the vicinity of a top (lid) portion of the spray drying apparatus, for introducing a flue gas for drying a spray of dehydrated filtrate; flow-adjusting plates provided in a body of the spray drying apparatus, for decelerating the introduced flue gas so as to change the flow of the flue gas to a laminar flow; a spray nozzle for spraying the dehydrated filtrate from the desulfurization waste water into the flue gas having been changed to the laminar flow; and a joining unit for joining a bottom portion of the body of the spray drying apparatus to a gas supply line that is a main flue gas duct for the flue gas so as to discharge spray-dried solids to the main flue gas duct.

Claims (83)

1. A spray drying apparatus, comprising:

a body portion, a top portion and a bottom portion;

a gas inlet, for introducing a flue gas, being provided in the body portion;

a spray nozzle for spraying waste water into the flue gas in order to evaporate and dry the waste water; and

an outlet duct connected to the bottom portion of the spray drying apparatus,

wherein the bottom portion of the spray drying apparatus is connected to a longitudinal intermediate portion of the outlet duct such that the flue gas discharged from the bottom portion is provided to a midstream of main flue gas flowing in the outlet duct.

2. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein

the gas inlet being provided in the body portion in the vicinity of the top portion of the spray drying apparatus.

3. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein:

the flue gas and spray-dried solids are discharged from the body portion to the outlet duct of the spray drying apparatus.

4. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein:

the outlet duct and the body portion of the spray drying apparatus are configured so that the flow direction of the flue gas and spray-dried solids flow is perpendicular to the extending direction of the outlet duct.

5. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein:

the outlet duct including a portion extending substantially orthogonal to the body portion.

6. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein:

the outlet duct connected to the bottom portion of the spray drying apparatus being parallel to the gas inlet.

7. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of plates provided in the body portion of the spray drying apparatus to change the flow of the flue gas.

8. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

a plurality of flow-adjusting plates configured to change the flow of the flue gas to a laminar flow.

9. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 7 , wherein

each of the plurality of plates configured to change the flow of the flue gas.

10. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 8 , wherein:

the plurality of the flow-adjusting plates being arranged vertically inside the body portion so that one end of each the plurality of the flow adjusting plates being close to an inner wall surface of the body portion.

11. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 8 , further comprising:

a supply line for introducing the waste water provided in the body portion of the spray drying apparatus, wherein

the plurality of the flow-adjusting plates being arranged around the supply line and fan out from the supply line in a radial direction towards an inner wall surface of the body portion.

12. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of protective plates being provided along an inner wall surface of the body portion that is in the vicinity of a flue gas introduction area so as to prevent abrasion of the inner wall surface caused by solids contained in the flue gas.

13. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 12 , further comprising:

a deceleration unit provided on each of the plurality of protective plates to decelerate the flow of the flue gas.

14. An air pollution control system comprising:

a boiler for combusting fuel;

an air heater for recovering heat of a flue gas supplied from the boiler;

a precipitator for removing soot and dust contained in the flue gas from which heat has been recovered;

a desulfurization device for removing a sulfur oxide contained in the flue gas, from which soot and dust have been removed, by an absorbent;

a dehydrator for removing gypsum from desulfurization waste water discharged from the desulfurization device;

the spray drying apparatus according to claim 1 including a spray unit for spraying dehydrated filtrate supplied from the dehydrator; and

a flue gas introduction line for introducing a part of the flue gas to the spray drying apparatus.

15. The air pollution control system as set forth in claim 14 , wherein

the dehydrator being a centrifugal separator.

16. A spray drying apparatus, comprising:

a body portion, a top portion and a bottom;

a gas inlet, for introducing a flue gas, being provided in the body portion in the vicinity of the spray drying apparatus;

a spray nozzle for spraying waste water into the flue gas in order to evaporate and dry the waste water; and

an outlet duct connected to the bottom of the spray drying apparatus,

wherein the bottom portion of the spray drying apparatus is connected to a longitudinal intermediate portion of the outlet duct such that the flue gas discharged from the bottom portion is provided to a midstream of main flue gas flowing in the outlet duct, and

wherein an upstream of the outlet duct is connected with an upstream of the gas inlet.

17. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 16 , wherein

the gas inlet being provided in the body portion in the vicinity of the top portion of the spray drying apparatus.

18. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 16 , wherein:

the flue gas and spray-dried solids are discharged from the body portion to the outlet duct of the spray drying apparatus.

19. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 16 , wherein:

the outlet duct and the body portion of the spray drying apparatus are configured so that the flow direction of the flue gas and spray-dried solids flow is perpendicular to the extending direction of the outlet duct.

20. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 16 , wherein:

the outlet duct including a portion extending substantially orthogonal to the body portion.

21. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 16 , wherein:

the outlet duct connected to the bottom of the spray drying apparatus being parallel to the gas inlet.

22. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 16 , further comprising:

a plurality of plates provided in the body portion of the spray drying apparatus to change the flow of the flue gas.

23. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 16 , further comprising:

a plurality of flow-adjusting plates configured to change the flow of the flue gas to a laminar flow.

24. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 22 , wherein

each of the plurality of plates configured to change the flow of the flue gas.

25. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 23 , wherein:

the plurality of the flow-adjusting plates being arranged vertically inside the body portion so that one end of each the plurality of the flow adjusting plates being close to an inner wall surface of the body portion.

26. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 23 , further comprising:

a supply line for introducing the waste water provided in the body portion of the spray drying apparatus, wherein

the plurality of the flow-adjusting plates being arranged around the supply line and fan out from the supply line in a radial direction towards an inner wall surface of the body portion.

27. An air pollution control system comprising:

a boiler for combusting fuel;

an air heater for recovering heat of a flue gas supplied from the boiler;

a precipitator for removing soot and dust contained in the flue gas from which heat has been recovered;

a desulfurization device for removing a sulfur oxide contained in the flue gas, from which soot and dust have been removed, by an absorbent;

a dehydrator for removing gypsum from desulfurization waste water discharged from the desulfurization device;

the spray drying apparatus according to claim 16 including a spray unit for spraying dehydrated filtrate supplied from the dehydrator; and

a flue gas introduction line for introducing a part of the flue gas to the spray drying apparatus.

28. The air pollution control system as set forth in claim 27 , wherein

the dehydrator being a centrifugal separator.

29. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 9 , wherein:

the plurality of the plates include flow-adjusting plates and/or protective plates.

30. The spray drying apparatus as set forth in claim 24 , wherein:

the plurality of the plates include flow-adjusting plates and/or protective plates.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2016
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 038284/0508 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2016
From: FUKUDA, TOSHIHIRO; NAGAYASU, TATSUTO; KAGAWA, SEIJI; KAMIYAMA, NAOYUKI; UKAI, NOBUYUKI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 038245/0908 →