IP Library Granted Patent US 8,192,259
Granted Patent B2
US 8,192,259 · App. 12/320,198 · Granted Jun 5, 2012

Ventilation system of sludge receiving facility

Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,192,259
App. No.
12/320,198
Granted
Jun 5, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sludge receiving facility is provided with upper and lower structures respectively having inner spaces communicating with each other, wherein sludge tanks each having a sludge charging port are provided in the lower structure, and a partition wall configured to partition a carrying-in space of the upper structure from the inner space is provided, the sludge receiving facility including: outside air blowing means; air circulating means configured to enable the inner space and the carrying-in space to communicate with each other; first exhausting means configured to exhaust air from an upper part of the carrying-in space; second exhausting means configured to exhaust air above the sludge charging port; and third exhausting means configured to exhaust air inside the sludge tanks, wherein opening/closing means are respectively provided in the circulating means and the first to third exhausting means.

Claims (24)

1. A ventilation system of a sludge receiving facility in which an upper structure and a lower structure are constructed, the upper and lower structures having respective inner spaces communicating with each other with a running surface of transportation means as a boundary, in which a gate having opening/closing means is provided in a wall of the upper structure, in which a sludge tank having a sludge charging port configured to be opened on the running surface and configured to be provided with closing means in an openable and closable manner is provided in the lower structure, and in which a partition wall is provided in the upper structure, the partition wall being configured to partition a carrying-in space from the inner space of the upper structure, the carrying-in space ranging from the gate to the sludge charging port, the ventilation system of the sludge receiving facility comprising:

outside air blowing means configured to continuously and forcibly feed outside air to the inner space of the lower structure from a bottom part of the lower structure;

air circulating means configured to enable the inner space of the upper structure and the carrying-in space to communicate with each other by moving air through the partition wall;

first exhausting means configured to exhaust air in the carrying-in space from an upper part of the carrying-in space;

second exhausting means provided in a position facing the sludge charging port of the carrying-in space and configured to exhaust air above the sludge charging port; and

third exhausting means configured to exhaust air in the sludge tank, wherein opening/closing means are provided in each of the circulating means, the first exhausting means, the second exhausting means, and the third exhausting means.

2. The ventilation system of the sludge receiving facility according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a methane gas detector provided in an upper part of the inner space of the upper structure; and

methane gas discharge control means configured to, when a detection value of the detector reaches a set value, open the opening/closing means of the circulating means and the first exhausting means at a time when the opening/closing means of the circulating means and the first exhausting means are not opened, and to close the opening/closing means of the third exhausting means at a time when the opening/closing means of the third exhausting means is not closed.

3. The ventilation system of the sludge receiving facility according to claim 1 , further comprising:

fourth exhausting means provided in the lower structure and configured to exhaust air in the inner space of the lower structure, the fourth exhausting means being provided with opening/closing means;

a hydrogen sulfide gas detector provided in a lower part of the lower structure; and hydrogen sulfide gas discharge control means configured to, when a detection value of the detector reaches a predetermined value, open the opening/closing means of the fourth exhausting means at a time when the opening/closing means of the fourth exhausting means is not opened, and to close the opening/closing means of the first, second and third exhausting means when the opening/closing means of the first, second and third exhausting means are not closed.

4. The ventilation system of the sludge receiving facility according to claim 1 , further comprising:

fifth exhausting means configured to always exhaust air in the sludge tank at a flow rate lower than a flow rate of the third exhausting means.

5. The ventilation system of the sludge receiving facility according to claim 2 , further comprising:

fourth exhausting means provided in the lower structure and configured to exhaust air in the inner space of the lower structure, the fourth exhausting means being provided with opening/closing means;

a hydrogen sulfide gas detector provided in a lower part of the lower structure; and

hydrogen sulfide gas discharge control means configured to, when a detection value of the hydrogen sulfide gas detector reaches a predetermined value, open the opening/closing means of the fourth exhausting means at a time when the opening/closing means of the fourth exhausting means is not opened, and to close the opening/closing means of the first, second and third exhausting means when the opening/closing means of the first, second and third exhausting means are not closed.

6. The ventilation system of the sludge receiving facility according to claim 2 , further comprising:

fifth exhausting means configured to always exhaust air in the sludge tank at a flow rate lower than a flow rate of the third exhausting means.

7. The ventilation system of the sludge receiving facility according to claim 3 , further comprising:

fifth exhausting means configured to always exhaust air in the sludge tank at a flow rate lower than a flow rate of the third exhausting means.

8. The ventilation system of the sludge receiving facility according to claim 5 , further comprising:

fifth exhausting means configured to always exhaust air in the sludge tank at a flow rate lower than a flow rate of the third exhausting means.

Assignments (2)
COMPANY SPLIT Recorded Oct 7, 2022
From: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI UBE CEMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061766/0082 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 28, 2022
From: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059262/0645 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 11990979
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