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WO2017191600A1 - Système et procédé pour fixer et retirer des inserts de tube - Google Patents

Système et procédé pour fixer et retirer des inserts de tube Download PDF

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WO2017191600A1
WO2017191600A1 PCT/IB2017/052615 IB2017052615W WO2017191600A1 WO 2017191600 A1 WO2017191600 A1 WO 2017191600A1 IB 2017052615 W IB2017052615 W IB 2017052615W WO 2017191600 A1 WO2017191600 A1 WO 2017191600A1
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tube insert
header
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heat exchanger
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Byron BLACK
Nathan BARNETT
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Koch Heat Transfer Company, Lp
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F13/00—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing
    • F28F13/06—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing by affecting the pattern of flow of the heat-exchange media
    • F28F13/12—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing by affecting the pattern of flow of the heat-exchange media by creating turbulence, e.g. by stirring, by increasing the force of circulation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
    • F28F1/10—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
    • F28F1/40—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only inside the tubular element
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2220/00—Closure means, e.g. end caps on header boxes or plugs on conduits
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2280/00—Mounting arrangements; Arrangements for facilitating assembling or disassembling of heat exchanger parts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2280/00—Mounting arrangements; Arrangements for facilitating assembling or disassembling of heat exchanger parts
    • F28F2280/02—Removable elements

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  • Heat exchangers are used in a wide range of industrial applications, including distillation towers, separators, and reactors. Additionally, heat exchangers handle a variety of fluid types (both air and liquid), including corrosive and high viscosity fluids. In most applications, one fluid is passed through internal tubes of the exchanger, while a second fluid is passed on the outside of the tubes. Heat transfer occurs between the fluids across the tube wall. In order to increase the heat transfer efficiency between the fluids, outside tube geometries are varied (e.g. obround, finned). Also, tube inserts can be used to impart turbulent flow to the inside fluid, which further increases heat transfer. However, there are several drawbacks with internal tube inserts, including corrosion and cleaning problems.
  • the systems utilize a header plug attached to a tube insert.
  • the tube insert is installed through a plug hole in the header box of a heat exchanger aligned with a tube so that the insert can be placed within the tube through the plug hole.
  • the tube insert can then be positioned within the tube while the header plug seals the plug hole of the header box.
  • the plug remains attached (directly or indirectly) to the tube insert, allowing the plug to be removed in order to pull out and remove the tube insert through the same plug hole through which it was installed.
  • FIG. 1 provides a schematic of a header plug affixed to a tube insert.
  • FIG. 2 provides an external view of a header plug and tube insert partially inserted into a heat exchanger.
  • FIG. 3 provides an internal view of aspects of FIG. 2, with dashed lines representing internal features.
  • FIG. 4 provides an interval view of aspects of a header plug and tube insert installed, with the header plug creating a seal in a plug hole of the header box.
  • FIGS. 5A-5D show example embodiments of connectors between the tube insert and the header plug.
  • FIG. 5A provides a ball joint connector.
  • FIG. 5B provides a rod welded onto the body of the header plug.
  • FIG. 5C provides a tab and insert connector.
  • FIG. 5D provides a threaded connector in which the tube insert has a threaded male connection and the header plug has an interior female connection.
  • FIG. 6 provides an exterior view of an embodiment of a heat exchanger, with dashed arrows indicating direction of fluid flow.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a header plug 100 attached to a tube insert 108 by a connector 106.
  • the head 102 of the header plug 100 has a larger cross sectional diameter than the body 104, and the head 102 is positioned opposite the connector 106 and the tube insert 108, so that it forms a seal when placed in a heat exchanger.
  • the cross sectional diameter of the body 104 of the header plug 100 is larger than the cross sectional diameter of the tube insert 108, so that the tube insert may be installed through the plug hole of the header box with the head 102 of the header plug 100 sealing the plug hole.
  • the connector 106 can be any type of connector, either fixing the axial rotation of the header plug 100 and the tube insert 108 so that they rotate together, or allowing independent rotation of each.
  • FIG. 2 shows a header plug 100 and tube insert 108 attached by a connector 106 partially inserted into a heat exchanger.
  • the tube insert 108 is inserted through the header box 200 and into a heat exchanger tube 206 through a plug hole 202 in the header box 200 aligned with the heat exchanger tube 206.
  • FIG. 3 provides an internal component view of FIG. 2 with dashed lines representing internal components.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the interior volume 300 of the header box 200, and shows the tube insert 108 passing through the interior volume 300 of the header box 200 and the heat exchanger tube 206.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an installed header plug 100 creating a seal in the plug hole 202 in the header box 200.
  • the header plug 100 remains attached to the tube insert 108 by the connector 106 so that the header plug 100 may be removed in order to remove the tube insert 108 from the heat exchanger tube 206.
  • the connector 106 may be longer so that the end of the tube insert 108 is even with the entrance of the heat exchanger tube 206, reducing the amount of volume occupied by the header plug/tube insert in the interior volume 300 of the header box 200.
  • FIGS. 5A-5D show example embodiments of connectors between the tube insert and the header plug.
  • FIG. 5A provides a ball joint connector 500, which allows independent rotation of the plug 100 and the tube insert 108.
  • FIG. 5B provides a rod 502 welded onto the body of the header plug. The welding points 504 are on the body of the header plug 100, and, in some embodiments, on the tube connector 108. In some embodiments, the rod is a portion of the tube insert 108, itself.
  • FIG. 5C provides a tab and insert connector, with a tab with insert 508 being positioned so that the insert passes through a tab with a hole 506.
  • FIG. 5A provides a ball joint connector 500, which allows independent rotation of the plug 100 and the tube insert 108.
  • FIG. 5B provides a rod 502 welded onto the body of the header plug. The welding points 504 are on the body of the header plug 100, and, in some embodiments, on the tube connector 108. In some embodiments, the rod is a portion
  • 5D provides a threaded connector in which the tube insert has a threaded male connection 510 and the header plug has a threaded female connection in the interior of the bottom, with the opening axially opposed to the head.
  • the connector has a rotation locking device which allows for independent rotation of the plug with respect to the tube insert while the device is disengaged and prevents independent rotation between the plug and tube insert when the device is engaged.
  • FIG. 6 shows an external view of an embodiment of a heat exchanger and indicates the direction of internal fluid flow with dashed arrows.
  • the heat exchanger has two header boxes 200 and 602, the former having an inlet 600 and the latter having an outlet 601 . Fluid enters the header box 200 via the inlet 600 and flows through the tubes 206, which are exposed to an external counter-flowing fluid with a different temperature, as indicated by solid arrows. The internal fluid flows out of the tubes 206 into the header box 600 where it combines and exits the heat exchanger via the outlet 601.
  • the header plugs 100 provide a seal to keep the internal fluid from escaping the header boxes 200 and 602 and, as indicated previously, may be attached to a tube insert running through the internal volume of the tubes 206.

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La présente invention concerne des systèmes et des procédés portant généralement sur l'installation et le retrait d'inserts de tube dans des échangeurs de chaleur. Les systèmes et les procédés selon l'invention simplifient l'installation d'inserts de tube et permettent une installation, un retrait ou un remplacement rapides et efficaces d'une grande diversité d'inserts de tube. Dans des modes de réalisation, les systèmes utilisent un bouchon d'embase fixé à un insert de tube.
PCT/IB2017/052615 2016-05-03 2017-05-04 Système et procédé pour fixer et retirer des inserts de tube WO2017191600A1 (fr)

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WO2007137406A1 (fr) * 2006-05-25 2007-12-06 Roger Arnot Appareil d'échange de chaleur par immersion agitée
EP2798301A2 (fr) * 2011-12-28 2014-11-05 Saudi Arabian Oil Company Appareil de nettoyage pour tubes d'échange de chaleur d'échangeurs de chaleur refroidis par air

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US6155339A (en) * 1999-06-18 2000-12-05 Grapengater; Richard B. Obround header for a heat exchanger
WO2007137406A1 (fr) * 2006-05-25 2007-12-06 Roger Arnot Appareil d'échange de chaleur par immersion agitée
EP2798301A2 (fr) * 2011-12-28 2014-11-05 Saudi Arabian Oil Company Appareil de nettoyage pour tubes d'échange de chaleur d'échangeurs de chaleur refroidis par air

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JP7499392B1 (ja) 2023-08-31 2024-06-13 三菱重工パワー環境ソリューション株式会社 伝熱管用止栓治具および熱交換器、排煙処理装置、伝熱管の漏洩検出方法

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