CN209444623U - A kind of cooling system of fan bearing - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a kind of cooling systems of fan bearing, belong to centrifugal blower technical field, a kind of cooling system of fan bearing, including air cooling heat radiator, fan, water pump, fan bearing and cooling liquid storage tank, wherein, air cooling heat radiator is connected to cooling liquid storage tank side by pipeline, the cooling liquid storage tank other side is connected to unit fixed on water pump suction by pipeline, exit of pump is connected to one side opening of fan bearing by pipeline, another side opening of fan bearing is connected to air cooling heat radiator by pipeline, and fan is fixedly installed in air cooling heat radiator side.The utility model breaches over the objective bottleneck that traditional limitation fan bearing cooling function is realized, get rid of the dependence to external circulating cooling water pipe net, self-contained independent system, occupied area is small, and production automation degree is high, good cooling results, cost of investment is low, manual maintenance and the workload of maintenance are small, ingenious in design, practical.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of cooling systems of fan bearing, belong to centrifugal blower technical field.
Background technique
Currently, cool down to the bearing of centrifugal blower, the general type of cooling for using water cooling, working principle as shown in Figure 1,
Cooling pressure water is flowed through from the circular passage on the bearing chamber for surrounding bearing outer ring, so that cooling water and bearing portion is generated heat and is handed over
It changes, by water flow with the heat caused by blower operates in bearing running (being primarily referred to as frictional heat, the conduction heat of axis).It is this
The heat exchange of the type of cooling is mainly that the bearing chamber position between bearing and water channel carries out, and first reduces the temperature of bearing portion
Degree keeps bearing cooling, and then protects bearing, achievees the purpose that operate fan safe.
Above-mentioned cooling pressure water is typically derived from the industrial cycle pipe network of on-site, i.e., by the cooling pressure water of bearing
Entrance is directly accessed by pipeline among the pipe network system of neighbouring industrial circulating water, and fan bearing is by big in the pipe network
Uninterruptedly circulating for amount industrial circulating water, in real time takes away bearing heat, to achieve the purpose that cooling bearing.But
For the blower that those cannot connect to industrial cycle pipe network due to odjective cause, bearing cooling problem becomes
Restrict or limit the objective bottleneck of its location layout, scientifical use.
In view of this, researching and developing, a kind of small occupied area, good cooling results, cost of investment are low, manual maintenance workload is small
Novel cooling pressure water circulation system makes its self-contained independent system, gets rid of the dependence to industrial cycle pipe network, this target at
For the utility model main task urgently to be solved.
Summary of the invention
In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a kind of cooling system of fan bearing, occupied area
It is small, cooling effect is good, production automation degree is high.
The technical solution of the utility model is as follows:
A kind of cooling system of fan bearing, including air cooling heat radiator, fan, water pump, fan bearing and cooling liquid storage tank,
Wherein, air cooling heat radiator is connected to cooling liquid storage tank side by pipeline, and the cooling liquid storage tank other side is connected to water by pipeline
Pump inlet, exit of pump are connected to one side opening of fan bearing by pipeline, and another side opening of fan bearing is connected by pipeline
To air cooling heat radiator, fan is fixedly installed in air cooling heat radiator side.
Preferably, air cooling heat radiator selects pipe to stick up gilled radiator.
It is further preferred that the coolant liquid being perfused in air cooling heat radiator selects automobile engine cooling liquid, for cold journey
Different the northern area of China is spent, the engine coolant of corresponding freezing point can be selected respectively according to local extremely cold temperature conditions,
For the area that do not freeze of south China, softened water can be selected and substitute automobile engine cooling liquid.
Preferably, there are two water pump is set, unidirectional stop is installed on two water pumps and the pipeline connected to connection, exit of pump
Water valve.
It is further preferred that being mounted on electrothermal relay on each water pump.
Preferably, flow sensor is installed on water pump to the pipeline between fan bearing.
Preferably, temperature sensor is installed on fan bearing circulating line.
Preferably, cooling liquid storage tank includes liquid storage bottle, reservoir and coolant injection mouth, and liquid storage bottle upper end is equipped with coolant liquid
Reservoir is installed in filler, liquid storage bottle lower end, and reservoir two sides are connect with pipeline.
It is further preferred that coolant injection mouth is equipped with capping.
It is further preferred that reservoir uses stainless steel plate processing and fabricating, shape is rectangular box-like.
It is further preferred that the plastic bottle that the material selection of liquid storage bottle is anti-oxidant, high-intensitive, transparent.
Preferably, ball valve switch is installed on the pipeline of air cooling heat radiator one end, is equipped on cooling liquid storage tank one end pipeline
Ball valve switch.
Preferably, temperature sensor, flow sensor, water pump and fan are all connected to PLC control system.
The beneficial effects of the present invention are:
1, the utility model is perfused automobile engine cooling liquid by air cooling heat radiator and carries out cooling down to fan bearing
Processing, automobile engine cooling liquid freezing point is low, boiling point is high, is influenced by ambient temperature smaller, reduces low temperature and the summer in winter
Influence of the high temperature to cooling effect.
2, the utility model is measured in real time coolant liquid circular flow, fan bearing temperature using PLC control system,
The radiating rate for controlling fan dynamic regulation air cooling heat radiator simultaneously, had not only played the role of the detection to fan bearing temperature, but also
Energy-saving effect is reached.
3, the utility model makes fan bearing realize the Physical temperature-lowering function when not having industrial circulating cooling water
Can, so that the application range expanded of centrifugal blower, provides reliable basis for more industrial production projects and protects
Barrier.
4, the design concept of the utility model has dexterously been dissolved due to objective condition deficiency based on actual production demand
The caused limited bottleneck problem of blower application, it is ingenious in design, it is practical.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is fan bearing cross-sectional view of the structure
Fig. 2 is the system structure diagram of the utility model
Fig. 3 is the appearance diagram of the cooling liquid storage tank of the utility model
Fig. 4 is the radiation tube structure with heat schematic diagram of the utility model
Fig. 5 is the air cooling heat radiator appearance diagram of the utility model
Fig. 6 is the air cooling heat radiator internal structure main view of the utility model
Fig. 7 is the air cooling heat radiator internal structure top view of the utility model
Fig. 8 is the air cooling heat radiator internal structure side view of the utility model
Wherein: 1, cooling liquid storage tank；2, air cooling heat radiator；3, fan；4, water pump；5, ball valve switch；6, flow sensor；
7, electrothermal relay；8, one-way water stop valve；9, fan bearing；10, PLC control system；11, scram button；12, temperature sensor；
13, reservoir；14, coolant injection mouth；15, liquid storage bottle；16, nozzle loose joint structure；17, radiate fin；18, heat-dissipating pipe；19,
Effluent pipe mouth；20, inlet orifice；21, exhaust outlet；22, shell；23, fin formula heat-dissipating pipe.
Specific embodiment
The utility model is described further by way of example and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but not limited to this.
Embodiment 1:
As shown in figures 1-8, a kind of cooling system of fan bearing, including air cooling heat radiator 2, fan 3, water pump 4, fan shaft
Hold 9 and cooling liquid storage tank 1, wherein air cooling heat radiator 2 disposes the ventilation being fixed near blower, back sun place, air cooling heat radiator
2 effluent pipe mouth 19 is connected to cooling 1 side of liquid storage tank by pipeline, and cooling 1 other side of liquid storage tank is connected to water by pipeline
4 imports are pumped, the outlet of water pump 4 is connected to 9 one side opening of fan bearing by pipeline, and another side opening of fan bearing 9 passes through pipeline
It is connected to the inlet orifice 20 of air cooling heat radiator 2, fan 3 is fixedly installed in 2 side of air cooling heat radiator, and blowing face is dissipated with air-cooled
Hot device 2 is laterally vertical, and fan 3 blows out wind and is discharged by the exhaust outlet 21 on shell 22, accelerates heat dissipation, the wave in Fig. 6-Fig. 8
Line indicates the intermediate heat-dissipating pipe 18 omitted, does not indicate specific structure.
Air cooling heat radiator 2 selects pipe to stick up gilled radiator, specially aluminum pipe aluminium fin radiator, radiates in common aluminum
Aluminum radiating fin 17 is installed on pipe 18 additional to achieve the purpose that strengthen aluminum pipe heat dissipation, the ratio of heat transfer coefficient steel of aluminium is high, relative density
Smaller than steel, ductility is good and is easily worked, and radiating fin 17 connect composition fin formula heat-dissipating pipe 23 with heat-dissipating pipe 18, and aluminum pipe aluminium is stuck up
Sheet heat radiator is handled with MBV method, and antiseptic property is good, is not required to special protection, the heat-dissipating pipe 18 of air cooling heat radiator 2 in use
It is vertical to place, it is arranged in lattice structure.The coolant liquid being perfused in air cooling heat radiator 2 selects automobile engine cooling liquid, freezing point
It is low, boiling point is high, it is not easy to freeze, the size of 2 heat dissipation area of air cooling heat radiator, by different blower models nominal parameter value institute really
Fixed, nominal parameter includes the inlet temperature, outlet temperature and circular flow of circulating cooling liquid.Water pump 4 is all connected to there are two setting
PLC control system 10, a preparation and a use, when wherein a water pump breaks down, PLC control system 10 automatically switches and wakes up another
One water pump connects operation, and the uninterrupted normal work of whole system is ensured with this.It is equipped on the pipeline of the outlet of water pump 4 connection
One-way water stop valve 8 prevents coolant liquid from flowing back from 4 direction of an other water pump when any one operation in two water pumps 4,
Electrothermal relay 7 is installed additional on each water pump 4, is automatically cut off the power in 4 overload of water pump, is prevented water pump 4 from burning because of overload.
Assembling has scram button 11, and effect, by manually pressing scram button 11, is disconnected when unusual condition occurs in system
The power switch of fan operation achievees the purpose that protect blower with this.It is connected on fan bearing 9 to the pipeline of air cooling heat radiator 2
Ball valve switch 5 is installed, ball valve switch 5 is installed on cooling liquid storage tank 1 to the pipeline of water pump 4, is made convenient for system equipment overhaul
Pipeline temporary plugging operation when industry.
Air cooling heat radiator 2 be using surrounding air as cooling medium, it is horizontal to plunder outside finned tube, obtain high-temperature technology fluid in pipe
To cooling or condensation equipment, automobile engine cooling liquid is filled among air cooling heat radiator 2, water pump 4 conveys coolant liquid
To fan bearing 9, the partial heat that coolant liquid carries fan bearing 9 returns to air cooling heat radiator 2, is flowing through air cooling heat radiator 2
During, the partial heat carried is discharged into air quickly under the power-assisted of fan 3, is looped back and forth like this.
Embodiment 2:
A kind of cooling system of fan bearing, structure is as described in Example 1, the difference is that, water pump 4 to fan bearing
Flow sensor 6 is installed on the pipeline between 9, in real time in acquisition system the flow of circulating cooling liquid size, fan shaft
It holds and temperature sensor 12 is installed on 9 circulating lines, obtain the temperature value of bearing in real time.
Embodiment 3:
A kind of cooling system of fan bearing, structure is as described in Example 2, the difference is that, temperature sensor 12, stream
Quantity sensor 6 and fan 3 are all connected to PLC control system 10, and PLC control system 10 connects control blower, PLC control system simultaneously
System 10 is programmable logic controller (PLC), a kind of electronic device of digital operation of industrial production design is aimed at, using one kind
Programmable memory is used for its internally stored program, executes logical operation, sequential control, timing, counting and arithmetical operation etc.
User oriented instruction, and various types of mechanical or production processes are controlled by number or analog pattern input/output.PLC control
System 10 processed judges point the size of the flow of coolant liquid and temperature value in system according to system initiation information facilities
Analysis issues alarm or shuts down blower if it is not able to satisfy system requirements, and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 12 is lower than
When temperature is arranged in the starting of fan 3, PLC control system 10 notifies fan to stop operation, and can reduce power consumption as much as possible with this.
Embodiment 4:
A kind of cooling system of fan bearing, structure is as described in Example 1, the difference is that, cooling liquid storage tank 1 includes
Liquid storage bottle 15, reservoir 13 and coolant injection mouth 14,15 upper end of liquid storage bottle are equipped with coolant injection mouth 14, coolant injection mouth
14 are equipped with capping, and reservoir 13 is installed in 15 lower end of liquid storage bottle.
Embodiment 5:
A kind of cooling system of fan bearing, structure is as described in Example 4, the difference is that, reservoir 13 is not using
Become rusty steel plate processing and fabricating, shape be it is rectangular box-packed, top opening and liquid storage bottle 15 penetrate through, this design is advantageous in that, is made cold
But automatic to be precipitated when the bubble in liquid pipe road is flowed through herein, and come together in the space of liquid storage bottle 15.
Embodiment 6:
A kind of cooling system of fan bearing, structure is as described in Example 4, the difference is that, the material of liquid storage bottle 15
Anti-oxidant, high-intensitive, transparent plastic bottle is selected, this design is advantageous in that, internal coolant liquid reserves can pass through mesh
Depending on learning, and then decide whether to add coolant liquid.
Embodiment 7:
A kind of cooling system of fan bearing, structure is as described in Example 4, the difference is that, the two sides of reservoir 13
It is connect with pipeline by nozzle loose joint component 16, convenient for the abutting joint of pipeline, and is conducive to pipeline maintenance and maintenance from now on,
Reservoir 13 is connect with liquid storage bottle 15 by hickey, and is equipped with rubber seal, realizes sealing function.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of cooling system of fan bearing, which is characterized in that including air cooling heat radiator, fan, water pump, fan bearing and cold
But liquid storage tank, wherein air cooling heat radiator is connected to cooling liquid storage tank side by pipeline, and the cooling liquid storage tank other side passes through pipeline
It is connected to unit fixed on water pump suction, exit of pump is connected to one side opening of fan bearing by pipeline, and another side opening of fan bearing passes through
Pipeline is connected to air cooling heat radiator, and fan is fixedly installed in air cooling heat radiator side.
2. a kind of cooling system of fan bearing as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that air cooling heat radiator selects pipe fin
Formula radiator.
3. a kind of cooling system of fan bearing as claimed in claim 2, which is characterized in that is be perfused in air cooling heat radiator is cold
But liquid selects automobile engine cooling liquid.
4. a kind of cooling system of fan bearing as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that there are two water pump is set, two water
One-way water stop valve is installed on pump and the pipeline connected to connection, exit of pump, is mounted on electrothermal relay on each water pump.
5. a kind of cooling system of fan bearing as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that water pump is between fan bearing
Flow sensor is installed on pipeline, temperature sensor is installed on fan bearing circulating line.
6. a kind of cooling system of fan bearing as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that cooling liquid storage tank includes liquid storage
Bottle, reservoir and coolant injection mouth, liquid storage bottle upper end are equipped with coolant injection mouth, and coolant injection mouth is equipped with capping, storage
Reservoir is installed in liquid bottle lower end, and reservoir two sides are connect with pipeline.
7. a kind of cooling system of fan bearing as claimed in claim 6, which is characterized in that reservoir is added using stainless steel plate
Work production, shape are rectangular box-like.
8. a kind of cooling system of fan bearing as claimed in claim 6, which is characterized in that the material selection of liquid storage bottle is transparent
Plastic bottle.
9. a kind of cooling system of fan bearing as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that on the pipeline of air cooling heat radiator one end
Ball valve switch is installed, ball valve switch is installed on cooling liquid storage tank one end pipeline.
10. a kind of cooling system of fan bearing as claimed in claim 5, which is characterized in that temperature sensor, flow sensing
Device, water pump and fan are all connected to PLC control system.
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