阅读说明：本技术 通过供气用双管道的空气循环系统及由其的空气循环方法 (Air circulation system through double pipelines for air supply and air circulation method thereof ) 是由 金宗铉 于 2017-09-26 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及通过用于供气的双管道的空气循环系统,该系统包括双管道、气体供给部、空气供给部和空气吸入装置,其中,双管道与气体处理装置连接并且供给有气体,气体供给部通过所述双管道的内侧管道将气体供给到所述气体处理装置,空气供给部通过所述双管道的外侧管道供给空气,并且空气吸入装置随着高压的流体流入而吸入由所述空气供给部供给到所述外侧管道的空气并使其进行循环,根据本发明,并不通过如现有的风扇来使空气通过双管道的外侧管道进行循环,而是能够通过经简化的结构和具有效率性的结构来使空气通过用于供气的双管道进行循环。(The present invention relates to an air circulation system through a double duct for air supply, the system including a double duct connected to a gas processing device and supplied with gas, a gas supply portion supplying gas to the gas processing device through an inner duct of the double duct, and an air suction device supplying air through an outer duct of the double duct, and sucking and circulating the air supplied to the outer duct by the air supply portion in accordance with inflow of a high-pressure fluid.)

1, an air circulation system through a dual duct for air supply, comprising:

a double pipe connected to a gas processing apparatus and supplied with gas;

a gas supply unit that supplies a gas to the gas processing apparatus through an inner pipe of the double pipe;

an air supply part supplying air through an outer duct of the double duct;

an air outflow line that lets out air circulating in the outside duct; and

an air suction device connected to the air outflow line and sucking and circulating the air supplied from the air supply part to the outer duct as a high-pressure fluid flows in.

2. The air circulation system through a double duct for air supply as claimed in claim 1, wherein the air suction means is a water ejector that makes water of high pressure flow in to suck air supplied to the outer duct, and

wherein the air circulation system further comprises:

an th discharge line, the th discharge line discharging water flowing into the hydro jet overboard.

3. The air circulation system through the dual duct for air supply as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

a pressure gauge disposed on the th discharge line and sensing a discharge pressure of the th discharge line, and

a control valve provided on the th discharge line and controlled according to a pressure value sensed by a pressure gauge.

4. The air circulation system through a double pipe for air supply as claimed in claim 2, wherein the water flowed into the water injector is water supplied from a subsea valve box to cool and circulate cooling water.

5. The air circulation system through a double duct for air supply as claimed in claim 1, wherein the air suction means is an air injector that makes air of high pressure flow in to suck air supplied to the outer duct, and

wherein the air circulation system further comprises:

a second discharge line discharging air flowing into the air injector.

6. The air circulation system through a double duct for air supply as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second discharge line is connected to an air supply line that transports air from the air supply part to the outer duct, and

by circulating the air discharged by the second discharge line to the outer duct through the air supply line, the air can be circulated to the outer duct without additional air supply by the air supply portion.

7. The air circulation system through a double duct for supplying air of claim 6, wherein when leakage of the gas toward the outer duct is sensed, supply of the air circulated from the second discharge line to the air supply line is blocked, and the air supply part is controlled to supply the air to the outer duct again.

8. The air circulation system through a double duct for air supply as claimed in claim 1, wherein the air suction means is a steam ejector that makes steam of high pressure flow in to suck air supplied to the outer duct, and

wherein the air circulation system further comprises:

a steam supply device that generates steam and supplies the steam to the steam ejector;

a condensed water circulation line branched from a rear end of the steam ejector and connected to the steam supply device; and

a third discharge line branching off from a rear end of the steam ejector and discharging the steam and the gas overboard.

9. The air circulation system through a double duct for supply air of claim 8, wherein the steam flown into the steam ejector is re-supplied to the steam supply means through the condensed water circulation line, and in case that the gas leaks toward the outer duct, the leaked gas and steam are simultaneously discharged through the third discharge line .

10. The air circulation system through a double duct for supply air of claim 8, wherein the condensed water circulation line and the third discharge line are branched by a three-way valve provided at a rear end of the steam injector, respectively.

11. The air circulation system through double ducts for air supply as claimed in claim 9, wherein the steam flowing into the steam ejector is transformed into condensed water and temporarily stored in a hot well along the condensed water circulation line, and

an exhaust line is formed in the thermal well to enable leaked gas to be exhausted therethrough.

12. The air circulation system through the dual duct for air supply as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

a gas sensor disposed on the air outflow line and sensing leakage of gas.

13. The air circulation system through the dual duct for air supply of any of claims , further comprising:

a gas purge line connected with the double pipe to discharge leaked gas to the outer pipe; and

a control part controlling the gas supplied by the gas supply part and the air supplied by the air supply part, sensing the gas leaked in the double pipe to control the leaked gas to be discharged through a purge line.

14. Method of air circulation through a double duct for air supply, comprising the steps of:

an outer duct that supplies air to the double duct supplied with the gas through an air supply portion;

flowing high-pressure air into an air injector to draw air supplied to the outer duct to an air outflow line side;

discharging the air flowing into the air syringe through a second discharge line; and

circulating the air discharged through the second discharge line to the outside duct,

wherein, by circulating the air discharged through the second discharge line after flowing into the air syringe to the outer duct, the air can be circulated to the outer duct without additional air supply of the air supply part.

15. The air circulation method through the dual duct for air supply as recited in claim 14, further comprising the steps of:

when a leakage of gas to the outer duct is sensed, the supply of air circulated from the second discharge line to the outer duct is blocked, and the air supply portion is controlled to supply air to the outer duct again.

16, a method of air circulation through a dual duct for supply air, comprising the steps of:

an outer duct that supplies air to the double duct supplied with the gas through an air supply portion;

flowing high-pressure steam into a steam ejector to draw air supplied to the outer duct to an air outflow line side; and

discharging the steam flowing into the steam ejector,

wherein the steam flowing into the steam ejector is discharged to the condensed water circulation line, and in case the gas leaks toward the outer pipe, the leaked gas is discharged to the outboard through the third discharge line together with the steam .

17. The air circulation method through a double duct for supply air of claim 16, wherein the steam flowing into the steam ejector is generated in a steam supply device provided on the ship.

18. The air circulation method through the dual duct for air supply as recited in claim 17, further comprising the steps of:

converting the steam discharged from the steam ejector to the condensed water circulation line into condensed water; and

the converted condensed water is supplied to the steam supply device again.

19. The air circulation method through the dual duct for air supply as recited in claim 18, further comprising the steps of:

temporarily storing the transformed condensed water in a hot well,

wherein an exhaust line for exhausting leaked gas is formed in the hot well.

20. The air circulation method through the dual duct for supply air as claimed in claim 15 or 16, further comprising the steps of:

interrupting the supply of gas to the inner pipe of the double pipe when a leakage of gas to the outer pipe is sensed; and

and discharging the leaked gas through a gas purge line connected with the double pipeline.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a system for circulating air through a double pipe for supplying gas such as LNG that is dangerous when leaked from a ship, and a method for circulating air using the same.

Background

A double Pipe (double wall Pipe) is used in ships and offshore structures handling gas that pay attention to safety of LNG and the like to prevent leakage of LNG.

In the case of a ship or an offshore structure in which a reliquefaction device for boil-off gas or a high-pressure natural gas injection engine such as an ME-GI engine is mounted on an LNG carrier or the like, since LNG or the like should not leak in a safe area such as an engine room where the device is installed, a double Pipe is provided, and even if the LNG to be transported leaks from an Inner Pipe (Inner Pipe), double shutoff can be performed by the Outer Pipe (Outer Pipe).

With such an outer duct, circulation of air is always maintained when an engine or the like is started, and in order to sense corrosion contamination or leakage of gas due to condensed water, it is necessary to always be able to exchange dry air 30 times per hour.

The air thus circulated is discharged to the outside of the ship or to an area without risk of fire.

In order to perform air circulation through the outer duct of such a double duct, conventionally, a Fan (Fan) capable of generating and supplying dry air through the outer duct of the double duct and sucking air to enable air circulation is provided.

However, in the case of such a fan for air circulation, there are disadvantages in that it is expensive and power consumption is serious.

Furthermore, since it is an electrical device, it must also be configured with an explosion-proof design.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air circulation system having a double duct for supplying air, which circulates air not by circulating air through an outer duct of the double duct by a conventional fan but by a simplified structure and an efficient structure, and an air circulation method using the same.

Means for solving the problems

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an air circulation system through a double duct for air supply, the air circulation system including a double duct connected with a gas processing device and supplied with gas, a gas supply part supplied with gas through an inner duct of the double duct, an air supply part supplied with air through an outer duct of the double duct, an air outflow line flowing out air circulating in the outer duct, and an air suction device connected with the air outflow line and sucking and circulating the air supplied to the outer duct by the air supply part as a high-pressure fluid flows in.

In the air circulation system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the air suction device makes Water of high pressure flow into a Water Ejector (Water Ejector) to suck air supplied to the outside pipe, and the air circulation system further includes a th discharge line, and a th discharge line discharges the Water flowing into the Water Ejector to the outside of the ship.

The air circulation system according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include a pressure gauge provided on the th exhaust line and sensing the exhaust pressure of the th exhaust line, and a control valve provided on the th exhaust line and controlled according to a pressure value sensed by the pressure gauge.

The water flowing into the water injector may be water supplied from a subsea valve box to cool and circulate cooling water.

In the Air circulation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the Air suction device is an Air injector (Air injector) that causes Air of high pressure to flow in to suck Air supplied to the outer duct, and the Air circulation system further includes a second discharge line that discharges the Air flowing in to the Air injector.

The second discharge line is connected to an air supply line that conveys air from the air supply portion to the outer duct, and by circulating the air discharged by the second discharge line to the outer duct through the air supply line, the air can be circulated to the outer duct without additional air supply by the air supply portion.

When leakage of gas toward the outer duct is sensed, supply of air circulated from the second discharge line to the air supply line may be blocked, and the air supply part may be controlled to supply air to the outer duct again.

In an air circulation system according to a third embodiment of the present invention, the air suction device is a Steam Ejector (Steam Ejector) that makes Steam of high pressure flow in to suck air supplied to the outer duct, and the air circulation system further includes a Steam supply device that generates and supplies Steam to the Steam Ejector, a condensed water circulation line that branches from a rear end of the Steam Ejector and is connected to the Steam supply device, and a third discharge line that branches from a rear end of the Steam Ejector and discharges the Steam and gas overboard.

The steam flowing into the steam ejector is supplied again to the steam supply device through the condensed water circulation line, and in the case where gas leaks toward the outer pipe, the leaked gas and steam may be discharged together through the third discharge line .

The condensed water circulation line and the third discharge line may be branched by a three-way valve provided at a rear end of the steam ejector, respectively.

The steam flowing into the steam ejector is transformed into condensed water, temporarily stored in a hot well along the condensed water circulation line, and an exhaust line is formed in the hot well to enable leaked gas to be exhausted therethrough.

The air circulation system according to the third embodiment of the present invention may further include a gas sensor that is disposed on the air outflow line and senses leakage of the gas.

The air circulation system according to the th to the third embodiments of the present invention may further include a gas purge line connected with the double pipe to discharge the leaked gas to the outer pipe, and a control part controlling the gas supplied by the gas supply part and the air supplied by the air supply part and sensing the gas leaked in the double pipe to control the leaked gas to be discharged through the purge line.

Further, in order to achieve the above-mentioned objects, the present invention provides an air circulation method through a double duct for supply air.

An Air circulation method according to an embodiment of the present invention may include the steps of supplying Air to an outer duct of a dual duct supplied with gas through an Air supply part, flowing high-pressure Air into an Air injector (Air injector) to draw the Air supplied to the outer duct to an Air outflow line side, discharging the Air flowing into the Air injector through a second discharge line, and circulating the Air discharged through the second discharge line to the outer duct, wherein the Air can be circulated to the outer duct without additional Air supply of the Air supply part by circulating the Air discharged through the second discharge line after flowing into the Air injector to the outer duct.

The air circulation method according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include the steps of blocking supply of the air circulated from the second discharge line to the outside duct and controlling the air supply part to supply the air to the outside duct again when leakage of the gas to the outside duct is sensed.

An air circulation method according to another embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of supplying air to an outer duct of a dual duct to which gas is supplied through an air supply part, flowing steam of high pressure into a steam ejector (steamaejector) to attract the air supplied to the outer duct to an air outflow line side, and discharging the steam flowing into the steam ejector, wherein the steam flowing into the steam ejector is discharged to a condensed water circulation line, and in case that the gas leaks toward the outer duct, the leaked gas and the steam are discharged to an outside of the ship through a third discharge line.

The steam flowing into the steam ejector may be generated in a steam supply device provided on the ship.

The air circulation method according to another embodiment of the present invention may further include converting the steam discharged from the steam ejector to the condensed water circulation line into condensed water, and supplying the converted condensed water to the steam supply device again.

The air circulation method according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes the step of temporarily storing the transformed condensed water in a hot well, and an exhaust line for exhausting leaked gas may be formed in the hot well.

The air circulation method according to the present invention may further include the steps of: interrupting the supply of gas to the inner pipe of the double pipe when a leakage of gas to the outer pipe is sensed; and discharging the leaked gas through a gas purge line connected to the double pipe.

Effects of the invention

According to the air circulation system through the dual duct for air supply and the air circulation method by the air circulation system of the present invention, it is possible to realize a system configuration simpler than the existing system configuration and to eliminate the use of an expensive fan.

In addition, in the case of a Water jet (Water injector), an additional power source is not required, and maintenance is simple. Furthermore, it has a higher efficiency by utilizing the seawater cooling system that currently has to be deployed on the vessel.

Further, in the case of using an Air injector (Air injector), by enabling circulation to be achieved by Air supplied for Air circulation, the configuration is further simplified and efficient.

Further, in the case of using the Steam Ejector (Steam Ejector), it is resource efficient and maintenance is simple because the existing Steam cycle system is used. Further, by supplying the steam used for circulating the air flowing into the steam ejector to the steam supply device again, it is possible to more efficiently use resources.

According to the present invention, the ejector is configured to be multi-ended, and thus, the change of design according to a desired capacity is flexible.

Further , even if gas leaks from the inner pipe of the double pipe, it can be monitored and controlled stably, so that gas can be discharged safely, and thus a stable system can be configured compared to the conventional one.

Drawings

Fig. 1 shows an air circulation system according to an th embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 shows an air circulation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 shows an air circulation system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

For a fuller understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the objects attained by its practice, reference should be made to the drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention and to the accompanying descriptive matter.

Fig. 1 shows an air circulation system according to an th embodiment of the invention.

Hereinafter, an air circulation system according to an th embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1.

An air circulation system according to embodiment of the present invention is a system that circulates gas by means of two pipelines disposed on a ship and an offshore structure that handle gas such as LNG.

For this, the air circulation system includes a double pipe (110), a gas supply part (120), an air supply part (130), an air suction device, and the like.

The double pipe (110) has a double structure of an inner pipe (111) and an outer pipe (112) and is disposed in a safe area (S) where the gas processing apparatus (A) is disposed for safely transporting gas or the like containing a risk of leakage.

The gas treatment device (a), which is a device that treats gas or uses gas as fuel, may be a reliquefaction device or an ME-GI engine, etc., and the ME-GI engine is shown as an example thereof in the embodiment of the present invention, and an engine room where the ME-GI engine is disposed is a safety area (S).

The gas supply section (120) supplies gas to the gas processing device (a) through a gas supply line (121), and the gas supply line (121) may be connected to the double pipe (110) to supply gas through an inner pipe (111) of the double pipe.

A main gas valve (122) is provided in the gas supply line (121), and the supply and interruption of the gas are controlled by the control of a control unit (190).

In order to protect the inner pipe (111) and to sense the leakage of gas, air is circulated in the outer pipe (112), and the air is supplied through the air supply part (130).

The air supplied from the air supply unit (130) flows into the outer duct (112) of the double duct through an air supply line (131).

The air flowing into the outer duct 112 of the double duct is dry air decompressed to about 5bar close to the atmospheric pressure, and a pressure regulating valve 132 is provided to the air supply line 131 to regulate the pressure.

Further, a flow sensor (133) for sensing circulation of air is provided on the air supply line (131), and when it is confirmed by the flow sensor (133) that air is continuously supplied to the outer duct (112), the control section (190) determines that the gas processing device (a) is ready to be activated, and controls the gas supply section (120) and the main gas valve (122) to supply gas.

The circulated air is flowed out through the air outflow line (141), and a gas sensor (142) is provided on the air outflow line (141), thereby sensing leakage of gas in the inner pipe (111), and when the leakage of gas is sensed, the gas purge valve (182) is controlled to enable the gas to be stably discharged through the gas purge line (181) connected to the double pipe (110).

An air suction device is provided on the air outflow line (141), and air supplied to the outer duct (112) may be sucked into the air outflow line (141) as a high-pressure fluid flows in through an additional line.

In the th embodiment of the invention, the air suction device is adapted with a Water Ejector (151) (Water Ejector) that sucks air on the outside pipe (112) with inflow of high-pressure Water, and sucks air therethrough during switching of high-pressure and large-volume Water at low pressure and fast speed to generate vacuum.

In the case of using the water ejector (151), since the density of high-pressure water is high, a large amount of air having a low relative density can be sucked.

Water used in seawater cooling systems provided on ships and marine structures may flow into such water spargers (151).

That is, the cooling water is cooled in the cooler (C) by the water supplied from the subsea valve box (S) by the pump (P), and the circulated water can flow into the water injector (151).

The water flowing into the water sprayer (151) in this way is discharged overboard through the discharge line (161) after passing through the water sprayer (151), and the pressure gauge (162) is formed on the discharge line (161), so that it is possible to measure whether the water sprayer (151) is normally activated or not.

Further, a discharge control valve 163 may be disposed on the th discharge line 161, thereby allowing the control part 190 to control a discharge pressure according to the discharge pressure on the th discharge line 161 sensed by a pressure gauge 162.

In the case of ships, the discharge pressure is important to be able to be adjusted so that the efficiency of the hydro jet (151) is optimal, since the waterline (draft) may not be constant and the pressure of the overboard discharge may vary.

As described above, the air circulation system according to the th embodiment of the present invention eliminates the conventional fan and instead uses water as a medium, which is used in a seawater cooling system that must be disposed on ships and marine structures, so that the system can be stably operated with a simple configuration.

Fig. 2 shows an air circulation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an air circulation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 2, wherein the description of the same configuration as that previously described in the th embodiment is omitted.

The Air suction device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is applied to an Air injector (251) (Air injector) which sucks Air on the outer duct (112) as high-pressure Air flows in.

The air flowing into the air injector (251) uses a compressed air system commonly used in ships.

That is, compressed air, which is generally compressed to about 30bar in a ship, flows into the air injector (251) through an Air Compressor (AC) or the like, and appropriately decompressed to conform to the air injector (251) by the reduction unit (R) and then flows into the air injector (251).

Thus, air sucked into the outer pipe (112) of the double pipe is circulated, air flowing into the air injector (251) is discharged through the second discharge line (261), and the second discharge line (261) is connected to the air supply line (131), so that air can be circulated without additional air supply from the air supply part (130), and air consumption can be reduced.

The air remaining in such a process is discharged through the discharge port (262) via the second discharge line (261).

In addition, when leakage of gas is sensed by the gas sensor (142), the leaked gas is controlled to be able to be discharged to a safe place through the three-way control valve (271).

Further, when the leakage of the gas is sensed, the circulation of the gas discharged through the air injector (251) is blocked by controlling the air supply part side three-way control valve (272), and the air is supplied to the air supply line (131) through the air supply part (130).

As described above, the air circulation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention removes the conventional fan and instead uses the compressed air generated by the compressed air system disposed on the ship and the marine structure as a medium, thereby enabling the system to be stably operated with a simple configuration.

Fig. 3 shows an air circulation system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an air circulation system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 3, wherein the description of the same configuration as that previously described in the th embodiment is omitted.

The air suction device according to the third embodiment of the present invention is adapted with a Steam ejector (351) (WaterEjector) sucking air on the outer pipe (112) as Steam (Steam) of high pressure flows in, and sucks air therethrough during the transition of the Steam of high pressure and large capacity at a low pressure and fast speed to generate vacuum.

In the case of using the steam ejector (351), since the density of the high-pressure steam is high, a large amount of air having a small relative density can be sucked.

Steam generated by steam systems provided on ships and marine structures may flow into such steam injectors (351).

A steam system is essentially applied to ships and marine structures, and a steam supply device (352) such as an Economizer (Economizer) using waste heat of a boiler and an engine is applied to generate steam at a place where heating and a heat source of a facility are required to supply the steam.

That is, the steam generated by the steam supply device (352) flows into the steam ejector (351) after the pressure is adjusted to about 6bar suitable for the steam ejector (351), and thereby the air of the outer duct (112) can be circulated.

The steam flowing into the steam injector (351) in this way may be discharged overboard by the three-way control valve (361) through the third discharge line (362) after passing through the steam injector (351), or may be supplied again to the steam supply device (352) through the condensed water circulation line (363).

That is, in case of emergency such as gas leakage in the outside duct, the three-way control valve (361) is controlled to discharge the steam to the outside of the ship through the third discharge line (362), and at this time, the leaked gas is discharged together with the steam or condensed water , thereby reducing the risk of fire.

Further, the steam normally flowing into the steam ejector (351) is circulated by the condensed water circulation line (363) and supplied again to the steam supply device (352), thereby enabling the steam to be generated again in the steam supply device (352), constituting a resource efficient system.

The condensed water circulation line (363) is branched and converts low-pressure Steam into condensed water via a Steam trap (371) (Steam trap) or condenses and transforms the Steam into high-temperature water via a dump condenser (372) (doubling condenser), so that it can be stored in a hot well (373) (Cascade tank), and the condensed water stored in the hot well (373) can be supplied to the Steam supply device (352) to generate Steam again.

An exhaust line (374) may be additionally disposed in the thermal well (373) to enable leakage gas flowing into the thermal well (373) to be exhausted, and a gas sensor (375) may be disposed on the exhaust line (374) to immediately sense the leakage of the gas.

As described above, the air circulation system according to the third embodiment of the present invention removes the conventional fan and instead mediates the steam generated by the steam system that must be disposed on the ship and the marine structure, so that the system can be stably operated with a simple configuration and the used steam can be reused, thereby forming a resource-efficient system.

The air circulation system through the dual duct for air supply and the air circulation method by the same according to the present invention as described above are not limited to the described embodiments, and it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, such modifications or variations are intended to fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention.