Exhaust gas treatment unit

• US 5,891,404 A
• Filed: 10/15/1996
• Issued: 04/06/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Air Liquide Japan Limited (L'Air Liquide SA)
• Original Assignee: Air Liquide Japan Limited (L'Air Liquide SA)
• Inventors: Makioka, Takayuki, Ina, Hidekazu, Ibaraki, Yoshihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, HIEN THI
• Application Number:
  US08/730,580
• Time in Patent Office: 903 Days
• Field of Search: 422/182-183, 422/171, 422/168, 422/173, 422/169-170, 422/188, 431/5, 431/10, 431/284, 431/351, 431/353
• US Class Current: 422/182
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/68 Halogens or halogen compounds
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/70 Organic halogen compounds
• CPC Class Codes: F23G 2209/142 Halogen gases, e.g. silane
• CPC Class Codes: F23G 7/065 using gaseous or liquid fuel
• CPC Class Codes: Y02C 20/30 of perfluorocarbons [PFC], hydrofluorocarbons [HFC] or sulfur hexafluoride [SF6]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Abstract

An exhaust gas treatment unit of the combustion type is capable of effectively carrying out the decomposing treatment of an exhaust gas while at the same time allowing the unit to be reduced in size. The exhaust gas treatment unit includes a treatment drum, a combustion air introduction tube attached at one end of the treatment drum to introduce combustion air to the inside of the treatment drum, a fuel gas introduction tube disposed inside the combustion air introduction tube to introduce fuel gas to the inside of the treatment drum, and an exhaust gas introduction tube disposed inside the fuel gas introduction tube to introduce exhaust gas to the inside of the treatment drum. A flame tube extends from an end portion of the combustion air introduction tube on the air outlet side to the vicinity of the other end of the treatment drum, and a cooling air introduction port is provided for introducing cooling air into a space between the side wall of the treatment drum and the flame tube. By virtue of the presence of the flame tube, the fuel gas flame is kept for a longer period of time, thereby improving its contact efficiency with the exhaust gas.

Claims

1. An exhaust gas treatment unit comprising:

a treatment drum having a side wall, a first end, a second end, and an interior;

a flame tube positioned within the interior of the treatment drum with a space being provided between the flame tube and the side wall of the treatment drum;

a combustion air introduction tube attached at the first end of said treatment drum with the flame tube connected to and extending from the combustion air introduction tube to introduce combustion air to the flame tube;

a combustion air supply source connectable to said combustion air introduction tube;

a fuel gas introduction tube disposed in said combustion air introduction tube to introduce fuel gas to the flame tube;

an exhaust gas introduction tube disposed in said fuel gas introduction tube to introduce exhaust gas to the flame tube;

cooling air introduction means for introducing cooling air into the space between the side wall of said treatment drum and said flame tube;

a cooling air supply source connectable to said cooling air introduction means, said cooling air supply source being different from said combustion air supply source; and

an outlet nozzle provided at said second end of said treatment drum to discharge treated exhaust gas from the treatment drum.

2. An exhaust gas treatment according to claim 1, wherein said exhaust gas introduction tube includes a plurality of exhaust gas introduction tubes disposed in said fuel gas introduction tube.

3. An exhaust gas treatment unit according to claim 1, wherein said exhaust gas introduction tube includes an inside that is divided into a plurality of exhaust gas introduction paths.

4. An exhaust gas treatment unit according to claim 3, wherein the exhaust gas introduction tube includes an exhaust gas outlet side, and including means disposed adjacent an end portion of said exhaust gas introduction tube on the exhaust gas outlet side for removing powder from the end portion of said exhaust gas introduction tube.

5. An exhaust gas treatment unit according to claim 2, wherein each of the exhaust gas introduction tubes includes an exhaust gas outlet side, and including means disposed adjacent an end portion of said exhaust gas introduction tubes on the exhaust gas outlet side for removing powder from the end portion of said exhaust gas introduction tubes.

6. An exhaust gas treatment unit according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust gas introduction tube includes an exhaust gas outlet side, and including means disposed adjacent an end portion of said exhaust gas introduction tube on the exhaust gas outlet side for removing powder from the end portion of said exhaust gas introduction tube.

7. An exhaust gas treatment unit comprising:

a treatment drum having a side wall, an inlet end, and an interior;

a combustion air introduction tube attached at the inlet end of said treatment drum to introduce combustion air;

a combustion air supply source connectable to said combustion air introduction tube;

a fuel gas introduction tube disposed in said combustion air introduction tube to introduce fuel gas, said fuel gas introduction tube having an outlet end;

an exhaust gas introduction tube disposed in said fuel gas introduction tube to introduce exhaust gas, the exhaust gas introduction tube having an outlet end, the combustion air introduction tube defining a flame tube extending longitudinally beyond the outlet end of the exhaust gas introduction tube and said outlet end of said fuel gas introduction tube, a space being provided between the flame tube and the sidewall of the treatment drum;

cooling air introduction means for introducing cooling air into the space between the side wall of said treatment drum and said flame tube;

a cooling air supply source connectable to said cooling air introduction means, said cooling air supply source being different from said combustion air supply source; and

an outlet nozzle provided in said treatment drum to discharge treated exhaust gas from the treatment drum.

8. An exhaust gas treatment unit according to claim 7, wherein said exhaust gas introduction tube includes a plurality of exhaust gas introduction tubes disposed in said fuel gas introduction tube.

9. An exhaust gas treatment unit according to claim 7, wherein said exhaust gas introduction tube includes an inside that is divided into a plurality of exhaust gas introduction paths.

10. An exhaust gas treatment unit according to claim 7, wherein the exhaust gas introduction tube includes an exhaust gas outlet side, and including means disposed adjacent an end portion of said exhaust gas introduction tube on the exhaust gas outlet side for removing powder from the end portion of said exhaust gas introduction tube.

11. An exhaust gas treatment unit comprising:

a treatment drum having a side wall, an inlet end, and an interior;

a flame tube positioned within the interior of the treatment drum with a space being provided between the flame tube and the side wall of the treatment drum;

a combustion air introduction tube connected to a source of combustible air and attached at the inlet end of said treatment drum, with the flame tube connected to and extending longitudinally beyond the combustion air introduction tube to introduce combustion air from the source of combustible air to the flame tube;

a fuel gas introduction tube connected to a source of fuel gas and disposed in said combustion air introduction tube to introduce fuel gas to the flame tube, said fuel gas introduction tube having an outlet end and said flame tube extending longitudinally beyond the outlet end of the fuel gas introduction tube;

an exhaust gas introduction tube connected to a source of exhaust gas and disposed in said fuel gas introduction tube to introduce exhaust gas to the flame tube, the exhaust gas introduction tube having an outlet end and the flame tube extending longitudinally beyond the outlet end of the exhaust gas introduction tube;

cooling air introduction means connected to a source of cooling air for introducing cooling air into the space between the side wall of said treatment drum and said flame tube to thereby cool exhaust gas discharged from the flame tube and dilute the exhaust gas discharged from the flame tube;

said cooling air source being different from said combustible air source; and

an outlet nozzle provided in said treatment drum to discharge treated exhaust gas from the treatment drum.

12. An exhaust gas treatment unit according to claim 11, wherein said exhaust gas introduction tube includes a plurality of exhaust gas introduction tubes disposed in said fuel gas introduction tube.

13. An exhaust gas treatment unit according to claim 11, wherein said exhaust gas introduction tube includes an inside that is divided into a plurality of exhaust gas introduction paths.

14. An exhaust gas treatment unit according to claim 11, wherein the exhaust gas introduction tube includes an exhaust gas outlet side, and including means disposed adjacent an end portion of said exhaust gas introduction tube on the exhaust gas outlet side for removing powder from the end portion of said exhaust gas introduction tube.