Development of the pneumatic system with an annular aspiration channel for vibrating and rotation grain separator

The pneumatic system with a vertical annular aspiration channel for vibration-centered grain separators been developed. The rational values of the disk grain distributor are the length of the sectors 0.15 m, the angle of inclination of the sectors 60°. The rotation speed of the distributor in the seed mode (grain supply 5…15 t/h) should be 100…200 min-1 and in the food mode (grain supply 15…25 t/h) must be 100…150 min-1. The effect of the release of light impurities in the developed aspiration system decreases from 45% to 20% with an increase in the supply of grain G from 5 to 25 t/h, herewith at the same time the loss of a full-fledged grain to waste decreases from 0.6...0.8% to 0.3...0.4%, while the effect of the release of light impurities in the aspiration system of the mass-produced vibration centrifugal grain separator decreases from 11% to 4% with the same losses of grain to waste.

ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE THE OPERATING AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE COMBINED GRAIN WASHING MACHINE

Washing machines are used in the production lines of grain cleaning departments of flour mills for thorough cleaning of the grain surface, in particular, its grooves from the remnants of organic and mineral dust, microorganisms and mold. In addition, the grain mass during washing is cleaned of hydrodynamically light and heavy impurities - chaff, seeds of waste plants, straw fragments, mineral particles in the form of sand, small stones, lumps of earth, as well as spores and wormwood seeds. At the same time, foreign odors of grain disappear.Experience in the operation of Ж9-БМА machines shows that along with many advantages, they have some disadvantages. In particular, the productivity of the machine 10 t / h does not correspond to the productivity of the conjugated technological equipment of the production line, and the specific water consumption for washing grain is 1.8… 2.0 l / kg, which is too much in modern conditions of acute shortage of drinking water. Enterprises to abandon the use of washing machines. In addition, certain problems and inconveniences are caused by the design of the sieve shell of the impression column. Stamped sieves with scaly asymmetric holes have a low coefficient of living cross section, which complicates the process of dehydration of washed grain, quickly corrode and rub, require special attention during installation or replacement. Therefore, an attempt is made to eliminate these shortcomings.In particular, the reduction of water consumption is achieved due to the elimination of the grain hydraulic conveyor during its transfer from the washing bath to the pressure column. For this purpose, a device for mechanical overloading of grain by a rotary bucket device located within the alloy chamber is used. At the same time, attention was paid to the separation of light organic impurities from the grain. This decision needs further explanation.The functional diagram shows that the initial grain mixture enters the receiving device, which feeds it with a minimum vertical speed into the ascending water streams created by the screws of two grain augers rotating with the same frequency in the opposite direction. The augers pick up the grain and, keeping it afloat in a suspended state, mix it with the water of the washing bath. At the same time the grain is washed and particles are separated from it, which differ from it in terms of density: mineral impurities begin to sink, fall down and through the longitudinal slit in the auger trough fall into the area of the auger for mineral impurities. This auger transports the "stones" in the opposite direction to the funnel with the ejector of the hydrotransporter of mineral particles. Light impurities, during the transportation of grain by grain augers, float to the surface of the water, the level of which in the washing bath is maintained up to the axis of the augers. Together with grain and water, these impurities are pushed out of the bath into the alloy chamber.In the chamber, in the transverse direction, a pipe with a longitudinal absorption slot is installed, the lower edge of which is immersed in water so that the upper layer of water merges into this slot together with light impurities that have surfaced in the washing bath. The amount of water that fuses light impurities can be adjusted by the depth of immersion in water of the lower edge of the absorption hole. To do this, the pipe is rotated relative to its axis with a special handle with a clamp and a pointing scale. One end of the pipe is closed by a plug, and the other passes through a hole in the wall and drains the water with light impurities into the sink sump. The described device provides almost complete removal of light impurities and minimal consumption of floating water. This solution is in the invention according to the copyright certificate 701708404, developed by specialists of the department TOZV. In addition, certain problems and inconveniences are caused by the design of the sieve shell of the squeezing column. Dirt particles tend to stick to the outer surface of the sieve cylinder and block its holes. This can slow down and even stop the separation of water by centrifugation. Therefore, the upper outer surface of the cylinder is washed with water, which in automatic mode is periodically fed to the sieve by the control device and the solenoid valve. It also saves water.

Effective Removing of Light Impurities from an Aggregate in SEL Separator

The aim of the paper is a work characteristics of innovative technological circuit for production and beneficiation of minerals aggregates. Investigative programme included separation of chalcedonite aggregate with particle size range 2-4 mm, 2-8 mm and 8-16 mm,upstream separated into regular and irregular particles. Tests were conducted in a dedicated separation device of light fractions (SEL)constructed in in HTS Gliwice, within the frames of “Formator Puls” project.

WASTE WATER SEPARATION IN THE FIELD OF CENTRIFUGAL FORCES

Рассмотрены вопросы очистки нефтесодержащих сточных вод промышленных предприятий с малым содержанием легких примесей (около 1 %). Предложены пути по усовершенствованию конструкции цилиндроконического гидроциклона для выше описанного процесса. Проведенные экспериментальные исследования полей скоростей и давлений в цилиндроконическом гидроциклоне указывают на перспективность использования его для разделения нефтесодержащих сточных с невысокой концентрацией легких примесей. The issues of purification of oil-containing wastewater of industrial enterprises with a low content of light impurities (about 1%) are considered. Ways to improve the design of a cylindrical-conical hydrocyclone for the above-described process are proposed. The experimental studies of velocity and pressure fields in a cylindrical-conical hydrocyclone indicate the prospects of using it for the separation of oil-containing wastewater with a low concentration of light impurities.

JUSTIFICATION OF HYDROCYCLONE DESIGN FOR WASTE WATER PURIFICATION

Проведены экспериментальные исследования полей скоростей и давлений в цилиндрическом гидроциклоне для разделения эмульсий с малым содержанием легких примесей (не более 1%). Полученные данные позволяют сделать вывод, что в цилиндрическом гидроциклоне по сравнению с цилиндроконическим гидроциклоном обеспечиваются оптимальные условия для сепарации жидких частиц. Experimental studies of velocity and pressure fields in a cylindrical hydrocyclone for the separation of emulsions with a low content of light impurities (no more than 1%) have been carried out. The data obtained allow us to conclude that in a cylindrical hydrocyclone, in comparison with a cylindrical-conical hydrocyclone, optimal conditions are provided for the separation of liquid particles.

THE ANALISIS OF MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM «USOLYEKHIMPROM» INDUSTRIAL SITE

The numerical analysis of mercury pollution in the vicinity of the “Usoliekhimprom" industrial site and a territory of Usolye-Sibirskoye was held. The main centers of atmospheric influx of mercury vapor, which are located in the area of the sludge storage and the former mercury electrolysis workshop, were determined by the results of the soil survey. Asymptotic descriptions of the processes of transfer of light impurities from ground-based sources, taking into account the relative position of foci and observation points, were proposed. A reconstruction model of concentration fields over a long period of time for the dominant sources of plant was developed. The model was tested on biomonitoring data for 2019. Quite satisfactory agreement between the data of experimental studies of the content of mercury in poplar leaves with the results of numerical modeling was obtained. The ratios of contributions to pollution from different objects of the enterprise were calculated. Recommendations on the use of the reconstruction model to control rehabilitation measures at the Usoliekhimprom industrial site, which are currently being carried out, have been proposed.

Modeling of Aerodynamic Separation of Preliminarily Stratified Grain Mixture in Vertical Pneumatic Separation Duct

The productivity of most grain cleaning machines seems to be directly related to the efficiency of vertical pneumatic separation ducts. Nevertheless, improvement is accompanied by an increase in the load of the vertical duct, the design of which is limited by the width of the grain cleaning machines. This requires an increase in the thickness of the layer of grain mixture that enters the working area of the duct, which significantly worsens the conditions of separation of its components under the action of airflow. Particles of light impurities are unable to separate due to their retention by the grain medium. This reduces the quality of cleaning and requires appropriate scientific and technical solutions. The application of preliminary stratification of the granular mixture while increasing the concentration of light impurities in the top layer of the mixture seems to be a prospective method. The positive effect of the previous stratification on the intensity of redistribution of light impurity particles in the working zone has been theoretically considered and experimentally confirmed. Mathematical models were obtained to determine the trajectory of discussed particles, taking into account the previous stratification of mixtures, and the corresponding dependences were established. The influence of the initial coordination of the introduction of the particles of lightweight impurities, their sizes and densities, and technological and structural parameters of operation of the pneumatic separation duct were taken into account in the studies. The intensification of the process of cleaning grain from lightweight impurities in the working zones of pneumatic separation ducts of grain cleaning machines is theoretically substantiated.

DETERMINATION OF THE BASIC DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF THE PNEUMATIC SEPARATING DEVICE OF A CLOVER THRESHER AND SCARIFIER

The most labor-intensive stages of the post-harvest processing of grass seeds are their extracting and cleaning from impurities. For extracting seeds from the hull of clover and other leguminous and cereal grasses, as well as scarifi cation of solid seeds of leguminous grasses, the clover thresher and scarifi er KS-0.2 has been developed. It lacks a device for cleaning the extracted seeds from impurities, which makes it diffi cult to further clean them at subsequent stages of the processing line. To eliminate this disadvantage, a pneumatic separating device was fi tted for cleaning seeds from light impurities. The research aimed at experimental substantiation of the basic constructive and technological parameters of the pneumatic separating device of the clover thresher and scarifi er, ensuring cleaning from light impurities of more than 60%. The study was carried out according to conventional techniques using methods of planning a multi-factor experiment on a laboratory installation of a clover thresher when cleaning red clover seeds from light impurities. The study results have shown that the maximum eff ect of cleaning from light impurities reaches 96.7% with a minimum feed of source material of 200 kg/h, the angle of the grain board inclination of 42.85° and a maximum depth of the aspirating channel of 0.11 m. Based on design considerations and the maximum throughput of the clover thresher and scarifi er, the following combination of factors was chosen as the optimal one: a feed of the source material of 300 kg/h, an inclination angle of the grain board of 45° and a depth of the aspirating channel of 0.09 m. With this combination of factors, the eff ect of cleaning from light impurities meets the technical requirements and equals 75.2%. Thus, the study has determined the basic design and technological parameters of the pneumatic separating device of the clover thresher and scarifier.