US 12,359,848 B2
Vapor supply device and drying system
Toru Ishii, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to IHI Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by IHI Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/394,986.
Application 17/394,986 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2020/004941, filed on Feb. 7, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-024650 (JP), filed on Feb. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0364193 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. F24S 10/95 (2018.01); F22B 3/00 (2006.01); F24S 23/74 (2018.01); F22B 5/00 (2006.01); F22B 33/18 (2006.01); F24S 60/10 (2018.01); F24S 90/00 (2018.01); F26B 3/084 (2006.01)
CPC F24S 10/95 (2018.05) [F22B 3/00 (2013.01); F24S 23/74 (2018.05); F22B 5/00 (2013.01); F22B 33/18 (2013.01); F24S 60/10 (2018.05); F24S 90/00 (2018.05); F26B 3/084 (2013.01); Y02E 10/44 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vapor supply device comprising:
a sunlight-condensing heat collector which condenses sunlight and collects heat to obtain thermal energy;
a heat-storage and heat-exchanger which includes a heat-storage agent storage tank in which a heat-storage agent is stored, and a stirrer which is installed in the heat-storage agent storage tank and stirs the heat-storage agent, and heats the heat-storage agent stored therein using the thermal energy obtained in the sunlight-condensing heat collector and stores thermal energy in the heat-storage agent, and heats a supply medium using the thermal energy stored in the heat-storage agent;
a vapor supplier which supplies, to an application destination, a vapor of the supply medium obtained by heating the supply medium in the heat-storage and heat-exchanger;
a superheat system sunlight-condensing heat collector which condenses sunlight and collects heat to obtain thermal energy; and
a superheat system heat-storage and heat-exchanger which includes a superheat system heat-storage agent storage tank in which a superheat system heat-storage agent is stored, and a superheat system stirrer which is installed in the superheat system heat-storage agent storage tank and stirs the superheat system heat-storage agent, and heats the superheat system heat-storage agent stored therein using the thermal energy obtained in the superheat system sunlight-condensing heat collector and stores thermal energy in the superheat system heat-storage agent, and heats a portion of a first vapor of the supply medium, which is the vapor of the supply medium obtained by heating the supply medium in the heat-storage and heat-exchanger, using the thermal energy stored in the superheat system heat-storage agent to obtain a superheated vapor of the supply medium having a temperature higher than that of the first vapor,
wherein the sunlight-condensing heat collector is configured to heat a heat medium using thermal energy obtained by condensing sunlight,
the superheat system sunlight-condensing heat collector is configured to heat a superheat system heat medium using thermal energy obtained by condensing sunlight,
the vapor supplier includes a vapor drum in which the supply medium is stored,
the heat-storage and heat-exchanger includes a primary heat exchanger which is provided in the heat-storage agent storage tank, is connected to the sunlight-condensing heat collector, and guides the heat medium which has passed through the sunlight-condensing heat collector, and a secondary heat exchanger which is provided in the heat-storage agent storage tank, is connected to the vapor drum, and guides the supply medium,
the superheat system heat-storage and heat-exchanger includes a superheat system primary heat exchanger which is provided in the superheat system heat-storage agent storage tank, is connected to the superheat system sunlight-condensing heat collector, and guides the superheat system heat medium which has passed through the superheat system sunlight-condensing heat collector, and a superheat system secondary heat exchanger which is provided in the superheat system heat-storage agent storage tank, is connected to the vapor drum, and guides the first vapor, and
a first pipe which connects the vapor drum and the application destination and through which the first vapor passes, a second pipe which branches from the first pipe and is connected to the superheat system secondary heat exchanger and through which the first vapor passes, and a third pipe which connects the superheat system secondary heat exchanger and a second application destination and through which the superheated vapor passes are provided.