JP2006116486A - Gas-liquid separator and beer storage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gas-liquid separator and a beer storage apparatus having superior responsiveness to abrupt flow-in of waste liquid into a storage tank, and automatically washing pipes. <P>SOLUTION: The gas-liquid separator 1 is provided with the storage tank 11 separating waste liquid containing waste liquid resulting from washing pipes 4, 5 into gas and liquid, a venting port 15 venting gas to the atmosphere, and a draining port 17 draining the waste liquid from which the gas is separated. The draining port 17 is provided with a stop valve 19 opening/closing in accordance with the liquid level in the storage tank 11. The stop valve 19 opens when the waste liquid more than a given amount is stored in the storage tank 11, to drain out the waste liquid from the draining port 17. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gas-liquid separation device and a beer storage device that discharges waste liquid after washing a pipe into gas and liquid, respectively.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technology that includes a beer storage tank and a pipe connected to the storage tank, and cleans the pipe with a cleaning liquid.

  Conventionally, when cleaning storage tanks and pipes, the carbon dioxide of beer is mixed with the effluent, so the effluent is once stored in the storage tank, and the carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. It opens to drain the drainage into the drain.

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  However, the conventional technique described in Patent Document 1 described above requires a manual operation to open the outlet of the storage tank, and there is a problem that the operation is difficult and cannot be automatically cleaned. In addition, when a large amount of drainage liquid suddenly flows into the storage tank, there is a possibility that drainage may overflow due to the time required for opening and closing, resulting in poor response.

  An object of this invention is to provide the gas-liquid separation apparatus and beer storage apparatus which are excellent in the responsiveness with respect to the rapid inflow of drainage liquid in a storage tank, and can wash | clean piping automatically.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is a storage tank that separates waste liquid into which a drained liquid that has been cleaned in a pipe flows into a gas and a liquid, and discharges the gas into the atmosphere. It has an exhaust port and a drain port for discharging the drained liquid after separating the gas, and the drain port is provided with an on-off valve that opens and closes according to the water level in the storage tank. It opens when a certain amount or more of the drainage liquid is accumulated therein, and the drainage liquid is discharged from the drainage port.

  The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1, a float that moves up and down in accordance with the water level is provided in the storage tank, and the on-off valve is connected to the float. And

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the drainage discharged from the drainage port is led out by the outlet pipe, and a gap is formed between the outlet of the outlet pipe and the drainage groove. It is provided.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the gas-liquid separator according to any one of the first to third aspects is connected to a beer storage tank, and the residual liquid remaining in the beer storage tank is stored from a pipe. It is characterized by flowing into the tank.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the fourth aspect, the beer storage device includes a cleaning water supply device connected to the pipe, and the cleaning liquid and the high temperature in the pipe are switched by the switching operation of the cleaning water supply device. It is characterized by flowing wash water.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the drainage liquid after cleaning the dirt in the pipe flows from the pipe into the storage tank. In the storage tank, the gas contained in the drainage is exhausted from the exhaust port, and the drainage is stored in the storage tank. When a certain amount of drainage liquid is accumulated in the storage tank, the on-off valve is opened and the drainage liquid accumulated from the drainage port is discharged.

  When the drainage liquid flows into the storage tank, the on-off valve is opened and the drainage liquid is discharged to the outside of the storage tank. In addition, even when a large amount of drainage flows into the storage tank, the carbon dioxide gas is separated in the storage tank, and then the drainage can be discharged smoothly. Responsiveness is also excellent.

  When the drainage fluid flows into the storage tank, the on-off valve opens and the drainage fluid is discharged to the outside of the storage tank.For example, it is necessary to manually drain the drainage fluid from the storage tank to the outside as in the prior art. Therefore, the piping can be automatically cleaned.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the same effect as that of the first aspect of the invention can be obtained, and the float rises due to the buoyancy caused by the drainage in the storage tank, and the on-off valve is opened. Responsive to a rapid inflow of drainage into the inside with a simple configuration.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 2 can be obtained, and a large amount of drainage can be obtained by providing a gap between the outlet of the outlet pipe and the drainage groove. Even when discharged from the storage tank, it is difficult for the drainage to flow back into the storage tank through the outlet pipe, and the storage tank can be prevented from becoming dirty.

  By providing a gap between the outlet of the outlet pipe and the drainage groove, the drainage liquid can be discharged from the storage tank using the indoor drainage groove.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, by connecting the gas-liquid separator according to any one of claims 1 to 3 to the beer storage tank, the carbon dioxide contained in the beer is smoothly discharged into the atmosphere. Can be released inside. Moreover, since the inside of piping can be wash | cleaned automatically, the stain | pollution | contamination in piping by the beer residual liquid discharged | emitted from a beer storage tank can also be removed easily.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 4 can be obtained, and piping that is difficult to remove with low-temperature cleaning water by flowing high-temperature cleaning water through the piping. Microorganisms adhering to the inside can be sterilized, and the inside of the piping can be kept clean.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a storage tank of a gas-liquid separator according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which drainage is discharged from the storage tank shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a piping diagram of a beer storage device equipped with a gas-liquid separation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a beer storage device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of beer storage tanks 3, pipes 4 and 5, and a gas-liquid separator 1 provided at a downstream position of the pipes 4 and 5. And a cleaning water supply device 7 provided upstream of the pipes 4 and 5, and the waste liquid after cleaning the pipes 4 and 5 is stored in the gas-liquid separator 1, and the gas is released into the atmosphere. After that, the liquid is discharged into the indoor drainage groove 9. The pipes 4 and 5 are composed of a main pipe 4 connected to the beer storage tank 3 and a branch pipe 5 branched from the main pipe 4. When the residual liquid in the beer storage tank 3 is discharged and the pipes 4 and 5 are washed. The drainage flows from the main pipe 4 to the branch pipe 5 by switching the valves.

  The cleaning water supply device 7 supplies alkaline cleaning liquid (CIP) such as caustic soda into the pipes 4 and 5 and supplies hot cleaning water by switching operation.

  The gas-liquid separator 1 is formed in a storage tank 11, a drainage inlet 13 formed in a side portion of the storage tank 11, an exhaust port 15 formed in the upper part of the storage tank 11, and a lower part of the storage tank 11. The drainage port 17 and the outlet pipe 18 are provided, and the drainage port 17 is provided with an on-off valve 23 that opens and closes according to the water level in the storage tank 11.

  The on-off valve 23 is connected to the float 21 via a valve rod 25 and is interlocked with the float 21 that moves up and down according to the water level in the storage tank 11. When a certain amount of drainage liquid accumulates in the storage tank 11, the float 21 rises due to buoyancy, the open / close valve 23 connected to the float 21 moves upward, and the drainage port 17 opens to accumulate in the storage tank 11. Drained liquid is discharged. Further, the outlet 18 a of the outlet pipe 18 is cut off, and a gap is provided between the outlet pipe 18 and the drainage groove 9.

  A guide 27 is formed on the inner wall 11a of the storage tank 11, and the float 21 is guided by the guide 27 so that the float 21 does not wobble when moving up and down.

  Next, based on the above configuration, the operation and effect of the present embodiment will be described. When cleaning the inside of the pipes 4 and 5, the cleaning liquid is supplied into the pipes 4 and 5 from the cleaning water supply device 7 provided at the upstream position of the main pipe 4. The beer dirt adhering to the inner walls of the pipes 4 and 5 is removed by the cleaning liquid, and the remaining beer liquid discharged from the beer storage tank 3 is also conveyed into the storage tank 11 through the pipes 4 and 5. When waste liquid such as beer dirt or beer residual liquid is conveyed into the storage tank 11, the carbon dioxide gas of the beer is exhausted into the atmosphere from the exhaust port 15, and the waste liquid is stored in the storage tank 11. When a certain amount of drainage accumulates in the storage tank 11, the float 21 moves upward due to the buoyancy of the drainage as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 1, and the open / close connected to the float 21 in conjunction with the movement The valve 23 moves upward to open the drainage port 17, and the drainage accumulated in the storage tank 11 is discharged from the outlet pipe 18. The drainage discharged from the outlet pipe 18 is discharged into the indoor drainage groove 9. When the drainage liquid in the storage tank 11 is discharged, the float 21 returns to the original position and the drainage port 17 is closed. In addition, after the insides of the pipes 4 and 5 are washed with the washing liquid, high temperature washing water is supplied from the washing water supply device 7 to sterilize the inside of the pipes 4 and 5.

  When the drainage liquid flows into the storage tank 11, the on-off valve 23 is opened by the floating of the float 21, and the drainage liquid is discharged to the outside of the storage tank 11. In addition, even when a large amount of waste liquid flows into the storage tank 11, the carbon dioxide gas is separated in the storage tank, and then the drainage liquid can be discharged smoothly. Responsive to inflow of water.

  When the drainage liquid flows into the storage tank 11, the on-off valve 23 is opened and the drainage liquid is discharged to the outside of the storage tank 11, so that it is not necessary to manually discharge the drainage liquid of the storage tank 11 to the outside, for example. The pipes 4 and 5 can be automatically cleaned.

  Since the float 21 is connected to the on-off valve 23, the float 21 rises due to the buoyancy due to the drainage in the storage tank 11, and the on-off valve 23 opens, so that sudden drainage into the storage tank 11 is prevented. The responsiveness is good with a simple configuration.

  Since the outlet 18a of the outlet pipe 18 is cut off and a gap is provided between the outlet pipe 18 and the drainage groove 9, even when a large amount of drainage is discharged from the storage tank 11, the drained liquid is discharged from the outlet pipe 18. 18 is prevented from flowing back into the storage tank 11 and the inside of the storage tank 11 can be prevented from becoming dirty. Since the outlet 18 a of the outlet pipe 18 is cut off, the drainage liquid can be discharged from the storage tank 11 using the indoor drainage groove 9.

  Since the insides of the pipes 4 and 5 can be automatically washed, dirt in the pipes 4 and 5 due to the beer residual liquid discharged from the beer storage tank 3 can be easily removed.

  By flowing high temperature washing water into the pipes 4 and 5, microorganisms adhering to the pipes 4 and 5 that are difficult to remove with low temperature washing water can be sterilized, and the inside of the pipes 4 and 5 can be kept clean. it can.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  The gas-liquid treatment apparatus 1 is not limited to use in a beer storage device, and may be used, for example, in a storage device for sparkling liquor or carbonated soft drinks.

It is sectional drawing which shows the storage tank of the gas-liquid separator which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which is discharging | emitting drainage from the storage tank shown in FIG. 1 to the indoor drainage groove. It is a piping diagram of a beer storage device provided with a gas-liquid separation device concerning an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gas-liquid separator 3 Beer storage tank 4, 5 Piping 7 Washing water supply device 9 Drainage groove 11 Storage tank 15 Exhaust port 17 Drain port 19 On-off valve 21 Float 23 On-off valve 100 Beer storage device

Claims (5)

  A storage tank that separates the drained liquid that has been drained into the piping into gas and liquid, an exhaust port that exhausts the gas to the atmosphere, and a drain port that drains the drained liquid after separating the gas The drainage port is provided with an on-off valve that opens and closes according to the water level in the storage tank, and the on-off valve opens when a certain amount of drainage has accumulated in the storage tank. A gas-liquid separator characterized in that the drainage is discharged from the air.   The gas-liquid separator according to claim 1, wherein a float that moves up and down in accordance with the water level is provided in the storage tank, and the on-off valve is connected to the float.   The gas-liquid separation device according to claim 2, wherein the drainage discharged from the drainage port is led out by a lead-out pipe, and a gap is provided between the outlet of the lead-out pipe and the drainage groove.   The gas-liquid separation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is connected to a beer storage tank, and the residual liquid remaining in the beer storage tank is caused to flow into the storage tank from a pipe. Beer storage device. 5. The beer storage device according to claim 4, wherein the beer storage device includes a washing water supply device connected to a pipe, and a washing liquid and high-temperature washing water are caused to flow through the pipe by switching operation of the washing water supply device. Storage device.

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