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Tubular electric heater

Tubular electric heater
IPC classes for russian patent Tubular electric heater (RU 2516006):
H05B3/48 - heating conductor embedded in insulating material
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FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: tubular electric heater contains a heat-producing element 1, for example in a form of a current-conducting spiral placed inside a protective metal shell 2 with an external circumferential finning 3, at the ends of the metal shell 2 there are sealed current leads 4 connected to the outputs of the current-conducting spiral, porous ceramic beads 5 of a tear-drop shape with the heat-producing element 1 placed in their internal opening, along their perimeter the beads are covered by the protective metal shell 2, the porous ceramic beads have width variable by height thus covering the heat-producing element completely or covering it minimally in the upper part, the inner cavity of the tubular electric heater, including pores of the ceramic beads, is filled with liquid partially. When voltage is supplied to the current leads 4 connected to the outputs of the current-conducting spiral the temperature of the spiral is increased as far as heat conductivity of the porous ceramic beads 5 is low, heating of the spiral of the heat-producing element 1 takes place fast, nevertheless the temperature of the protective shell 2 and finning 3 is defined by the temperature of the external heat carrier. As far as the inner cavity of the heater and pores of the beads are filled with liquid at certain temperature this liquid boils, steal comes through the pores to the space between the porous beads 5, where it is condensed at the inner surface of the protective shell 2 giving it the accumulated evaporation heat. The condensed steam in the form of liquid comes to the surface of the porous beads 5 and due to capillary action it is saturated inside into the beads 5 coming down to the heated spiral, there it boils again thus accumulating evaporation heat and closing the cycle of heat transfer and circulation loop.

EFFECT: improving operating reliability.

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The invention relates to electrical engineering, in particular, to devices convert electrical energy into thermal energy, made in the form of straight or curved tubular elements used, in particular, in the construction of thermocompressors, providing the necessary pressure in the brine circuit of a nuclear power plant.

Known tubular heater classic designs containing fuel element in the form of conductive spiral of heat-resistant material, placed inside a protective metal sheath, and between the fuel element and the protective sheath is a layer of insulating material, usually in the form of powder filling magnesium oxide, on the ends of the metal shell is made sealed current leads (US Patent No. 7,019,269 B2, IPC NV 3/44, publ. 28.03.2006 g).

A disadvantage of the known construction is that between the fuel element and the heat-release surface protective shell need a layer of insulation, ensuring the electrical safety of the heater and preventing the emergence of inter-turn short circuits the heating coil. This layer, performing a useful function of insulation, makes thermal resistance in the path of heat transfer from the fuel elements to the surface of the heat exchange with the outside is teplonositelem, which is especially noticeable when using powder electrical insulating materials. The presence of this thermal resistance leads to the fact that to achieve a significant density of the heat flux on the surface of the heat transfer necessary to repeatedly increase the temperature of the heating coil inside the tubular heater, which reduces the service life of the heater.

The closest in technical essence is a tubular heater containing fuel element in the form of conductive spiral located inside a protective metal shell having an external transverse ribbing on the ends of the metal shell is made of a sealed power supply circuit (RF Patent No. 2120199, IPC NV 3/48, publ. 10.10.1998 g).

Known tubular heater has the same disadvantages heaters of conventional design, namely, low resource and operational reliability associated with the presence of thermal resistance vinyl interlayer and overheating of the fuel element. For example, in a tubular electric heaters running in thermocompressors NPP when the ambient temperature of 300-350°C, the temperature of the spiral approaching 900°Stacy temperature creates two negative factor. First, destroyed the structure of the material of the heating coil with a capacity which allows it to burn out. Secondly, at high temperatures can degrade the insulating properties of the backfill, it appears channels electrical breakdown, destroying the outer protective shell. The ingress of water through the fistula formed inside the heater causing steam explosions, completely destroying the heater. Both of these factors reduce the resource and the operational reliability of the tubular heater.

Technical problem solved by this invention is the enhancement of life and operational reliability of tubular heater

The technical result consists in increasing thermal conductivity in the direction from the fuel elements to the surface of heat exchange with an external fluid is achieved by the fact that in the known tubular heater containing heat-generating element, for example, in the form of a conductive helix, located inside a protective metal shell having an external transverse ribbing on the ends of the metal shell is made sealed leads entered porous dielectric spacers having cablevideo form, in the inner hole which is placed a fuel element, and the external contour of washers are enclosed in a protective metal sheath, porous ceramic washers have a variable height thickness from fully zakrya the soup the fuel element to a minimum in the upper part, the internal cavity of the tubular heater, including the pores of the ceramic washers, partially filled with fluid.

The invention is illustrated by drawings, where figure 1 shows a General view of the tubular heater with slit revealing the internal structure of the heater; figure 2 shows the front view and the side view of the porous dielectric washer.

Tubular heater provides heat-generating element 1, for example, in the form of a conductive helix, located inside a protective metal shell 2 having an external transverse fins 3, at the ends of the metal shell is made of a sealed power supply circuit 4, is attached to the conclusions of the spiral conductive, porous ceramic (dielectric) washer 5 with cablevideo form, in the inner hole which is placed a fuel element 1 and the external contour of washers are enclosed in a protective metal sheath 2, the porous ceramic washers have a variable height thickness from fully closing the fuel element 1 to a minimum in the upper part, the inner cavity of the tubular heater including the pores of the ceramic washers partially filled with liquid

Tubular heater works as follows.

When voltage is applied to the current leads 4 connected to the output of the m conductive spiral its temperature increases since thermal conductivity of porous ceramic washers 5 is small, the heating spiral heat-generating element 1 is fast, but the temperature of the protective sheath 2 and the fins 3 is determined by the temperature of the external coolant. Since the internal cavity of the tubular heater and the pores of the ceramic washers filled with liquid, e.g. water, at a certain temperature the liquid boils, the vapor through the pores into the space between the porous washers 5 where it condenses on the inner surface of the protective shell 2, giving her the stored heat of vaporization. The condensed vapor and the liquid falls to the surface of the porous spacers 5 and due to the effect of capillarity absorbed into the washers 5, falling to the heated spiral, where again begins to boil, reserving the heat of vaporization and closing, thus, the cycle of heat transfer and circuit. Thus, the process of heat transfer from the heating element to the outer surface of the tubular heater is not due to the conductivity of the powder layer of insulation, and due to the circulation of the internal fluid undergoing a phase transition.

This mechanism of heat transfer is fully consistent with the processes inside the so-called heat pipes, experimental study which gives a record is a simple conductivity, more than three orders of magnitude greater than thermal conductivity of most heat-conducting substances. Due to the record heat conduction the temperature of the heated end of the heat pipe and cooled differ by several tenths of a degree. For tubular heater this means that after the regime of two-phase heat transfer, the temperature of the heating element is determined by the temperature of the external coolant with a slight excess of determining the heat flux density. This excess is usually at 50°C. For tubular heaters, working as part of thermocompressor nuclear power plant and providing external heating of the heat carrier to a temperature of 300-350°C, increasing thermal conductivity inside the heater allows to reduce the temperature of the heating element 1 to values not exceeding 400°C. Such conditions do not lead to destruction of the heating element and the porous ceramic washers that allows you to increase the service life and operational reliability of the tubular heater.

Since the internal cavity of the tubular heater is closed, when the boiling of the liquid inside the protective sheath 2, the pressure in the cavity increases and can reach considerable values, depending on the temperature of the external coolant. In this regard, the outer lateral fins except Uwe is icene heat exchange surface performs the function of increasing the mechanical strength of the protective shell 2.

As an internal coolant can be used water, freon, liquid hydrocarbons and other liquids, the choice of which is determined by the temperature and power modes of the tubular heater.

The use of the invention increases service life and operational reliability of tubular heater due to the introduction of the described structural elements, providing a significant increase in thermal conductivity from the heat-generating element to the external heat transfer surface.

Tubular heater containing fuel element located inside a protective metal shell having an external transverse ribbing on the ends of the metal shell is made sealed current leads attached to the conclusions of the conductive helix, characterized in that it introduced the porous ceramic washer having a tear drop shape, in the inner hole which is placed a fuel element, and the external contour of washers are enclosed in a protective metal sheath, porous ceramic washers have a variable height thickness from fully closing the fuel element to a minimum in the upper part, the inner cavity of the tubular heater, including the pores of the ceramic washers, partially filled LM is bone.

 

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