JPH0213069Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention relates to a hollow fiber filtration module for fluid filtration, and more specifically, a hollow fiber filtration module suitable for removing suspended solids in a large amount of water. Regarding.

[Conventional technology]

Since hollow fiber filtration membranes have an excellent filtration function, they have been widely used for various purposes including the production of high-purity industrial water and gas filtration.

There are two types of hollow fiber filtration modules: one that filters from the hollow part of the hollow fiber to the outside, and one that filters from the outside of the hollow fiber to the hollow part. The latter type is often used for these applications because the passage resistance inside the hollow fiber is large and suspended substances in the water to be treated remain in the hollow part of the hollow fiber and easily cause clogging. was.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

The structure of these modules is such that the water to be treated comes into contact with the hollow fibers as a horizontal unidirectional flow from the inlet to the outlet. Stress was applied to the hollow fibers and the hollow fibers were easily damaged. In addition, when multiple modules are connected in series, the flow of the fluid to be treated must be connected in a complicated manner, resulting in a large pressure loss and requiring more pumping capacity than necessary. However, there were inconveniences such as the number of connections being limited, and the energy loss being large.

Furthermore, if the water to be treated contains relatively many impurities, the impurities adhering to the outer surface of the hollow fibers may easily cause the hollow fibers to adhere to each other, causing the entire hollow fiber disposed within the module to become It was easy to form a cohesive rod-shaped bundle. When such a bundle is formed, it is difficult for the water to be treated to enter and come into contact with the inside of the bundle, so the effective filtration area of the hollow fiber filtration module decreases in a short period of time, resulting in a decrease in the filtration function. At the same time, there was a problem in that it was difficult to perform a function recovery process to eliminate clogging of the hollow fibers.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a completely new structure that can be suitably used for industrial fluid processing and that can be used for a long period of time.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a hollow fiber filtration module that is less likely to cause adhesion between hollow fibers, has a long effective usage time, and can easily perform a cleaning operation to restore the function of clogged hollow fibers. .

[Means for solving problems]

The above-mentioned object of the present invention is to provide a straight pipe, a fixing member for fixing the open end of a hollow fiber bundle bundled in a U-shape, and a side pipe protruding to the outside of the straight pipe, and the fixing member has a In a module in which a surface having an open end of the hollow fibers is fluid-tightly connected to the side pipe, the U of the hollow fiber bundle is
The hollow fiber has a plurality of arms passing through the center of the U-shaped part and extending radially from the center, and the hollow fiber has a plurality of arms passing through the center of the U-shaped part and extending from the arms or branches of the hollow fiber support member. This is achieved by means of a hollow fiber filtration module which is passed through the hollow fiber support member.

Hereinafter, the hollow fiber filtration module of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 and 3 are schematic sectional views showing preferred embodiments of the hollow fiber filtration module of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a straight pipe, 2 is a hollow fiber support member, 3 is a hollow fiber, 4 is a side pipe, 5 is a fixing member,
6 each represents a flange. The side pipe 4 has one end inside the straight pipe 1 as shown in the figure.
The other end is located outside the straight pipe 1 and is fixed to the straight pipe 1 by a flange 6. The hollow fibers are bent together in a U-shape at the center. A plurality of these hollow fibers are bundled so that their openings are aligned, and the plane portion formed by the alignment of the openings is fixed liquid-tightly by a fixing member 5, and the inside of the hollow fiber and the inside of the side tube are communicated. ing. Further, the hollow fibers are dispersedly hung on the hollow fiber support member 2 at the portions where they are bent into a U-shape, as shown in FIG. Further, the flange 6 does not obstruct the flow of liquid within the straight pipe, and has a structure as shown in a plan view in FIG. 2.

In the hollow fiber filtration module shown in Fig. 3, the side pipe communicates with the straight pipe as shown in the figure, the fixing member is fixed to the end of the side pipe, and the hollow fiber bundle is connected to the inside and side of the straight pipe. It exists within the pipe. In the case of such a module, the angle between the straight pipe and the side pipe is 10°~
90°, preferably 20° to 70°. The side pipe may be integrated with the straight pipe or joined with a flange or the like, but the joint between the straight pipe and the curved pipe must be designed so as not to damage the hollow fibers.

The hollow fiber support member 2 disposed in the hollow fiber filtration module of the present invention has a plurality of arms 8 (preferably 2 to 8 arms) extending radially from the center in substantially the same plane. Branches 9 may be provided on the arms, but as a whole, there are no sharp edges so as not to damage the hollow fibers. The hollow fiber is
The hollow fiber support member is hung so that the arm of the hollow fiber support member or a branch extending from the arm passes through the center of the U-shaped portion (hereinafter referred to as being hung), but the arm Alternatively, it is preferable to provide a protrusion 10 for preventing hollow fiber displacement on the branch portion.

FIGS. 4 to 8 show typical embodiments of the hollow fiber support member used in the module of the present invention.

The hollow fiber support member shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is
The arms 8 extend in the radial direction from the center on the same plane, and each arm has a branch 9 for hooking a hollow fiber attached to the arm 8 so that it lies within the plane formed by the arm 8 ( This is a typical example of type 1). In the case of this type, the appropriate number of arms is 4 to 8, and the appropriate number of branches attached to each arm is 2 to 5, and the position is 1/2 of the arm's length. It is preferable not to attach it to the center. As shown in FIG. 9, in such a hollow fiber support member, the hollow fibers 3 are distributed and hung on the branch portions 9, but protrusions 10 for preventing the hollow fibers from shifting are provided to prevent the hollow fibers from shifting. It is being

The hollow fiber support member shown in Fig. 6 is a typical example of (type 2) which is made by processing the branches of (type 1) so that each forms part of a concentric circle, but in the case of this type, the number of arms is 2 to 4 pieces is appropriate. In this case as well, the hollow fiber slippage prevention protrusion 10
It is preferable to place

The hollow fiber support member shown in FIG. 7 has arms 8 extending radially from the center on the same plane, and each arm has a hollow fiber slippage prevention protrusion 10 attached in a direction perpendicular to the plane formed by the arms. This is a typical example of a thing (type 3). In this type, the hollow fiber is strapped directly to the arm. In this case, since a plurality of hollow fiber displacement prevention protrusions 10 are arranged directly on the arms, there is no need to divide the hollow fibers on the arms. Further, in the case of this type, the number of arms is preferably 3 to 8, and the mounting position of the hollow fiber displacement prevention protrusion is preferably outside the position of 1/2 of the arm length.

The hollow fiber support member shown in FIG. 8 is a typical example (type 4) in which the arms 8 provided with unevenness extend in the radial direction from the center on the same plane, and this type also has arms 8 that are directly connected to the arms. Hollow fibers are used in a stretched manner, but in this case the hollow fibers do not become twisted due to the unevenness.

The hollow fiber support member as described above can be attached after the opening of the hollow fiber is fixed to the fixing member.

By dispersing the top part (U-shaped part) of the hollow fiber bundle using such a hollow fiber support member, the hollow fibers in the module exist in a disjointed state as a whole, and the hollow fiber filtration The fluid flowing through the straight pipe of the module is more likely to hit the entire hollow fibers uniformly, not the outer surface of the hollow fiber bundle, and the hollow fibers are prevented from adhering to each other, improving filtration efficiency and cleaning to restore the filtration function. etc. are also carried out efficiently and uniformly.

Figures 10 to 12 are schematic diagrams illustrating how the hollow fiber support member is supported within the module, and the hollow fiber support member is suspended from a support rod 11 provided in a straight pipe as shown in Figure 10. Alternatively, it can be supported from below by supports 12 (preferably 1 to 4) as shown in FIG. 11, or it can be directly fixed to the inner wall of the straight pipe as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the hollow fiber support member may be made of a hollow pipe and supported by buoyancy with respect to the liquid, or floated by flow velocity.

In addition, in order to fix the hollow fiber bundle to the fixing member, the first
If it is fixed in a dispersed state as shown in the dotted line part 13 in Figure 3 or in a sparse manner in the center,
In correspondence with the hollow fiber support member, the hollow fibers can be more uniformly dispersed, and the liquid passing through the straight pipe can evenly reach the inside of the hollow fiber bundle.

In the hollow fiber filtration module of the present invention, the side pipes and straight pipes may have the same diameter as a whole, or may have different diameters along the way. Further, a restriction may be inserted in the straight pipe in order to retain the hollow fibers or to locally increase the flow velocity, as long as the pressure drop is not too large.

Alternatively, a structure may be adopted in which a plurality of side pipes exist for one straight pipe. For example, they can be arranged on one circumference of a straight pipe or arranged in a spiral around the straight pipe. FIG. 14 shows an example in which a plurality of them are arranged on the circumference. When having a plurality of side tubes, the hollow fiber bundle may be contained in all of them, or in some of them. If there is a side tube without hollow fibers, the end of the side tube may be sealed.
When a plurality of hollow fiber bundles are installed in one straight pipe, it becomes possible to make the flow of fluid in the straight pipe more uniform from a macroscopic perspective.

It is preferable that the hollow fibers have flexibility and can withstand external forces and chemicals during functional recovery operations against clogging of the hollow fibers. Examples of such hollow fibers include polyolefins, fluorinated polyolefins, polysulfones, Examples include ultrafiltration or precision filtration hollow fiber membranes made of materials such as polyacrylonitrile.

This hollow fiber membrane is bonded to the surface with the open end and the end of the side tube by using a potting agent such as polyurethane, epoxy resin, unsaturated polyester resin, silicone resin, etc. at the end of the side tube while keeping the open end of the hollow fiber in an open state. is fixed and held in a liquid-tight manner. The hollow fiber bundle may be directly fixed to the end of the side tube (if a fixing member such as a flange is used, the opening of the fixing member that connects to the opening of the side tube) (hereinafter collectively referred to as the end of the side tube). However, it is convenient and preferred to manufacture the module by fixing the hollow fiber bundle in advance to a tube that can be inserted into the end of the side tube, and then inserting and fixing this into the end of the side tube.

The module introduces the fluid to be treated from the straight pipe section a, and the filtered fluid that has been filtered by the membrane is taken out from the bent end c through the inside of the hollow fiber. On the other hand, the unfiltered fluid is taken out from the other end b of the straight pipe. As a result, the fluid to be filtered flows linearly in the straight pipe, so that the pressure loss is small.

The module of this invention (filtration of various types of water such as drinking water, industrial water, medical water, ultrapure water, pyrogen-free water, etc., polishing wastewater, oil-containing wastewater, coagulation treated water,
Filtration of chelate reaction treated water, biologically treated water, turbid water, metal-containing powder wastewater, degreasing liquid, SS-containing solvent, etc., filtration recovery of valuable metal powders such as gold and silver, flocs, etc., valuable liquids in the food and pharmaceutical industries. It can be suitably used for recovery, etc.).

[Effects of this invention]

Since the hollow fiber filtration module of the present invention has a hollow fiber support, the liquid flowing inside the straight pipe of the hollow fiber filtration module can easily hit the hollow fibers uniformly, resulting in good filtration efficiency, and the filtration function can be restored. Cleaning, etc. of the hollow fibers can be performed efficiently and uniformly, and prevention of adhesion of hollow fibers to each other and recovery processing operations can also be performed efficiently.

Furthermore, the hollow fiber filtration module of the present invention has a simple structure and is characterized by low passage resistance for the fluid to be treated, and can be compactly installed. In particular, this feature of low pressure loss has the effect of saving pump energy.

In addition, since the hollow fiber filtration module of the present invention has a small pressure drop even when connected in series, it is easy to clean by increasing the flow rate of the fluid to be filtered or by creating a pulsating flow, and it is easy to clean by increasing the flow rate of the fluid to be filtered or by creating a pulsating flow. It also has the feature of being easy to clean.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 3 are schematic cross-sectional views showing preferred embodiments of the hollow fiber filtration module of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the flange, and FIGS.
The figures are diagrams showing other embodiments of the hollow fiber support member, FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the hollow fibers being wrapped around the hollow fiber support member, and FIGS. 10 to 12 are the hollow fiber support members. 13 is a schematic diagram showing several examples of installation of support members in a straight pipe; FIG.
The figure is a schematic view showing a preferred embodiment of fixing the hollow fiber bundle to the fixing part, and FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view and side view of a hollow fiber filtration module in which a plurality of side pipes are arranged on the same circumference. It is. 1: straight pipe, 2: hollow fiber support member, 3: hollow fiber, 4: side pipe, 5: fixing member, 6: flange,
7: side tube, 8: arm, 9: branch, 10: hollow fiber slippage prevention protrusion, 11: support rod, 12: strut, 13:
Area where the hollow fiber is fixed, a: flow of liquid before filtering, b: flow of unfiltered liquid, c:
Filtered liquid flow.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A straight pipe, a U-shaped hollow fiber bundle, a fixing member for fixing the open end of the hollow fiber bundle, and a side pipe protruding to the outside of the straight pipe. , and the surface of the fixing member having the hollow fiber open end is fluid-tightly connected to the side pipe, the hollow fiber having a plurality of arms extending in radial directions from the center. The support member is provided in a straight pipe, and the hollow fibers are hung around the hollow fiber support member so that the arms of the hollow fiber support member or the branches extending from the arms pass through the center of the U-shaped part. A hollow fiber filtration module featuring: (2) The side pipe has one end arranged concentrically with the straight pipe inside the straight pipe and the other end located outside the straight pipe, and the fixing member is arranged at the end of the side pipe inside the straight pipe. The hollow fiber filtration module according to claim 1 of the utility model registration, wherein the hollow fiber filtration module is fixed to the following. (3) Utility model registration claim 1, wherein the side pipe communicates with a straight pipe, the fixing member is fixed to the end of the side pipe, and the hollow fiber bundle is present in the straight pipe and the side pipe. Hollow fiber filtration module as described in section.