Solid working medium gasification flow automatic control device
Technical Field
The invention relates to an aerospace electric propulsion technology, belongs to the technical field of vacuum containers, and particularly relates to an automatic control device for gasification flow of a solid working medium.
Background
At present, in a space electric propulsion working medium supply system, solid working medium gasification is carried out in a mode of matching a heater with a throttle valve: the method comprises the steps of directly heating a solid working medium through a heater, gasifying the working medium in a solid state under the heating condition, and controlling generated gas through a throttle valve so as to supply the gas outwards according to the required flow.
The disadvantage of such a supply system is mainly the difficulty in controlling the heating process of the solid working substance. If the heating time is insufficient, the gas pressure in the container is insufficient, and the required flow cannot be provided; if the heating time is too long, the pressure inside the container will be too high, and the requirements for the container and the throttle valve are increased. The problem can be solved by adding an active control system, but the complexity of the system is increased, the reliability of the system is reduced, the cost is increased, a certain lag time exists in the control of the heater, and the instantaneity of the system is reduced.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides an automatic control device for solid working medium gasification flow, which can realize automatic control of solid working medium gasification flow through a simple mechanical control system, and has low cost and strong instantaneity.
In order to achieve the purpose, the automatic control device for the gasification flow of the solid working medium comprises a constant pressure device, a volume variable device, a heater and a gas circuit;
two ends of the volume variable device are sealed, a solid working medium and a heater are respectively fixed on two opposite end surfaces in the volume variable device, and the outer surface of the end where the solid working medium is located is in contact with the constant pressure device; the constant pressure device is used for providing constant pressure for the volume variable device; the heater is used for heating and gasifying the solid working medium; the gas circuit is connected with the corrugated pipe through a valve.
Wherein the constant pressure device is a constant force spring.
Wherein the constant force spring is in tangential contact with the variable volume device.
Wherein the volume-variable device is a bellows.
Wherein, the supplement of the solid working medium is realized by a stepping supplement mode.
Has the advantages that:
the automatic control device for the gasification flow of the solid working medium has the advantages of simple structure and low cost. The device can realize the high-reliability automatic control of the gasification flow of the solid working medium through a simple mechanical control system consisting of a corrugated pipe and a constant force spring under the preset parameters.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an automatic control device for gasification flow of solid working medium according to the present invention.
Wherein: 1-constant force spring, 2-corrugated pipe, 3-heater, 4-gas circuit and 5-support.
Detailed Description
The invention is described in detail below by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in fig. 1, the automatic control device for solid working medium gasification flow of the present embodiment includes a constant force spring 1, a bellows 2, a heater 3, an air passage 4 and a support 5,
two ends of the corrugated pipe 2 are sealed and used for providing a closed space with variable volume, one end of the corrugated pipe is fixed on the bracket 5, the heater 3 is fixed on the inner surface of the end, the other end of the corrugated pipe is tangent to the outer edge of the constant force spring 1, and the solid working medium is fixed on the inner surface of the end surface; the constant force spring 1 is used for providing constant pressure for the corrugated pipe 2; the heater 3 is used for heating and gasifying solid working media; the gas path 4 is connected with the corrugated pipe 2 through a valve and outputs gaseous working media outwards through the gas path 4; the bracket 5 is used for installing and fixing the constant force spring 1, the corrugated pipe 2, the heater 3 and the air circuit 4.
Before the automatic control device for the gasification flow of the solid working medium operates, the corrugated pipe 2 is in a compressed state, and the solid working medium is tightly attached to the heater 3. After the device operates, the heater 3 starts to heat the solid working medium, the solid working medium is heated and gasified, and working medium gas is generated to increase the internal pressure of the corrugated pipe 2; when the internal pressure is higher than the pressure of the constant force spring 1, the constant force spring 1 is compressed, the corrugated pipe 2 begins to extend to increase the volume and reduce the internal pressure, and the solid working medium is gradually separated from the heater 3 in the process until the gasification of the solid working medium is stopped. Working medium gas is conveyed outwards through the gas circuit 4, the internal pressure is reduced, when the pressure is lower than the pressure of the constant force spring 1, the constant force spring 1 compresses the corrugated pipe 2, the volume of the corrugated pipe 2 is reduced, the internal pressure is increased, the solid working medium is gradually close to the heater 3 in the process until the solid working medium is gasified, the internal gas is replenished again, and the working medium gas is generated to increase the internal pressure of the corrugated pipe 2; when the internal pressure is greater than the constant force spring 1 pressure, the constant force spring 1 is compressed again. The whole process is repeated until the solid working medium is completely consumed.
The constant force spring 1 can be replaced by other devices capable of providing constant pressure; bellows 2 may be replaced by other variable volume devices. The gasification speed of the solid working medium is automatically adjusted along with the volume change of the corrugated pipe 2. The supplement of the solid working medium can be realized in a stepping supplement mode.
In summary, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.