Molten Salt Furnace, Molten Salt Tank
A molten salt furnace is a high-temperature reaction equipment that uses molten salts as both a heat transfer medium and reactant, achieving chemical reactions by controlling the internal temperature and reaction conditions. It boasts unique advantages and is increasingly becoming a crucial industrial production equipment, playing a significant role in various fields.
The principle of the molten salt furnace is based on the properties of molten salts. By heating the molten salt to a high temperature, it utilizes the high-temperature salts as a heat transfer medium to achieve chemical reactions.
A molten salt tank is a device used for storing high-temperature liquid molten salt, primarily serving to store heat and provide the required heat to users such as reactors or heat exchangers, or to store excess heat.
Salt melts are typically designed as horizontal cylindrical tanks for storing molten salt. Initially, solid salt is placed into the tank, and the salt is melted to the required temperature through heating. Subsequently, a salt melt pump is used to transport the molten salt to devices needing heat exchange, such as salt melt furnaces, reactors, heat exchangers, evaporators, etc., to achieve heat exchange. Due to the high temperature of the salt melt, the large temperature difference between hot and cold in thermal power plants, and frequent startups, a high-temperature pressure transmitter suitable for these extreme operating conditions is required.
The molten salt furnace offers the following advantages compared to traditional reaction equipment:
1. High-Temperature Thermal Conductivity: Molten salts possess a high thermal conductivity, enabling more effective heat transfer at high temperatures. This allows molten salt furnaces to offer higher thermal efficiency and more stable reaction conditions.
2. Excellent thermal stability: The molten salt has a high melting point and good thermal stability, which is not prone to evaporation or decomposition at high temperatures, making it suitable for high-temperature reaction requirements.
3. Wide operating temperature range: The molten salt furnace can operate within a broad temperature spectrum, accommodating various reaction requirements.
