Apparatus for ascertaining the level of flowable material in dust separators and the like
US4718575A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F23/14
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The hoppers of several dust precipitators are connected to a common readily accessible monitoring station by discrete conduits each of which has a first open end at a preselected level in the respective hopper, a second open end at the monitoring station and an intermediate portion extending above the corresponding preselected level. Suction which normally prevails in the hoppers tends to maintain closed pivotable flaps for the second open ends of the conduits. If the dust in a hopper accumulates to or rises above the respective preselected level, the corresponding flap is opened by a counterweight and such movement of the flap entails the generation of a signal which is used to evacuate dust from the corresponding hopper and/or to actuate an alarm for the convenience and attention of the persons in charge.
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