Patent · US Expired

Feed hopper design

US4869622A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 18, 1987
Grant dateSep 26, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 18, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10J2300/0903
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for equalizing the flow rate of a combustible, particulate solids, such as coal, and gas mixture discharged from a feed vessel apparatus in a uniform manner to a pressurized receiving reactor, such as a gasifier.

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