Method and apparatus for dividing and uniting the flows of high-consistency fibre suspensions
US4964950A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87877
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for dividing and uniting flows of high-consistency fibre suspensions. To prevent clogging of the distributor the fibre suspension is caused to flow into a space unitting the inlet and the outlet flows, where a turbulent flow extending to the valves regulating the discharge flow is created. The distributor includes a vortex chamber provided with an inlet and outlets and with regulating valves connected to the outlets and disposed at a short distance from the outlets. According to a preferred embodiment of the the invention, a rotor provided with vanes is disposed in the vortex chamber.
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