Device for passing heavily flowing bulk material into a delivery pipe
US6848867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G53/16
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for introducing poorly flowing bulk material into a feed line includes a swirl chamber connectable to a feed line so as to form an inlet aperture in a side wall of the swirl chamber. The device further includes a diffuser plate through which a loosening fluid may be introduced into the swirl chamber. The diffuser plate is arranged in the vicinity of the inlet aperture in the side wall of the swirl chamber. A device for producing a gas flow is also provided inside the swirl chamber, the gas flow being directed in the direction of the inlet aperture.
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