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Method for blending heat-sensitive material using a conical screw blender with gas injection

US7387427B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 2006
Grant dateJun 17, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B11/12
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a conical screw blender which comprises an inverted cone-shaped vessel. The blender also includes a material inlet, a material outlet, a driven screw housed within the vessel, and at least two non-diffuse gas injection lines attached to the vessel. The conical screw blender of the present invention can be used not only for the mixing of materials, but also for the drying of materials.

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