Method and apparatus for creating a slurry
US7651042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G2300/805
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A mobile slurry apparatus for creating a slurry from oil sand ore has a frame and a slurry box supported by the frame. Water is mixed with the ore to form a slurry that is retained in the slurry box. The frame base has a first set of spaced apart support points for supporting the frame in a stationary mode, and a second set of spaced apart support points for supporting the frame in a moving mode. The second set of spaced apart support points is closer together than the first set of support points and defines a lifting region disposed beneath a center of gravity of the slurry apparatus in a moving mode when the slurry box is empty. Thus, a single moving device can be positioned beneath the second set of support points for lifting and moving the slurry apparatus.
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