Self-cleaning apparatus and method for thick slurry pressure control
US8801859B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87925
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Self-cleaning apparatus and methods are disclosed for handling viscous fluids, such as thick solid-liquid slurries of lignocellulosic biomass and its components, under high pressure, using an array of retractable valves.
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