Patent · US Active

Self-cleaning apparatus and method for thick slurry pressure control

US8801859B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
15References
14Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 2012
Grant dateAug 12, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 6, 2032

Classification

  • 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.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.