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System for drawing solid feed into and/or out of a solid feed pump

US9022723B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2012
Grant dateMay 5, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F13/001
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a solid feed pump. The solid feed pump includes a housing, a rotor disposed in the housing, a curved passage disposed between the rotor and the housing, a solid feed inlet coupled to the curved passage, a solid feed outlet coupled to the curved passage, and a rotatable sleeve configured to rotate to actively draw solid feed into the solid feed inlet or out of the solid feed outlet.

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