SLURRY HOPPER SYSTEM

A low profile hopper for mixing a granular solid product, such as coal, with water to form a slurry. The hopper consists of an open-topped tank having low side walls and a bottom. One end has a slurry pump inlet, and the other end contains a water inlet system. The tank is designed to direct the slu...

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Main Author MCCAIN, DAVID L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.05.1976
Subjects
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A low profile hopper for mixing a granular solid product, such as coal, with water to form a slurry. The hopper consists of an open-topped tank having low side walls and a bottom. One end has a slurry pump inlet, and the other end contains a water inlet system. The tank is designed to direct the slurry and gravity feed the slurry to the pump inlet. A water level maintenance system is provided which is mounted in the tank and communicates with the water inlet means for controlling the level of the water, regardless of the amount of product being dumped into the hopper. Baffles are also included to reduce surface turbulence in the vicinity of the water level maintenance system.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19730181714