Mechanical removal of sludge from silos - involves a worm drive conveyor with rotatable bearing in swivel cylinder located on silo floor

The installation is used for the mechanical removal of sludge with limited solid content from upright silos. At least one worm drive conveyor (14) is located at a small distance from the silo floor. The conveyor has a rotatable bearing inside a swivel cylinder (12) which has a liq. tight location on...

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Main Author HOLIGHAUS,ARMIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
German
Published 09.04.1981
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:The installation is used for the mechanical removal of sludge with limited solid content from upright silos. At least one worm drive conveyor (14) is located at a small distance from the silo floor. The conveyor has a rotatable bearing inside a swivel cylinder (12) which has a liq. tight location on the silo floor. The worm drive conveyor is fitted with a shut-off element (24) which is coordinated with the outlet opening (20) and acting as a labyrinth seal with the flow through volume adjustable.
Bibliography:Application Number: DE19792932945