National Mine Service Company

Gary H Thorne

A venturi section positioned in the flow path of pressurized air through a rock dust hopper includes an opening connected to a conduit extending to the axis of the venturi section. Concentric conduits within the venturi section direct the stream of pressurized air directly into intersecting relation with the conduit. The flow of pressurized air immediately below the conduit creates a reduced pressure to induce a continuous flow of rock dust through the venturi section opening and into mixture with the air stream which carries the entrained rock dust from the venturi section for discharge from a nozzle outlet.

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Colfax, WV, United States of America

Gary H Thorne