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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1985
Walter Merz, Kusnacht, CH;
Swiss Aluminium Ltd., Chippis, CH;
Abstract
A conduit for transporting finely-divided or fine-granular, dry bulk materials comprises a material conveyance zone and a zone for introducing the fluidizing medium separated from the first mentioned zone by a material which is permeable to gas and fluids. This conduit comprises at least one each of a closed feeder channel, a closed fluidizing channel and between these a fluidizing base. It runs approximately horizontal. In and/or above the fluidizing base are impeller nozzles with at least one outlet opening for a gaseous or fluid impeller medium. The fluidizing medium is introduced into the feeder channel/feeder channels at a positive pressure of 100-500 mm water column and the impeller medium at a positive pressure of 700-1500 mm water column.