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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1984
Fritz Toepel, Heidelberg, DE;
Heidelberger Zement AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a container for bulk goods in substantially solid form, having a central conduit arranged in the center of the container and between the inlet opening and the outlet opening, the conduit having openings in its wall for connection with the body of the container. The invention further relates to a method of evacuation of a container containing bulk goods in substantially solid form, the container having a central conduit extending between the inlet opening and the outlet opening and openings in the conduit for connection with the body of the container, which method comprises maintaining a lower material pressure of the bulk goods in the conduit in the area above the outlet point than in other areas in the conduit and in the body of the container. The invention further relates to a method for emptying the container by maintaining the material pressure of the bulk goods in the conduit in the area above the outlet point at below a specified value.