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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1993
Filed:
May. 15, 1991
Juan A Garcia-Mallol, Morristown, NJ (US);
Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Clinton, NJ (US);
Abstract
An aeration rod-out assembly for aerating a flow of solids in a pipe is disclosed comprising an aeration pipe with first and second ends, the first end connected to the pipe containing the flow of solids and a cap connected to the second end. A rod is slidably disposed within the aeration pipe and said cap for axial movement therein between first, second and third positions such that as the rod is moved from its first position to its third position the rod ejects from the aeration pipe solids which settle into the housing. A shaft connected to the rod projects from the cap for actuation of the rod. First and second hoses register with the aeration pipe and the cap respectively to deliver aeration gas to the assembly, which gas discharges through the first end of the aeration pipe to aerate the flow of solids when the rod is in its first position but is substantially blocked from discharging when the rod is in or between its second and third positions.