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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Morten Karlsen, Øvre Årdal, NO;
Are Dyrøy, Porsgrunn, NO;
Assignee:
Norsk Hydro ASA, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/00 ;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for filling a silo ( ) with a fluidizable material. The arrangement includes conveying devices ( ) for supplying material to an upper area of the silo and a central material distributor ( ). The material distributor includes a tank ( ) which has an inlet ( ) and one or more distributor pipes ( ′) for distributing material to one or more feed units ( ′)which convey the material down towards the surface of the material in the silo.