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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2007
Juha Ottelin, Tarvasjoki, FI;
Juha Ottelin, Tarvasjoki, FI;
Sulzer Pumpen AG, Winterhur, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for filling and cleaning a pulp tower. The invention is most suitable for filling and cleaning high-consistency pulp towers, bleaching towers, storage tanks and similar towers containing fiber suspensions, of the wood-processing industry. The apparatus and method according to the invention for filling and cleaning a pulp tower, in which method pulp is fed into the pulp tower either through its cover () or at least feed devices () arranged at its top, are characterized in that the space surrounding the feed device () is washable at the same time as the pulp is fed into the tower by means of washing devices () arranged in connection with the feed devices.