- Patent Title: System for discharging dry solids and an associated method thereof
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Application No.: US14926376Application Date: 2015-10-29
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Publication No.: US09902561B2Publication Date: 2018-02-27
- Inventor: Yashwanth Tummala , Tiffany Elizabeth Pinard Westendorf
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Agent Pabitra K. Chakrabarti
- Main IPC: G01F11/10
- IPC: G01F11/10 ; B65G11/20 ; B65G11/02

Abstract:
A system for discharging dry solids into high pressure environments is disclosed. The system includes a hopper, a feeder device coupled to the hopper, and a discharge device disposed downstream relative to the feeder device. The feeder device includes a rotatable casing including a plurality of pockets, a stationary core disposed within the rotatable casing, and a plurality of valves. Each pocket includes an inlet, an outlet, and a plurality of first through-holes. The stationary core includes a plurality of channels, where each channel includes a plurality of second through-holes. Each valve is disposed at the outlet of a corresponding pocket from the plurality of pockets. The discharge device includes a valve actuator configured to actuate each valve.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170121116A1 SYSTEM FOR DISCHARGING DRY SOLIDS AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2017-05-04
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