Abstract:
In order to pulsate liquid in a column, the column is connected to both the suction side and the pressure side of a pump, via rotatable valve means which alternately connects the pressure side and the suction side of the pump to the column. The rotations of the valve and the pumping force and the flow capacity of the piping between the column and the pump primarily influence the amplitude and frequency of pulsations in the column. More than one valve may be connected to one column and more than one column can be connected to one valve. Preferred valve designs are disclosed, as are preferred fluid circuits incorporating surge tank means.
Abstract:
Process and apparatus for removing liquid from wet or moist thermoplastic particles, wherein the material, which may be in granular or powdery form, is introduced into a gas stream which blows it at a high velocity in a substantially tangential direction against a curved wall provided with apertures. The thermoplastic particles repeatedly impinge on and rebounce from the curved wall and as a result the liquid is flung off. The liquid is carried away by the gas stream through the apertures in the curved wall, the thermoplastic particles are separately collected and discharged at the downstream end of the curved wall.