Abstract:
THE INVENTION RELATES TO A METHOD AND MEANS FOR DIVERTING SOME OR ALL OF A PLURALITY OF LARGE SOLID BODIES BEING TRANSPORTED IN SUCCESSIVE ORDER IN A STREAM IN A PIPELINE INTO ANOTHER PIPELINE STREAM OR TO SEPARATE THE BODIES INTO A PLURALITY OF OTHER PIPELINE STREAMS. THE DIVERSION IS EFFECTED BY SELECTIVELY INJECTING JETS OF LIQUID INTO THE PIPELINE FOR IMPINGEMENT ON THE BODIES AT A SUITABLE LOCATION.