Waterfall technique for removing settled coal solids from a storage facility

Patent · Tue Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6689552

Bickham, K L

This invention pertains to a method and apparatus for removing compacted, slurriable solids from a vessel by water erosion. The water erosion is effected by a waterfall created through the use of a travelling bridge which traverses the compacted solids and coacts with a movable gate which allows a nearly vertical face of the compacted solids to be exposed to the waterfall.

• Assignee: Shell Oil Co.
• Patent Number(s): US 4354778
• OSTI ID: 6689552
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 30 Oct 1978; Other Information: PAT-APPL-955674
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DISPERSIONS
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