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Title: Vibratory high pressure coal feeder having a helical ramp

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6773401

Apparatus and method are described for feeding powdered coal from a helical ramp into a high pressure, heated, reactor tube containing hydrogen for hydrogenating the coal and/or for producing useful products from coal. To this end, the helical ramp is vibrated to feed the coal cleanly at an accurately controlled rate in a simple, reliable and trouble-free manner that eliminates complicated and expensive screw feeders, and/or complicated and expensive seals, bearings and fully rotating parts.

Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Patent Number(s):
US 4071151
OSTI ID:
6773401
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 24 Nov 1976
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English