Distributor means for charging particulate material into receptacles
Abstract
Disclosed are receptacles, such as shaft furnaces illustrated by a blast furnace and an upright oil shale retort, embodying rotatable charge distributor means for distributing particulate charge material in the furnace, which charge distributor means can provide a high uniformity of distribution of various sizes of particles and also can provide and maintain a stock line of desired contour and heighth in the receptacle. The distributor means includes a hopper having rigidly fixed to it a plurality of downwardly extending chutes with lower discharge portions that discharge in concentric circular zones at the stock line. The distributor means includes a segmented portion at the juncture of the hopper and the chutes that divides the charge material discharged into the hopper in proportion to the area of the circular zone at the stock line that is fed by the chute. The distributor means embodies means for providing mass flow of the particulate charge material through the chutes to the stock line and for avoiding segregation between larger and smaller particles of charge material deposited at the stock line.
- Inventors:
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- 9995 Cliff Drive, Cleveland, OH 44102
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Development Engineering, Incorporated
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862853
- Patent Number(s):
- 4029220
- Application Number:
- 05/636,165
- Assignee:
- Greaves; Melvin J. (9995 Cliff Drive, Cleveland, OH 44102)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C21 - METALLURGY OF IRON C21B - MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F27 - FURNACES F27B - FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- distributor; means; charging; particulate; material; receptacles; disclosed; shaft; furnaces; illustrated; blast; furnace; upright; oil; shale; retort; embodying; rotatable; charge; distributing; provide; uniformity; distribution; various; sizes; particles; maintain; stock; line; desired; contour; heighth; receptacle; hopper; rigidly; fixed; plurality; downwardly; extending; chutes; discharge; portions; concentric; circular; zones; segmented; portion; juncture; divides; discharged; proportion; zone; fed; chute; embodies; providing; mass; flow; avoiding; segregation; larger; deposited; various sizes; charge material; material deposited; distributor means; downwardly extending; mass flow; shale retort; particulate material; oil shale; rigidly fixed; blast furnace; /414/193/266/
Citation Formats
Greaves, Melvin J. Distributor means for charging particulate material into receptacles. United States: N. p., 1977.
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Greaves, Melvin J. Distributor means for charging particulate material into receptacles. United States.
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"Distributor means for charging particulate material into receptacles". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862853.
@article{osti_862853,
title = {Distributor means for charging particulate material into receptacles},
author = {Greaves, Melvin J},
abstractNote = {Disclosed are receptacles, such as shaft furnaces illustrated by a blast furnace and an upright oil shale retort, embodying rotatable charge distributor means for distributing particulate charge material in the furnace, which charge distributor means can provide a high uniformity of distribution of various sizes of particles and also can provide and maintain a stock line of desired contour and heighth in the receptacle. The distributor means includes a hopper having rigidly fixed to it a plurality of downwardly extending chutes with lower discharge portions that discharge in concentric circular zones at the stock line. The distributor means includes a segmented portion at the juncture of the hopper and the chutes that divides the charge material discharged into the hopper in proportion to the area of the circular zone at the stock line that is fed by the chute. The distributor means embodies means for providing mass flow of the particulate charge material through the chutes to the stock line and for avoiding segregation between larger and smaller particles of charge material deposited at the stock line.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 1977},
month = {Tue Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 1977}
}