Apparatus for the treatment of strand-like textile material

An apparatus for treatment of a strand-like textile material in the form of a continuous material rope, which is circulated during at least part of the treatment, the apparatus comprising:

• an elongated, essentially tubular treatment container;
• a transport nozzle array to which a transport medium flow can be applied;
• and
• a transport section adjoining the transport nozzle array, the transport section terminating on a material rope inlet side in a storage section of the treatment container, and the storage section accommodating a folded material rope pile,
• wherein the storage section comprises:
• a gliding bottom extending at a distance above a container wall below, the gliding bottom extending from the material rope inlet side of the storage section to a material rope outlet side in vicinity of the transport nozzle array;
• and
• at least one unit provided for changing an inclination of the gliding bottom from the material rope inlet side toward the material rope outlet side,
• wherein the gliding bottom is configured in a shape of an elongated tub, a bottom of which is concavely curved, in at least some regions, in a longitudinal direction of the elongated tub, the gliding bottom comprising, in at least some regions, a fluid-permeable perforation, and
• wherein the apparatus comprises caps which are operable to selectively close off discharge from the fluid-permeable perforations in a fluid-tight manner.