Solids trans-loading
AssigneeINV Nylon Chemicals Americas, LLC
InventorMichael A. Perez
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Abstract
A method and system for trans-loading solid particulates from a hopper to a storage container, by clamping a trough (110) to a discharge gate of the hopper, the trough having an open top, sides, and a bottom, a vacuum pipe (140) extending into the trough, and at least one aerator (150) located on the trough, to which is provided an aerating gas. The method further comprises at least partially evacuating the storage container to cause at least a partial vacuum therein and drawing a vacuum through a conveyor hose connected to the trough.
Claims19
A trans-loading system for solid particulates, comprising a trough having an open top, sides and a bottom, at least one vacuum pipe extending into the trough, at least one aerator located on the trough, and one or more slidable doors sized to at least partially cover the open top of the trough.
A trans-loading system for solid particulates, comprising a V-shaped trough having two angled side panels which converge at a bottom of the V-shaped trough and first and second vertical end panels, a vacuum pipe extending from outside the V-shaped trough and through the first vertical end panel, a series of aerators located along each of the angled side panels, and one or more slidable doors sized to at least partially cover an open top of the V-shaped trough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.