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US 2016/0083187 A1Published application
Solid particulate pump having flexible seal
AssigneeGas Technology Institute
InventorTimothy SAUNDERS
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Abstract
A solid particulate pump includes a plurality of segments linked to each other in a serial, closed loop arrangement with gaps between neighboring pairs of the segments. A flexible seal extends across the gaps and seals an interior of the closed loop arrangement from an exterior of the closed loop arrangement.
Claims18
A solid particulate pump comprising:
- a plurality of segments, each segment having an inner link and an outer tile, the plurality of segments attached to each other in a serial, closed loop arrangement, with gaps between adjacent segments;
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- a flexible seal extending across the gaps and sealing an interior of the gap from fluid communication with an exterior of the gap.
A solid particulate pump for transporting particulate material, comprising:
- a feeder inlet;
- a feeder outlet downstream from the feeder inlet;
- a particulate conveyor operable to transport a particulate material from the feeder inlet to the feeder outlet, the particulate conveyor including a plurality of segments linked to each other in a serial, closed loop arrangement, with gaps between neighboring pairs of the segments, and a flexible seal extending across the gaps and sealing an interior of the serial, closed loop arrangement from an exterior of the serial, closed loop arrangement.
A method for managing fouling of a solid particulate pump for transporting particulate material, the method comprising:
- transporting a particulate material from a solid particulate pump inlet to a solid particulate pump outlet downstream from the solid particulate pump inlet using a closed loop, particulate conveyor;
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- sealing an interior of the closed loop, particulate conveyor from the particulate material located at an exterior of the closed loop, particulate conveyor to limit infiltration of the particulate material into the interior of the closed loop particulate conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.