Solids reduction processor
AssigneeDynacorp Engineering Inc.
InventorWendell E. Howard
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Abstract
A processor for reducing solids from a predefined input size to a predefined output size is provided. The processor includes a base, an enclosed cylinder, a pair of rotor assemblies (each driven by its own motor) having a plurality of disk sets, the disk sets having a plurality of hammers thereon. As the rotor assemblies spin, the hammers cause the solids to be reduced. The processor further includes two inlet ports for receiving solid material, and an outlet or discharge port for exiting the reduced solid material. Additionally, the processor includes legs for varying the incline of the inlet ports with respect to the outlet port, vanes to create lift on the inlet port side of the cylinder, flow restrictor plates to restrict solids flow within the cylinder, and baffle plates to prevent material build up within the cylinder.
Claims16
A solids processor comprising:
- an enclosed cylinder for enclosing solid materials provided thereto;
- a pair of rotor assemblies, secured within said cylinder, each of said rotor assemblies for spinning disk sets to hammer said solid materials;
- motor means coupled to said pair of rotor assemblies for causing said rotor assemblies to spin in opposing directions;
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- a pair of inlet ports provided along the top of said cylinder, each positioned directly over an associated one of said pair of rotor assemblies, at the feed end of said enclosed cylinder, for receiving said solid materials and for transmitting said solid materials to said enclosed cylinder.
A processing device for reducing in size solid material, the processing device comprising:
- a base frame;
- a pulverizer, coupled to said base frame, for receiving the solid material, and for reducing the size of said solid material;
- said pulverizer comprising:
- an enclosed cylinder for enclosing solid material provided thereto;
- a pair of rotor assemblies, secured within said cylinder, each of said rotor assemblies for spinning disk sets to hammer said solid material;
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- motor means coupled to said pair of rotor assemblies for causing said rotor assemblies to spin;
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- incline means, coupled to said base frame, for selectably adjusting the height of a first end of said pulverizer relative to a second end of said pulverizer, the adjusting being performed by said incline means without replacing said incline means with alternate incline means.
A dry solids processor, comprising:
- a base frame;
- an enclosed figure eight shaped cylinder, coupled to said base frame, for enclosing solid materials provided thereto;
- a pair of rotor assemblies, secured within said cylinder, each of said rotor assemblies for spinning disk sets, each of said disk sets having four hammers affixed thereon to hammer said solid materials;
- a pair of motors, each one coupled to one of said pair of rotor assemblies for causing said rotor assemblies to spin;
- a pair of inlet ports provided along the top of said cylinder, and each positioned over the center of an associated rotor assembly, for receiving said solid materials and for transmitting said solid materials to said enclosed cylinder;
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- incline means, coupled said base frame, for selectably adjusting the height of an inlet port end of said cylinder relative an outlet port end of said cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.