DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PNEUMATIC CONVEYING OF BULK MATERIALS IN A DENSE FLOW PROCESS

Application 506/CHENP/2007 published 2007-08-24, filed 2007-02-05
The invention relates to a device for pneumatically conveying a free-flowing bulk material in a dense flow method, containing a cross-sectionally closed conveying line (3) with a conveying channel (2), a compressed gas auxiliary line (4) with a compressed gas channel (18), and means (5) which permit the passage of compressed gas and which serve to supply the conveying channel (2) with a compressed gas from the compressed gas channel (18). The invention is characterized in that a fluidizing device is assigned to the conveying line (3), and the fluidizing device contains a fluidizing body (6) having a fluidizing gas channel (8) and means (9) which permit the passage of fluidizing gas and which serve to supply a fluidizing gas from the fluidizing gas channel (8) and into the conveying channel (2).

Applicant

1)ALCON TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD
:BADISCHE BOHNHOFSTRASSE 16, CH-8212 NEUHAUSEN AM RHEINFALL, Switzerland

Inventor

1)ERNST, PATRIK

International Info

Classification: B65G 53/52
Publication Number: WO 2006/015702 A1
Application Date: 2005-07-22

Priority Information

04405499.7 EUROPEAN UNION 2004-08-05