Method and apparatus for modeling bunker flow
CA 2023192 A1 · Owner: Ahmed, M. Mushtag · Inventors: Archer, David H.; Ahmed, M. Mushtag
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A method and apparatus for modeling flow in a bunker detects material characteristics of material supplied to a bunker and predicts the type of flow from the sensed material characteristics. Material characteristics of the material subsequently discharged from the bunker are compared with the material characteristics of the material supplied to the bunker to verify the prediction of flow in the bunker. The method and apparatus can be applied to bunkers storing coal at a power plant where moisture content heating, value, sulphur, etc. are detected by a bulk material analyzer prior to being supplied to a plurality of bunkers. Even if the coal is subsequently mixed prior to combustion, …
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- Filed August 13, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 13, 2010.
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