Apparatus and method for treatment of loose material
CA 2431555 A1 · Owner: Miller, Myles M. · Inventors: Baker, Jack, T.
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A pre-treatment device for wood chips for pulping comprises a tube through which the wood chips fall into a digester. Steam is injected into the tube through rings of nozzles, which are angled circumferentially to impart a rotary and turbulent motion to the falling chips. Some nozzles are angled downwardly to encourage the chips to flow freely through the tube some are , horizontal to encourage a longer dwell time near the nozzles. Digesting liquor is also sprayed onto the chips from spray nozzles after the first ring of steam nozzles. The heat and steam expel air and other non-condensable gases and volatiles from the chips, allowing them to absorb the liquor. At the bottom of the …
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- Filed August 19, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 19, 2022.
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