PARTITION CHAMBER OF HYDROTRANSPORTING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: hydrotransportation of hard materials. SUBSTANCE: partition chamber of hydrotransporting apparatus has body 1 with branch pipes for input and output of transported pulp and pressure liquid, and a partitioner, placed inside the body. Partitioner is made in the form of two rigidly connected chambers - liquid chamber and gas one. The first chamber is filled with liquid, density of which is less than density of the pressure liquid. The chamber has a safety valve in its central part and hermetic cup on its periphery. The second chamber - gas chamber is made in the form of tore, divided by vertical partitions for separate sections, each of which has windows of three types. Windows of the first type connect cavity of the gas chamber with central cavity of the partitioner. Windows of the second type connect gas cavity with cavity around the partitioner between walls of the body and hermetic cups. Windows of the third type connect the gas cavity with both mentioned above cavities through reverse valves. EFFECT: partition chamber is used for water-coal transportation. 4 dwg