WO2002051522A1 - Particle loading anti-segregation distribution system - Google Patents
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- WO2002051522A1 WO2002051522A1 PCT/US2001/050032 US0150032W WO02051522A1 WO 2002051522 A1 WO2002051522 A1 WO 2002051522A1 US 0150032 W US0150032 W US 0150032W WO 02051522 A1 WO02051522 A1 WO 02051522A1
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- the present invention relates generally to a system for the
- the present invention provides an apparatus and a method for providing a powder with a homogenous distribution of particle sizes.
- A' particulate material composed of particles wit a range of multiple sizes or densities is combined with a moving air stream which carries the particles through the apparatus creating a particle bearing air stream.
- Turbulence is induced into the particle bearing air stream, by generating a 5 cyclonic flow of the particulate material bearing air stream, in order to mix the particles of differing sizes or densities within the air stream,,' and in order to assure that a homogeneous distribution of particle sizes is conveyed to the particle distributor.
- the apparatus includes a container with at least one intake I for a particulate material bearing air stream.
- the container 0 includes a first end through which the powder is delivered to a j hopper, and an opposing second end of the container through which particulate material is separated from excess air.
- a cyclone generator connected to the container and communicating with the container's interior, generates a cyclonic flow of 5 particle bearing air within the container. Communicating with j the cyclone generator is the intake for the particle bearing air I stream, through which the particulate material bearing air j stream is introduced.
- the turbulence of the cyclonic flow of ! the particle bearing air stream homogenizes the particle size distribution of the particles borne by the air stream.
- the homogenized cyclonic flow is directed toward the first end of the container. A portion of the particulate material escapes the flow of
- a separator connected to, the second end of the container separates particulate material f ⁇ om, the portion of the air stream flowing j away from the first -end of the container and toward the second end, and exhausts the excess separated air through a filter 10 which allows the particles to be suspended in the air stream.
- One aspect of the present invention includes an energy dissipater which reduces the kinetic energy of the air stream flowing to the second end of the container.
- the energy dissipater includes at least one 15 baffle affixed to the interior of the container between the intake and the second end of the container.
- the air flow retarder A particulate material recombiner connected to the particulate material intake for recycling particulate material I back to the cyclonic flow of particulate material air, 0 I communicates with the separator, and is connected to, and
- a particulate material distributor for distributing said j particulate material into a hopper is. connected to the first end 5 i of the container. The portion of the particulate material
- the distributor is designed in such a manner so as i to: maintain the homogeneity of the particle size distribution. Another aspect of the invention is the method by which the
- the ' particulate material of a powder is combined with an air stream to create a particle bearing air stream.
- Mixing the particles may be accomplished by various turbulence generating methods including cyclonic flow, such as causing the particle laden air stream to flow through apertures or baffles, or such as causing the particle laden air stream to be agitated , by additional jets of fluid, moving paddles, impellers The ' majority of particles is subsequently caused to separate from the air stream and caused to fall out of the flow
- Fig. 1. is a cross-sectional view of the invention.
- Fig. 2. is an exterior side view of an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 3. is a view of the separator of an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 4. is a side view of the exterior of the separator of I an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 5. is an end view of an embodiment of the present j invention with the distributor removed.
- i Fig. 6. is a view of the internal components of the j particulate material bearing air stream intake of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a view of components used in the intake of an
- ⁇ ' Fig. 8. is a view of intake components of an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 9. is a side view of the exterior of the particulate material flow control of an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 11. is a perspective view of the particulate material distributor of an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 12. is a top view of the particulate material distributor of an embodiment of the present invention showing the relationship of powder distribution apertures.
- Fig. 13. shows an orientation of an embodiment of the present invention relative to a powder hopper.
- i Fig. 14. is a side view of an embodiment of the present
- j Fig. 15. is a view of the exterior of the top cover of an i embodiment of the present invention.
- j Fig. 16. shows the arrangement of the flow retarding j baffles in the energy dissipater of an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 17. is a view of the exterior of the cyclone generator j of an embodiment of the present invention.
- I Fig. 18. is a view of the interior of the cyclone i generator, showing the relationship of the inlet, escaped ! particle recombiner and cyclonic flow director of an embodiment ' of the present invention.
- Fig. 19. is a top view of the particulate material flow control hopper of an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 20. is a perspective view of a particle distributor, showing the relationship between the particle distributor cone, the apertures, and the distributor of an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig . 21. shows the uniform distribution of powder provided s> by the distributor of an embodiment of the present invention.
- the cyclone generator 129 i is comprised of the cyclone generator section 109, the cyclonic
- particle bearing air stream (not shown) is homogenized and directed toward the particle flow control 112 by the cyclonic ; flow director 110. The particles fall out of the particle
- Particle distributor 113 includes particle distributor
- the particles that flow through distributor cone aperture 127 i subsequently flow -through at least one bottom distributor aperture 128.
- the particles are distributed evenly to the , powder hopper (not shown) rather than allowed to build up into a pile within the hopper.
- air stream flow away from the flow control hopper 117 and away from the cyclone generator 109, and instead flow toward the opposite end of the container.
- the air stream within the container is able to convey the powder away from the cyclone due to the relatively higher kinetic energy it possesses.
- the excess air stream is directed through energy dissipater 106, where the excess air stream is relieved of a portion of its kinetic energy by passing over at least one flow retarder 107, which in this view is a baffle. As kinetic energy is released from the excess
- separator 105 consisting of at least one filter
- a i portion of the excess air stream passes out of particle loading anti-segregation distribution system 101 through screen 104 and filter 105, leaving the escaped particles which have not fallen j out of the excess air stream to be carried out through the top cover 102, through fine particle return tube 123, and to ] recombiner 121, which merges with inlet 120.
- An embodiment of the system shown in fig. 1 includes at least one latch 108 to allow the system to be disassembled for inspection and maintenance.
- Upper grounding rod 124, lower grounding rod 118, andAnlet grounding rod 119 serve to dissipate static elect Ari ' cal charge via ground strap 122.
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US840301A (en) * | 1905-12-13 | 1907-01-01 | Christian M Lauritzen | Separator. |
US3014485A (en) * | 1958-02-12 | 1961-12-26 | Int Harvester Co | Combine |
US3667600A (en) * | 1968-11-27 | 1972-06-06 | Kazuo Oi | Method and apparatus for centrifugal classification |
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US840301A (en) * | 1905-12-13 | 1907-01-01 | Christian M Lauritzen | Separator. |
US3014485A (en) * | 1958-02-12 | 1961-12-26 | Int Harvester Co | Combine |
US3667600A (en) * | 1968-11-27 | 1972-06-06 | Kazuo Oi | Method and apparatus for centrifugal classification |
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