The present document related to the processing of materials, such as ash waste, mining waste, consumer waste, or industrial waste, to separate valuable components. There is provided a process and system for extracting a valuable component, such as rare earth elements (REE) from a feedstock comprising REE-embedded material. The process can comprise subjecting the feedstock to a kinetic pulverization stage wherein the feedstock is subjected to self-collisions created by vortices within the kinetic pulverizer to produce a pulverized material; and subjecting the pulverized material to an extraction stage to produce a valuable component-rich stream and a valuable component-depleted stream. There is also provided processes for separating REEs from fossil fuel ash and municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) ash to produce an REE-enriched component, which can be separated into individual REE components, and a REE-depleted material.
The present document related to the processing of mining materials, such as ores, rocks, minerals, and aggregate materials to separate valuable components. There is provided a process and system for extracting a valuable component from a mining feedstock comprising geological materials. The process can comprise subjecting the mining feedstock to a kinetic pulverization stage wherein the mining feedstock is subjected to self-collisions created by vortices within the kinetic pulverizer to produce a pulverized material; admixing the mining feedstock or the pulverized material with a chemical additive configured to selectively liberate the valuable component from the geological material; and subjecting the pulverized material to an extraction stage to produce a valuable component-rich stream and a valuable component-depleted stream. There is also provided processes for producing a homogenous mixture of a geological material derived from a mining feedstock and an additive, as well as processes for mechanochemically processing a raw material.
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PULVERIZER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PULVERIZING MATERIAL
A pulverizer for reducing a size of input material particles having a housing, a rotatable shaft with rotor arms and at least one airflow deflector cooperating with the rotor arms to deflect airflow within the pulverizer so as to form at least two overlapping vortices within the interior chamber such that input material particles in suspension in both overlapping vortices collide with each other to be thereby pulverized. The pulverizer also having a housing liner including a plurality of housing liner portions attached to and extending along a outer structural wall of the housing. The pulverizer also having a housing sidewall having an outer structural wall with a plurality of wall sections. The pulverizer also having canted rotor arms and rotor arms with removable wear pads. An anti-caking device for a vessel such as a pulverizer is also provided.
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A pulverizer for reducing a size of input material particles having a housing, a rotatable shaft with rotor arms and at least one airflow deflector cooperating with the rotor arms to deflect airflow within the pulverizer so as to form at least two overlapping vortices within the interior chamber such that input material particles in suspension in both overlapping vortices collide with each other to be thereby pulverized. The pulverizer also having a housing liner including a plurality of housing liner portions attached to and extending along a outer structural wall of the housing. The pulverizer also having a housing sidewall having an outer structural wall with a plurality of wall sections. The pulverizer also having canted rotor arms and rotor arms with removable wear pads. An anti-caking device for a vessel such as a pulverizer is also provided.
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A pulverizer comprising: a housing having top and bottom ends, an inlet located towards the top end for receiving input material to pulverize and an outlet located towards the bottom end for discharging pulverized material from the housing, the housing including a housing sidewall defining an interior chamber and having a central housing axis: a rotatable shaft extending along the central housing axis: a plurality of rotor hub assemblies mounted to the shaft, each rotor hub assembly including a rotor hub and a plurality of rotor arms extending outwardly from the rotor for forming an airflow revolving about the central housing axis within the interior chamber, wherein at least one of the housing and of one or more of the rotor hub assemblies is selectively reconfigurable between a plurality of configurations to adjust at least one parameter of an output flow of the pulverized material at the outlet.
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PROCESS FOR TREATING FINES STREAM DERIVED FROM WASTE PROCESSING FACILITIES
A process for treating a fines stream in a material recover facility (MRF), comprising: providing an MRF fines stream comprising breakable material and ductile material: subjecting the MRF fines streams to a one-pass kinetic pulverization stage to produce a pulverized material comprising a size-reduced fraction derived from the breakable material and an oversized fraction derived from the ductile material; withdrawing the pulverized material from the kinetic pulverizer; and subjecting the pulverized material to separation to produce a size-reduced stream and an oversized stream. Also provided is a system comprising a kinetic pulverizer, a pulverizer conveyor and a screen operatively coupled to the pulverizer conveyor to receive a pulverized stream and produce a sized-reduced stream and an oversized stream. The system can also include a magnetic separator and a dust collection system respectively located upstream and downstream of the kinetic pulverizer.
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The present disclosure relates to the treatment of streams derived from construction and/or demolition (C&D) debris, such as C&D fines streams, asphalt shingles, drywall, or wood. The process can include a kinetic pulverization stage through a kinetic pulverizer where the frangible materials are size-reduced and the ductile materials are liberated and remain as an oversized fraction. The feedstock can include infrangible materials that also remains as an oversized fraction. The pulverized material is then subjected to a separation stage, which may include mechanical and/or magnetic screening, to separate the oversized material comprising the ductile material, and optionally larger particles of the infrangible material, from the size-reduced material comprising the frangible material, and optionally small particles of infrangible material.
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A pulverizer comprising: a housing having a housing sidewall; a rotor assembly received in the housing, the rotor assembly including a rotatable shaft and at least one rotor arm extending outwardly from the rotatable shaft towards the housing sidewall; a motor coupled to the rotatable shaft for rotating the rotatable shaft to pulverize input materials fed into the housing; and a vibration reducer coupled to at least one of the housing and the motor for reducing the vibrations of the at least one of the housing and the motor.
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PULVERIZER WITH VIBRATION REDUCER AND BASE FOR PULVERIZER
A pulverizer comprising: a housing having a housing sidewall; a rotor assembly received in the housing, the rotor assembly including a rotatable shaft and at least one rotor arm extending outwardly from the rotatable shaft towards the housing sidewall; a motor coupled to the rotatable shaft for rotating the rotatable shaft to pulverize input materials fed into the housing; and a vibration reducer coupled to at least one of the housing and the motor for reducing the vibrations of the at least one of the housing and the motor.
A pulverizer comprising: a housing having a housing sidewall; a rotor assembly received in the housing, the rotor assembly including a rotatable shaft and at least one rotor arm extending outwardly from the rotatable shaft towards the housing sidewall; a motor coupled to the rotatable shaft for rotating the rotatable shaft to pulverize input materials fed into the housing; and a vibration reducer coupled to at least one of the housing and the motor for reducing the vibrations of the at least one of the housing and the motor.
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PROCESSING OF MINING FEEDSTOCKS USING KINETIC PULVERIZATION AND SEPARATION
The present document related to the processing of mining materials, such as ores, rocks, minerals, and aggregate materials to separate valuable components. There is provided a process and system for extracting a valuable component from a mining feedstock comprising geological materials. The process can comprise subjecting the mining feedstock to a kinetic pulverization stage wherein the mining feedstock is subjected to self-collisions created by vortices within the kinetic pulverizer to produce a pulverized material; admixing the mining feedstock or the pulverized material with a chemical additive configured to selectively liberate the valuable component from the geological material; and subjecting the pulverized material to an extraction stage to produce a valuable component-rich stream and a valuable component-depleted stream. There is also provided processes for producing a homogenous mixture of a geological material derived from a mining feedstock and an additive, as well as processes for mechanochemically processing a raw material.
The present document related to the processing of mining materials, such as ores, rocks, minerals, and aggregate materials to separate valuable components. There is provided a process and system for extracting a valuable component from a mining feedstock comprising geological materials. The process can comprise subjecting the mining feedstock to a one-pass kinetic pulverization stage wherein the mining feedstock is subjected to self-collisions created by vortices within the kinetic pulverizer to produce a pulverized material; admixing the mining feedstock or the pulverized material with a chemical additive configured to selectively liberate the valuable component from the geological material; and subjecting the pulverized material to an extraction stage to produce a valuable component-rich stream and a valuable component-depleted stream. There is also provided processes for producing a homogenous mixture of a geological material derived from a mining feedstock and an additive, as well as processes for mechanochemically processing a raw material.
A rotor assembly for a pulverizer, the pulverizer including a housing and a rotatable shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, the rotor assembly comprising: a hub mountable on the rotatable shaft; a plurality of rotor arms extending outwardly from the hub for pulverizing material received in the housing when the rotatable shaft is rotated; wherein the hub including a plurality of hub sections connectable together to form the hub, the hub sections being separable from each other and movable radially outwardly away from the rotatable shaft.
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ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A PULVERIZER AND PULVERIZER COMPRISING THE SAME
A rotor assembly for a pulverizer, the pulverizer including a housing and a rotatable shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, the rotor assembly comprising: a hub mountable on the rotatable shaft; a plurality of rotor arms extending outwardly from the hub for pulverizing material received in the housing when the rotatable shaft is rotated; wherein the hub including a plurality of hub sections connectable together to form the hub, the hub sections being separable from each other and movable radially outwardly away from the rotatable shaft.
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PULVERIZER WITH OUTPUT FLOW CONTROL AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT FLOW IN A PULVERIZER
A pulverizer comprising: a housing having top and bottom ends, an inlet located towards the top end for receiving input material to pulverize and an outlet located towards the bottom end for discharging pulverized material from the housing, the housing including a housing sidewall defining an interior chamber and having a central housing axis; a rotatable shaft extending along the central housing axis; a plurality of rotor hub assemblies mounted to the shaft, each rotor hub assembly including a rotor hub and a plurality of rotor arms extending outwardly from the rotor for forming an airflow revolving about the central housing axis within the interior chamber, wherein at least one of the housing and of one or more of the rotor hub assemblies is selectively reconfigurable between a plurality of configurations to adjust at least one parameter of an output flow of the pulverized material at the outlet.
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PULVERIZER WITH OUTPUT FLOW CONTROL AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT FLOW IN A PULVERIZER
A pulverizer comprising: a housing having top and bottom ends, the housing further having an inlet located towards the top end for receiving input material to pulverize and an outlet located towards the bottom end for discharging pulverized material from the housing, the housing including a housing sidewall extending between the top and bottom ends and defining an interior chamber, the housing having a central housing axis; a rotatable shaft extending between the top end and the bottom end of the housing along the central housing axis; a plurality of rotor hub assemblies mounted to the shaft, each rotor hub assembly including a rotor hub and a plurality of rotor arms extending outwardly from the rotor hub towards the housing sidewall for forming an airflow revolving about the central housing axis within the interior chamber when the rotatable shaft is rotated, wherein at least one of the housing and of one or more of the rotor hub assemblies is selectively reconfigurable between a plurality of configurations to adjust at least one parameter of an output flow of the pulverized material at the outlet.
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A pulverizer comprising: a housing having top and bottom ends, an inlet located towards the top end for receiving input material to pulverize and an outlet located towards the bottom end for discharging pulverized material from the housing, the housing including a housing sidewall defining an interior chamber and having a central housing axis; a rotatable shaft extending along the central housing axis; a plurality of rotor hub assemblies mounted to the shaft, each rotor hub assembly including a rotor hub and a plurality of rotor arms extending outwardly from the rotor for forming an airflow revolving about the central housing axis within the interior chamber, wherein at least one of the housing and of one or more of the rotor hub assemblies is selectively reconfigurable between a plurality of configurations to adjust at least one parameter of an output flow of the pulverized material at the outlet.
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The present disclosure relates to the treatment of streams derived from construction and/or demolition (C&D) debris, such as C&D fines streams, asphalt shingles, drywall, or wood. The process can include a kinetic pulverization stage through a kinetic pulverizer where the frangible materials are size-reduced and the ductile materials are liberated and remain as an oversized fraction. The feedstock can include infrangible materials that also remains as an oversized fraction. The pulverized material is then subjected to a separation stage, which may include mechanical and/or magnetic screening, to separate the oversized material comprising the ductile material, and optionally larger particles of the infrangible material, from the size-reduced material comprising the frangible material, and optionally small particles of infrangible material.
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PROCESS FOR TREATING FINES STREAM DERIVED FROM WASTE PROCESSING FACILITIES
A process for treating a fines stream in a material recover facility (MRF), comprising: providing an MRF fines stream comprising breakable material and ductile material; subjecting the MRF fines streams to a one-pass kinetic pulverization stage to produce a pulverized material comprising a size-reduced fraction derived from the breakable material and an oversized fraction derived from the ductile material; withdrawing the pulverized material from the kinetic pulverizer; and subjecting the pulverized material to separation to produce a size-reduced stream and an oversized stream. Also provided is a system comprising a kinetic pulverizer, a pulverizer conveyor and a screen operatively coupled to the pulverizer conveyor to receive a pulverized stream and produce a sized-reduced stream and an oversized stream. The system can also include a magnetic separator and a dust collection system respectively located upstream and downstream of the kinetic pulverizer.
The present disclosure relates to the treatment of streams derived from construction and/or demolition (C&D) debris, such as C&D fines streams, asphalt shingles, drywall, or wood. The process can include a kinetic pulverization stage through a kinetic pulverizer where the frangible materials are size-reduced and the ductile materials are liberated and remain as an oversized fraction. The feedstock can include infrangible materials that also remains as an oversized fraction. The pulverized material is then subjected to a separation stage, which may include mechanical and/or magnetic screening, to separate the oversized material comprising the ductile material, and optionally larger particles of the infrangible material, from the size-reduced material comprising the frangible material, and optionally small particles of infrangible material.
A process for treating a fines stream in a material recover facility (MRF), comprising: providing a MRF fines stream comprising: breakable material comprising glass, ceramics, drywall, shingles, rocks and/or aggregates; and ductile material comprising plastics; subjecting the MRF fines streams to a one-pass kinetic pulverization stage wherein the fines stream is fed into a kinetic pulverizer and subjected to self-collisions created by vortices within the kinetic pulverizer to produce a pulverized material comprising a size-reduced fraction derived from the breakable material and an oversized fraction derived from the ductile material; withdrawing the pulverized material from the kinetic pulverizer; and subjecting the pulverized material to separation to produce a size-reduced stream and an oversized stream. Also provided is a system comprising a kinetic pulverizer, a pulverizer conveyor and a screen operatively coupled to the pulverizer conveyor to receive a pulverized stream and produce a sized-reduced stream and an oversized stream.
The present disclosure relates to the treatment of streams derived from construction and/or demolition (C&D) debris, such as C&D fines streams, asphalt shingles, drywall, or wood. The process can include a kinetic pulverization stage through a kinetic pulverizer where the frangible materials are size-reduced and the ductile materials are liberated and remain as an oversized fraction. The feedstock can include infrangible materials that also remains as an oversized fraction. The pulverized material is then subjected to a separation stage, which may include mechanical and/or magnetic screening, to separate the oversized material comprising the ductile material, and optionally larger particles of the infrangible material, from the size-reduced material comprising the frangible material, and optionally small particles of infrangible material.
A process for treating a fines stream in a material recover facility (MRF), comprising: providing an MRF fines stream comprising breakable material and ductile material; subjecting the MRF fines streams to a one-pass kinetic pulverization stage to produce a pulverized material comprising a size-reduced fraction derived from the breakable material and an oversized fraction derived from the ductile material; withdrawing the pulverized material from the kinetic pulverizer; and subjecting the pulverized material to separation to produce a size-reduced stream and an oversized stream. Also provided is a system comprising a kinetic pulverizer, a pulverizer conveyor and a screen operatively coupled to the pulverizer conveyor to receive a pulverized stream and produce a sized-reduced stream and an oversized stream. The system can also include a magnetic separator and a dust collection system respectively located upstream and downstream of the kinetic pulverizer.
A process for treating a fines stream in a material recover facility (MRF), comprising: providing an MRF fines stream comprising breakable material and ductile material; subjecting the MRF fines streams to a one-pass kinetic pulverization stage to produce a pulverized material comprising a size-reduced fraction derived from the breakable material and an oversized fraction derived from the ductile material; withdrawing the pulverized material from the kinetic pulverizer; and subjecting the pulverized material to separation to produce a size-reduced stream and an oversized stream. Also provided is a system comprising a kinetic pulverizer, a pulverizer conveyor and a screen operatively coupled to the pulverizer conveyor to receive a pulverized stream and produce a sized-reduced stream and an oversized stream. The system can also include a magnetic separator and a dust collection system respectively located upstream and downstream of the kinetic pulverizer.
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A pulverizer may have such features as an ability to detect wrapping as well as possibly deter wrapping. A processor may also adjust the speed of rotation of the arms within the pulverizer and/or the speed of feed of input for various considerations. In fact the rotation direction may be reversed for at least brief periods of time in an effort to remove wrapped material. Vibration may also be sensed and efforts to prevent damage may be instigated by a processor.
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Pulverizer systems and methods for pulverizing material
A pulverizer for reducing a size of input material particles having a housing, a rotatable shaft with rotor arms and at least one airflow deflector cooperating with the rotor arms to deflect airflow within the pulverizer so as to form at least two overlapping vortices within the interior chamber such that input material particles in suspension in both overlapping vortices collide with each other to be thereby pulverized. The pulverizer also having a housing liner including a plurality of housing liner portions attached to and extending along a outer structural wall of the housing. The pulverizer also having a housing sidewall having an outer structural wall with a plurality of wall sections. The pulverizer also having canted rotor arms and rotor arms with removable wear pads. An anti-caking device for a vessel such as a pulverizer is also provided.
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A pulverizer has arms connected to a vertically oriented rotating shaft at hubs. The arms are angled relative to radians extending from the shaft to be canted or offset. Pads can be oversized relative to the arms while being one of coplanar with the arms or recessed while possibly also having their radially inward face(s) angled to assist in resisting catching material thereon. A mechanical fuse connection can assist in connecting arms to the hub to prevent dangerous situations as well.
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A pulverizer for reducing a size of input material particles, the pulverizer comprising: a housing, a rotatable shaft with rotor arms and at least one airflow deflector cooperating with the rotor arms to deflect airflow within the pulverizer so as to form at least two overlapping vortices within the interior chamber such that input material particles in suspension in both overlapping vortices collide with each other to be thereby pulverized; also a pulverizer comprising a housing liner including a plurality of housing liner portions attached to and extending along a outer structural wall of the housing; also a pulverizer comprising a housing sidewall having an outer structural wall comprising a plurality of wall sections; also a pulverizer with canted rotor arms and a pulverizer comprising rotor arms with removable wear pads; also an anti-caking device for a vessel such as a pulverizer.
A pulverizer for reducing a size of input material particles, the pulverizer comprising: a housing, a rotatable shaft with rotor arms and at least one airflow deflector cooperating with the rotor arms to deflect airflow within the pulverizer so as to form at least two overlapping vortices within the interior chamber such that input material particles in suspension in both overlapping vortices collide with each other to be thereby pulverized; also a pulverizer comprising a housing liner including a plurality of housing liner portions attached to and extending along a outer structural wall of the housing; also a pulverizer comprising a housing sidewall having an outer structural wall comprising a plurality of wall sections; also a pulverizer with canted rotor arms and a pulverizer comprising rotor arms with removable wear pads; also an anti-caking device for a vessel such as a pulverizer.
A pulverizer is provided having a top having an inlet and a bottom having an outlet. A modular drum has a drum housing wall with a plurality of planar panel portions extending between the top and the bottom and connected together. A drum liner is disposed inside the drum housing wall, the drum liner including a plurality drum liner portions to attached to the planar panel portions, each drum liner portion being at least partially planar and extending along a corresponding planar panel portion, each drum liner portion being detachable from the planar panel portion independently from the other drum liner portions. A rotating shaft is mounted within the modular drum and has radially extending arms creating flow currents within the pulverizer for reducing a size of product input fed into the inlet and producing a size reduced material that is discharged through the outlet.
A pulverizer may have such features as an ability to detect wrapping as well as possibly deter wrapping. A processor may also adjust the speed of rotation of the arms within the pulverizer and/or the speed of feed of input for various considerations. In fact the rotation direction may be reversed for at least brief periods of time in an effort to remove wrapped material. Vibration may also be sensed and efforts to prevent damage may be instigated by a processor.
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A method for pulverizing glass, comprising: feeding a glass material into a pulverizer comprising a housing having a vertical shaft and arms extending outward from the shaft, the arms being arranged in multiple spaced-apart groups of arms along the shaft; rotating the shaft within the housing to generate vortices inside the housing and enable size reduction of the glass material; and withdrawing a size-reduced glass material from a bottom discharge of the pulverizer.
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A pulverizer has arms connected to a vertically oriented rotating shaft at hubs. The arms are angled relative to radians extending from the shaft to be canted or offset. Pads can be oversized relative to the arms while being one of coplanar with the arms or recessed while possibly also having their radially inward face(s) angled to assist in resisting catching material thereon. A mechanical fuse connection can assist in connecting arms to the hub to prevent dangerous situations as well.
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An anti-caking device has a plunger with a plunger head moveable between first and second positions. In the first position, the plunger head forms a surface with the housing, and in the second position, the plunger head is moved to provide at least a crack around its perimeter relative to the housing, whereby fluid proceeds from a fluid supply through the crack to assist in dislodging caked on material' on the surface. Preferably, relatively low pressure fluid is utilized in many embodiments.
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A drum for a pulverizer is preferably modularly constructed, preferably from planar panels thereby significantly reducing manufacturing costs. Additionally, some embodiments may utilize a drum liner in drum liner portions to assist in protecting drums, whether they be modularly or traditionally constructed.
A pulverizer may have such features as an ability to detect wrapping as well as possibly deter wrapping. A processor may also adjust the speed of rotation of the arms within the pulverizer and/or the speed of feed of input for various considerations. In fact the rotation direction may be reversed for at least brief periods of time in an effort to remove wrapped material. Vibration may also be sensed and efforts to prevent damage may be instigated by a processor.
A pulverizer comprising: a top having an inlet; a bottom having an outlet; a modular drum comprising: a drum housing wall comprising a plurality of panels extending between the top and the bottom and connected together, each panel comprising: a pair of planar panel portions disposed in side-by-side relation to each other to form a seam therebetween, the pair of planar panel portions being angled with respect to each other; brace portions configured about a perimeter of the pair of planar panel portions for securing the same together; and a drum liner disposed inside the drum housing wall and including a plurality of drum liner portions; and a rotating shaft mounted within the drum housing wall and having radially extending arms creating flow currents within the pulverizer for reducing the size of product input fed into the inlet and producing a sized reduced material that is discharged through the outlet.
ABSTRACTA pulverizer has arms connected to a vertically oriented rotating shaft at hubs. The arms are angled relative to radians extending from the shaft to be canted or offset. Pads can be oversized relative to the arms while being one of coplanar with the arms or recessed while possibly also having their radially inward face(s) angled to assist in resisting catching material thereon. A mechanical fuse connection can assist in connecting arms to the hub to prevent dangerous situations as well.Date Recue/Date Received 2020-12-14
B02C 13/18 - Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements with vertical rotor shaft, e.g. combined with sifting devices with beaters rigidly connected to the rotor
B02C 13/26 - Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements Details
B02C 13/28 - Shape or construction of beater elements
An anti-caking device has a plunger with a plunger head moveable between first and second positions. In the first position, the plunger head forms a surface with the housing, and in the second position, the plunger head is moved to provide at least a crack around its perimeter relative to the housing, whereby fluid proceeds from a fluid supply through the crack to assist in dislodging caked on material on the surface. Preferably, relatively low pressure fluid is utilized in many embodiments.
Centrifugal mills; Machines, namely, [ crushers, ] impact mills, breakers, pulverizers, mixers and blenders and parts therefor, for industrial and commercial applications
Centrifugal mills; Machines, namely, [ crushers, ] impact mills, breakers, pulverizers, mixers and blenders and component parts therefor, for industrial and commercial applications
Centrifugal mills; Machines, namely, [ crushers, ] impact mills, breakers, pulverizers, mixers and blenders and component parts therefor, for industrial and commercial applications
