APPARATUS FOR UNLOADING PULVERIZED MATERIAL IN TANK

摘要

A device for creating a slurry of pulverized material in a tank including a rotating cylindrical body having an adjustable nozzle therein for jetting the high-pressure water against the material in the tank. A sump is provided adjacent the bottom of the tank around the rotary cylindrical body and means is provided for injecting water into the sump to control the fluidity of the pulverized material falling into the sump. Detection rods are provided to detect the total amount of material in the tank and to detect the amount of pulverized material which is compacted against the sides of the tank. Controls are provided to regulate the flow and orientation of flow of water through the two nozzles and the orientation of the rotating nozzle to break down the caking of the pulverized material and to effect efficient discharge of the slurry of material from the tank.