SLURRY MIXER DISCHARGE GATE ADAPTER WITH TRANSITIONING CROSS-SECTIONAL GEOMETRY

摘要

A discharge gate (36) for a gypsum slurry mixer (12) is provided, and includes a gate adapter (38) having an inlet opening (56) configured for receiving the slurry, and an outlet opening (58) configured for delivering the slurry to a dispensing device (40). The gate adapter (38) has two different transitioning cross-sectional geometries at opposite ends. Specifically, the gate adapter (38) includes an inlet section (64) having a quadrilateral inlet opening (60); an outlet section (66) having a substantially circular outlet opening (62); and a transition section (68) sandwiched between the inlet and outlet sections (64, 66).