FLOW-RETARDING CHUTES AND SPOUTS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING DRY BULK FREE-FLOWING MATERIAL TO A LOCATION

摘要

A system and method for causing a differential flow rate to exist in a downspout so as to reduce abrasion of a bottom side of said downspout and to sort dry bulk material flowing therethrough. The present invention reduces the velocity of the mass of the dry bulk material, such as corn, thus preserving grain quality and reducing the exit velocity at the lower end of the spout.

主权项

1. A system for delivery of dry bulk material, the system comprising:
a chute having a top side, a bottom side, a right side and a left side, the chute for carrying a dry bulk material; a liner member disposed in said chute and spanning a space near said bottom side and between said right side and said left side; means for retaining said liner member at a predetermined location; where said liner member is a plate; a plurality of chutes and a plurality of liner members disposed in said plurality of chutes; and wherein a connection between adjacent chutes in said plurality of chutes is made without a benefit of a chute terminal end butting flange on each of said adjacent chutes for coupling said adjacent chutes.