DEVICE FOR THE CONTROLLED CHARGING OF A REACTOR VESSEL, USE THEREOF, AND METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

The invention relates to a method and a device for the controlled charging of a reactor vessel used in chemical and/or physical methods, especially in metallurgy, with a lumpy feedstock, and the uses thereof. Said device comprises a conveying means (8) that is rotatable about an essentially vertical, particularly stationary, axis of rotation (12) and directs the pourable material in a controlled manner, and a chute (9) for discharging the pourable material in a specific manner, which is also rotatable about said axis of rotation (12) and is connected to the conveying means (8), and the angle of which relative to the vertical line can be adjusted. The chute (9) is defined by a surface area that is located along the geometrical axis thereof. The conveying means (8) is provided with a defined transfer-conveying cross section in the area where the pourable material is transferred to the chute in order to limit the flow of pourable material during transfer to the chute, said cross section extending perpendicular to the axis of rotation. A normal distance z > 0 is provided between the center of gravity of the area of the transfer-conveying cross section and the axis of rotation (12).