Installation for feeding a plurality of users with powdered bulk material

摘要

Device for charging a number of cells of an aluminum melting furnace with bulk material, e.g. powdered aluminum oxide comprises a storage unit (10) for the bulk material; a pressure vessel or pump conveying unit (14) connected to a conveying line (16); a number of receiving containers (26) close to the cells; and a pneumatic tube or conveying channel (28,30) joined to the cells of the oven. Preferred Features: The receiving containers have a filling level measuring device connected to a control unit for a valve which closes when the filling level has reached a predetermined height.