摘要 |
<p>A system for unloading bulk material from a ship (20), which includes: an elevating conveyor (70) having a first, inclined section (B) to raise bulk material from the hull of the ship to a point above the deck; the elevating conveyor having a second section (A) over which is disposed a single row of discharge gates (32) generally parallel to the centerline of the ship and connected to the bottoms of a first plurality of hoppers (30); cross conveyors (60) to discharge bulk material onto the elevating conveyor; parallel conveyors (40) generally parallel to the centerline to discharge material onto the cross conveyors; each of the parallel conveyors being disposed underneath a row of discharge gates connected to bottoms of a second plurality of hoppers; and the cross conveyors being disposed at a location along the centerline between the first plurality of hoppers and the second plurality of hoppers.</p> |