AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING SOLID MATERIALS BETWEEN ZONES OF SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT PRESSURES

摘要

An apparatus for transferring solid materials between zones of substantially different pressures, the solid materials being supplied to a lockhopper containing a liquid having a density less than the solid materials, the solid materials with associated liquid passing through a solids-liquid separator chamber separating the solid materials and liquids so that the solid materials, substantially free of liquids, are passed into a vessel such as a pressurized reaction vessel.