摘要 |
<p>A process for the transport of powdered or particulate material form a container, such as a tank of a ship, via its upper opening to a separately disposed delivery location. The transport occurs with a transport apparatus which is provided with a feed head (31) for the detachment and feeding of material to the transport apparatus at its material intake end. The feed means (31) pushes the material laterally inwards into the lower end of an upwardly directed transport pipe (30) just above an upwardly directed air current for the fluidising of the material gradually as it is pushed into the transport pipe (30) and for transport of the material in the height direction through the transport pipe in a fluidised condition. The feed means (31) is preferably provided with two diameterially opposite material feed openings for pushing the material from opposite direction towards the central axis of the transport pipe (30). </p> |