Flow device and method

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2005-02-16

2009-11-03

Williams, Hezron (Department: 2856)

Measuring and testing

Volumetric content measuring

C073S861000, C073S861351

Reexamination Certificate

active

07610801

ABSTRACT:
A method and device allows determination of the flow rate of solids material, under gravity, in an elongate vertical pipe; the device comprises a flow head chamber having an inlet end and an outlet end, an elongate tubular neck extending from the outlet end, the neck having an exit port remote from the outlet end, and the head chamber having an interior wall means converging from the inlet end to the outlet end, and the chamber being in flow communication with the elongate tubular neck such that in a vertically oriented configuration with the inlet end uppermost, the exit port lowermost and the elongate tubular neck disposed downwardly, solids material housed in the device may flow under gravity from the chamber into the elongate tubular neck towards the exit port; in one embodiment the device has plug means adapted to releasably engage the exit port to temporarily close the exit port; in another embodiment the chamber has a volume capacity for the solids material which permits the device to deliver at least twice the volume capacity of the elongate tubular neck through the neck; in the method a sample of the solids material is allowed to flow downwardly under gravity, as a smooth flow, along the elongate tube, and the volume of material in the smooth flow exiting the elongate tube, in a known time, is measured and thereby there is determined the volume of flow of the solids material per unit time.

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