Conveyors: fluid current – Intake to fluid current conveyor – Load receptacle type
Patent
1993-01-22
1995-07-18
Mitchell, David M.
Conveyors: fluid current
Intake to fluid current conveyor
Load receptacle type
105248, B65G 5326
Patent
active
054335590
ABSTRACT:
A pneumatic discharge system is provided for a pressurized hopper car to allow the hopper car to carry an enlarged material discharge line. A discharge assembly is used to connect the outlet from each hopper section of the railway car with the discharge line. The discharge assembly is manufactured from pipe having the same dimensions as the discharge line. The discharge assembly allows installing a relatively large diameter discharge line onto an existing pressurized hopper car to optimize unloading of flowable materials without requiring modification to the existing pressurized hopper car. The discharge assembly may include components manufactured from pipe having an outside diameter larger than the clearance between the lower portions of the hopper car and the vertical clearance line of the railway track.
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Hoge Gary C.
Mitchell David M.
Trinity Industries Inc.
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