EP 2539658 A4 20170816 - CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A MATERIAL DRYER

Title (en)

CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A MATERIAL DRYER

Title (de)

REINIGUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN FÜR EINEN MATERIALTROCKNER

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE NETTOYAGE POUR SÉCHEUR À MATÉRIAUX

Publication

EP 2539658 A4 20170816 (EN)

Application

EP 11748056 A 20110224

Priority

US 30816610 P 20100225
US 2011026059 W 20110224

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011106514A2] A flushing system for a dryer includes a support ring, a tubing ring fixed to the support ring, wherein the tubing ring comprises an inner diameter and an outer diameter, a fluid source in fluid communication with the inner diameter of the tubing ring, and a plurality of openings disposed around a circumference of the tubing ring configured to expel fluid from the tubing ring. A method of flushing a solids outlet of a material dryer separating a mixture of solids and liquids into a solids phase and a liquid phase, collecting the solids phase in a discharge chamber section, providing a flow of fluid to an inner diameter of a tubing ring, expelling the fluid through a plurality of openings disposed in the tubing ring, and removing accumulated solids from a wall of the discharge chamber section of the material dryer.

IPC 8 full level

B04B 15/06 (2006.01); B08B 9/00 (2006.01); B08B 9/093 (2006.01); E21B 21/06 (2006.01); F26B 5/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B04B 15/06 (2013.01); B08B 9/00 (2013.01); B08B 9/093 (2013.01); E21B 21/066 (2013.01); F26B 5/08 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XI] US 2195710 A 19400402 - THOLL JOHN F
[XI] US 4241744 A 19801230 - JORDAN NATHANIEL SR [US]
[I] CN 2748181 Y 20051228 - ZHANGJIAGANG HUADA CENTRIFUGAL [CN]
[I] JP H08192077 A 19960730 - MITSUI PETROCHEMICAL IND
See references of WO 2011106514A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011106514 A2 20110901; WO 2011106514 A3 20120119; BR 112012021517 A2 20160705; BR 112012021517 B1 20201201; CA 2789955 A1 20110901; CA 2789955 C 20141230; EA 024214 B1 20160831; EA 201290829 A1 20130130; EP 2539658 A2 20130102; EP 2539658 A4 20170816; MX 2012009848 A 20120921

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2011026059 W 20110224; BR 112012021517 A 20110224; CA 2789955 A 20110224; EA 201290829 A 20110224; EP 11748056 A 20110224; MX 2012009848 A 20110224