Patent ID: 6036407
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A gas conveying system which is capable of conveying a solid material without pushing or compressing said solid material, said system comprising:at least one conduit assembly comprising a conduit, a means disposed about a first end of said conduit which is capable of removing said solid material from a holding means, and a first eductor which is capable of entraining said solid material in a first gas stream, in a first solid-material-to-gas mass ratio, and moving said solid material through said conduit;a separating means disposed about a second end of said conduit, said separating means being capable of separating said solid material from said first gas stream; andreceiving means for receiving said solid material from said separating means and entraining said solid material in a second gas stream which has a second solid-material-to-gas mass ratio which is greater than said first solid-material-to-gas mass ratio.