Patent ID: 6443613
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B01F,B60P

Abstract:
A method of minimizing the delivery cost of a slurry, the method comprising:incompletely loading a mobile tank with an at least partially dehydrated component of the slurry, wherein said incompletely loading comprises introducing said at least partially dehydrated component of the slurry into the mobile tank; leaving sufficient room in the tank for a diluent to be later added and the slurry constituted in the mobile tank; transporting the incompletely loaded tank containing the at least partially dehydrated slurry component to a destination, thereby obviating expense associated with transporting a diluent portion of the slurry; adding diluent to the mobile tank at the destination; constituting the slurry in the mobile tank after reaching the destination by activating a mechanical agitator within the mobile tank; maintaining the diluent and the at least partially dehydrated component in the tank while the slurry is constituted; and off-loading slurry from the tank.