Patent ID: 9010989
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B01F,E21B

Abstract:
1. A container system comprising: a container body defining an interior portion that comprises a plurality of side surfaces, and a bottom surface extending between a front wall and a back wall, wherein the bottom surface is sloped upwards from the front wall to the back wall, wherein an angle at which the bottom surface is sloped increases incrementally as the bottom surface approaches the back wall from the front wall which contributes to the performance of the container body in maintaining high slurry velocities near all wetted surfaces of the plurality side surfaces, the bottom surface, the front wall and the back wall of the container body to reduce the potential buildup of sludge residues; an inlet for introducing a pressurized fluid into the interior portion of the container body in a circulation pattern that creates a homogenized mixture of slurry in the interior portion of the container body; and a discharge for moving slurry from the container body to a downstream destination.