Patent ID: 7364347

Claim:
A fluidising apparatus comprising: a supply duct ( 1 ) for supplying liquid under pressure to a lower portion of a vessel ( 11 ) containing a fluidisable material, the supply duct extending into the vessel and including at the outlet end thereof one or more jets ( 212 ) for directing the flow of liquid into the vessel substantially transversely to the major axis of the supply duct, and an outlet duct ( 12 ) for removing the fluidised material from the vessel, wherein the inlet end of the outlet duct ( 12 ) is protected from ingress of non-fluidised material by a flange member ( 214 ) located between the jets and the inlet end of outlet duct, the flange member adapted to divert the flow of fluidised material past the underside of the flange member before entering the inlet end of the outlet duct.