Patent ID: 7252739

Claim:
A method of distributing cellulose pulp, comprising: providing a cellulose pulp having a consistency range of 2 to 14%; providing a manifold housing in fluid communication with a transversely directed elongate distributor housing, the distributor housing having an elongate rotatable helical feed screw disposed therein, the distributor housing having a first hole, a second hole and a third hole defined therein, the first, second and third holes being distributed along a generatrix of the distributor housing; feeding the cellulose pulp into an inlet of the manifold housing; rotating the feed screw to convey the cellulose pulp in the transverse direction through the distributor housing; the feed screw sweeping across the first, second and third holes in the distributor housing to urge the cellulose pulp through the first, second and third holes; uniformly feeding the cellulose pulp through the first, second one third holes; feeding the cellulose pulp through an inlet to dewatering drums; running the cellulose pulp between the dewatering drums and a trough to form a pulp web; dewatering the pulp web in a press nip formed between the dewatering drums; and collecting the dewatered pulp web by a pulp collecting screw.