673 results about "Particulate material" patented technology

A material removal system includes a collection conduit having a distal end that is positionable adjacent particulate material. A primary particle separator system connected to the collection conduit separates quantities of particulate material entrained in an air stream. A secondary particle separator system connected to an outlet of the primary particle separator system separates additional quantities of particulate material entrained in an air stream exiting the primary particle separator system. An air pump connected to an outlet of the secondary particle separator system creates an airflow through the collection conduit and the primary and secondary particle separator systems. A conveyor system operatively associated with material discharge ports of the primary and secondary particle separator systems collects separated particulate material from the material discharge ports of the primary and secondary particle separator systems and transports the separated particulate material to a material discharge end of the conveyor system.

The invention discloses a breakable rock-soil granular material triaxial test simulation method based on a lattice spring-discrete element coupling framework, which comprises the following steps: establishing a triaxial test model rectangular boundary condition, and generating a non-breakable spherical rock-soil granular material in the boundary; replacing the generated non-crushable spherical particle material with rock-soil particles considering particle crushing based on a lattice spring-discrete element coupling frame, and assigning parameters; replacing wall bodies on the two sides of the rectangular boundary condition with a large number of bonded spherical particles to generate a flexible membrane boundary; and applying confining pressure to the boundary of the generated flexible membrane, and carrying out shear simulation. According to the method, the Young modulus and the Poisson's ratio can be matched in a high-precision mode, the heterogeneity of elastic response is reduced, strength degradation and friction characteristics are simulated, and the calculation efficiency is greatly improved.

A device for dosing particulate material uses multiple valve plates to collectively open or close a discharge port, so that an opening degree of the discharge port can be adjusted according to the degree to which the adjustment ends of each valve plate are gathered, thereby effectively adjusting the opening degree of the discharge port. When the amount of particulate material to be dosed is large, the opening degree of the discharge port can be increased accordingly to increase the discharge speed of the particulate material, shortening the discharge time and improving the efficiency of dosing. Furthermore, the opening degree of the discharge port can be adjusted to be adapted with particulate material of different volumes, such that larger particulate material can also smoothly pass through the discharge port to avoid blockage of the discharge port.

The present invention discloses a fine-grained high-density concrete and its production process, which relates to the field of concrete technology. The concrete comprises solid granular material, cement, water, and nano anti-shrinkage additives; the unit volume of the solid granular material is 1m 3 The weight of each component is based on G A :G c :G js :G a； Among them, G A is the weight of solid particulate material per unit volume, G c is the weight G A The weight of cement filled in the void volume of solid particulate material, G js For the weight of external water, including G c The sum of the weight of water required for cement hydration and rheological properties of concrete before curing minus the weight G A The weight of water in the solid particulate material; G a The weight of the nano-anti-shrinkage additive added to the pore volume after cement hydration, minus the excess free water volume. Fine-aggregate, high-density concrete has a much lower porosity than ordinary concrete, significantly improving the concrete's compressive, flexural, and durability properties.

A solid distribution system of an agricultural spreader includes a product hopper configured to contain solid particulate material, a blower, a manifold coupled to the blower and having a plurality of outlets, at least one boom arm comprising a plurality of parallel rigid tubes configured to carry the solid particulate material and air from the blower, and a plurality of hoses. The manifold is configured to split air flow from the blower into flows through each of the plurality of outlets. Each valve is in fluid communication with one of the outlets and one of the rigid tubes, and each valve individually controls flow through a respective one of the rigid tubes. Vehicles having such solid distribution systems are also disclosed.

A drop tube for dropping particulate material from an air boom assembly has, in order: a rigid elbow connectable to an air boom outlet; an upper flexible section bendable in at least a direction parallel to a direction of travel of the air boom assembly; a rigid section having an air exhaust vent in a side thereof and a deflector therein; a lower flexible section bendable in at least the direction parallel to the direction of travel; and, an exit aperture having a cross-sectional area less than a cross-sectional area of the lower flexible section of the drop tube above the exit aperture.

The invention provides a carbon dioxide capture system based on a calcium-based granular material and a control method of the carbon dioxide capture system. The system comprises a reactor, a decomposition bin, a conveying branch and an input branch, the input branch inputs raw flue gas to the reactor; the conveying branch conveys a calcium-based particle material to the reactor by using the heated flue gas; the reactor is used for controlling the internal temperature by selecting the raw flue gas input by the input branch so as to control the adsorption reaction; the decomposition bin is used for controlling the movement of the supporting plate under the mechanical action and the air pressure action so as to guide the flowing of the materials and further control the desorption reaction. A set of complete and ingenious heat circulation process and material circulation process is constructed, the circulation processes are linked with each other, the structural design is ingenious and practical, and while efficient adsorption and desorption of carbon dioxide are guaranteed, the energy utilization efficiency is improved, the energy consumption is reduced, and the equipment maintenance cost and the energy purchase cost are reduced.

The invention relates to a particulate material and a method for preparing the same. The particulate material is composed of a plurality of composite particles. The composite particle comprises a porous particle skeleton, and the porous particle skeleton comprises micropores and / or mesopores. The total pore volume of micropores and mesopores measured by gas adsorption is in the range of 0.4 to 2.2 cm3 / g. The composite particle includes a plurality of electroactive material domains and a plurality of modified material domains disposed within an internal pore volume of a porous particle backbone. At least a portion of the modified material domains are located between adjacent electroactive material domains.

The invention relates to the technical field of geotechnical engineering grade tunnel engineering, and provides a pea gravel hydraulic reclamation process simulation method and system based on discrete elements and application. The method comprises the following steps: S1, determining size parameters of a shield tunnel, macromechanical parameters of duct pieces and surrounding rocks, a hydraulic reclamation position and hydraulic reclamation pressure; s2, determining particle size distribution of pea gravel particles and mesomechanical parameters of pea gravel; s3, constructing three-dimensional models of duct pieces, surrounding rocks, hydraulic reclamation pipes and the tail part of the shield tunneling machine; s4, constructing a pea gravel hydraulic reclamation pressure implementation model; and S5, realizing the model by utilizing the pea gravel hydraulic reclamation pressure, and realizing simulation of the pea gravel hydraulic reclamation process of the single-ring duct piece in a step-by-step hydraulic reclamation mode. The device can simulate the process that pea gravels are continuously blown into gaps, is suitable for research on simulation of mechanical behaviors of discrete granular materials, and has important practical value.

In one aspect, there is provided a composition comprising a waste particulate material and a biodegradable polymer; wherein the biodegradable polymer comprises a thermoplastic polymer; a weight portion of said biodegradable polymer within said composition is between 10 and 50%; and wherein said composition is flowable at a temperature between 100 and 220° C.. Furthermore, shaped articles derived from the composition and method of manufacturing thereof are also provided.

A surface structure to form an area of hard-standing and method of forming the same, comprising at least a first mesh and typically a ballast material, and possibly a second or further mesh layer, and a particulate body formed by a particulate material bound by a resin acting as an external surface for the surface structure. The mesh layers act to reinforce the relatively unitary structure, reducing damage to the particulate body that may otherwise be subject to crack propagation.

An autothermal process of concentric bubbling fluid double bed for the production of syngas by gasification with biomass steam, in the presence of a granular material includes: continuous gasification under stationary bed condition of said granular material in bubbling fluidisation regime of biomass with water vapour with thermochemical transformation of the fuel into raw syngas and char, the raw syngas including heavy hydrocarbons in the steam state and any harmful compounds in traces, in a first reaction volume; combustion in bubbling fluidised bed with air of the char and of auxiliary fuel in a second reaction volume; the transfer velocity of the granular material between the first and second reaction volumes being such that the thermal difference does not exceed 20° C.; separation from the raw syngas by hot filters; and elimination of any harmful compounds in traces.

A landing pad for a vertically landing aerial vehicle includes granules or other particulate material arranged in a container. The granules or other particulate material are dispersed, thereby permitting embedding of legs of the aerial vehicle within the granules or other particulate material and withdrawal of the legs from within the granules or other particulate material.

The invention provides a landslide monitoring device and method based on acoustic emission characteristics of granular materials, and relates to the field of geological disaster prevention and control, the landslide monitoring device comprises a waveguide rod, an acoustic emission monitoring unit and an analysis unit, a geological drill hole is divided into at least two hole sections from bottom to top, and each hole section is filled with the granular materials; the diameters and / or materials of the granular materials in different hole sections are different; the acoustic emission monitoring unit can monitor acoustic emission information of the granular material in each hole section, and the acoustic emission information comprises a plurality of acoustic emission characteristic parameters; the acoustic emission information of the granular materials in different hole sections at the same sliding speed is different; the analysis unit is in signal connection with the acoustic emission monitoring unit; and the analysis unit can judge whether landslide deformation is generated or not according to the acoustic emission information, and obtain the type of the granular material in the hole section where the landslide deformation is generated and / or the depth of the slip surface. According to the invention, low-cost and continuous monitoring of deep displacement can be realized, and meanwhile, the depth of a slip plane when a landslide occurs can be judged.

The utility model discloses an intelligent particle strength testing device, which belongs to the technical field of particle strength testing and comprises a detection table and a hydraulic rod mounted on the detection table, a detection hammer head is fixedly connected to one end, facing the detection table, of the hydraulic rod, and a placement table positioned below the detection hammer head is arranged on the top surface of the detection table. Due to the fact that the periphery of the placing table is in an inward arc shape, when materials are placed on the placing table, the materials automatically roll to the center of the bottom of the placing table, collection and detection of the materials are facilitated, the top face of the detection table is provided with a connecting piece which is detachably provided with a plurality of protection plates, and the particle materials to be detected are placed on the placing table and then detected through the detection hammer head. When particles are crushed, the placing table is pulled away from the detection table, powder in the detection table is cleaned, the detection precision of the next time is improved, meanwhile, due to the fact that the periphery of the placing table is in an inward arc shape, materials automatically roll to the center of the bottom of the placing table after being placed in the placing table, and collection and detection of the materials are facilitated.

A process for producing a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) 114, comprising the steps; providing a calciferous feedstock 101, determining, before and / or after size reduction, the free lime content of the calciferous feedstock, subjecting the calciferous feedstock to size reduction 102 under phase transition conditions effective to produce a first crude particulate material, and thereby reducing the free lime content of the calciferous feedstock, and if the free lime content determined prior to size reduction is greater than about 4 wt.%, optionally reacting the first crude particulate material to produce a second crude particulate material with a reduced free lime content of below about 4 wt.%, or if the free lime content determined after size reduction is greater than about 1 wt.%, optionally reacting the first crude particulate material to produce a second crude particulate material with a reduced free lime content of below about 1 wt.%, and processing the first and / or second crude particulate material to give the supplementary cementitious material 114, wherein the calciferous feedstock 101 comprises slag. The size reduction may be achieved by atomisation or granulation. Further processes, as well as systems and products thereof, are also defined.

The invention relates to a saturated granular material liquefaction deformation calculation method based on a state evolution model, which comprises the following steps: establishing a saturated granular material liquefaction state evolution model, and setting a state parameter representing system fluidity in the state evolution model as a weighted average value of a historical strain rate function and an excess pore water pressure change rate function; analyzing and determining a shear strain time travel curve, a stress strain curve and a state parameter evolution curve according to the state evolution model; and carrying out saturation granular material liquefaction discrimination according to the state parameters. According to the saturated granular material liquefaction deformation calculation method based on the state evolution model, the Davidenkov model and the unified softening model are introduced to describe shear modulus softening, the liquefaction deformation calculation method is provided, and finally the accuracy of the calculation method is verified through a series of experimental data and simulation data.

The present disclosure relates to a mixing system that includes an injector body comprising a first flow path configured to transmit a motive fluid, a second flow path configured to transmit a granular material, and a diffuser configured to transmit and mix the motive fluid of the first flow path with the granular material of the second flow path. A flexible vessel includes a closed end, an open end, and an interior volume configured to hold a granular material. The open end is configured to couple to the injector body at or adjacent the second flow path. A pressurized fluid inlet is configured to fluidly couple to the second flow path and configured to transmit a pressurized fluid to at least one of the interior volume of the flexible vessel and the second flow path.

This invention relates to a polyurethane foam material, its preparation method, and its application. The method includes the following steps: (1) preparing a polyol solution with toluene, and then mixing the polyol solution with an aqueous solution of particulate material to obtain an emulsion; (2) adding isocyanate and a catalyst to the emulsion and stirring evenly to obtain a mixed system; (3) foaming the mixed system to obtain a polyurethane foam material. This invention overcomes the shortcomings of existing polyurethane foaming processes that require the use of surfactants (foam stabilizers) as emulsifiers, to stabilize foam and adjust cell size, and the difficulties in material stirring and dispersion caused by high solution viscosity. This invention provides a method for preparing a polyurethane foam material that is surfactant-free, has low solution viscosity, and is safe and efficient. The polyurethane foam prepared by this invention has excellent performance, small foam pore size, and a wide range of applications.

A process for producing a supplementary cementitious material (SCM), comprising the steps of (i) providing a calciferous feedstock, (ii) subjecting the feedstock to size reduction under phase transition conditions 102 to produce a particulate material, (iii) reacting the material 109 to produce a crude product, and (iv) processing the crude product 111 to give SCM 114. Step (ii) may comprise atomisation or granulation, (iii) may comprise carbonation and (iv) may comprise thickening, dewatering, and / or drying. A system for carrying out the process, and a SCM produced by the process are defined. An atomisation process wherein molten calciferous feedstock is atomised and rapidly quenched to provide a particulate material, and the particulate product produced by the process are defined. A process for carbonising a calciferous feedstock slurry, wherein the slurry is treated using counter-current flow of CO2 rich gas through multiple parallel reactor tanks, and the system for carrying out the process are defined. A process for drying a product using heat recovery from an atomisation process, and a process for producing a SCM comprising carbonating molten slag calciferous feedstock, wherein machine learning is applied with sample analysis to determine the SCM composition and to control the reaction conditions are specified.

A hygienic rotary valve is designed to meet the hygiene application requirements of handling powdered and granular materials in the food industry. The hygienic rotary valve is a material conveying device installed beneath a powdered and granular material silo, and enhances operational capabilities of the rotary valve by improving the flow rate of powdered and granular materials; providing viewing windows to view the internal state; simplifying the disassembly and assembly procedures (Easy Access) to reduce cleaning process time; implementing Clean-In-Place (CIP) and Steam-In-Place (SIP) processes. The hygienic rotary valve includes a valve body, guide rails, a gear motor, a side cover, a transmission shaft, an end cover, a rotor, a front door, and a device for blowing off adhered powdered and granular materials. In a dust-filled working environment, air purge protection is provided to prevent powdered and granular materials from invading the power transmission area.

A method for producing and transferring heat The method comprises producing heat in a first thermal device (910) and heating particulate material in the first thermal device (910) and conveying a part (MIH) of the particulate material, the part (MIH) having a first temperature (T1), from the first thermal device (910) to a mixing unit (100). The method comprises conveying a part (MIC) of particulate material, the part (MIC) having a second temperature (T2), from a second thermal device (920) to the mixing unit (100) and mixing the part (MIH) of the particulate material coming from the first thermal device (910) with the part (MIC) of the particulate material coming from the second thermal device (920) in the mixing unit (100) to form particulate material having a third temperature (T3). The method comprises conveying at least a part (MOH) of the particulate material having the third temperature (T3) from the mixing unit (100) to the second thermal device (920). A system for the same. A mixing unit suitable for the method.

The invention discloses a multi-pendulum-type particle tuned damper and a vibration reduction method thereof. The problems that a traditional tuned mass damper (TMD) is poor in robustness, narrow in vibration reduction frequency band and difficult to adapt to the complex and changeable vibration environment of an offshore wind power tower drum are solved. According to the damper, the supporting plate is hung through the flexible traction component to form a pendulum type tuned mass unit, the N-order inherent frequency of the pendulum type tuned mass unit is tuned to be matched with the N-order inherent frequency of a tower barrel, and efficient resonance energy absorption of main frequency vibration is achieved; meanwhile, the particle filling box is arranged on the supporting plate, the swinging type unit swings to drive particle materials to generate violent relative movement, and broadband vibration energy is widely dissipated through inelastic collision and friction. According to the application, the adaptability, the robustness and the overall vibration reduction efficiency of the damper in a severe marine environment can be remarkably improved.

The invention discloses a dynamic real-time measurement method and device for the friction coefficient in a rotary shear type granular material, and belongs to the technical field of granular material measurement. The dynamic real-time measurement device for the friction coefficient in the rotary shear type granular material comprises a rotary shear rheological experiment cavity which is connected to a bottom plate through a mounting bracket; the filler is filled with a to-be-detected granular material; the normal load monitoring unit comprises an upper pressure sensor and a lower pressure sensor which are located on the upper portion and the lower portion of the rotary shear rheological experiment cavity, in-situ real-time measurement of the internal friction coefficient of the granular material in the shear flowing process is achieved, and the technical problem that the internal friction characteristic of the granular material is difficult to measure through a traditional method is solved. A cooperative working mechanism of an axial constraint type dynamic loading platform, an annular medium distribution structure and a rotary shear rheological experiment cavity is innovatively designed, shear flow in the granular material is achieved, and the internal friction coefficient of the granular material is measured.

A filling device (1) for filling a container with a particulate material (28) comprises a supply container (2) that can be filled with the particulate material (28), wherein the supply container (2) has a lower opening (2.2). Moreover, the filling device (1) comprises a radial distribution unit (3), which can be supplied with the particulate material via the lower opening (2.2) of the supply container (2) and which is connected to the supply container (2) in such a way that it can rotate about a rotational axis (A), in order to distribute in the container the particulate material (28) supplied from the supply container (2) to the distribution unit (3). The filling device is characterized in that the distribution unit (3) can be driven by a drive unit (4) that is arranged outside the supply container (2).

Material transport device with shut-off valves. The present invention relates to a system and method for transporting particulate material. A plurality of injector assemblies are positioned along the transport pipeline to inject a continuous flow of transport gas into the pipeline. The continuous flow of transport gas injected by each of the injector assemblies prevents particulate material from entering any part of the injector assemblies, thereby reducing the risk of blockage of nozzles, injection path selection valves, and so on. The continuous injection of transport gas along the pipeline also maintains a degree of permeability of the particulate material in the pipeline and promotes stable transport.The pilot-operated shut-off valve of each injector assembly is operable to independently detect a large pressure drop in the pipeline, and to close in order to store pressurized carrier gas in the injector assembly and feed it.

Methods for processing metal components from the nuclear industry are described. In some embodiments, a method includes processing a component having a surface contaminated with radionuclides by dissolving at least a portion of the surface with an acid solution to produce a waste solution including the radionuclides, and separating the radionuclides from the waste solution. In some embodiments, a method includes processing a component including a target radionuclide by immersing at least a portion of the component in an electrolyte bath, applying an electric current to cause electrodissolution, and electroplating the target radionuclide from the solution onto a cathode. In some embodiments, a method includes processing a metal composite component by dissolving it to produce a solution including dissolved metal and particulate material, and separating the particulate material.