A transfer Hopper, which comprises a trajectory for the material flow, the flow path comprises an upper section that hosts Accelerated Flow to keep the Regime of dense granular Flow.A Middle section of flow path that provides Consolidated Flow where the velocity of flow is Retarded in a controlled manner, avoiding the creation of Turbulence Flow, and a Lower section in which the flow is further delayed.

摘要

A transfer chute (10) for use in bulk materials handling operations, and also a methodology for designing such a transfer chute, a method of constructing the transfer chute, and a method of transferring bulk materials between two locations using the transfer chute. The transfer chute (10) comprises a chute body (11) defining a flow pathway (19), with an upper section (19a) of the flow pathway accommodating accelerating flow to maintain dense granular flow regime, an intermediate section (19b) of the flow pathway providing consolidated flow in which the flow rate is retarded in a controlled manner avoiding creation of flow turbulence, and a lower section (19c) of the flow pathway in which flow is further retarded to create a controlled accumulation and build-up of material upwardly from the lower section.