APPARATUS FOR UNIFORMLY DISPENSING PARTICULATE MATERIAL INTOA VESSEL

摘要

Dispensing apparatus for particulate matter is disclosed which distributes the particulate matter, at substantially the same rate, uniforml y across a given area of a vessel. The apparatus comprises: a particle container having an opening at one end for receiving particulate material; a rotor having multip le elongated, hollow arms, an opening at one end for receiving particulate material from the particle container, the multiple arms each having at least one aperture located in a lower portion thereof for discharging particulate material; a baffle plate having multiple elongated leaves, rotatably positioned around a vertical central axis of the rotor and having dimensions capable of reducing the flow of particula te material from the rotor apertures; a fastening means for releasably fastenin g the baffle plate to the rotor; and a rotating means for rotating the rotor in communication with the particle container. A method of use of the dispensing apparatus to uniformly load particular matter into a vessel is also disclose d.