There as herein defined a pneumatic conveying system comprising a cyclonic feed apparatus. In particular, there is described a pneumatic conveying system comprising a vessel (e.g. a cyclonic separator) in combination with a sifting device (e.g. a centrifugal device) which is capable of separating pneumatically conveyed material into oversize powder discharge (e.g. waste material) and fine powder discharge (e.g. valuable product material).

An engineering system, comprising a pumping system, a wave system, a system of measuring devices, and a dynamic controller, configured for generating pressure waves with controlled frequencies, and their propagating through turbulent flow in the suction and discharge pipelines of the pumping system. The engineering system performs a method of automatic controlling the energy efficient mode of pipeline transporting of fluid medium. The dynamic controller regulates and adjusts in real time optimal values of frequencies of generating pressure waves, providing minimum values of hydrodynamic resistance of turbulent flow in the discharge pipeline, for any average value of the flow velocity, compared to the hydrodynamic resistance of the turbulent flow having the same velocity, but not interacting with pressure waves. Automatic controlling the process of generating pressure waves with optimal frequencies by the dynamic controller, ensures the maximum energy efficiency of the process of pipeline transporting of fluid medium.

A product on demand nozzle assembly includes a chamber at least partially defined by an external wall and an array of vertically spaced nozzles. Each nozzle has an air inlet, an air and entrained product outlet extending from the external wall, and an entrainment zone between the air inlet and the air and entrained product outlet to receive a product therein to be distributed.

The invention relates to a method for transporting foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) from a container (5, 9) through at least one pipe (7,9), wherein, for transporting the foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3), a gas stream is applied through the pipe (7, 11). The foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) are wetted with a water comprising lubricant.

A flow splitter for distributing agricultural products may include a splitter body defining an inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports. The flow splitter may also include at least two baffle plates positioned within the splitter body so as to divide an internal flow chamber of the splitter body into a plurality of downstream flow channels. Additionally, the flow splitter may include a divider plate positioned within the splitter body upstream of the baffle plates such that the divider plate is spaced apart from upstream edges of the baffle plates in a direction of the inlet port of the splitter body. The divider plate may be configured to initially divide an input flow of agricultural product received at the input port into two separate product flows for subsequently delivery into the plurality of downstream flow channels.

A Pneumatic Bulk Container (PBC) includes a tank body configured to carry bulk product and further configured to form an airtight seal to hold pressurized air and an input port for receiving pressurized air. An air line coupled to the input port for receiving pressured air from the air input port and for conducting the pressurized air into the PBC is coupled to a three inch jet line that produces a greater volume and lower pressure air into an output port. At least one inflatable air slide coupled to receive pressured air from the air line for fluidizing and pushing the bulk product towards the four inch diameter output port.

A Pneumatic Bulk Container (PBC) includes a tank body configured to carry bulk product and further configured to form an airtight seal to hold pressurized air and an input port for receiving pressurized air. An air line coupled to the input port for receiving pressured air from the air input port and for conducting the pressurized air into the PBC is coupled to a three inch jet line that produces a greater volume and lower pressure air into an output port. At least one inflatable air slide coupled to receive pressured air from the air line for fluidizing and pushing the bulk product towards the four inch diameter output port.

A conveyor installation for plastics granulate comprises a dispatch location at which the plastics granulate with a pressurised carrier gas is dispatched into a conveyor line, a target location that in terms of conveyance is connected to the dispatch location, a humidification unit for humidifying the carrier gas and/or the plastics granulate by adding liquid, wherein a separation device for separating the humid carrier gas from the plastics granulate is provided at the target location.

Apparatus, including a pipeline, featuring at least one pipe liner or coating configured to line or coat a pipe for receiving a process fluid flow, configured with at least one chemical taggant or tracer, and also configured to respond to the process fluid flow, and provide an indication about a degree of liner or coating wear or a location of wear in the pipe. The apparatus may also include the pipe having the at least one pipe liner or coating configured therein.

An improved particulate metering system is provided. The system includes a flow path having an inlet in communication with an intake and an outlet in communication with a discharge. The flow path receives a first input and a plurality of inputs, each of the plurality of inputs having a separate origin. A mixing area within the flow path comprises a confluence of the first input and one or more of the plurality of inputs. One or more metering controls are in operable communication with the first input and the plurality of inputs for controlling a blend of the plurality of inputs at the confluence.