OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002332

System and method for feeding bulk material into a pressurized environment

Published: 2026-09-15T19:12:18.342207Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002332
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A system and method for feeding a high volume of low-bulk-density and
pressure-sensitive feedstocks into a pressurized environment. The system
includes a lock hopper filling system, one or more lock hoppers, a feed bin,
and a feeder. The methods involve using such a system to feed bulk materials
into a pressurized environment by feeding bulk material from a low pressure
into the surge bin, filling the one or more lock hoppers from the surge bin,
operating the lock hoppers, and discharging lock hoppers into feed bin, and
discharging feed bin into the high-pressure zone using feeder.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002332
Published 2026-09-15T19:12:18.342207Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002332