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An insert system for changing the pattern of material flow in a bulk storage hopper during the discharge process, from a form where a channel flow develops within a mass of smile material into a form where the entire stored contents are caused to flow. This change is affected by the provision of ins

An insert system for changing the pattern of material flow in a bulk storage hopper during the discharge process, from a form where a channel flow develops within a mass of smile material into a form where the entire stored contents are caused to flow. This change is affected by the provision of insert members supported within the hopper, which modify the stress pattern in the flowing contents to allow the bulk material to deform more readily and for slip to take place on all contact surfaces between the material and the hopper walls.

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An insert system adapted for positioning within a hopper having a wall and an outlet, said insert system comprising: an elongate flow deflector having a top end, a bottom end, a first edge, a second edge and a support surface, said first and second edges extending between said top end and said botto

An insert system adapted for positioning within a hopper having a wall and an outlet, said insert system comprising: an elongate flow deflector having a top end, a bottom end, a first edge, a second edge and a support surface, said first and second edges extending between said top end and said bottom end of said flow deflector, said flow deflector having a length extending along said support surface between said top end and said bottom end and a width extending along said support surface between said first edge and said second edge, said length being substantially longer than said width; and a support member attached to said flow deflector, said .support member adapted to be attached to the wall of the hopper to support said flow deflector in a spaced relation to the wall of the hopper such that said flow deflector forms a flow region located between said flow deflector and the wall of the hopper, said flow deflector adapted to promote a mass flow pattern of the hopper contents.