Slurry distributor, system, and method for using same
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B28B-019/00
B28B-007/00
F16L-041/02
B29B-007/74
B29B-007/76
출원번호
US-0659516
(2012-10-24)
등록번호
US-10052793
(2018-08-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Li, Alfred
Lee, Chris C.
Chan, Cesar
Schenck, Ronald E.
Song, Weixin D.
Loring, Curt
Wittbold, James
Rago, William
출원인 / 주소
United States Gypsum Company
대리인 / 주소
Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
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A slurry distributor can include a feed conduit and a distribution conduit in fluid communication therewith. The feed conduit can include a first and second feed inlets disposed in spaced relationship to each other. The distribution conduit can extend generally along a longitudinal axis and include
A slurry distributor can include a feed conduit and a distribution conduit in fluid communication therewith. The feed conduit can include a first and second feed inlets disposed in spaced relationship to each other. The distribution conduit can extend generally along a longitudinal axis and include an entry portion and a distribution outlet in fluid communication therewith. The entry portion is in fluid communication with the first and second feed inlets of the feed conduit. The distribution outlet extends a predetermined distance along a transverse axis. The first and second feed inlets each has an opening with a cross-sectional area. The entry portion of the distribution conduit has an opening with a cross-sectional area which is greater than the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the openings of the first and second feed inlets. The slurry distributor can be placed in fluid communication with a gypsum slurry mixer.
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1. A slurry distributor comprising: a feed conduit including a first entry segment with a first feed inlet and a second entry segment with a second feed inlet disposed in spaced relationship to the first feed inlet; anda distribution conduit extending generally along a longitudinal axis and includin
1. A slurry distributor comprising: a feed conduit including a first entry segment with a first feed inlet and a second entry segment with a second feed inlet disposed in spaced relationship to the first feed inlet; anda distribution conduit extending generally along a longitudinal axis and including an entry portion and a distribution outlet in fluid communication with the entry portion, the entry portion in fluid communication with the first and second feed inlets of the feed conduit, the distribution outlet extending a predetermined distance along a transverse axis, the transverse axis being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;wherein the first and second feed inlets each has an opening with a cross-sectional area, and the entry portion of the distribution conduit has an opening with a cross-sectional area which is greater than the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the openings of the first and second feed inlets the distribution outlet of the distribution conduit has an opening with a cross-sectional area which is greater than the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the openings of the first and second feed inlets, and the cross-sectional area of the openings of the entry portion of the distribution conduit is greater than the cross-sectional area of the opening of the distribution outletwherein the feed conduit includes first and second feed outlets, the first and second feed outlets in fluid communication with the first and second feed inlets, respectively, the first and second feed outlets in fluid communication with the entry portion of the distribution conduit, the first and second feed outlets each having an opening with a cross-sectional area that is larger than the cross-sectional area of the opening of the first feed inlet and the second feed inlet, respectively, and the opening of each of the first and second feed outlets having a hydraulic diameter that is smaller than the hydraulic diameter of the opening of the first feed inlet and the second feed inlet, respectively. 2. The slurry distributor of claim 1, wherein the first and second feed inlets and the first and second entry segments are disposed at a respective feed angle in a range up to about 135° with respect to the longitudinal axis. 3. The slurry distributor of claim 1, wherein the feed conduit includes a bifurcated connector segment including first and second guide surfaces, the first and second guide surfaces respectively adapted to redirect a first flow of slurry moving in a first feed flow direction through the first inlet and the first entry segment by a change in direction angle in a range up to about 135° to an outlet flow direction and adapted to redirect a second flow of slurry moving in a second feed flow direction through the second inlet and the second entry segment by a change in direction angle in a range up to about 135° to the outlet flow direction. 4. The slurry distributor of claim 1, wherein the feed conduit includes a guide channel configured to have a larger cross-sectional area than an adjacent portion of the feed conduit to promote flow of slurry through the guide channel, the guide channel disposed adjacent a wall surface. 5. The slurry distributor of claim 1, wherein the opening of the distribution outlet has a width, along the transverse axis, and a height, along a vertical axis mutually perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis, wherein the width-to-height ratio of the opening of the distribution outlet is about 4 or more. 6. The slurry distributor of claim 1, wherein at least one of the feed conduit and the distribution conduit includes an area of expansion having a cross-sectional flow area that is greater than a cross-sectional flow area of an adjacent area upstream from the area of expansion in a direction from the feed conduit toward the distribution conduit. 7. The slurry distributor of claim 1, further comprising: a profiling system adapted to vary the shape and/or size of the distribution outlet along the transverse axis. 8. A cementitious slurry distributor comprising: a feed conduit including a first entry segment with a first feed inlet and a second entry segment with a second feed inlet disposed in spaced relationship to the first feed inlet; a distribution conduit extending generally along a longitudinal axis and including an entry portion and a distribution outlet in fluid communication with the entry portion, the entry portion in fluid communication with the first and second feed inlets of the feed conduit; andat least one support segment, each support segment being movable over a range of travel such that the support segment is in a range of positions over which the support segment is in increasing compressive engagement with a portion of an exterior surface of at least one of the feed conduit and the distribution conduit. 9. The slurry distributor of claim 8, further comprising: a support system including a support member and a movable support assembly, the support member defining a supporting surface configured to substantially conform to at least a portion of the exterior surface of at least one of the feed conduit and the distribution conduit, and the movable support assembly including a plurality of support segments, each support segment being movable over a range of travel such that the support segment is in a range of positions over which the support segment is in increasing compressive engagement with a portion of the exterior surface of at least one of the feed conduit and the distribution conduit. 10. The slurry distributor of claim 9, wherein said at least one support segment comprises at least two support segments, and at least one support segment is independently movable relative to another support segment. 11. The slurry distributor of claim 9, the movable support assembly includes a support frame movably supporting the support segments. 12. The slurry distributor of claim 11, wherein the movable support assembly includes a clamping mechanism associated with each support segment, each clamping mechanism adapted to selectively retain the associated support segment in a selected position relative to the support frame. 13. The slurry distributor of claim 8, wherein each support segment includes a contacting surface configured to substantially conform to a surface portion of at least one of the feed conduit and the distribution conduit. 14. A gypsum slurry mixing and dispensing assembly comprising: a gypsum slurry mixer adapted to agitate water and calcined gypsum to form an aqueous calcined gypsum slurry, the gypsum slurry mixer including a housing and an agitator, the housing defining a mixing chamber, a water inlet, and a calcined gypsum inlet, the water inlet and the calcined gypsum inlet in communication with the mixing chamber, and the agitator rotatably mounted within the mixing chamber;a slurry distributor in fluid communication with the gypsum slurry mixer, the slurry distributor including: a feed conduit including a first entry segment with a first feed inlet and a second entry segment with a second feed inlet disposed in spaced relationship to the first feed inlet, the first feed inlet adapted to receive a first flow of aqueous calcined gypsum slurry from the gypsum slurry mixer, the second feed inlet adapted to receive a second flow of aqueous calcined gypsum slurry from the gypsum slurry mixer, anda distribution conduit extending generally along a longitudinal axis and including an entry portion and a distribution outlet in fluid communication with the entry portion, the entry portion in fluid communication with the first and second feed inlets of the feed conduit, the distribution outlet extending a predetermined distance along a transverse axis, the transverse axis being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the distribution outlet in fluid communication with both the first and the second feed inlets and adapted such that the first and second flows of aqueous calcined gypsum slurry discharge from the slurry distributor through the distribution outlet,wherein the first and second feed inlets each has an opening with a cross-sectional area, and the entry portion of the distribution conduit has an opening with a cross-sectional area which is greater than the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the openings of the first and second feed inlets. 15. The gypsum slurry mixing and dispensing assembly of claim 14, further comprising: a delivery conduit disposed between and in fluid communication with the gypsum slurry mixer and the slurry distributor, the delivery conduit including a main delivery trunk and first and second delivery branches;a flow splitter joining the main delivery trunk and the first and second delivery branches, the flow splitter disposed between the main delivery trunk and the first delivery branch and between the main delivery trunk and the second delivery branch;wherein the first delivery branch is in fluid communication with the first feed inlet of the slurry distributor, and the second delivery branch is in fluid communication with the second feed inlet of the slurry distributor. 16. The gypsum slurry mixing and dispensing assembly of claim 14, wherein the distribution outlet of the distribution conduit of the slurry distributor has an opening with a cross-sectional area which is greater than the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the openings of the first and second feed inlets. 17. The gypsum slurry mixing and dispensing assembly of claim 16, wherein the cross-sectional area of the opening of the entry portion of the distribution conduit of the slurry distributor is greater than the cross-sectional area of the opening of the distribution outlet. 18. The gypsum slurry mixing and dispensing assembly of claim 17, wherein the feed conduit of the slurry distributor includes first and second feed outlets, the first and second feed outlets in fluid communication with the first and second feed inlets, respectively, the first and second feed outlets in fluid communication with the entry portion of the distribution conduit, the first and second feed outlets each having an opening with a cross-sectional area that is larger than the cross-sectional area of the opening of the first feed inlet and the second feed inlet, respectively, and the opening of each of the first and second feed outlets having a hydraulic diameter that is smaller than the hydraulic diameter of the opening of the first feed inlet and the second feed inlet, respectively. 19. The gypsum slurry mixing and dispensing assembly of claim 14, wherein the feed conduit of the slurry distributor includes a guide channel configured to have a larger cross-sectional area than an adjacent portion of the feed conduit to promote flow of slurry through the guide channel, the guide channel disposed adjacent a wall surface. 20. The gypsum slurry mixing and dispensing assembly of claim 14, wherein the distribution outlet of the distribution conduit of the slurry distributor has an opening with a width, along the transverse axis, and a height, along a vertical axis mutually perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis, wherein the width-to-height ratio of the outlet opening is about 4 or more. 21. The gypsum slurry mixing and dispensing assembly of claim 20, wherein the width-to-height ratio of the outlet opening is in a range between 4 and 288. 22. The gypsum slurry mixing and dispensing assembly of claim 14, wherein the feed conduit of the slurry distributor includes a bifurcated connector segment including first and second guide surfaces, the first and second guide surfaces respectively adapted to redirect a first flow of slurry moving in a first feed flow direction through the first inlet and the first entry segment by a change in direction angle in a range up to about 135° to an outlet flow direction and adapted to redirect a second flow of slurry moving in a second feed flow direction through the second inlet and the second entry segment by a change in direction angle in a range up to about 135° to the outlet flow direction. 23. The gypsum slurry mixing and dispensing assembly of claim 14, wherein at least one of the feed conduit and the distribution conduit of the slurry distributor includes an area of expansion having a cross-sectional flow area that is greater than a cross-sectional flow area of an adjacent area upstream from the area of expansion in a direction from the feed conduit toward the distribution conduit. 24. The gypsum slurry mixing and dispensing assembly of claim 14, wherein the distribution conduit of the slurry distributor includes a converging portion having a height that is smaller than a height in an adjacent region effective to increase a local shear applied to a flow of aqueous calcined gypsum slurry passing through the converging portion relative to a local shear applied in the adjacent region.
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