Air distribution system for a pneumatic conveying system
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1. A system, comprising:
- a plenum, comprising;
a body having an inlet configured to receive a flow of air from an air source and a face element;
a pressurization port extending from the face element and configured to direct the flow of air to a tank, wherein the pressurization port is laterally centered on the face element; and
a plurality of outlet ports extending from the face element, wherein each outlet port of the plurality of outlet ports is configured to direct the flow of air to an agricultural implement.
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Abstract
A system for pressurizing a tank of an agricultural air distribution system includes an air source configured to supply pressurized air and a plenum having an inlet fluidly coupled to the air source and configured to receive a flow of pressurized air. The plenum includes a face element positioned opposite from the inlet relative to a direction of flow of the pressurized air through the plenum. Moreover, the face element includes a pressurization port configured to direct the flow of pressurized air to the tank and at least one outlet port configured to couple to at least one hose to supply the pressurized air to an agricultural implement.
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24 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
a plenum, comprising; a body having an inlet configured to receive a flow of air from an air source and a face element; a pressurization port extending from the face element and configured to direct the flow of air to a tank, wherein the pressurization port is laterally centered on the face element; and a plurality of outlet ports extending from the face element, wherein each outlet port of the plurality of outlet ports is configured to direct the flow of air to an agricultural implement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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an air source configured to supply a flow of air; a tank configured to store an agricultural product for distribution by an agricultural implement; a metering system configured to regulate a flow of the agricultural product from the tank to the agricultural implement via a plurality of distribution hoses; and a plenum fluidly coupled to the air source, comprising; a body having an inlet configured to receive the flow of air from the air source and a face element a pressurization port extending from the face element; and a plurality of outlet ports extending from the face element, wherein each outlet port of the plurality of outlet ports is configured to direct the flow of air to the agricultural implement via a respective distribution hose of the plurality of distribution hoses; and a pressurization line extending from the pressurization port to the tank, wherein the pressurization line is configured to direct the entire flow of air from the pressurization port to the tank. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A plenum configured to distribute a flow of air from an air source, comprising:
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a body having an inlet and a face element, wherein the inlet is configured to receive the flow of air from the air source, and the face element has a substantially rectangular shape; a plurality of outlet ports extending from the face element, wherein each outlet port of the plurality of outlet ports is configured to direct the flow of air to an agricultural implement; and a pressurization port extending from the face element and configured to direct the flow of air to a tank, wherein the pressurization port is laterally centered on the face element; wherein the plurality of outlet ports and the pressurization port are arranged on the face element in three rows. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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