Air distribution system for a pneumatic conveying system
First Claim
1. A plenum configured to distribute a flow of air from an air source, comprising:
- a body having an inlet positioned at a first end of the body and configured to receive the flow of air from the air source, and a face element positioned on a second end of the body, opposite the first end;
a plurality of ports extending from the face element and configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum; and
a flow restrictor configured to be disposed within one port of the plurality of ports, wherein the flow restrictor includes a lip configured to engage a distal end of the one port to block movement of the flow restrictor into the body while the flow restrictor is disposed within the one port, and the flow restrictor includes an internal passage having a minimum cross-sectional area less than a minimum internal cross-sectional area of the one port.
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Abstract
A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.
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15 Claims
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1. A plenum configured to distribute a flow of air from an air source, comprising:
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a body having an inlet positioned at a first end of the body and configured to receive the flow of air from the air source, and a face element positioned on a second end of the body, opposite the first end; a plurality of ports extending from the face element and configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum; and a flow restrictor configured to be disposed within one port of the plurality of ports, wherein the flow restrictor includes a lip configured to engage a distal end of the one port to block movement of the flow restrictor into the body while the flow restrictor is disposed within the one port, and the flow restrictor includes an internal passage having a minimum cross-sectional area less than a minimum internal cross-sectional area of the one port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A plenum configured to distribute a flow of air from an air source, comprising:
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a body having an inlet configured to receive the flow of air from the air source and a face element; a plurality of ports extending from the face element and configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum; and a flow restrictor configured to be disposed within one port of the plurality of ports, wherein the flow restrictor includes an internal passage having a minimum cross-sectional area less than a minimum internal cross-sectional area of the one port. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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