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Sludge processor

  • US 5,660,124 A
  • Filed: 09/20/1995
  • Issued: 08/26/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for applying heat to a stream of solid material, comprising:

  • an elongate housing having an inlet opening at a first end and an outlet opening at a second end and a bottom surface holding said stream of solid material;

    a means for heating said stream within said housing;

    a conveyor mechanism located within said housing and extending between said first and second ends; and

    a plurality of scraper tools extending downwardly from said conveyor mechanism and slidable along the bottom surface of said housing, said scrapers arranged intermittently longitudinally along said conveyor mechanism and laterally offset proceeding in a moving direction of said conveyor for laterally redirecting said stream of said solid material and urging said solid material from said first end to said second end with movement of said conveyor mechanism.

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