Particulate flowmeter
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1. An apparatus for determining the flowability of powdered or granular material which comprises (a) a vertically disposed vessel having an upper orifice and a lower orifice;
- (b) said lower orifice surrounded by a bottom portion of said vessel which bottom portion has an inner face and an outer face, (c) a pharmaceutical tablet die, having an opening therethrough, positioned against the outer face so that the opening in the die is in unobstructive communication with the lower orifice, (d) a hollow column centrally positioned in said vessel so that the lower end of said column is positioned against the inside face of said vessel, and (e) a moveable retaining means mounted on said vessel to hold said die in tight contact with the said outter face.
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An apparatus for measuring the flowability of particulate materials from a vessel through a die metering means.
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1. An apparatus for determining the flowability of powdered or granular material which comprises (a) a vertically disposed vessel having an upper orifice and a lower orifice;
- (b) said lower orifice surrounded by a bottom portion of said vessel which bottom portion has an inner face and an outer face, (c) a pharmaceutical tablet die, having an opening therethrough, positioned against the outer face so that the opening in the die is in unobstructive communication with the lower orifice, (d) a hollow column centrally positioned in said vessel so that the lower end of said column is positioned against the inside face of said vessel, and (e) a moveable retaining means mounted on said vessel to hold said die in tight contact with the said outter face.
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6. An apparatus for determining the flowability of powdered or granular material which comprises (a) a vertically disposed vessel having an upper orifice and a lower orifice, (b) said lower orifice surrounded by a bottom portion of said vessel which bottom portion has an inner face and an outer face, (c) a pharmaceutical tablet die, having an opening therethrough, positioned against the outer face so that the opening in the die is in unobstructive communication with the lower orifice, and (d) a moveable retaining means mounted on said vessel to hold said die in tight contact with the said outer face.
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