Inventors:
David B. Dentler - Victoria TX, US
Charles J. Whatley - Goliad TX, US
Assignee:
UNIVATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Houston TX
International Classification:
G01F 11/10
Abstract:
An apparatus for feeding a dry particulate solid into a pressurized vessel including: a solids reservoir; a rotating metering disc below the solids reservoir; a non-rotating component adjacent to the metering disc; a surface of contact between the metering disc and the non-rotating component, wherein the surface of contact comprises a low friction material; a drive shaft, a drive motor; a pickup section; and an injection tube is provided.