Abstract: A fluid pressure feeding apparatus for feeding cold water for cooling a mining pit into the pit and pumping water and muddy water heated within the mining pit onto the ground. A controller for switching a number of the operative chambers is provided to thereby perform a continuous operation.

Abstract: A continuous vacuum processing apparatus has a vacuum processing chamber and at least one auxiliary vacuum chamber connected to at least one of the upstream and downstream ends of the vacuum processing chamber as viewed in the direction of flow of a material to be processed. The apparatus further has a slit-type seal device provided in the auxiliary vacuum chamber and capable of conveying the material to be processed while sealing the vacuum processing chamber from exterior of the vacuum processing chamber. The seal device is provided with a guide member for guiding the material. Independent tensioning devices are provided in the vacuum processing chamber and the auxiliary vacuum chamber and capable of independently applying tensions to the portions of the material in the vacuum processing chamber and auxiliary vacuum chamber, so that a material which is not resistant to heat can be processed without being damaged.

Abstract: A mine cooling power recovery system wherein a low-pressure slurry pump for charging the mud slurry produced in a mine into a pressure changeover feed chamber is arranged in parallel to a warm water charging low-pressure pump and each of outlets of the two pumps has a changeover valve so that a single power recovery system pumps up both the mud slurry and a warm water out of the mine. A slurry sedimentation tank may be provided on the ground surface.

Abstract: A vertical hydro-hoist for conveying a slurry under pressure by using a liquid obtained from a chemical process as a driving liquid and method for operating the same, the hydro-hoist includes at least one feed chamber and a detector for detecting a relationship of specific gravities between a driving liquid, a slurry and a float desporent in the at least one feed chamber. A holding member is provided for holding the float and a device, provided for supplying or discharging a specific gravity adjusting liquid into and out of the float. After temporarily holding the float in the feed chamber, the adjusting liquid is supplied into or discharged out of the float in accordance with the relationship detected by the detector.

Abstract: A metal vapor generator of the present invention is constituted to locate an airtight joint between a body with an opening around its top and a bottom plate, in the vicinity of the lower portion of the body. According to such an arrangement, since said airtight joint locates at a side where a powder metal depositing material such as copper, aluminum or the like is filled up within the vessel and whose particle size of the depositing metal material is large, penetration of the particles into the airtight joint is reduced, thereby facilitating the detachment between the bottom plate and the body.

Abstract: Slurry consisting of water and solid material is fed to a plurality of supply chambers arranged in parallel to each other by a low pressure slurry pump, and the filled slurry is transferred to a transferring pipe under liquid pressure of a high pressure driving liquid pump. Also, to the upper and lower portions of the supply chambers are connected driving liquid supply/discharge pipes and slurry supply/discharge pipes having valves. The valves are selectively opened/closed in accordance with a detection of a float position within each supply chamber to thereby feed the slurry continuously under pressure. Upon the slurry pressure feeding, the valves connected to the supply chamber lower portion are prevented from closing due to a packing condition.

Abstract: A part of the driving liquid discharged from an outlet pipe for driving liquid is supplied, under the control of a first flow control means, to a slurry tank in accordance with the amount of the solid matter supplied thereto, so that the concentration of slurry may be kept at all times to be constant. Further, a clean liquid is supplied, under the control of a second flow control means, in accordance with the amount of driving liquid supplied to the slurry tank.

Abstract: Slurry consisting of water and solid material is fed to fill a plurality of supply chambers arranged in parallel to each other, by the action of slurry pump. The filled slurry is forced to a transferring pipe by the liquid pressure of a high pressure driving liquid pump. A float is positioned on an interface between the slurry and driving liquid within the supply chamber. When a sensor for detecting the position of the float is inoperative due to an external turbulence or the like, a command signal is applied to selected valves in response to a period of time set in a timer.

Abstract: An automatic slurry concentration control system including a mixing tank filled with a charge of slurry of solids containing water, a clear water tank for supplying clear water, a suction tube of a slurry supply pump located in an opening in a lower portion of the mixing tank, and a movable tube for adjusting the opening of the mixing tank, wherein the concentration of slurry in the suction tube can be controlled by adjusting the movable tube, is provided with a clear water control device. The clear water control device is mounted in the clear water tank for controlling the amount of clear water supplied from the clear water tank in accordance with the amount of slurry delivered from the mixing tank.

Abstract: An apparatus for making the supply of a material liquid and relief of pressure of a reaction product liquid in a high-pressure liquefaction reaction such as direct liquefaction of coal. The apparatus includes at least one cylinder having two working chambers separated by a movable float, one of which is adapted to receive the material liquid while the other is adapted to be charged with high-pressure product liquid. A gas discharging pipe having a valve is connected to the side of the cylinder to which the high-pressure product slurry is to be charged. For delivering the product slurry from the cylinder to the outside of the system, the pressure in the cylinder is beforehand relieved and the gases separated from the product slurry are discharged through the valve of the gas discharging pipe. Thereafter, the product slurry filling the cylinder is delivered to the outside by a low pressure of the material slurry supplied to the other side of the cylinder.

Abstract: An apparatus including at least one horizontal feed pipe from which a mixture of liquid and particulate solid material to be transported is discharged into a high-pressure transport pipe by the action of a driving liquid delivered through a vertical pipe connected to the horizontal feed pipe to apply pressure to the mixture in the horizontal feed pipe through an intermediate liquid having a specific gravity lower than that of the mixture and higher than that of the driving liquid. Prior to initiation of an operation, the horizontal feed pipe and a lower portion of the vertical pipe below a float mounted therein are charged with the intermediate liquid and an upper portion of the vertical pipe above the float is charged with the driving liquid. Upon the mixture being delivered by a low-pressure mixture pump to the horizontal feed pipe, the intermediate liquid flows into the vertical pipe and raises the level of the float to return the driving liquid from the vertical pipe to its tank.

Abstract: A control system for an apparatus for hydraulically transporting sedimentation prone slurry containing pulverized or powdered solid material mixed with water. A pipeline resistance of a slurry transport pipe at a proper location is detected by varying the flow rate of the slurry at the starting point of slurry transportation, and the critical flow velocity for slurry sedimentation is determined by using the pipeline resistance. The slurry is economically transported at the flow velocity above the critical flow velocity.