Abstract: The apparatus of this invention is utilized for mounting a wind turbine on the upper end of a wind turbine tower. The invention also relates to the method of erecting the same. The tower is provided with a pair of guide rails positioned on opposite sides thereof which extend from the lower end to the upper end of the tower. A sled is movably mounted on the guide rails and has a platform mounted thereon which is adapted to support the wind turbine thereon. In one form of the invention, the sled is self-contained in that it has an engine and a winch mounted thereon. In another form of the invention, the winch and engine are mounted on a self-propelled vehicle which is designed to transport the sled from one tower location to another. In another form of the invention, the winch is detachable from the self-propelled vehicle so that the winch may be anchored to the ground.

Abstract: An apparatus for infeeding batched material to an inlet opening of a material processing apparatus includes a lift mechanism disposed alongside the material processing apparatus and being operable to lift the batched material at least to the elevation of the inlet opening of the material processing apparatus, a delivery conveyor disposed alongside the material processing apparatus and adjacent to the lift mechanism and being operable to deliver the batched material to the lift mechanism, a transfer enclosure spaced from the lift mechanism and disposed above the inlet opening of the material processing apparatus, the transfer enclosure having a side entrance for receiving batched material from the lift mechanism and a bottom exit for subsequent discharge of the batched material into the material processing apparatus through the inlet opening thereof, a tilt assembly disposed between the lift mechanism and the transfer enclosure and being operable to either block or complete a path for transfer of the batched m

Abstract: Chip gates are provided adjacent the lower end of an inlet chute to a presteaming vessel for a digester in a pulp production system. The chip gates are operated to maintain a level of chips within the inlet chute sufficient such that the chips preclude egress of noxious odorous gas from the presteaming vessel, while simulataneously the chips are discharged into the vessel.

Abstract: Feed apparatus for a uniflow regenerative shaft furnace for the calcining of limestone and similar raw materials is formed with a feed container installed above each of the shafts of the furnace, each of the feed containers being arranged concentrically with the shaft axis of the respective shaft over which it is installed and constructed to be maintained in rotation during filling thereof of the material to be calcined.