Abstract: The invention relates to a silo for sludge, especially sewage sludge, comprising a sludge-receiving part (12), a feeding part (16), said feeding part being located above the sludge-receiving part (12) and communicating with said sludge-receiving part (12) via a inlet (14), and a sludge-discharge device. Said sludge-discharge device is located in the lower area of the sludge-receiving part, and can preferably be connected to a pipeline system. According to the invention, a separator device (18) for removing foreign bodies is located in the area of the feeding part (16) so that the sludge which is temporarily stored in the silo can easily be used later on. Said separating device for removing foreign bodies (18) has a sieve grate (20) covering the inlet (14) and at least one counter-surface (22) positioned above said sieve-grate (20). Said sieve-grate and said counter-surface are able to move in relation to each other as sludge pushes through the sieve openings of said sieve-grate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method to determine the delivery rate or mass flow rate of material conveyed by a high density liquid piston pump (10) through a delivery line (24). The exact determination of the above mentioned variables is achieved by mounting the delivery cylinder (1) in a housing (30) with radial and axial slack and suspending it on at least one weighing cell (36) forming one piece with the housing.

Abstract: Device for discharging material from a silo (10), comprising a long discharge channel (22) extending centrally over the silo floor (14), and a push-frame (20) which can be pushed back and forth hydraulically over the silo floor (14), over the discharge channel (22), crossways to the longitudinal extension of said discharge channel (22). According to the invention, the push-frame (20) is driven by means of two radially arranged hydraulic cylinders (40) which face each other diametrically inside the silo (10). The hydraulic cylinders can be activated with a push-pull control mechanism, and are each situated in a cylinder housing, said cylinder housing being connected to the silo floor (14). The piston rods (46) of the hydraulic cylinders are arranged so that their opposite front faces (44) fit against a driver bearing (48) from opposite sides, said driver bearing (48) being located in the center of the push-frame (20).

Abstract: Thick matter and solids are conveyed together and substantially continuously through a conveyor pipeline. The thick matter is forced by a conveyor piston driven by a piston pump from a feed container into a conveyer cylinder. A forward face of the piston has a cutting crown with a cutting edge cooperating with an annular cutting ring to cut off solids projecting beyond an inlet in the conveyer pipeline.

Abstract: Thick matter and solids are conveyed together and substantially continuously through a conveyor pipeline. The thick matter is forced by a conveyor piston driven by a piston pump from a feed container into a conveyer cylinder. A forward face of the piston has a cutting crown with a cutting edge cooperating with an annular cutting ring to cut off solids projecting beyond an inlet in the conveyer pipeline.