Title: Bunker construction for charging hot, dry coal and cold, wet coal to coke oven charging hoppers

Abstract: Bunker for supplying alternatively either hot, dry coal or cold, wet coal to a charging hopper or test bunkers of a plurality of coke ovens in a coke oven battery, comprises, a bunker housing having an inlet adjacent its top for charging coal and a lower portion with a plurality of downwardly opening coke oven discharge spouts corresponding to the number of charging hoppers and test bunkers. An inert gas feed line includes a portion branching off to the vicinity of each spout and provided with a plurality of feeder lines at the lower end of the spout and which also includes a plurality of spray nozzles in the line for directing a water spray in the direction of the inert gas flow.

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Inventors: Knappstein, Johannes (Recklinghausen, DE, US)
Bocsanczy, Janos (Recklinghausen, DE, US)

Application Number: 933953
Filing Date: 1978-08-15
Publication_date: 1980-04-08
Assignee: Firma Carl Still Recklinghausen (DE)
Primary Class(es): 202/262
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US Patent Ref:

3198623	Aug, 1965	Evans et al.	214/35.
4024024	May, 1977	Knappstein	202/262.

Other Refs: 778754

Jul, 1957	GB

Primary Examiner: Turk, Arnold
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: McGlew and Tuttle