Nova Patents
IN3453DEN2014A

Slurry distributor system and method for using same

Abstract

A slurry distributor can include a feed conduit and a distribution conduit in fluid communication therewith. The feed conduit can include a first and second feed inlets disposed in spaced relationship to each other. The distribution conduit can extend generally along a longitudinal axis and include an entry portion and a distribution outlet in fluid communication therewith. The entry portion is in fluid communication with the first and second feed inlets of the feed conduit. The distribution outlet extends a predetermined distance along a transverse axis. The first and second feed inlets each has an opening with a cross sectional area. The entry portion of the distribution conduit has an opening with a cross sectional area which is greater than the sum of the cross sectional areas of the openings of the first and second feed inlets. The slurry distributor can be placed in fluid communication with a gypsum slurry mixer.

Term

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    22. The method of preparing a gypsum product according to any of claims 19- 21, wherein the first flow of aqueous calcined gypsum slurry passing through the first feed inlet has a Reynolds number that is higher than the Reynolds number of the combined first and second flows discharging from the distribution outlet, and the second flow of aqueous calcined gypsum slun^ passing through the second feed inlet has a Reynolds number that is higher than the Reynolds number of the combined first and second flows discharging from the distribution outlet. 23. The method of preparing a gypsum product according to any of claims 19- 22, wherein the first flow of aqueous calcined gypsum slurry passing through the first feed inlet has a shear stress that is lower than the shear stress of the combined first and second flows discharging from the distribution outlet, and the second flow of aqueous calcined gypsum slurry passing through the second feed inlet has a shear stress that is lower than the shear stress of the combined first and second flows discharging from the distribution outlet.