This is the simplest form of vane feeder, which consist of a rotating pocketed rotor operating in a housing so that pockets receive material from one opening in the housing and deliver it through another. The control of material flow is obtained by regulating the speed of the rotor.
The type of valve offered by us as standard is recommended for handling fine, pulverised of granular materials, small enough in size and sufficiently friable so that lumps will not jam between the close fitting radial vanes and the housing. Material enters the housing from above and as the rotor revolves, each pocket discharges as it reaches the opening in the bottom. Clearance between the vanes and the housing is kept such that it prevents free passage of air between inlet and outlet sides of the feeder. Side opening valves also available. |