Method and apparatus for the solidification of molten sulphur
Abstract
Abstract A METHOD OF SOLIDIFYING MOLTEN SULPHUR INVOLVES FORMING ON A BELT AT LEAST ONE UNDULATION WHICH IS SHAPED TO PERMIT THE FORMATION OF A POOL OF MOLTEN SULPHUR. MOLTEN SULPHUR IS FED ONTO THE BELT SO THAT A POOL IS FORMED ON THE UNDULATION. THE SPEED OF THE BELT IS CONTROLLED IN RELATION TO THE FEED RATE OF THE SULPHUR AND IN RELATION TO THE ANGLE AND LENGTH OF THE SURFACE OF THE UNDULATION REMOTE FROM A FEEDING SECTION FOR THE SULPHUR SO THAT MOLTEN SULPHUR IS CAUSED TO FORM INTO A LAYER AND SOLIDIFY ON THE BELT AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE POOL. COOLED OR PARTIALLY COOLED SULPHUR IS THEN DELIVERED FROM THE SURFACE OF THE BELT. THE ANGLE OF UNDULATION EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND AWAY FROM THE FEEDING SECTION IS NORMALLY WITHIN THE RANGE OF ONE HALF A DEGREE TO ABOUT THREE DEGREES. APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE SOLIDIFICATION OF MOLTEN SULPHUR IS ALSO PROVIDED. A COOLING TANK ASSEMBLY PROVIDED WITH A PURALITY OF GENERALLY TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED BAFFLES INCLUDES MEANS FOR DIRECTING A SUPPLY OF AIR INTO THE ASSEMBLY WITH AN AIR DEFLECTOR EMBODIED IN THE COOLING TANK STRUCTURE.
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- 👤 E Ellithorpe
- 👤 R Fletcher
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