Relatively hard unattached objects to inhibit caking and scaling in a horizontal pipeline

Claim 2

Apparatus for inhibiting the adherence of particulate matter in a substantially horizontal pipeline having inlet and outlet ports comprising: a plurality of relatively hard unattached bounceable objects disposed within the line between the inlet and the outlet ports, means for introducing noxious gases and cleansing liquids into the line for intermixing to cleanse the gases before emission at the outlet ports, means for rotating the line to cause the objects to tumble and bounce in the liquid within the line to distribute the same in the path of the gases and to inhibit the adherence of particulate matter on the interior surface of the line, and spaced apart plate means carried in said line for maintaining said objects in selective axial distribution along said line to avoid substantial axial travel of said objects and uneven accumulation thereof within the line during rotation of the line.

Claim 3

The invention as defined in claim 1 in which the objects are balls.

Claim 4

The invention as defined in claim 1 comprising, in addition, a resilient lining on the interior of the pipeline.

Claim 5

The invention as defined in claim 1, comprising, in addition, a resilient coating on said solid objects.

Claim 6

The invention as defined in claim 1 including lifting means secured to the interior of said pipeline and extending lengthwise of said pipeline.

Claim 7

The invention as defined in claim 1, comprising, in addition, a plurality of plates disposed, within the line substantially normal to its axis Of the line to form compartments within which the balls are located.

Claim 8

The invention as defined in claim 6, in which the plates are provided with apertures to permit the flow of gases along the pipeline.

Claim 9

The invention as defined in claim 7, comprising, in addition, doors in the pipeline through which the relatively hard balls may be introduced into the compartments in the line.

Claim 10

The invention as defined in claim 1, comprising, in addition, a cage formed of bars and plates secured substantially normal to said bars, said plates being provided with apertures to permit the flow of gases through said line, said cage being secured to the pipeline.

Claim 11

Apparatus for inhibiting the adherence of particulate matter in a substantially horizontal pipeline having inlet and outlet ports, comprising: a rotatable interior surface provided in the line which surface is substantially non-displaceable radially out of its normal planar disposition, means for introducing noxious gases and cleansing liquids into the line for intermixing to cleanse the gases before emission at the outlet ports, apertured plates secured to the interior of the pipeline and substantially normal to the pipeline to form the line into a series of compartments, relatively hard bounceable balls unattached to each other disposed freely within the compartments and in mechanical contact with the interior surface of the line, doors in the pipeline in communication with each compartment for the introduction of the relatively hard balls into the pipeline, and means for rotating the interior surface of the line and the compartment to cause the balls to tumble and bounce in the liquid within the line to distribute the same in the path of the gases and to inhibit the adherence of particulate matter on the interior surface of the line.

Claim 12

Apparatus for inhibiting the adherence of particulate matter in a substantially horizontal pipeline having inlet and outlet ports, comprising: a rotatable interior surface provided in the line which surface is substantially non-displaceable radially out of its normal planar disposition, means for introducing noxious gases and cleansing liquids into the line for intermixing to cleanse the gases before emission at the outlet ports, apertured plates secured to the interior of the pipeline and substantially normal to the pipeline to form the line into a series of compartments, relatively hard bounceable balls unattached to each other disposed freely within the compartments and in mechanical contact with the interior surface of the line, doors in the pipeline in communication with each compartment for the introduction of the relatively hard balls into the pipeline, and means for rotating the interior surface of the line and the compartment to cause the balls to tumble and bounce in the liquid within the line to distribute the same in the path of the gases and to inhibit the adherence of particulate matter on the interior surface of the line.