Vol. 1, Issue 3, Part A (2019)

Fabrication of multiple discharge type slurry feeder with single motor,Handling of slurries is done in many industries like chocolate manufacturing, power plant ash disposal system, cement factories, chemical factories etc., To meet increased demand and supply, multiple processing or disposal streams of slurries are required and hence multiple discharges of slurries is very much essential. As in most of the industries, multiple motors are being used to operate multiple discharge valves, which is an expensive process and also requires a lot of installation and maintenance work. As a part of our project dissertation, we are planning to fabricate and test multiple discharge type slurry feeder which can be operated using a single motor. The Advantages of using a slurry feeder with single motor are Low initial cost, low installation cost, needs comparatively low maintenance, can handle acidic materials like food slurries, ash slurry, etc.