Live bottom screw feeder with bin – 19324

The live bottom screw feed is manufactured to transport mud waste received in the harbour from rigs off-shore. The mud is via the live bottom screw feeder transported to containers for further treatment on-shore to clean it from hydro carbon elements.

What is the advantages of the live bottom screw feeder bin?

1. The complete coverage of screw feeders in the bottom of the bin avoid the possibility for bridge building of the material
2. By controlling the gear boxes with frequency inverters, it is possible to control the flow rate out of the bin with high precision
3. The live bottom bin can handle a varity of the incoming material. The flow rate can be controlled and ribbon screw flights take care of the sticky material

BEMA has designed the complete system. It begins with the live bottom screw feeder bin, and contiuoue with a number of transport screw conveyors. The final destination are containers for further treatment on-shore in a recycling plant.

During the design phase BEMA has supervised the end customer with different screw conveyor features to come up with the best possible solution for the application.

Designing of live bottom screw bins require more engineering compared to stanard screw conveyors. The designing process need to be in close cooperation with the final end user to clarify all relevant information regarding the actual solution. BEMA has the experience to undertake such tasks in cooperation with the customer.

Example of bulk material, where live screw feeder bins are used:

• Wet starch
• Flake ice
• Wood chips
• Powder that needs to be taken out of a silo with precision flow rate

See another BEMA project for a live bottom screw feeder here