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Title:
EARTH AND SAND TRANSPORT METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004060330
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a earth and sand transport method for transporting earth and sand over a further long distance by a sand discharge pipe, and carrying the earth and sand without precipitating gravel having the particle size of 2 to about 5 mm and including no silt and clay content by using a means instead of a relay pump.

Only water is sent in the sand discharge pipe 1, and a plug flow is generated in the pipe by gradually injecting compressed air A into the pipe. The earth and sand 3 is carried by the plug flow by supplying earth and sand slurry in the sand discharge pipe 1 by starting dredging of the earth and sand 3 in a plug flow stable state.


Inventors:
NISHIKAWA YUTAKA
HAGIWARA ISAMU
MOCHIZUKI HIKARI
IWATSUKI TETSUZO
NAKAMURA YATARO
TAKEUCHI MOTOYUKI
Application Number:
JP2002221471A
Publication Date:
February 26, 2004
Filing Date:
July 30, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOA HARBOR WORKS CO LTD
International Classes:
E02F7/00; B65G53/30; (IPC1-7): E02F7/00; B65G53/30
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinichi Ogawa
Takashi Noguchi
Kazuhiko Saishita