DRY COAL FEEDER DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, INC. PI .
COAL SCREW FEEDER OPERATION A general schematic of the coal screw feeder is shown in Figure 1. The feeder consists of a feed hopper, a screw, a barrel with heaters, a nozzle and a screw drive and injection system. The screw rotates in a tightly fitted barrel. The size6 coal (8 mesh) is gralrity fed to the screw from the hopper.