screw conveyor

noun

1. a device for moving loose materials, consisting of a shaft with a broad, helically wound blade rotating in a tube or trough.

screw conveyor

noun

1. engineering a duct along which material is conveyed by the rotational action of a spiral vane which lies along the length of the duct Also calledworm conveyor

Example Sentences

Now the seed, free of all else, is carried by another elevator and endless screw conveyor to the "linter."

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Move screw conveyor, reverse lever 12 back to rear or reverse position, raise handle 10 on operating rod to center position.

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It is amusing to stand and watch the continuous stream of nibs rushing down, like hail in a storm, into the screw conveyor.

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