ARRANGEMENT FOR SPREADING PAPER PULP IN A CONTAINER
The present invention relates to an arrangement for spreading paper pulp in a container (101; 201) for storing or treating the pulp, which arrangement comprises an inlet (103; 203) for supplying the pulp to a rotatably mounted spreader wheel (104; 204) and a driving member (6, 7) for driving said spreader wheel. The spreader wheel (104; 204) is provided with spreader blades (10, 12), where each spreader blade (10, 12) has a surface (11 and 13 respectively) which is directed towards the direction of rotation and is shaped to transport and spread the pulp outwards towards the periphery of the container during rotation of the spreader wheel (104; 204). A spreader shield (14) is arranged to divert a part of the outwardly directed pulp towards the centre of the container so that the pulp is essentially spread over the entire cross-sectional area of the container.