Abstract:
Process for dewatering thickened sludge comprising the steps of depositing thickened sludge onto a porous support, partially dewatering the thickened sludge by establishing a vacuum within said porous support, compressing the partially dewatered sludge on said porous support at a pressure of from 1 to 10 kp/cm.sup.2 to further dewater the sludge and to form a sludge cake, compressing the sludge cake on the porous support at a pressure of from 10 to 300 kp/cm.sup.2 to further dewater the sludge cake and discharging the dewatered sludge cake from the porous support.
Abstract:
A method of operating a filter centrifuge or centrifugal filter in which a hydrostatic head is provided at the filtering surface so as to control liquid passage therethrough. The head may promote movement of the liquid through the filter layer or may induce reverse flow of liquid for backwashing or rinsing. In addition, a hydrostatic balance may be provided at this surface through control of the head to limit passage of the liquid through the filter layer. Preferably the head provides a suction augmenting centrifugal filtration.
Abstract:
The specification discloses an improvement in rotary drum screens for the filtration of liquids which comprise (a) a drum having a central horizontal axis and a radially outer surface, (b) a plurality of microscreen grids mounted on the radially outer surface of the drum, each of the microscreen grids comprising a screen which is divided into a large number of small cells by walls which extend radially with respect to the drum, (c) means for introducing the liquid to be filtered into the interior of the drum, (d) means for rotating the drum about its central axis, (e) a backwash header mounted outside the radially outer surface of the drum, and (f) a backwash receiving trough mounted within the drum for collecting filtrate accumulated on the screen. The liquid to be filtered is introduced into the drum at one end thereof, and the drum is supported so that it is partially submerged in the filtered liquid. The improvement resides in the fact that at least some of the walls which divide the microscreen grids into cells are at least generally parallel to the central axis of the drum and extend radially outwardly from the microscreen a distance sufficient so that, during use of the rotary drum screen to filter a given liquid, the said walls retain an amount of the liquid which just has time to drain through the microscreen between the time each cell emerges from the filtered liquid and the time it arrives underneath the backwash header.
Abstract:
A filter comprising a vessel in the form of a closed drum which is rotatably mounted about a horizontal central axis, and a plurality of longitudinal, hollow, horizontal filter elements which are arranged in a ring. The filter elements extend between and are connected to the end walls of the drum for rotation about the central axis together with the drum. The peripheral surfaces of the filter elements constitute a filter surface which, upon rotation of the drum and the elements, will submerge into and emerge from the liquid to be filtered which is contained in the drum. At one end the filter elements extend through the end wall of the drum, and this end of the filter elements is open to permit unobstructed discharge of the filtrate. A blow tube with nozzle means is provided within each filter element, with the blow tube serving to remove solids deposited on the filter surface when the surface is above the liquid level in the vessel. Each filter element is rotatably mounted in the end walls of the drum, and means are provided for rotating the filter element about its longitudinal axis during the period in which the filter element is above the liquid level in the drum. A stationary through the upwardly facing opening of which lies above the liquid level, is positioned above the uppermost portion of the orbit of the filter elements for collecting and removing the solids detached from the filter surface.
Abstract:
Continuously self-cleaning fluid filtration is provided, especially for use in systems of fluid sampling wherein recirculation of part of the fluid filtered thereby is bypassed back through in the reverse direction to clean it. The filter has a foraminous housing that also has end ports to the exterior and has rotatable internal baffling dividing the interior into compartments communicating with the respective ports.
Abstract:
An open frame rotary cylindrical filter construction is disclosed in which the rotary element is formed from a plurality of individual concave filter sectors mounted radially about a central hub. Each sector includes an elongated cone shaped basket or cup having an open mouth at its outer or base end and a restricted outlet opening inwardly from its apex. A flange is formed about the mouth of the sector and the sectors are held in place by tie rods extending radially from the hub to engage the flanges to pull the sectors toward the hub. The apex of each sector is pulled into sealing relationship with a drainage conduit leading to a filter valve at one end of the structure. The flanges of adjacent sectors combine to form a cylindrical structure supported by the tie rods and drainage conduits. Usual trunnions are provided at each end for journalling the structure for rotation.
Abstract:
A plurality of concave filtering elements are fixed about the periphery of a rotary filter drum so that the mouths of the elements are open and the closed ends of the elements are directed substantially radially inward of the drum. As the drum rotates in submergence in a slurry, solids are collected in the elements by applying suction to the elements to draw the liquid therethrough; to discharge the collected solids, the elements are everted by reversing the pressure thereon.
Abstract:
A noncellular vacuum filter is provided in its interior with a blast chamber supplied with compressed air which is used for removing the filter cake from the outer circumference of a cylindrical filter drum. The blast chamber is formed by two telescoping sealing frames, both of which carry each a continuous flexible sealing bar extending all around the frames and which are adapted to engage the inner wall of the filter drum when the frames are radially moved outwardly by eccentrics on an eccentric shaft mounted in bearings carried by a baseplate closing the outer sealing frame opposite the side which has said sealing bar mounted thereon. A slot in the upper portion of the sealing bar attached to the inner sealing frame is in communication with apertures in said inner sealing frame so that compressed air from the blasting chamber is jetlike discharged and directed through the wall of the filter drum to remove the filter cake from the outer face of said drum.
Abstract:
Screening apparatus of the type employed for screening pulp stock wherein diluent fluid is supplied adjacent the accepted stock face of the screen for diluting the accepted stock and causing it to flow in a direction counter to the flow of stock along the feed face of the screen.