Abstract:
The invention relates to means for filtering a liquid containing impurities. Said means comprise a filtering drum (9) rotating within a housing (1) and having around it an annular chamber (13) into which opens a conduit (6) for supplying the liquid to be filtered and a conduit (7) for evacuating the liquid leaving the drum and for cleaning the corresponding section. The lateral wall of the drum (9) is equipped with sliding blades (11) which prevent any and all communication between the two conduits (6) and (7). The filtered liquid is evacuated through the lower wall (9d) of the drum (9) through the lower wall (9d) of the drum (9) through an axial opening. The invention applies in particular to the filtration of fuel for aircraft engines.
Abstract:
A system and method for concentrating aqueous beverages such as fruit juices, beer, wine, vinegar, tea, coffee, and the like in which a slurry of feed liquid and seed crystals is formed in a scraped surface heat exchanger of a first stage and supplied to a recrystallizer where larger crystals grow, the liquid in the recrystallizer being withdrawn with part recirculated to the heat exchanger of a succeeding stage. The slurry of larger crystals in the recrystallizer of the first stage is also withdrawn and the crystals separated in a wash column. The larger crystals grown in the second stage recrystallizer are supplied to the recrystallizer of the first stage where the seed crystals melt and reform on the larger crystals and the larger crystals from the third stage are similarly supplied to the recrystallizer of the second stage.
Abstract:
A separator for separating coarse particles from cellulose pulp suspensions and the like comprises a first separation chamber provided with an inlet for incoming mixture, a first outlet for the light fraction, and an outlet for an intermediate fraction enriched in coarse particles. A second separation chamber is provided with a second inlet, a second outlet for a light return fraction, and an outlet for separated heavy fraction, the outlet for intermediate fraction being connected to the second inlet leading from a first zone in the first separation chamber. Said zone has a higher pressure than a second zone connected to the second outlet, the second zone being located in the first separation chamber or connected to the latter, the first and second separation chambers thus communicating to form a circuit.
Abstract:
This invention concerns an improved device for cleaning rotary drums, in particular for rotary drum filters. Such device substantially comprises a first tube, functioning as a guide, which is fixed to the inside of the rotary drum; the first tube is provided with a slit along its entire length. A second tube slides within the first tube, with a nozzle at one end, arranged perpendicularly to the two tubes, and which protrudes from said slit. The other end of the second tube is connected to a source of fluid under pressure.
Abstract:
A rotary filter (10) is disclosed which has a rotating drum (24) disposed within a pressure housing (12). The drum (24) is perforated to form a mesh surface over which a support layer (27) is affixed. Filter material is deposited on the support layer (27) to form a filter layer (30). The particulate matter within a fluid stream is removed by the filter layer (30) to form a filter cake (43 ) on the surface of the filter layer (30). A blade (42) scrapes the filter cake (43) from the surface of filter layer (30) and deposits the scraped filter cake (43) within a chamber (38). The rotary filter (10) thus operates continuously to filter the process fluid to prevent increasing the fluid pressure across the filter layer (30) due to blocking of the filter.
Abstract:
A disc filter assembly in which a plurality of filter discs are attached to a central shaft. The central shaft is a fabrication which has a central mandrel. Pipe segments are removably secured around the mandrel with their longitudinal axes parallel to the mandrel's longitudinal axis. The pipe segments have walls which define a trapezoid in cross-section. The walls are positioned such that two side walls define planes which converge relatively close to the longitudinal axis of the mandrel. Each pipe has at least one aperture through which filtrate from the interior of the disc filter segment passes to the interior of the pipe. The pipe is in fluid communication with an end piece having apertures therethrough. The end piece apertures have a trapezoidal cross-section corresponding to the trapezoidal shape of the pipe interior. A wear plate is attached to the outer end of the end piece and has trapezoidal apertures therethrough which are aligned with the apertures of the end piece. A valve head abuts the wear plate and has openings therethrough which have side edges which are aligned with a side edge of an aperture through the wear plate. The filter assembly is used to filter liquids from a taconite slurry.
Abstract:
A filtration system in which the filtering member is disposed on the circumferential surface of a drum shaped member. The drum shaped member is rotated at a constant velocity about a horizontal axis. A mixture of liquid and solids to be filtered is discharged under pressure within the drum shaped member against the surface of the filtering member. The liquid which filters through the screen is received in a reservoir, the level of which is maintained below the surface of the filtering member. The solids adhere to the surface of the filtering member and rotate therewith until dislodged into a hopper for subsequent discharge. Upon discharge from the drum shaped member, the solids can be compressed or made to travel an upwardly inclined path to drain excess liquid therefrom.
Abstract:
A vacuum separator which includes an air pressure source, at least a pair of filter discs, each of the filter discs including a plurality of filter sectors, and means for alternately connecting the air pressure source first to one of the filter sectors of one of the filter discs and subsequently to one of the filter sectors of the other of the filter discs.
Abstract:
A sector assembly for disc filters including an improved sector body, an improved bell member and two sector rods which extend along respective radial sides of the sector body and of the bell member to secure the sector body to the bell member. Each radial side of the sector body being formed to define a concave channel and formed to define within the channel a concave slot. Each radial side of the bell member being formed to define a concave channel and formed to define a passage inward of the channel. The slots and passages being dimensioned to allow the respective sector rod to extend therein.
Abstract:
A rotary drum filter of the center valve type has replaceable valve seats in the form of pairs of opposed arcuate valve seat segments which are threadedly connected to channel sidewall portions of the drum in the region of the annular channel which receives the relatively stationary arcuate valve member. Each valve seat segment has a corner indentation between radially and axially outer faces thereof for seating the valve member.