Abstract:
The invention relates to a recess plate for a membrane filter device, the filter device having a stack of essentially identical recess plates, the recess plates having recesses, and the recesses forming filter chambers between adjacent recess plates of the stack, into which filter chambers a suspension can be supplied on a cake side of the filter cloth, and the suspension can permeate the filter cloth to a filtrate side thereof, such that a solid content of the suspension deposits on the filter cloth as a filter cake, each filter chamber having a moveable membrane, the membrane and the recess plate enclosing a squeezing chamber, the recess plate having an inlet duct for inserting a pressurizing medium into the squeezing chamber, for mechanical pressing out the respective filter cake. The invention further relates to a method for detecting membrane leakage in such membrane filter device.
Abstract:
An apparatus for filtration of fluids includes a filtration tank having an unfiltered-fluid chamber, an inlet for unfiltered fluid, a filtered-fluid chamber, an outlet for filtered fluid, and a gas barrier. The gas barrier includes either the filtered-fluid chamber or the gas outlet.
Abstract:
Method for the liquid solid separation of material mixtures and suspensions in which the material mixture under pressure is fed into a closed chamber having at least one filter surface and a hydrostatic pressure is generated within said chamber for separating the liquid phase. After separating the liquid phase the chamber is opened and the filter surface together with the filter cake is removed from said chamber. The material mixture firstly is treated by the means of hydrostatic pressure of about up to 0.2 bar, wherein 80 to 90% of the fed volume is removed as filtrate. Thereafter the concentrated remaining volume is drawn off and is further treated in the closed chamber with a pressure of up to 5 bar. By reducing the volume of the chamber finally with a pressure of up to 50 bar the remaining filtrate is separated.
Abstract:
A fluid filtration system is disclosed comprising a manifold assembly comprising a mounting bracket, an alignment collar connected to the mounting bracket, and a latch assembly moveable with respect to the mounting bracket and alignment collar. The system further comprises a filter cartridge comprising a filter cartridge outer surface and a cartridge latching structure formed on the filter cartridge outer surface to interact with the latch assembly. When the filter cartridge is aligned with the alignment collar and inserted into the manifold assembly, the filter cartridge is (i) latched into the manifold assembly by translating the filter cartridge into the manifold assembly to cause movement of the latch assembly to engage the cartridge latching structure; and (ii) unlatched from the manifold assembly by translating the filter cartridge into the manifold assembly to cause movement of the rotating latch assembly to disengage the cartridge latching structure.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a new fluid filter system including, but not limited to, structure for enabling a filter cartridge to be installed and removed from a manifold with a straight line push/pull motion, an innovative latching mechanism and an innovative water manifold, the latching mechanism providing a unique mechanism interface between an innovative manifold and a filter cartridge, the latching mechanism providing a compact and simple mechanism between the innovative manifold and the filter cartridge that significantly reduces the installation and removal force previously found with fluid filtration cartridges by including a low force filter cartridge installation and removal mechanism for utilization by the end consumer and the manifold assembly includes an inlet and an outlet port, the manifold assembly having structure for maintaining a substantially constant volumetric cavity of the fluid filtration system that contains fluid during installation and operation of the filter therein and removal of the filter therefrom and that has an automatic shut-off system, as the inlet water pressure increases past a predetermined desired maximum system operating pressure, the inlet water will automatically be shut-off, i.e., will not flow into (or out of) the filter cartridge.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a new fluid filter system including, but not limited to, structure for enabling a filter cartridge to be installed and removed from a manifold with a straight line push/pull motion, an innovative latching mechanism and an innovative water manifold, the latching mechanism providing a unique mechanism interface between an innovative manifold and a filter cartridge, the latching mechanism providing a compact and simple mechanism between the innovative manifold and the filter cartridge that significantly reduces the installation and removal force previously found with fluid filtration cartridges by including a low force filter cartridge installation and removal mechanism for utilization by the end consumer and the manifold assembly includes an inlet and an outlet port, the manifold assembly having structure for maintaining a substantially constant volumetric cavity of the fluid filtration system that contains fluid during installation and operation of the filter therein and removal of the filter therefrom and that has an automatic shut-off system, as the inlet water pressure increases past a predetermined desired maximum system operating pressure, the inlet water will automatically be shut-off, i.e., will not flow into (or out of) the filter cartridge.
Abstract:
A process for separating solids from liquids in a filtration zone defined by a higher concentration zone and a lower concentration zone separated by a filter. The process includes the steps of directing a slurry feed comprising a liquid and solids into the higher concentration zone, directing a displacement fluid to the higher concentration zone and passing at least a portion of the liquid through a filter to the filtrate zone, producing a filtrate.
Abstract:
Drop-back of solids into the drum pool of a rotary microscreen is reduced by applying a limited gas pressure differential across an unsubmerged portion of the screen cloth. The pressure is not for the purpose of increasing the driving force, .DELTA.H, of the liquid passing through the cloth. For purposes of this disclosure, .DELTA.H is the pressure differential existing across the screen below the surface of both the drum pool and tank pool. In fact, assuming other factors remain equal, application of a gas pressure differential to an unsubmerged portion of the screen cloth, with consequent reduction in drum pool suspended solids concentration, will normally reduce .DELTA.H even though the gas pressure also acts on the surface of the drum pool. More significantly, the invention enables operation of a microscreen unit at increased flow capacity at a given .DELTA.H. Whatever pressure is applied, there will be some reduction of torque, bearing load and wear at any given .DELTA.H.
Abstract:
A compensating plate for a pressure filtration cell including a generally cylindrical liquid-feeding vessel and a base removably connected to the feeding vessel by means of a flanged joint, the removable base forming a filter holder, in which an outer edge of the plate is engaged in a flange between the liquid-feeding vessel and the filter holder and, on its upper side, the outer edge of the plate is sealed against the liquid-feeding vessel by means of a circumferential seal. The compensating plate has a central opening corresponding to the size of a filter placed in the filter holder, the plate having a slight conical depression toward the said opening. The opening passes into a downwardly extending cylindrical frame whose bottom edge presses the filter or a filter packing against the filter holder in a sealing manner when the filter holder and the liquid-feeding vessel are forced axially toward one another such that the compensating plate functions as a seal between the liquid-feeding vessel and the filter holder formed by the removable base.
Abstract:
Described are high pressure filter apparatuses that include first and second pieces having a welded seam along a circumference of the body, and a sleeve placed around and surrounding the welded seam.