Patents Assigned to Hitachi Plan Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6596164
    Abstract: The rotary flat membrane separation apparatus comprises: a plurality of hollow rotary shafts; a plurality of rotary flat membrane disks mounted on each of the plurality of hollow rotary shafts at regular intervals, the plurality of rotary flat membrane disks mounted on adjacent two of the plurality of hollow rotary shafts being alternately arranged side by side in equal intervals; and a plurality of collars, each of the plurality of collars being arranged between adjacent two of the plurality of rotary flat membrane disks mounted on each of the plurality of hollow rotary shafts. The apparatus is characterized in that a diameter of the collars is between 0.18-0.34 times a diameter of the rotary flat membrane disks. Thus, the effective membrane area can be as large as possible while preventing the vibration of the rotary flat membrane disks caused by the rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi Plan Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Oonishi, Naoki Ohkuma, Yukio Murai, Yutaka Okuno