Abstract: A mixture containing a viscous oil phase and an aqueous phase is separated by means of an apertured oleophilic endless sieve supported in a separation zone by a revolving cylindrical cage having apertured sidewalls and supported in a recovery zone by a support roller, each section of sieve surface alternately revolves through the separation zone and recovery zone. The mixture is introduced into the rotating cage in the separation zone. The endless sieve partly covers the outside surface of the cylindrical cage sidewall. The mixture tumbles inside of the cage and passes through the cage sidewall apertures to the sieve surface. The oil phase of the mixture is captured by the sieve upon contact and is conveyed out of the separation zone.In the recovery zone, oil phase is removed from the sieve by squeezing the oil phase on the sieve between two rollers at least one of which is oleophilic.

Abstract: Apparatus for thickening a suspension of pulp material employs a single pair of liquid-impervious rolls and a single loop of wire trained around both rolls which are spaced from each other in substantially the same horizontal plane. The pulp stock to be thickened is delivered into the wedge zone defined by the upper wire run approaching the top of one roll and the surface of that roll, so that the pulp is trapped between the wire and roll as it travels around the roll with the wire, and the rolls are driven at sufficient speed to develop centrifugal forces which cause liquid to be expressed through the wire from the pulp trapped against the roll.

Abstract: A method of, and washing machine or washer for, washing stock suspensions, wherein a rotatable cylinder having a solid smooth surface is encircled along a portion of its circumference by a movable endless wire or filter band. The stock suspension to be dewatered and washed is infed by a flat jet nozzle between the rotatable solid cylinder and the movable endless wire. The fiber web formed between the rotatable solid cylinder and the movable endless wire has a weight of less than 100 grams per square meter, preferably 30 to 70 grams per square meter. The wire speed and the circumferential speed of the rotatable solid cylinder is in the order of about 400 to 1,200 meters per minute. After through-flow of the stock suspension between the rotatable solid cylinder and the movable endless wire, the dewatered and washed fiber material is removed from the movable endless wire and the rotatable solid cylinder, respectively, collected in a collecting container and delivered for further processing.

Abstract: In a belt press of the type used to dewater heavy slurries, an improved belt drive system is provided. The upper belt is driven by at least two rollers, one of which is situated in the dewatering section wherein the upper and lower belts are squeezed and traveling together. The improved drive arrangement provides a more uniformly increasing tension in the belt as it passes through the dewatering section than in such presses heretofore. Further because the lower belt is at least partially driven by its frictional engagement with the upper belt, through the sandwiched slurry, the synchronization of the belt speeds is improved. Further improved control of the belt press performance is provided by means for sensing the speeds of the belts and responsive means for regulating the belt tensioning systems accordingly.

Abstract: Apparatus for the separation of the liquid phase of a solid-liquid suspension, in which the suspension previously thickened is disposed between two endless filtration bands and is subjected to pressure by a presser module to which is imparted a reciprocating motion, includes at least two tight enclosures, juxtaposed and disposed parallel with respect to each other. Each enclosure is provided with an inflatable membrane providing filtration pressure.

Abstract: An aircushion and fluid film bearing arrangement particularly suitable for supporting the undersurfaces of the outer edges of the transport belt in a horizontal belt vacuum filter is disclosed wherein the respective air box sections beneath the edges are fabricated into parallel members each exteriorly rectangular in form and having an air pressure chamber therein triangular in cross-section with its apex forming a longitudinal slot centrally disposed in the flat upper surface of the box, which slot communicates the air pressure admitted to the chamber to the upper surface of the box. Longitudinal sealing guides are upstandingly mounted on the upper edges of each air box and form fluid-pressure chambers above the flat upper surfaces in cooperation with the undersurface of the transport belt, which chambers contain the communicated air pressure and create a fluid cushion exerting evenly balanced supporting forces across the outer undersides of the belt.

Abstract: An apparatus for dehydrating protein containing aqueous slude, e.g., sludge produced in slaughter houses, which comprises an agglomerator positioned above a filter device, the agglomerator having a bottom wall, a cylindrical outer wall, a cylindrical inner wall, the inner wall and the outer wall providing an annular space therebetween, a sludge inlet duct and a steam inlet duct, the sludge inlet duct and the steam inlet duct communicating with said annular space substantially diametrically opposite each other. The steam is injected in such a way that shear forces will be created in the liquid sludge, thus resulting in an improved precipitation of the proteins of the sludge. The steam is preferably injected tangentially with respect to the outer wall of the agglomerator and the annular space is preferably provided with a helically-extending baffle, the steam inlet extending parallel to the surface of a baffle turn. This provides an excellent precipitation of proteins in a continuous process.

Abstract: A filter unit is provided for separating solids from a liquid including a receiving tank and a vacuum chamber located beneath the tank and separated therefrom by a perforate septum. A closed loop filter media is trained about the tank and a length thereof is disposed beneath a flight conveyor assembly including chains which overlie the side margins and flights which engage ridges provided in the filter media. A filter media cleaning arrangement is provided at one end of the tank for removing solids from the filter media and transporting the solids for disposal.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for filtering a polymer which passes through a heated, high pressure filtering chamber across which a filter members passes and in which sealing plugs made of the substance being filtered are formed within entry and exit zones thereof. A plug removal zone is provided between the entry port for said filter and the outflow aperture of the filtering chamber. The zone is provided with a valve to permit removal of sealing plug material when in a heat-softened state. A cooled, substantially rigid plug of polymer is formed initially. Thereafter, the plug is heated at one end to soften it and to permit displacement of a part of it through the valve by fresh, hot polymer. In alternative embodiments, the plug removal zone is not needed and the plug is permitted to pass into the passage but is then diverted before meeting the main flow of substance being filtered.

Abstract: A horizontal vacuum tray filter having a plurality of U-shaped trays interconnected to a conveyor for movement past a filtration zone in the horizontal plane of movement wherein an endless filter cloth is disposed over the bottom walls of the trays in said horizontal plane with the adjacent open ends of said trays in detachable sealing engagement to provide a continuous filtration surface over the filtration zone.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improvement in a regulating apparatus for a dewatering machine, in particular a double strainer dewatering machine (sieve belt press), with one or more control circuits, for instance a flocculant control circuit and/or a flow rate control circuit, or a straining rate control circuit, to adapt to sludges or suspensions with varying dewatering properties, the improvement comprising means employing the rate of freely draining filtrate in the strainer zone as the criterion value for the flocculant control circuit.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuously removing waste materials from a water stream. The apparatus includes a rotating screen assembly formed by a plurality of articulated "L"-shaped links that form separate, laterally spaced closed loops. The space between the loops of links defines the maximum size of material that can pass through the apparatus without being removed from the stream. The respective truncate portions of the "L"-shaped links facilitate the lifting of the debris from the stream. The screen assembly is rotated by motor-driven sprocket segments that are positioned at the discharge end of the apparatus. These segments substantially occupy the spaces between the links when the links travel past the segments, and the occupation of the spaces by the segments displaces the waste materials from the spaces and dislodges the materials from the links as well so that the materials may fall under the influence of gravity to a receptacle.

Abstract: A belt press for use in removing water from sewage sludge, and including a frame, a pair of belts for compressing sludge material therebetween, the said belts being water-permeable whereby water in said sludge may drain through said belts, and a gravity belt thickener adjacent the belt press. The gravity belt thickener includes a belt having a belt flight adapted to support sewage sludge thereon, the belt of the gravity belt thickener having a width greater than the width of the belt of the belt press.

Abstract: A belt press for dewatering slurries is described having a frame designed to minimize the time, effort and frame stress heretofore encountered in the replacement of endless belts, said press comprising a rigid frame comprised of essentially parallel horizontal and vertical members supporting a plurality of laterally oriented longitudinal rolls upon which a pair of endless flat foraminous belts pass in a serpentine path with dewatered material sandwiched therebetween. The frame is equipped with vertical legs having removable spacers on one side and corresponding elastomeric hinges mounted with pre-stressed bolts, and alignment pins on the other side. Jack means positionable between the sides of the frame, co-operate with the pre-stressed bolts to permit removal of the frame spacers and extraction of the endless belts through the resulting gaps in the vertical legs.

Abstract: A waste disposal system for treating and disposing of infectious waste articles in a substantially controlled, closed, aseptic environment and for converting such infectious waste articles into a safely disposable, non-infectious non-toxic residue of solid waste independent from disinfecting liquid waste. A waste delivery conveyor transfers waste articles from an input region to preliminary waste processing apparata for preliminarily fragmenting the waste for further treatment by the system. Disinfectant spray is deposited on the waste as it enters the preliminary waste processing apparatus with the fragments resulting therefrom, together with the disinfectant liquid, being transferred to rotary hammermill elements to convert the fragment disinfectant solution to a solution of fine waste particles and disinfectant solution. Liquid solid particle separator apparata then separates the solid waste particles from the liquid disinfectant for independent evacuation of same.

Abstract: Improved belt filter in which the belt comprises transverse channels provided with draining holes issuing into a draining trough. The end of a suction pipe connected with a vacuum-creating device, issues into the upper part of said trough.

Abstract: A liquid filter is disclosed including a filter chamber into which extends a looped endless belt which is passed above and below rollers on either side of the filter chamber. Both the upper and lower belt segments pass over a support plate in the filter chamber, the lower segment positioned directly underneath the upper belt segment. Filtering flow from the filter chamber passes through both belt segments and through spaced and tapered openings in the support plate and then into a collection trough beneath the support plate. The belt is periodically advanced to carry filter solids out of the filter chamber. In a first version, the upper belt segment acts as the filter media, and is wider to create a sealing of the lateral edges of the upper belt segment. In a second version, a disposable media lies atop both belt segments which act only to carry the disposable media and the disposable media is of wider width to establish the edge sealing.

Abstract: Filtration apparatus in which the filter medium is in the form of filter material assembled with a carrier web which is caused to traverse through a filter chamber in a zig zag path. The material and carrier web assembly spans between the side walls of the filter chamber and is advanced by turning rolls disposed at upper and lower levels. The carrier web for the filter material extends between flanges projecting from the side walls of the filter chamber and auxiliary support for the carrier web is provided by a foraminous shelf extending between the flanges between the turning rolls and imperforate shelf portions in advance of the first turning rolls and following the last turning roll. Support girders underlie the foraminous shelf to limit deflection of the filter medium. The filter medium is disposed so that its edges overlie the sealing flanges, thereby preventing flow of liquid medium around the edges of the filter medium.

Abstract: A roller is provided with ribs directed outwardly from its face which permit the formation of cavities between the circumferential surface of the roller and the screen belts entrained thereon so that continuous channels are formed on the circumferential surface of the roller which conduct the filtrate axially outwards. The ribs are hollow tubular members having an opening along the surface of the roller which captures additional liquid, preventing it from falling back onto the belt, and allowing it to be conducted off and drained by allowing the liquid to flow laterally only.

Abstract: A dual-belt method and apparatus for dewatering a water laden cake of material through the use of multiple primary dewatering rolls is disclosed. A pair of porous belts containing filter cake disposed between the belts are wrapped around a first and second primary roll so that the belts circumscribe more than a 180.degree. arc of each roll. The pressure applied to the belts, that is, to the filter cake, is greater on the second roll than on the first roll.

Abstract: A filter press having a main press with an after-pressing device spaced from the outlet end of the main press which device carries out the final pressing and is composed of at least two press roll pairs (1,2), made up of rolls (3,4,5,6) between which the wires (7,8) belonging to the main press pass with the pulp (9) being filter pressed interposed between the wires and pressed by action of a pressing force (F) directed against the topside rollers (3,5) of the press roll pairs and produced by a force applicator such as a pressure cylinder (10). The pressure ratio (F.sub.1 /F.sub.2) between the topside rollers (3,4) and the bottom side rollers (5,6) is adjustable by the aid of a control setup.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improvement in a dehydration machine for wood pulp, sludges, or similar fibrous material, composed of a lower strainer operating as a support strainer and an upper strainer operating as the cover strainer, which loop support and reversing rolls and are adapted to pass jointly with the material to be dehydrated coming from a material feed through a wedging section and through pairs of pressing rolls in a pressing section, the improvement comprising a laterally sealed wedging section arranged substantially vertically or at an incline, followed directly by a reversal means provided with a lateral seal, and the pressing section including a group of rolls which at the beginning contains a pair of first and second pressing rolls mounted next to each other, with a pressing roll contacting the second pressing roll.

Abstract: The washing efficiency of removal of cooking and bleaching chemicals from cellulose paper pulp on horizontal belt washing filters is improved by disrupting the filter mat adjacent the belt intermediately of soft, displacement wash liquor applications to the filter mat topside. The objective may be achieved by directing a line of low volume, high pressure jets of filtrate or wash liquor against the belt underside. Alternatively, sonicly vibrated foils extended transversely of and adjacent to the belt are effective to disrupt the filler mat pursuant to the invention objective.

Abstract: The filter press for dewatering of materials such as, for example, sewage sludges has two sieve belts or filter belts (18, 19) being passed, with inclusion therebetween of the material to be dewatered, in common over dewatering drums (2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Behind the dumping location for the dewatered cake, the sieve belts or filter belts (18, 19) are separately returned again and tensioning rolls for adjusting the belt tension of the sieve belts or filter belts (18, 19) are provided at this area. The tensioning rolls (27, 32) are adjusted by a common actuating member (34) acting on the axes of the tension rolls (27, 32), so that an uniform belt tension is obtained for both sieve belts or filter belts. (FIG.

Abstract: A filtration/separation apparatus in which a filter cloth is arranged to travel and face a rotor so that a partitioned space chamber defined by the cloth and rotor is gradually narrowed in accordance with the rotation of the rotor. The space chamber defined is partitioned by vanes provided on the rotor, so that the positional relations in contact between the tip ends of the vanes and the filter cloth are maintained desirable with a high accuracy.

Abstract: A method of, and wire machine for, washing stock suspensions is disclosed wherein a cylinder having a solid smooth surface is encircled along a portion of its circumference by an endless wire or filter band. The stock suspension which is to be dewatered is infed between the solid cylinder and the wire by means of a flat jet nozzle. After throughflow of the stock suspension between the cylinder and the wire the dewatered fiber material is removed from the wire and the cylinder, respectively, collected in a collecting container and delivered for further processing.

Abstract: The representative web presses disclosed in the specification include a press drum and a pair of webs to convey a suspension partly around the press drum and two pressure belt means for applying substantially constant pressure against the outer web in the direction radial to the drum along pressure paths which are spaced so as to be substantially symmetrical with respect to the press drum.

Abstract: A wire machine, especially for washing stock suspensions, contains one or a number of dewatering cylinders about which there is trained an endless wire or filter band. There is provided at least one stock infeed device which infeeds a substantially flat jet of the suspension which is to be dewatered into a substantially wedge-shaped space or throat located between the wire band and the dewatering cylinder. The dewatering cylinder has a longitudinal axis which is essentially vertically arranged. There are possible different arrangements of the dewatering cylinder or cylinders, the stock infeed devices and material removal devices for removing from the rotatable dewatering cylinder solid constituents or the like contained in the stock suspension. Also there are possible different arrangements and uses of guide rolls for guiding the wire or wire band.

Abstract: A dewatering apparatus is disclosed containing a pre-dewatering funnel possessing pervious walls over which there are guided two wires. Arranged after the pre-dewatering funnel are two dewatering cylinders over which both of the wires are guided along a substantially S-shaped path of travel. A press roll is arranged after the last dewatering cylinder, this press roll coacting with further press rolls.

Abstract: A liquid purification and separator system is adapted to be floated upon a body of water and to be moved from location to location and has a liquid collection section for collecting water connected by a water line to a floating purification unit. The floating purification unit includes at least one aeration tower having a dispersing nozzle for spraying the collected liquids in a fine spray onto the tower. The liquids collect on the towers and trickle down to moving filter belts which allows the water to pass through and back into the body of water. This process enables the system to collect solid particles such as hydrocarbons, oil, coal, mined minerals and particles from sewer plants and industrial plants. The rotating belts are cleaned at one end to remove the collected pollutants into a collection container. The system also acts to cool the water as it passes through the aerator.

Abstract: An aircushion and fluid film bearing arrangement particularly suitable for supporting the undersurfaces of the outer edges of the transport belt in a horizontal belt vacuum filter is disclosed wherein the respective air box sections beneath the edges are fabricated into parallel members each exteriorly rectangular in form and having an air pressure chamber therein triangular in cross-section with its apex forming a longitudinal slot centrally disposed in the flat upper surface of the box, which slot communicates the air pressure admitted to the chamber to the upper surface of the box. Longitudinal sealing guides are upstandingly mounted on the upper edges of each air box and form fluid-pressure chambers above the flat upper surfaces in cooperation with the undersurface of the transport belt, which chambers contain the communicated air pressure and create a fluid cushion exerting evenly balanced supporting forces across the outer undersides of the belt.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for rinsing soluble materials from the filter cake formed in a double belt press. The belts with the filter cake therebetween are suspended between two spaced apart rollers to relieve pressure on the filter cake and the filter cake is simultaneously exposed to a rinse medium. Pressure is thereafter re-applied to the filter cake to extract the rinse medium therefrom.

Abstract: A method and mechanism for dewatering fine coal or the like by a filtering operation including a horizontally disposed cylindrical housing defining a pressure chamber within, an intermittently movable filter belt wrapping support rolls for the belt at each end with the rolls having driving and braking devices, movable sealing devices positioned at openings to the chamber to seal the belt where it extends into and out of the chamber, a support for the belt with means for draining filtrate dewatered from the coal, and means to apply pressure to the chamber above the belt for dewatering the coal and for providing pressure beneath the support for the belt to balance forces within the housing.

Abstract: Apparatus for filtering liquid under pressure through a continuous filtering media is provided. The apparatus includes an elongate filter housing with open ends and a filtering media support is positioned across the housing and extends between the open ends thereof. A supply roll of filter media is located near one end opening and supplies the filtering media through the opening to the support. A takeup roll is located near the other end opening and receives used filter media through the other end opening from the support. A sealing member is provided for each of the end openings to seal the same during a filtering operation. Each sealing member includes a backup plate and a resilient gasket layer which contacts and engages the end of the housing around the opening. A drive unit in the form of a fluid-operated ram includes a piston rod connected to one of the backup plates and a fluid-operated cylinder connected to a transverse supporting bar.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for restratifying the filter cake in the strainer zone of strainer belt presses, in particular double strainer sludge dehydrating equipment, comprising one or more monofilament or multifilament cables (9) tensioned transversely or obliquely to the direction of advance of the strainer across the width of the strainer belt (6) and the filter cake (7).

Abstract: A rotatable drum solids-liquids separation device having bailer scoop means forming a fluid-holding trough attached to and rotatable with the drum which is operable to pick-up fluid in an internal drum sump and during rotation to lift and transport the fluid to an outlet position higher in elevation than the sump level, normally at the centerline of the drum.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device at presses for dewatering materials such as peat, digested sludge and other fiber material, which device comprises a belt, which in cooperation with at least one press roll is arranged to apply a press pressure to a material introduced between belt an roll. Certain problems exist here in achieving a high and evenly distributed press pressure over the whole belt width, but this and other problems are solved according to the invention in such a way that the belt consists of a number of separate belt elements (19) located beside each other, each with a cross sectional form decreasing from the side (20) facing the material and with edge portions (23) being in contact with each other, which portions are so elastic that they are opened by the material exposed to the press pressure for discharge of water pressed out of the material.

Abstract: Apparatus for returning cooling lubricant, which adheres to the swarf when machining metals, consisting of the combination of a swarf conveyor 2 for discharging the swarf with a vacuum filter unit 3 located therebelow for cleaning the cooling lubricant contaminated with the fine swarf. The swarf conveyor 2 as well as the vacuum filter unit 3 consists of horizontal flat box sections 2a,3a, which can be pushed below a machine tool 4, as well as of inclined flat box sections 2b or 3b for receiving the drives 31 or 15 for a hinge belt 5 of the swarf conveyor 2 or a scraper belt 16 of the vacuum filter unit 3 and for receiving a filter band storage roll 21, from which the scraper belt 16 withdraws a filter band 14.

Abstract: Disclosed is the preparation of micro-bits of expanded styrene-polymers and of expanded polyolefins by comminuting the styrene-polymer or polyolefin in a particular combination of comminuting steps in a suitable comminutor that can provide that combination of steps and in the presence of water as a cooling agent. The polymer micro-bits, which are produced as an aqueous slurry, may be rendered dry-to-the-touch by vacuum filtration followed by passage through a filter press.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to the filtering of liquids charged with solid particles, with a filtration device of the kind comprising a rotary drum 1, a first continuous filter cloth 12 enflanking a first angular sector of the drum and separated from the drum in a second angular sector. A series of cellular elements 7 enflank the first sector and comprise a cell 9 whose bottom has grooves 11 in communication with a discharge orifice for clear liquid. Lateral injection means 35 for injecting a charged liquid which is to be filtered abreast of each cell. There is also a second continuous filter cloth 13 also enflanking the first sector and separated from the drum 1 in the said second angular sector. The outer surface of the drum has, abreast of each of the cells, a series of grooves 34 in communication with an orifice for recovery of clear liquid.

Abstract: An indexable filter web is advanced downwardly into and then upwardly out of a pool of dirty coolant by a perforated flexible belt. Rotatable wheels shape the belt and the web into a circular configuration with the bottom of the web defining the bottom of a clean coolant pool located inside of the web and within the dirty coolant pool. The pressure of the coolant in the dirty pool forces the dirty coolant through the web, the coolant being filtered by the web and flowing into the clean pool for subsequent discharge into a clean tank. The sides of the clean pool are defined in part by stationary ring-like elements which coact with the side edges of the belt to form grooves for receiving the side margins of the web. The pressure of the dirty coolant forces the side margins of the web into the grooves and causes the side margins of the web to seal themselves to the ring-like elements so that coolant is prevented from flowing into the clean pool without passing through and being filtered by the web.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for dewatering a slurry of fine particles including a dewatering table and a forming fabric passed across the table. Vacuum is applied to the table and the forming fabric. A first slurry of particles is introduced through a primary headbox to the forming fabric. A second slurry of finer particles is introduced through a secondary headbox to the forming fabric. The primary and secondary headboxes are positioned relative to each other and the table so that the first slurry is introduced to the forming fabric before the second slurry as the fabric moves across the table. Vacuum is applied to the first slurry to form a mat of first slurry particles upon which the second slurry of finer particles is deposited to be dewatered thereby minimizing the loss of fine particles through the forming fabric and maximizing the amount of retained dewatered particles.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for dewatering a slurry of fine particles including a dewatering table and a forming fabric passed across the table. Vacuum is applied to the table and the forming fabric. A first slurry of particles is introduced through a primary headbox to the forming fabric. A second slurry of finer particles is introduced through a secondary headbox to the forming fabric. The primary and secondary headboxes are positioned relative to each other and the table so that the first slurry is introduced to the forming fabric before the second slurry as the fabric moves across the table. Vacuum is applied to the first slurry to form a mat of first slurry particles upon which the second slurry of finer particles is deposited to be dewatered thereby minimizing the loss of fine particles through the forming fabric and maximizing the amount of retained dewatered particles.

Abstract: In the embodiments of the web press disclosed in the specification, a pair of webs carries suspension material partly about a series of press drums of decreasing diameter in a first pressing section. One of the webs carrying the suspension material passes to a second press section where a further web replaces the other of the pair of webs to provide the inner web in a path around a press drum. Increased pressure is applied by a pressure belt to the webs as they pass around the press drum in the second pressing section.

Abstract: A sludge condensation and dewatering apparatus is described which comprises a condensation unit and a dewatering unit. The condensation unit comprises a flocculating reaction tank (1) for forming a sludge flock, a first holding tank (2) slantingly arranged and upwardly inclined along the moving direction of the sludge, a conveyor for conveying the sludge flock from the flocculation tank to the holding tank for retaining the sludge flock produced by the flocculation reaction tank and an endless running screen belt (3) located just below and adjacent to the first holding tank, a dewatering unit, a solidification device (13) in communication with the first holding tank located between the condensation unit and the dewatering unit. The dewatering unit comprises an upper running piled filter cloth (4) and a lower running piled filter cloth (5), a plurality of rolls (R.sub.1 -R.sub.

Abstract: Filter press for separating the liquid from the silt of sludge by using running filter strips guided by rollers journalled in bearings in the girder frame of the filter press. One side section of the frame is equipped with removable frame sections for the purpose of exchanging the filter strips and the opposite side section of the frame has been equipped with pull rods, supporting the frame during the exchange of the filter strips. The lower ends of the pull rods are secured to the ends of telescopic support extensions, extentable sideways from the lower part of the frame and the upper pull rod ends are attached to the upper section of the frame.

Abstract: Filter apparatus having a traveling belt for extraction of a filtrate from a slurry which includes an elongated trough having a bottom and side walls for receiving the slurry to be filtered, an endless transversely ridged belt with the upper portion thereof disposed on the base of the trough and movable relative thereto, the edges of the belt being spaced from the side walls, a filter cloth overlying the belt and a portion of the side walls and movable with the belt and vacuum ports extending lengthwise of the trough and opening into the bottom of the trough between the edges of the belt and the side walls.

Abstract: A belt pressure filter comprises a gravity dewatering zone for dewatering a sludge as a function of the gravity and a forced dewatering zone for a forced dewatering of the sludge by means of external pressure. An endless filter belt travels from the gravity dewatering zone to the forced dewatering zone. The coagulated sludge is supplied onto the filter belt by means of the gravity dewatering zone. Information representing the level of the sludge deposited on the belt is obtained as an information concerning the dewatering ability of the coagulated sludge supplied onto the filter belt. The traveling speed of the filter belt is calculated and controlled on the basis of the above described level information which represents the layer thickness and hence also the solids concentration. The optimum amount of a dosage of a coagulating agent is determined based on the traveling speed of the filter belt as calculated.

Abstract: An horizontal endless belt vacuum filter comprises an endless conveyor belt having a grooved bottom pierced with orifices for the liquid to flow and a table for supporting the upper side of this conveyor belt. This belt comprises, in its central part, a longitudinal vacuum box of which the upper inlet orifice is located beneath the orifices pierced in the belt and is defined between two substantially horizontal lateral flanges. On either side of the vacuum box are provided horizontal longitudinal elements. Plastic guide strips are mounted on the upper flanges of the vacuum box and of the longitudinal elements of the support table.The guide strips are simply fitted on the upper flanges of the vacuum box and of the longitudinal elements, and maintained by simple friction and abutment, without any additional fixing means.The guide strips on which the conveyor belt slides are advantageously snapped on the edges of the flange.

Abstract: A machine for filtering slurry includes a frame with two drums mounted to said frame for rotation and spaced apart from one another. An endless, perforated drainage belt is disposed around the two drums to define a substantially horizontal drainage surface on the top of the drainage belt. A vacuum pan is located below the drainage surface to apply vacuum to material on the drainage surface, and a raising and lowering system is coupled to the vacuum pan to selectively support the vacuum pan in sealing engagement with the drainage belt and to selectively lower the vacuum pan away from the drainage belt.