US4525274A
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Filtrate discharge system for pressure filter
Assignee: Dorr Oliver Inc
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Filing: 1984-04-06
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Granted: 1985-06-25
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Expires: 2004-04-06
Abstract
Abstract A low pressure filtration and thickening device comprising a tank having a plurality of suspended filter elements therein and a plurality of filtrate receiving compartments in the upper portion of the tank for receiving filtrate from the filter elements wherein a filtrate discharge system is provided for providing separate and uninterrupted flow paths for the filtrate from the filter tank to a storage tank.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles A. Willus
- 👤 Vaino J. Kosonen
- 👤 Dale R. Sanchez
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:40
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D35/00; B01D35/30; B01D29/00; B01D29/11; B01D29/114; B01D29/50; B01D29/52; B01D29/60; B01D29/601; B01D29/62; B01D29/66; B01D29/661; B01D29/88; B01D29/885; B01D29/92; B01D2201/00; B01D2201/04; B01D2201/043; B01D2201/0446; B01D2201/0469; B01D2201/28; B01D2201/287; B01D2201/48; B01D35/14; B01D35/143; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/928
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
211 words
In a filtration device for filtering a liquid from a solids slurry solution and concentrating a solids underflow therefrom, a cylindrical tank housing a plurality of filter elements suspended from a support plate, a filtrate chamber above said support plate and comprising individual filtrate compartments each for receiving filtrate from a selected number of said filter elements, and said filtrate compartments separated one from the other within said filtrate chamber by radially arranged panel members mounted on said support plate, a filtrate discharge system for said device comprising, (a) a filtrate discharge outlet from each of said filtrate compartments at the periphery of said cylindrical tank, (b) filtrate collecting means located outside said tank for receiving filtrate under pressure from said filtrate compartments and including a pressure head box mounted above said tank, (c) a plurality of filtrate receiving boxes provided in said pressure head box equal in number to the number of said filtrate compartments in the filtrate chamber, (d) a separate flow pipe connection between each of said filtrate discharge outlets and a filtrate receiving box in said head box, and (e) valve means for each of said flow pipe connections for opening or closing the flow path between a selected filtrate compartment and its associated filtrate receiving box.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
211 words
In a filtration device for filtering a liquid from a solids slurry solution and concentrating a solids underflow therefrom, a cylindrical tank housing a plurality of filter elements suspended from a support plate, a filtrate chamber above said support plate and comprising individual filtrate compartments each for receiving filtrate from a selected number of said filter elements, and said filtrate compartments separated one from the other within said filtrate chamber by radially arranged panel members mounted on said support plate, a filtrate discharge system for said device comprising, (a) a filtrate discharge outlet from each of said filtrate compartments at the periphery of said cylindrical tank, (b) filtrate collecting means located outside said tank for receiving filtrate under pressure from said filtrate compartments and including a pressure head box mounted above said tank, (c) a plurality of filtrate receiving boxes provided in said pressure head box equal in number to the number of said filtrate compartments in the filtrate chamber, (d) a separate flow pipe connection between each of said filtrate discharge outlets and a filtrate receiving box in said head box, and (e) valve means for each of said flow pipe connections for opening or closing the flow path between a selected filtrate compartment and its associated filtrate receiving box.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The device of claim 1 wherein a divider wall is provided in said head box common to all of said filtrate receiving boxes and over which divider wall the filtrate is discharged from said head box.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
The device of claim 2 wherein said separate flow pipe connections between said filtrate compartments and said head box comprise a pipe from each of said discharge outlets each extending about the outer periphery of said tank and connected to riser pipes arranged spaced and parallel to each other adjacent to the outer wall of said filter tank.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said cylindrical tank is provided with a removable dome cover and wherein said radially arranged panel members have lower edge portions mounted on said filter element support plate and upper edge portions in sealing engagement with the undersurface of said dome cover in closed position thereof to prevent flow of filtrate between adjacent filtrate compartments in said filtrate chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device of claim 4 wherein a pressure air cushion is formed in said filtrate chamber beneath said dome for backwashing said filter elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 5 wherein said riser pipes extend vertically in side-by-side relationship to each discharge in a separate filtrate receiving box in said pressure head box.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
The device of claim 6 wherein said valve means comprise a horizontal header pipe is provided beneath said points of connection of said filtrate outlet discharge pipes and said riser pipes, said header pipe having separate flow pipe connections with each pair of said discharge and riser pipes and wherein a control valve is provided in each of said flow pipe connections.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The device of claim 7 wherein said header pipe has a second flow pipe connection with the feed inlet to said filter tank to provide a flow path from any one of said filtrate receiving boxes to said inlet upon opening of its associated control valve member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device of claim 6 wherein said head box is positioned at an elevation sufficient to discharge said filtrate from said filtrate receiving boxes through to said filtrate compartment to backwash the filter element upon release of the pressure air cushion in said filtrate chamber.
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