Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Separating
Patent
1995-12-26
1997-05-27
Reifsnyder, David A.
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Separating
210791, 2103601, 2103801, 210391, 210393, 210411, 100117, B01D 2126, B01D 2968
Patent
active
056329075
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for filtering a liquid from a liquid/solid mixture using a centrifuge. The centrifuge has a conveyor having a hub and a flight for imparting a centrifugal motion to the liquid/solid mixture. The conveyor is rotated for imparting the centrifugal motion. A filter is carried in the tank which holds the conveyor. The filter encircles the conveyor for filtering the liquid from the liquid/solid mixture. A backwash system has a tube having a series of nozzles positioned for spraying a fluid at the filter in a narrow band which circumscribes the filter. The tubing is connected to a header which projects out of the casing through an opening. The fluid sprayed through the nozzles is pumped through the header to the tubing having the nozzles. A cylinder is connected to the header for moving the header and the connected tubing longitudinally such that the nozzles move longitudinally along the filter for spraying the liquid against the filter in a narrow band distinct from a first narrow band by the relative movement of the nozzles to the filter. The fluid from the backwash system is at a force to counteract the centrifugal force of the mixture over the narrow band of the filter engaged by the spray. The fluid used for the backwash is the filtered liquid.
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Bell Craig M.
Reifsnyder David A.
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