Patent ID: 6101738
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: F26B

Abstract:
A sludge treatment system having improved throughput, comprising:discharge means for discharging dried sludge;movable, porous support means for supporting water-containing sludge for movement toward said discharge means, said movable porous support means including a continuous, movable, porous belt that delivers said dried sludge to said discharge means;aeration means disposed adjacent said movable, porous support means for introducing air under pressure through said movable, porous support means and into said sludge supported thereupon, said aeration means stripping said water-containing sludge of water contained therein, said aeration means including a plurality of spaced apart pipes having air jets disposed therein; andmeans disposed adjacent said movable, porous support means for catching said water stripped from said sludge by said aeration means.