Patent ID: 6540911
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A dewatering apparatus for substantially separating liquid from a flowing stream of liquid and solid items entrained therein, comprising:a) a primary grid having openings through which a substantial portion of the flowing liquid stream may pass but through which a substantial portion of the solid items entrained in the liquid will not pass for separating at least a substantial portion of the liquid from a substantial portion of the solid items and to convey the separated solid items toward a discharge end of said primary grid, and b) a baffle positioned beneath said primary grid to capture and redirect a substantial portion of the liquid stream passing through the openings of said primary grid, said baffle having a leading portion proximate said discharge end primary grid, wherein said baffle further includes a curved portion extending from said leading portion thereof, said curved portion being curved into a direction generally opposite to the direction of flow over said primary grid such that the portion of the liquid stream impinging on said baffle is redirected in direction generally opposite the direction of the liquid stream flowing onto said primary grid.