Patent ID: 6773585
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A fluid separating apparatus for separating liquids and solids from a fibrous material containing a multicomponent fluid, said apparatus comprising:an upwardly sloping channel with a closed lower end and an outlet at the upper end; an axially extending conveyor screw disposed in said channel; a lower part of said channel forming a tilted floor segment of a filter tank with a closed end and an open end; an upper part of said channel wherein the outlet projects beyond an edge of said filter tank in the closed tank end; a separation material intake wherein the multicomponent fluid to be separated may be introduced, centered between the open and the closed end of said filter tank; and a rotary filter unit disposed to be partially submerged in fluid contained in said filter tank and wherein said rotary filter unit is arranged at the open end of the filter tank; said filter tank having a width along an upper edge that increases along a longitudinal direction in a first section, remains about constant in a middle section in which the separation material intake is located, and tapers to a width of the channel in a third section.