Patent ID: 6109452
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B01D,B04B

Abstract:
A screen basket for use with a solid-liquid separating centrifuge, the basket having a first end, a second end, an inner surface and a plurality of apertures, the screen basket comprising:a first screen section disposed proximate to the first end, the first screen section formed from a plurality of wear resistant elements having a constituent wear resistant property and configured and arranged within the first screen section so as to define a plurality of slots in fluid communication with respective ones of the apertures; anda second screen section disposed proximate to the second end and joining the first screen section, the second screen section formed from a plurality of wire members having a constituent wear resistant property and configured and arranged within the second screen section so as to define a plurality of channels in fluid communication with respective ones of the apertures,wherein the constituent wear resistant property of the wire members, which form the second screen section, is less than the constituent wear resistant property of the wear resistant elements, which form the first screen section.