Patent ID: 6986849
Filing Date: 2006-01-17
Classification: B01D,C02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid/solid separator system comprising: (a) a first screen arranged at an angle to the horizontal and having an upper and a lower end; (b) a first line for moving a solid-containing liquid above the upper end of said screen to cause the solid-containing liquid to move across said screen under the influence of gravity; (c) a settling box positioned below the lower end of said first screen; (d) a strainer basket including second screen received within said settling box in spaced relation to said settling box; (e) a second line having an input located below said first screen for receiving liquid that has passed through said first screen; and (f) a valve disposed in the second line, wherein said valve can be periodically closed to cause liquid to flow down across the entire length of the screen to rinse solids off the screen and into the strainer basket.