Patent ID: 8297447
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A filtration system for filtering fluid flowing therethrough comprising: a frame; a main trough substantially horizontally mounted on said frame, and having a path along which the fluid flows; a screen disposed in said substantially horizontally mounted trough across the path of the fluid; a traversing sprayer disposed adjacent the screen and movable along a length of the screen; and a movement mechanism so constructed and arranged so as to linearly move said traversing sprayer along the length of said screen; wherein the traversing sprayer includes a U-shaped manifold having a plurality of upstream spray nozzles mounted on an upper leg disposed on one side of the screen positioned to spray in a direction substantially towards the screen and a plurality of downstream spray nozzles mounted on a lower leg disposed on the other side of the screen positioned to spray in a direction substantially towards the screen.