CONTINUOUS FILTER Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: continuous filters. SUBSTANCE: continuous filter for continuous filtration of suspension under pressure and/or vacuum includes vessel 1 with central axle 2 on which filtering disks are mounted at definite intervals to one another. Filtering disks consist of sectors wrapped in filtering cloth and having inner channels. Filtering sectors are connected with one another and with outlet of vessel 1 by means of central axle 2 having inner hole. Besides, devices 7 for removing from filtering cloth of press cake formed in filtering and device 12 receiving press cake. Central axle 2 has only one channel common for filtrate and gas withdrawn from all filtering sectors in vessel 1. In preferable version channel of central axle 2 is in form of tube. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 3 dwg