MEMBRANE APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: chemical industry; food industry; membrane equipment. SUBSTANCE: membrane apparatus has a body, end-face covers with branch pipes, tubular membrane members, and tubes mounted parallel with the body axis. One tube is detachable. The device has fasteners for the membrane members. The fasteners are flat rings attached to the end-faces. Thrust tubes are rigidly attached to the rings. The free ends of the thrust tubes are threaded. There are sealing members in holes round the tubes, bushings and nuts on the free ends of the thrust tubes. EFFECT: simpler design; higher efficiency. 2 dwg