DEVICE FOR PERFORMING BARODIAPHRAGM PROCESSES IN SEPARATION OF LIQUID MEDIA Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: any industry and farming where separation of liquid media is required. SUBSTANCE: apparatus includes tube sheets with tubular diaphragms secured between them, covers with liquid supply and discharge branch pipes, filtrate receiver, side walls and packs located between rows of tubular diaphragms and side walls. Packs have cavities separated from each other and arranged in horizontal rows. Air is periodically charged into even and odd rows of cavities which are embraced by tubular diaphragms, thus providing for washing layer of deposit off inner surfaces of diaphragms. EFFECT: increased capacity of apparatus due to periodic cleaning of inner surfaces of tubular diaphragms. 2 dwg