APPARATUS FOR REMOVING LIQUID FROM MECHANICAL INCLUSIONS Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: mud cleaning equipment. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has vertical cylindrical housing with cover and conical bottom, which is connected through mechanical inclusion discharge device to movable auger equipped with rotary gate. Auger rotation drive and housing are mounted on frame. Clean liquid discharge branch pipe is mounted on cover and its free end embraces hollow perforated shaft end oriented to housing cover. Unit for activating basic liquid is fixed on outer surface of hollow perforated shaft and unit for urging clean liquid to be discharged beyond housing is placed inside perforated shaft. Impeller blades manufactured of resilient material have length commensurable with length of hollow perforated shaft. Apparatus allows liquid cleaning extent to be improved at any sizes of particles and toughness of mechanical inclusions. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 7 cl, 3 dwg