DISC VACUUM FILTER Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC B01D33/21 

FIELD: metallurgy.

SUBSTANCE: claimed filter comprises bath for suspension to support cellular shaft with inner hollow channels running in plain bearings. Discs with sectors upholstered with filtering cloth are secured on said shaft in circle and in rows Said discs can be immersed in said bath with suspension at shaft revolution through which filtrate is removed by vacuum fed via receivers, vacuum lines and distributing heads. The latter arranged on bath sites combine zones of intake and drying. Vacuum lines are connected with said head from its end along filtrate flow and made of elastomer.

EFFECT: lower moisture content of cake and higher efficiency of vacuum-filter.

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