Patent · US Expired

Dewatering system for sludge removal

US4944873A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 1989
Grant dateJul 31, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 12, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D29/965
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A dewatering system for use in the treatment of waste water which includes a tank, an inclined filter bed having a plurality of filter elements and means for inducing a flow of air through the filter bed to accelerate drying of the removed solids. Also disclosed are means for adjusting the angle of inclination of the filter bed and mechanical means for removing solids from the filter elements.

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