Helical filter candle including evenly spaced turns and compressed ends and method of its manufacture
US5792353A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49604
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In order to avoid dead spaces which are difficult to subject to backflushing and in which particles can be deposited, a special helical filter candle, a method of manufacture of said helical filter candle as well as an end portion (11) for a helical filter candle (1) is created. The helical filter candle (1) comprises a wire (2) wound in windings (3) onto a support structure (4) of support rods (5). At one end, an end portion (11) is welded to said support rods (5). The last of the windings (3) is ground flat in such a way that a spacing of uniform width arises between the surface of the end portion (11) and the final winding (3). During manufacture of the helical filter candle (1), the wire is wound onto the support rods (5) in windings (3), wherein the spacing (7) between the individual windings in a middle area (6) of the support rods (5) is less than in an end area (8) of approximately 3 to 5 windings. On welding of the end portion (11) onto the support rods (5), the end area (8) of said support rods (5) is heated, and shortened through the force applied. After welding, the spacing between the windings over the entire length of the filter candle (1), i.e. both in the middle are…
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