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Screw press for separation of liquid from solid-liquid mixtures especially pulp suspensions

US7347140B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 21, 2005
Grant dateMar 25, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB30B9/121
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Screw press for separation of liquid from solid liquid mixtures, especially pulp suspensions, with a casing with perforations for liquid and a screw shaft provided in it between which a circular gap is formed through which the solid liquid mixture is pressed. Furthermore, a counter pressure device in the area of the discharge end of the circular gap is provided. To reduce the space requirement in the discharge area at the discharge end of the circular gap, which makes it possible to reduce the size of the discharge casing and cut costs due to a less complicated design, the counter pressure device has a counter pressure surface, the radius of which is decreasing in the conveying direction of the solid liquid mixture. In this way the solid liquid mixture with the liquid largely extracted will be redirected radially inwards and outside of the counter pressure device no additional space is needed to discharge the solid liquid mixture with the liquid largely extracted, so that the discharge casing may be reduced in size correspondingly.

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