Self-cleaning, continuously operating filter apparatus for fluids

US20080053889A1Inactive Publication Date: 2008-03-06LEATH WILLIAM M
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
LEATH WILLIAM M
Publication Date
2008-03-06
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The filter apparatus for an incoming liquid which includes a retentate and a permeate includes a housing with a frame and a hollow drum assembly mounted for rotation within the housing about a fixed central cylinder. The drum assembly has openings in the drum wall. An inlet assembly delivers the incoming liquid under pressure to the drum assembly. A filter assembly is mounted to the inside of the drum. A trough assembly is mounted so as to be in communication with the central cylinder and is in a fluid-tight relationship to the interior surface of the filter assembly as the drum rotates past the trough assembly. A manifold is fixedly mounted but has a substantially fluid-tight relationship with the exterior of the drum, and is configured to cover successive columns of drum openings as the drum rotates. Pressurized gas is directed to the manifold at selected times, such that as the drum turns, and retentate is collected on the interior surface of the filter as the incoming liquid is forced through the filter assembly, pressurized fluid from the manifold dislodges the retentate off into the trough and out the outlet assembly.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] This invention relates generally to fluid filtering apparatus which separates a retentate portion of an incoming fluid from the remaining permeate portion thereof, and more specifically concerns such a system which includes a back-flush portion for removing the retentate from a filter portion of the apparatus.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] In general, it is considered desirable, because of a number of considerations, to filter out pollutants or other material from waste water or other liquids, thereby preserving the filtered liquid for re-use. While generally the purpose of such filtering is to save the permeate (the liquid), sometimes filtering is used to obtain the retentate, i.e. the material captured by the filter from the incoming liquid. This can also be true for fluids other than liquids.

[0003] Filtering issues and concerns are present in a number of industries, among them the laundry industry, in which it is important to reclaim as much water as possi...

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