Particle discharge device and method for wet cleaning of a particle discharge device

Abstract

Particle discharge device (1) for separating particles (P) from a process gas stream, having a device housing (21) with a vertically oriented central axis (A-A), having a filter (24) that divides the device housing (21) into a process chamber (25) containing the particles (P) to be separated and a clean gas chamber (26) for receiving the dust-free process gas (PG), having a particle inlet (31) arranged on the process chamber (25) and a particle discharge (33) arranged on the process chamber (25), and having a clean gas outlet (34) arranged in the clean gas chamber (26), characterized in that the particle discharge device (1) has one arranged in the clean gas chamber (26),a clean gas chamber cleaning device (42) having at least one clean gas chamber cleaning nozzle (41) for wet cleaning the filter (24) having an inclined filter plane (CC) with respect to the vertical axis (AA) during cleaning operation, and a bypass device (44) through which a bypass channel (43) passes, wherein the bypass channel (43) has a bypass inlet (38) connected to the clean gas chamber (26) and a bypass outlet (45) connected to the process chamber (25), wherein the bypass device (44) further has a bypass channel shut-off element (46) which can be positioned selectively in a shut-off position preventing fluid passage through the bypass channel (43) or in at least one open position permitting fluid passage.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a particle discharge device for separating particles from a process gas stream, with a device housing having a vertically aligned vertical axis, with a filter dividing the device housing into a process chamber containing the particles to be separated and a clean gas chamber receiving the dedusted process gas, with a particle inlet arranged on the process chamber and a particle discharge arranged on the process chamber, and with a clean gas outlet arranged in the clean gas chamber.

[0002] The invention also relates to a method for wet cleaning a particle discharge device for separating particles from a process gas stream, with a device housing having a vertically aligned vertical axis, with a filter dividing the device housing into a process chamber containing the particles to be separated and a clean gas chamber receiving the dedusted process gas, with a particle inlet arranged on the process chamber and a particle discharge arranged on the process chamber, and with a clean gas outlet arranged in the clean gas chamber.

[0003] In a prior art not documented in printed form, a particle discharge device has a removable filter for cleaning. For this purpose, the particle discharge device is advantageously mounted on a lifting column, which is suitable for lowering the particle discharge device to a comfortable operator height for removing the filter.

[0004] EP 2 527 025 A1 relates to a separation device for separating dust from a fluid, comprising a housing having an upstream inlet and a downstream outlet for the fluid, and comprising a filter element arranged in the housing such that the fluid flowing from the inlet to the outlet flows through the filter element. Furthermore, the filter element is designed as a metallic sieve, wherein the separation device has a suction device arranged upstream of the filter element for sucking dust from the filter element, and wherein the filter element and the suction device are arranged in the housing so as to be movable relative to one another. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for separating dust from a fluid.

[0005] The object of the invention is therefore to provide a particle discharge device and a method that enables cleaning in place (CIP) without removing the filter.

[0006] This object is achieved in a particle discharge device of the type mentioned at the outset in that the particle discharge device has a clean gas chamber cleaning device arranged in the clean gas chamber and having at least one clean gas chamber cleaning nozzle for wet cleaning of the filter, which has an inclined filter plane with respect to the vertical axis, during cleaning operation, and has a bypass device through which a bypass channel passes, wherein the bypass channel has a bypass inlet connected to the clean gas chamber and a bypass outlet connected to the process chamber, wherein the bypass device further has a bypass channel shut-off element which can be positioned optionally in a shut-off position preventing fluid from passing through the bypass channel or in at least one open position allowing fluid to pass through.This design of the particle discharge device advantageously enables CIP cleaning of the particle discharge device. This also eliminates the need for a costly lifting column for the particle discharge device.

[0007] Cleaning mode refers to the operation of the particle discharge device in which the filter is cleaned of particles by means of at least one cleaning device arranged in the particle discharge device while the filtration process is interrupted. The process occurring during cleaning mode is referred to as the wet cleaning process.

[0008] Wet cleaning refers to cleaning the filter with a cleaning fluid in the form of a liquid, such as water, during the cleaning operation.

[0009] The drying process is the process that dries the filter after the wet cleaning process.

[0010] In contrast to cleaning operation, working operation refers to an operation in which the particles introduced into the particle discharge device by means of the process gas are separated from the process gas stream by the filter.

[0011] Dry cleaning refers to cleaning the filter with a gas, especially air, during operation.

[0012] According to an advantageous development of the particle discharge device in this regard, the bypass device has a shut-off element drive device associated with the bypass channel shut-off element, which moves the bypass channel shut-off element from the shut-off position to an open position and vice versa. This achieves further automation of the particle discharge device.

[0013] Furthermore, a process chamber cleaning device having at least one process chamber cleaning nozzle is advantageously arranged in the process chamber, wherein the at least one process chamber cleaning nozzle is expediently movable radially from the vertical axis in the direction of a device housing wall and in the opposite direction. This development of the particle discharge device ensures that not only the clean gas chamber can be automatically cleaned by means of the clean gas cleaning device, but also the process gas chamber can be automatically cleaned by means of the process gas cleaning device. Thus, in addition to cleaning the top side of the filter arranged in the clean gas chamber, it is now also possible to clean the bottom side of the filter arranged in the process chamber and thus free the filter of the particles clogging the filter.

[0014] According to a further preferred embodiment of the particle discharge device, the particle discharge is arranged in the region of a device housing base. The arrangement of the particle discharge on the device housing base facilitates, on the one hand, emptying of the particle discharge device, and, on the other hand, the cleaning fluid, which is expediently designed as a cleaning liquid, flows out of the particle discharge device via the particle discharge due to gravity.

[0015] According to an additional advantageous development of the particle discharge device, the filter is connected at its edge region to an inner surface of the device housing wall, so that a cleaning fluid collection point is formed in the edge region on the device housing wall, which is connected to the bypass inlet. The cleaning fluid collection point expediently has a lowest point and the bypass inlet is connected to the cleaning fluid collection point at the lowest point. Due to the filter having an inclined filter plane with respect to the vertical axis - i.e. the normal vector to the filter plane is at an angle to the vertical axis - a cleaning fluid collection point having a lowest point is formed in the edge region of the filter adjacent to the inner surface of the device housing wall.During a wet cleaning process carried out during cleaning operation with interrupted filtration, the clean gas chamber cleaning device, which is arranged in the clean gas chamber and expediently has at least one clean gas chamber cleaning nozzle, sprays a cleaning fluid designed as a cleaning liquid for wet cleaning. This cleaning fluid cleans the filter and runs off a filter top facing the clean gas chamber. The cleaning fluid then collects at the lowest point of the cleaning fluid collection point, where the cleaning fluid can flow through the bypass device via the bypass inlet and the adjoining bypass channel and into the process chamber. Thus, such a design of the particle discharge device ensures that the particle discharge device is CIP-cleanable.

[0016] The particle discharge device preferably has a conveying device arranged downstream of the clean gas outlet for variably adjusting the process gas flow. The conveying device allows the process gas flow, which, in addition to treating the granules in the treatment apparatus, also expediently conveys the particles from a treatment apparatus, particularly designed as a fluidization apparatus, into the particle discharge device, to be variably adjusted. In this regard, the conveying device has a control unit and a conveying unit. To adjust the process gas flow, either the conveying unit, expediently designed as a blower, or the control unit, expediently having a control functionality, can be adjusted. The control unit is preferably designed as a control valve having a control unit drive device or as a control flap having a control unit drive device.This allows, on the one hand, fluctuations in the blower with regard to the conveyance of the process gas flow to be compensated and, on the other hand, it is possible to adjust the process gas flow by adjusting the passage area and thus the resulting pressure loss via the control unit designed as a control valve or control flap.

[0017] According to a further advantageous development of the particle discharge device, the particle discharge device has a dry cleaning device suitable for cleaning the filter during operation. This allows the filter to be cleaned easily yet effectively if a high pressure loss is detected across the filter during operation. Whether the filter is already clogged with particles can be determined, among other things, by measuring the pressure difference between the process chamber and the clean gas chamber. For this purpose, the particle discharge device has a measuring device suitable for detecting a pressure difference. Other measuring methods are conceivable.

[0018] Finally, the particle discharge device advantageously has a control device that expediently has a control functionality and is particularly suitable for controlling and / or regulating the particle discharge device. In particular, the control device is configured to control and / or regulate the conveying device and / or the shut-off element drive device and / or the control unit drive device and / or the dry cleaning drive device and / or the clean gas chamber cleaning device and / or the process chamber cleaning device. This advantageously enables automated operation.

[0019] Furthermore, the object is achieved in a method of the type mentioned at the outset in that the particle discharge device has a clean gas chamber cleaning device arranged in the clean gas chamber and having at least one clean gas chamber cleaning nozzle for wet cleaning of the filter, which has an inclined filter plane with respect to the vertical axis, during cleaning operation, and has a bypass device penetrated by a bypass channel, wherein the bypass channel has a bypass inlet connected to the clean gas chamber and a bypass outlet connected to the process chamber, wherein the bypass device further has a bypass channel shut-off element which can be positioned optionally in a shut-off position preventing fluid passage through the bypass channel or in at least one open position permitting fluid passage,During cleaning operation, the clean gas chamber cleaning device discharges a cleaning fluid in the form of a cleaning liquid, and the bypass channel shut-off element is moved from a shut-off position to an open position, so that the cleaning fluid can flow at least partially through the bypass channel from the clean gas chamber into the process gas chamber. This method advantageously enables CIP cleaning of the particle discharge device, thereby saving considerable investment costs, e.g., for a cost-intensive lifting column.

[0020] According to an advantageous development of the method in this regard, the bypass channel shut-off element is moved from the shut-off position to the open position before, during, or after the discharge of the cleaning fluid. Advantageously, after the bypass channel shut-off element has been opened, the cleaning fluid, embodied as a cleaning liquid, can then flow through the bypass device via the bypass inlet and the adjoining bypass channel and into the process chamber, from where it can then be discharged, for example, through the particle discharge.

[0021] According to an additional advantageous embodiment of the method, the cleaning fluid is discharged from the process chamber via the particle discharge. This allows for easy discharge of the cleaning fluid in the form of a cleaning liquid.

[0022] Furthermore, the filter is preferably dried after wet cleaning by flowing an unladen process gas through the particle discharge device, wherein at least at the beginning of the drying process the shut-off element remains in an open position so that the unladen process gas can at least partially flow through the bypass device. According to an advantageous development of the method in this regard, the unladen process gas is heated before flowing through the particle discharge device so that the cleaning fluid bound in the filter after wet cleaning evaporates or vaporizes. After wet cleaning, a large proportion of the filter's passage openings are blocked with the cleaning fluid, so that the filter generates a very large pressure loss. For this reason, the bypass channel shut-off element remains or is opened to allow the unladen process gas to flow through the process chamber past the filter into the clean gas chamber.As the drying process progresses, the bypass channel shut-off valve can be closed further, forcing a larger portion of the uncontaminated process gas to flow through the filter. This means that the bypass channel shut-off valve is moved from its original open position to a position that more effectively prevents fluid passage. This significantly shortens the drying process. The heated process gas also heats the filter, causing the cleaning fluid that clogs the filter after wet cleaning to evaporate or vaporize. Once the cleaning fluid has evaporated or vaporized and the filter is dry, the drying process can be stopped.

[0023] The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawing, which shows Fig. 1 a process flow diagram of a granulate production device having a particle discharge device, Fig. 2 a perspective view of the particle discharge device, Fig. 3 a bottom view of the particle discharge device, Fig. 4 a sectional view of the particle discharge device through a Fig. 3 shown section plane BB and Fig. 5 an enlarged view of the Fig. 4 shown section D of the particle discharge device.

[0024] Unless otherwise stated, the following description refers to the embodiment of a preferred particle discharge device 1 illustrated in the drawing.

[0025] In the Fig. 1 shows a process flow diagram of a granulate production device 2 having the particle discharge device 1, in particular for the production of granules referred to as particles P for the pharmaceutical industry.

[0026] The granulate production device 2 shown as an example has a storage container 3 for the starting materials AS, which is designed as a mobile suspension tank 4. The storage container 3 is connected to a granulator 8 via a first conveying line 7a having a conveying device 6 designed as a pump 5. In the granulator 8, granulate is produced from the starting materials AS. In an embodiment not shown, the starting materials AS are conveyed into the granulator 8 separately from one another.

[0027] The granules produced in the granulator 8 are screened in a screening device 9 connected to the granulator 8 and then conveyed by means of a second conveying line 7b through which a process gas PG, designed as a transfer gas TG, flows into a fluidization apparatus 11 designed as a fluidized bed dryer 10. In the fluidization apparatus 11, the screened granules are further treated, in particular dried, in a fluidized state using process gas PG. To generate fluidization in the fluidization apparatus 11, the granule production device 2 has a conveying device 13 designed as a conveying unit 14 that generates a process gas stream. The conveying unit 14 is expediently designed as a blower 12 or a fan.

[0028] After their treatment in the fluidization apparatus 11, the then treated granules, referred to as particles P, are also conveyed by the conveying device 13 through a third conveying line 7c from the process gas PG into the product discharge device 1. For the variable adjustment of the process gas flow, the conveying device 13 has, in addition to the conveying unit 12 having an upstream filter device 15, a control unit 17 designed as a control valve 16. The particles P conveyed by the process gas PG into the particle discharge device 1 are separated from the process gas flow at a filter 24, wherein the particles P are collected in a collecting container 19 and the purified process gas PG, referred to as clean gas RG, is conveyed by the conveying device 13 out of the granulate production device 2, for example into the environment.The process gas flow can also be variably adjusted in the granulation generation device 2 via corresponding control or regulating valves 20.

[0029] Due to the arrangement of the conveying device 13 downstream of the fluidization apparatus 11 and downstream of the particle discharge device 1, a negative pressure prevails in the granulate production device 2. The negative pressure is expediently between 50 mbar and 500 mbar, but preferably approximately 100 mbar.

[0030] Fig. 2 shows the particle discharge device 1 for separating particles P from the process gas stream in a perspective view.

[0031] The particle discharge device 1 has a device housing 21 having a vertically oriented vertical axis AA. In the embodiment shown, the device housing 21, which has a device housing wall 28, has a device housing cover 54, a cylindrical device housing section 22, a conical device housing section 23, and a device housing base 30.

[0032] In the embodiment shown, a filter 24 is arranged in the cylindrical device housing section 22, which divides the device housing 21 into a process chamber 25 for receiving the particles P separated from the process gas stream and a clean gas chamber 26 for receiving the dedusted process gas PG. The process gas chamber 25 extends over the conical device housing section 23 and partially over the cylindrical device housing section 22. The clean gas chamber 26, in contrast, extends exclusively over the cylindrical device housing section 22.

[0033] In the illustrated embodiment, the filter 24 is designed as a metal filter 27 and is arranged in an inclined filter plane CC with respect to the vertical axis AA, i.e., the normal vector 51 to the filter plane CC forms an angle 52 with the vertical axis AA. The angle 52 preferably has an angular dimension of 1° to 20°, in particular of 3° to 10°. In an embodiment not shown, the filter 24 is realized as a textile filter. Furthermore, the filter 24 is connected at its edge region 35 to an inner surface 36 of the device housing wall 28.As a result, a cleaning fluid collection point 37 is formed in the edge region 35 on the inner surface 36 of the device housing wall 28, which cleaning fluid collection point is connected to the bypass inlet 38, wherein, as in the embodiment shown, the cleaning fluid collection point 37 expediently has a lowest point 39 and a bypass inlet 38 at the lowest point 39 of the cleaning fluid collection point 37 is connected to the latter.

[0034] The particle discharge device 1 also has a bypass device 44 through which a bypass channel 43 passes. The bypass channel 43 has the bypass inlet 38 connected to the clean gas chamber 26 and a bypass outlet 45 connected to the process chamber 25. The bypass device 44 further has a bypass channel shut-off element 46, which can be positioned either in a shut-off position preventing fluid from passing through the bypass channel 44 or in at least one open position permitting fluid to pass through. In order to move the bypass channel shut-off element 46 selectively from the shut-off position to an open position and vice versa, the bypass device 44 expediently has a shut-off element drive device 49 associated with the bypass channel shut-off element 46.

[0035] Furthermore, the particle discharge device 1 has a clean gas chamber cleaning device 42 arranged in the clean gas chamber 26 and having at least one clean gas chamber cleaning nozzle 41 for the wet cleaning of the filter 24, which has an inclined filter plane CC with respect to the vertical axis AA, during cleaning operation, i.e. the normal vector 51 to the filter plane CC has an angle 52 to the vertical axis AA. The angle 52 preferably has an angular dimension of 1° to 20°, in particular of 3° to 10°. As a result, the cleaning fluid in the form of cleaning liquid can effectively flow on a filter upper side 53 in the direction of the cleaning fluid collection point 37 during cleaning operation, in order to then flow through the bypass channel 44 from the clean gas chamber 26 into the process chamber 25.

[0036] In the process chamber 25, a process chamber cleaning device 48 having at least one process chamber cleaning nozzle 47 is arranged, as can be seen in a sectional view of the particle discharge device 1 by a Fig. 3. In the embodiment shown, the process chamber cleaning device 48 is designed as a cleaning lance 55, so that the at least one process chamber cleaning nozzle 47 can be moved radially from the vertical axis AA in the direction of a device housing wall 28 and in the opposite direction. This makes it possible to move the process chamber cleaning device 48 out of the process chamber 25 from the vertical axis AA in the direction of a device housing wall 28 during operation and to lower a process chamber cleaning device head (not shown) into the device housing wall 28 flush with the latter, so as not to impede the separation of particles from the process gas during operation.Furthermore, during operation of the particle discharge device 1, a fluid, expediently process gas PG, always flows through the process chamber cleaning device 48 in order to prevent clogging of the at least one process chamber cleaning nozzle 47 with particles P. During cleaning operation, the process chamber cleaning device 48 is extended in the process chamber 25 in the direction of the vertical axis AA in order to clean the filter 24 on its filter underside 56 of adhering particles P.

[0037] In the cylindrical device housing section 22, the particle discharge device 1 has a particle inlet 31 arranged at the process chamber 25. During operation, particles are fed to the particle discharge device 1 via the particle inlet 31, which are discharged from the fluidization apparatus 11 by means of process gas via the conveying line 7c.

[0038] In the conical device housing section 23, the particle discharge device 1 has a particle discharge 33 arranged in the region 32 of the device housing base 29. The particles separated from the process gas PG via the filter 24 during operation are discharged from the particle discharge device 1 via the particle discharge 32 and collected in the collecting container 19.

[0039] Furthermore, the device housing 21 in the device housing cover 54 has, in addition to a manhole nozzle 29 arranged for inspection purposes and closed both during work and cleaning operation, a clean gas outlet 34 connected to the clean gas chamber 26, as an enlarged illustration of the Fig.4 shows a section D of the particle discharge device 1. Downstream of the clean gas outlet 34, the particle discharge device 1 has the conveying device 13, designed as a blower 12, for variably adjusting the process gas flow. In this regard, the conveying device 13 has the conveying unit 12 and the control unit 17, wherein the control unit 17, in the embodiment shown, is designed as a control valve 16 having a control unit drive device 50. In an embodiment not shown, the control device 17 is implemented as a control flap having a control unit drive device 50.

[0040] The particle discharge device 1 also has a dry cleaning device 57 for the wet-cleaned filter 24. In the embodiment shown, the dry cleaning device 57 is designed as a control valve 59 having a dry cleaning drive device 58. In an embodiment not shown, the dry cleaning device 57 is implemented as a control flap having a dry cleaning drive device 58.

[0041] During operation, in which the particles P introduced into the particle discharge device 1 by means of the process gas PG are separated from the process gas stream by the filter 24, the filter 24 becomes clogged with particles P. As a result, the pressure loss occurring at the filter 24 increases to such an extent that dry or wet cleaning of the filter becomes necessary in order to remove the particles P from it.

[0042] Dry cleaning takes place in particular during operation, in which the control valve 16 is closed and the control valve 59 is opened, so that the filter 24 experiences a pressure surge due to the negative pressure prevailing in the particle discharge device 1, which at least partially cleans the particles P clogging the filter 24 from the filter 24. As soon as the dry cleaning has been carried out, the control valve 16 is opened and the control valve 59 is closed, and the separation of the particles P from the process gas stream can continue. Dry cleaning can be carried out at any time and at any frequency during operation. In an embodiment not shown, the dry cleaning device is designed such that compressed air is used for cleaning.

[0043] Cleaning mode refers to the operation of the particle discharge device in which the filter is cleaned of particles while the filtration process is interrupted. During cleaning mode, control valve 16 and control valve 59, as well as particle inlet 31, are preferably closed if possible.

[0044] The wet cleaning process for the particle discharge device 1 is carried out during cleaning operation. During this process, the clean gas chamber cleaning nozzle 41 of the clean gas chamber cleaning device 42 sprays a cleaning fluid in the clean gas chamber 26 while the filtration process is interrupted. This causes the particles P adhering to the filter 24 to be released from the filter 24, thus cleaning the filter 24.

[0045] The filter 24 is arranged in an inclined filter plane CC with respect to the vertical axis AA, ie the normal vector 51 to the filter plane CC has an angle 52 to the vertical axis AA, so that the sprayed cleaning liquid, such as water or another solvent, can flow on the filter top 53 in the direction of the cleaning fluid collection point 37 formed in the edge region 35 of the filter 24 on the device housing wall 28.

[0046] The bypass channel shut-off element 46 is moved from the shut-off position to the open position before, during, or after the discharge of the cleaning fluid. Preferably, the bypass channel shut-off element is moved to the open position before the discharge of the cleaning fluid during cleaning operation, so that the cleaning fluid accumulating at the cleaning fluid collection point 37 can flow at least partially through the bypass channel 43 from the clean gas chamber 26 into the process gas chamber 25.

[0047] The cleaning fluid is then expediently discharged from the process chamber 25 via the particle discharge 33. In an embodiment not shown, the cleaning fluid is discharged from the process chamber 25 via a cleaning fluid discharge device.

[0048] After wet cleaning, the filter 24 is dried. To dry the filter 24, an unladen process gas PG flows through the particle discharge device 1, wherein at least at the beginning of the drying process, the bypass channel shut-off element 46 remains in an open position so that the unladen process gas PG can flow at least partially through the bypass device 44. The unladen process gas PG is expediently heated before flowing through the particle discharge device 1 so that the cleaning fluid bound in the filter 24 after wet cleaning evaporates or vaporizes. As the drying process progresses, the bypass channel shut-off element 46 is expediently closed further and further until, at the end of the drying process, the bypass channel shut-off element 46 is in its shut-off position.

Claims

[1] Particle discharge device (1) for separating particles (P) from a process gas stream, with a device housing (21) having a vertically aligned vertical axis (AA), with a filter (24) dividing the device housing (21) into a process chamber (25) containing the particles (P) to be separated and a clean gas chamber (26) receiving the dedusted process gas (PG), with a particle inlet (31) arranged on the process chamber (25) and a particle discharge (33) arranged on the process chamber (25), and with a clean gas outlet (34) arranged in the clean gas chamber (26), characterized byin that the particle discharge device (1) has a clean gas chamber cleaning device (42) arranged in the clean gas chamber (26) and having at least one clean gas chamber cleaning nozzle (41) for the wet cleaning of the filter (24) which has an inclined filter plane (CC) with respect to the vertical axis (AA) during cleaning operation, and has a bypass device (44) through which a bypass channel (43) passes, wherein the bypass channel (43) has a bypass inlet (38) connected to the clean gas chamber (26) and a bypass outlet (45) connected to the process chamber (25), wherein the bypass device (44) further has a bypass channel shut-off element (46) which can be positioned optionally in a shut-off position preventing fluid from passing through the bypass channel (43) or in at least one open position allowing fluid to pass through. [2] Particle discharge device (1) according to claim 1, characterized bythat the bypass device (44) has a shut-off element drive device (49) associated with the bypass channel shut-off element (46), which moves the bypass channel shut-off element (46) from the shut-off position into an open position and vice versa. [3] Particle discharge device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that a process chamber cleaning device (48) having at least one process chamber cleaning nozzle (47) is arranged in the process chamber (25), wherein the at least one process chamber cleaning nozzle (47) is expediently movable radially from the vertical axis (AA) in the direction of a device housing wall (28) and in the opposite direction. [4] Particle discharge device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the particle discharge (33) is arranged in the region (32) of a device housing base (30). [5] Particle discharge device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the filter (24) is connected at its edge region (35) to an inner surface (36) of the device housing wall (28), so that a cleaning fluid collection point (37) is formed in the edge region (35) on the device housing wall (28), which cleaning fluid collection point is connected to the bypass inlet (38), wherein the cleaning fluid collection point (37) expediently has a lowest point (39) and the bypass inlet (38) is connected to the cleaning fluid collection point (37) at the lowest point (39). [6] Particle discharge device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the particle discharge device (1) has a conveying device (13) arranged downstream of the clean gas outlet (34) for variable adjustment of the process gas flow. [7] Particle discharge device (1) according to claim 6, characterized bythat the conveying device (13) has a control unit (17) which expediently has a control functionality and a conveying unit (14). [8] Particle discharge device (1) according to claim 7, characterized by that the control unit (17) is designed as a control valve (16) having a control unit drive device (50) or as a control flap having a control unit drive device (50). [9] Particle discharge device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the particle discharge device (1) has a dry cleaning device which is suitable for cleaning the filter during operation. [10] Method for wet cleaning a particle discharge device (1) for separating particles (P) from a process gas stream, with a device housing (21) having a vertically aligned vertical axis (AA), with a filter (24) dividing the device housing (21) into a process chamber (25) containing the particles (P) to be separated and a clean gas chamber (26) receiving the dedusted process gas (PG), with a particle inlet (31) arranged on the process chamber (25) and a particle discharge (33) arranged on the process chamber (25), and with a clean gas outlet (34) arranged in the clean gas chamber (26), characterized bythat the particle discharge device (1) has a clean gas chamber cleaning device (42) arranged in the clean gas chamber (26) and having at least one clean gas chamber cleaning nozzle (41) for wet cleaning of the filter (24) having an inclined filter plane (CC) with respect to the vertical axis (AA) during cleaning operation, and has a bypass device (44) through which a bypass channel (43) passes, wherein the bypass channel (43) has a bypass inlet (38) connected to the clean gas chamber (26) and a bypass outlet (45) connected to the process chamber (25), wherein the bypass device (44) further has a bypass channel shut-off element (46) which can be positioned optionally in a shut-off position preventing fluid passage through the bypass channel (43) or in at least one open position permitting fluid passage,wherein, during cleaning operation, the clean gas chamber cleaning device (42) discharges a cleaning fluid designed as a cleaning liquid and the bypass channel shut-off element (46) is moved from a shut-off position to an open position, so that the cleaning fluid can flow at least partially through the bypass channel (43) from the clean gas chamber (26) into the process gas chamber (25). [11] Method according to claim 10, characterized by that the bypass channel shut-off element (46) is moved from the shut-off position to the open position before, during or after the discharge of the cleaning fluid. [12] Method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized by that the cleaning fluid is discharged from the process chamber (25) via the particle discharge (33). [13] Method according to one of claims 10 to 12, characterized bythat after the wet cleaning, the filter (24) is dried by an unloaded process gas (PG) flowing through the particle discharge device (1), wherein at least at the beginning of the drying process the shut-off element (46) remains in an open position so that the unloaded process gas (PG) can flow at least partially through the bypass device (44). [14] Method according to claim 13, characterized by that as the drying process progresses, the bypass channel shut-off element is further closed. [15] Method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized by that the unloaded process gas (PG) is heated before flowing through the particle discharge device (1) so that the cleaning fluid bound in the filter (24) after the wet cleaning evaporates or vaporizes.

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