Grid and a vat for a filtrate vat assembly of a vertical filter press

A filtrate vat for a filtrate vat assembly of a vertical filter press having a vat body, comprising:

• a plate side with a bottom surface at which the filtrate vat is supportable on a filter plate, and
• a grid side opposite to the plate side, having arranged thereon:
• a vat surface defining a bottom of a receptacle for receiving filtrate attainable from a filtration process of an associated vertical filter press and for receiving an associated grid to be supported thereon, and
• at least partly surrounding the vat surface, a border defining a lateral wall of the receptacle,
• wherein the vat comprises a filtrate outlet opening for providing a discharge route for filtrate from the filtrate vat, through the border,
• wherein the vat surface comprises a vat topography for engaging with a corresponding, inverted grid topography of an associated grid, and
• wherein the vat topography forms a topographical pattern running along an intended filtrate flow path between a feed region of the vat surface and the filtrate outlet opening.

A filtrate vat assembly for a vertical filter press comprising:

• a grid comprising a grid body having a first side and an opposing second side, wherein the first side defines a generally planar first surface for supporting a filter cloth, when in use, wherein the second side defines a second surface comprising a plurality of protruding knobs spaced apart from each other for supporting the remaining grid on an associated filtrate vat at a distance therefrom, wherein the body further comprises a plurality of apertures providing fluid communication between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the second surface comprises a grid topography for engaging with a corresponding, inverted vat topography of an associated filtrate vat, and wherein the grid topography forms a topographical pattern running along an intended filtrate flow path of an associated filtrate vat at the position of the grid;
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• a filtrate vat comprising a plate side with a bottom surface at which the filtrate vat is supportable on a filter plate, and
• a grid side opposite to the plate side, having arranged thereon:
• a vat surface defining a bottom of a receptacle for receiving filtrate attainable from a filtration process of an associated vertical filter press and for receiving an associated grid to be supported thereon, and
• at least partly surrounding the vat surface, a border defining a lateral wall of the receptacle, wherein the vat comprises a filtrate outlet opening for providing a discharge route for filtrate from the filtrate vat, through the border,
• wherein the vat surface comprises a vat topography for engaging with a corresponding, inverted grid topography of an associated grid, and
• wherein the vat topography forms a topographical pattern running along an intended filtrate flow path between a feed region of the vat surface and the filtrate outlet opening,
• wherein the grid is received within the receptacle of the vat such that the second surface of the grid is facing and supported by the vat surface of the filtrate vat, and such that the grid is laterally delimited by the border, and
• wherein the grid topography and the vat topography mutually engage each other.