Screening apparatus
AssigneeAxiom Process Ltd.
InventorMarshall Bailey
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Abstract
The present invention provides a vibratory screening apparatus (1) for use in removing solids from a liquid feed, and a basket (4) therefore. The apparatus comprises a static outer housing (2), and a floating basket vibratable by a vibrator device (10). The basket mounts a stack (7) of screen assemblies (8) provided with respective flow directing trays (9) for receiving filtrates from the screen assemblies. A flow distributor (15) divides the feed into at least first and a second feed streams and directs them onto respective screen assemblies, and receives from the flow directing trays, filtrates from respective screen assemblies.
Claims17
A basket suitable for use in a vibratory screening apparatus, for use in removing solids from a liquid and solids mixture feed, said basket mounting a stack of screen assemblies, with superposed screen assemblies separated from each other by a respective flow directing tray, and being provided with a flow distributor formed and arranged for dividing the feed into at least a first feed stream and a second feed stream and directing said feed streams onto respective ones of first and second screen assemblies, and receiving filtrate from a respective screen assembly, from said respective flow directing tray(s).
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