Adjustable receptacles
AssigneeProcess Wastewater Technologies, LLC
InventorEdwin R. Hunt
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Abstract
An effluent collector includes a filtrate receiving portion having a filtrate opening, and a pressate receiving portion having a pressate opening. The effluent collector includes a diverter barrier adjustably positioned above the pressate receiving portion. The diverter barrier is configured to adjustably direct at least a portion of a flow path toward or away from the pressate receiving portion.
Claims5
An effluent collector for collecting effluent downstream from a filtration assembly, the effluent collector comprising:
- a filtrate receiving portion having a filtrate opening;
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- a pressate receiving portion having a pressate opening;
- a diverter barrier adjustably positioned above the pressate receiving portion, wherein the diverter barrier is configured to adjustably direct at least a portion of a flow path toward or away from the pressate receiving portion, wherein the diverter barrier includes a series of movable tray portions.
A filtration system comprising:
- a filtration assembly having an effluent inlet, a solids outlet downstream from the effluent inlet and a effluent outlet downstream from the effluent inlet;
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- an effluent collector downstream from the effluent outlet, the effluent collector comprising:
- a filtrate receiving portion having a filtrate opening;
- and
- a pressate receiving portion having a pressate opening;
- a diverter barrier adjustably positioned above the pressate receiving portion, wherein the diverter barrier is configured to adjustably direct at least a portion of a flow path toward or away from the pressate receiving portion, wherein the effluent collector includes a plurality of diverter barriers, wherein each of the diverter barriers is proximate to a respective portion of the effluent outlet.
A method for retrofitting an effluent collector downstream from a filtration assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a diverter barrier;
- positioning the diverter barrier within an effluent collector, wherein the effluent collector includes a filtrate opening and a pressate opening;
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- connecting the diverter barrier to the effluent collector to adjustably direct at least a portion of a flow path toward or away from the pressate receiving portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.