Feeding suspension to a disc filter

A disc filter assembly comprising:

• a plurality of filter discs each having a plurality of sectors;
• a vat for containing suspension, said vat having a sidewall, a top, a bottom, an interior, and an exterior, a suspension level being maintained within said interior;
• a substantially horizontal shaft mounting said discs for rotation within said vat so that said discs are horizontally spaced from each other, having an inter-disc volume therebetween, and so that at least a portion of each of said discs is disposed within said vat to contact suspension therewithin;
• a chute extending into each of said inter-disc volumes from said vat sidewall, each of said chutes having the approximate configuration of a hollow triangular parallelepiped including a pair of opposite substantially vertical sidewalls, a sloped front wall, and a substantially vertical rear wall, and each chute being connected to a header;
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• wherein each of said chutes has a side wall provided with at least one opening below said first suspension level in said vat.

A disc filter assembly comprising:

• a plurality of filter discs each having a plurality of sectors;
• a vat for containing suspension, said vat having a sidewall, a top, a bottom, an interior, and an exterior, a suspension level being maintained within said interior;
• a substantially horizontal shaft mounting said discs for rotation within said vat so that said discs are horizontally spaced from each other, having an inter-disc volume therebetween, and so that at least a portion of each of said discs is disposed within said vat to contact suspension therewithin;
• a chute extending into each of said inter-disc volumes for feeding suspension to said vat interior directly into each of said inter-disc volumes;
• a header mounted above said vat top and connected to each of said chutes by a feed conduit;
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• wherein each of said chutes has an upper edge and wherein a level of suspension is normally maintained therein below said upper edge;
• and wherein each of said feed conduits introduces suspension into each of said chutes at a level below said level of suspension normally maintained therein.

A disc filter assembly comprising:

• a plurality of filter discs each having a plurality of sectors;
• a vat for containing suspension, said vat having a sidewall, a top, a bottom, an interior, and an exterior, a suspension level being maintained within said interior;
• a substantially horizontal shaft mounting said discs for rotation within said vat so that said discs are horizontally spaced from each other, having an inter-disc volume therebetween, and so that at least a portion of each of said discs is disposed within said vat to contact suspension therewithin;
• a chute extending into each of said inter-disc volumes for feeding suspension to said vat interior directly into each of said inter-disc volumes, each of said chutes having the approximate configuration of a hollow triangular parallelepiped including a pair of opposite substantially vertical sidewalls, a sloped front wall, and a substantially vertical rear wall;
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• wherein at least some of said chutes have a side wall provided with a plurality of openings below the level of suspension in said vat.