Screw separator

A screw separator for separating solids out of suspensions, comprising:

• at least one housing and at least one feed pipe for a suspension, said at least one housing including a plurality of rods;
• at least one discharge pipe for liquids;
• at least one outlet for at least partially dewatered solids;
• at least one strainer basket provided in the at least one housing, said at least one strainer basket including at least one rod extending from said at least one strainer basket;
• a screw rotatably mounted in the at least one housing;
• and
• at least one press basket mounted downstream of the at least one strainer basket in the at least one housing,
• wherein the at least one strainer basket is disconnected from and radially floating in the at least one housing, said at least one rod of said at least one strainer basket being positioned between and spaced from two of said plurality of rods of said at least one housing such that said at least one rod of said at least one strainer basket engages said two of said plurality of rods of said at least one housing to inhibit movement of said at least one strainer basket in either rotational direction relative to said at least one housing, and
• wherein the at least one press basket is radially fixed to the at least one housing.