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Automatic belt filters:

Automatic belt filters are continuous filtration devices that use a porous belt to separate solids
from liquids. They are used in the dewatering of sludges in the chemical industry, mining and
water treatment.
Automatic belt filters work by feeding the slurry onto a moving belt supported by series of
rollers. The belt is covered with a porous filter cloth, which allows the liquid to pass through but
retains the solids. The solids are then transported to the end of the belt, where they are
discharged as a cake.

Discontinuous Vacuum Filters:


A type of filtration device that uses a vacuum to draw liquid through a filter medium, leaving a
solid cake behind on the surface of the filter medium. They are batch operated filters.

Continuous vacuum filters:


A type of filtration device that uses a vacuum to separate solids from liquids. They are
continuous in operation.
The most common type of a continuous vacuum filters are Rotary-drum filters

Rotary-drum filters:
Rotary vacuum drum filters consist of a rotating drum that is partially submerged in a slurry (of
solids and liquid). The drum is covered by a filter medium, such as a cloth or screen. As the
drum rotates, the slurry is picked up and a layer of solids forms on the filter medium. The
vacuum draws the liquid through the filter medium, leaving the solids behind which is then
sprayed from water continuously by wash sprays. The solids are then discharged from the filter
medium by a scraper or a horizontal knife called doctor blade.
Precoat Filters:
Precoat filters is a rotary-drum filter modified for filtering small amount of fine or gelatinous
solids ordinarily plug a filter cloth. A layer of porous material, such as diatomaceous earth is
deposited on the filter medium. The liquid is sucked through vacuum from filter medium leaving
behind solids. These solids are then discharged through knife as a cake.

Horizontal belt filters:


Horizontal belt filters are a type of vacuum filter that is used to separate solids from liquids in a
continuous process. They are used where low cake moisture is desired, such as in the mining,
chemical, and wastewater treatment industries.
Horizontal belt filters typically consist of a conveyor belt (which moves by a motor driven roller)
that is covered in a filter cloth. The slurry is fed onto the belt and the vacuum draws the liquid
through the filter cloth, leaving the solids behind on the belt. The solids are then washed and
discharged from the end of the belt. They can be equipped with multiple washing stages to
achieve very low cake moisture contents.

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