The invention relates to a rotary pressure filter module (100) which comprises a rotary pressure filter (200) having a plurality of supply lines (302, 318, 330) for supplying a suspension, washing medium, drying medium, and optionally other operating media to be filtered and having a plurality of discharge lines (314, 326, 348) for discharging mother filtrate, washing filtrate, and filter cakes, different sensor devices (306/308/310, 322/324, 334/336, 316, 328, 349) being assigned to the supply lines and the discharge lines, and adjusting devices also being assigned to the supply lines, the rotary pressure filter module (100) additionally comprising a control device (400) which is connected to the sensor devices and the adjusting devices. According to the invention, the decentralised control device (400) assigned to the rotary pressure filter (200) is arranged on the rotary pressure filter (200) or in its immediate vicinity and has a signal input via which it can be brought into data exchange connection with a central control device, which does not belong to the rotary pressure filter module (100), of a higher-level production system.

The present disclosure relates to a bottle treatment machine including a pump/nozzle protector in the form of a screen. The screen includes an at least partially perforated surface and the screen is provided for passing a liquid of the bottle treatment machine therethrough. The bottle treatment machine further includes at least one scraper which rests at least partially on the at least partially perforated surface of the screen. The screen and the at least one scraper are arranged to be rotatable relative to one another. The present disclosure further relates to a method for cleaning the screen of the bottle treatment machine.

A solids separator for use in a composting system for separating solid waste from liquid waste in a stream of waste includes a housing defining a waste inlet for receiving the stream of waste, a liquids outlet for passing the liquid waste, and a solids outlet for passing the solid waste. A separator belt is positioned within the housing and extending between the liquids outlet and the solids outlet, the separator belt defining a plurality of apertures through which the liquid waste passes through the separator belt and into the liquids outlet. A drive cylinder is rotatably mounted within the housing for selectively rotating the separator belt such that a top surface of the belt is moved toward the solids outlet along with the solid waste that is extracted from the stream of waste.

The present disclosure provides for a continuous rotary plate filter apparatus and a method of using the apparatus to separate slurries into liquids and solids. The methods and apparatus are useful for the production of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals, particularly using Integrated Continuous Manufacturing (ICM), but can also be integrated with other manufacturing processes, such as batch and semi-continuous processes.

A filtration device can be configured to form filter cakes and filtrate by filtering solid particulates from a slurry. Some embodiments of the filtration device can utilize a mechanism that is configured to separate the formed filter cake from a disc sector for subsequent processing of the solid particulates of the filter cake and/or the formed filtrate. Embodiments of the filter device and/or mechanisms of the filter device as well as methods of making and using the same can help provide improvements in operational efficiency for processing operations in which solids are to be filtered from a slurry.

An incised surface is formed in one surface of a suction plate on the basis of a slit and a pattern roller is placed in a room, which is provided at a thickness part of the slit in which the incised surface is formed, to rotate in place so that the pattern roller partially protrudes outward from the incised surface and forms patterns on a surface of fleeces which are backwashed while passing through the slit so as to increase a filtration area of the fleeces. The backwash may be performed and the filtration area of the fleeces may be increased using the room. The spline-shaped patterns including splines cut to a certain length, patterns including several annular protrusions formed on an outer circumference of the pattern roller, spline-shaped patterns formed on the outer circumference, lattice-shaped patterns, and the like may be formed on a surface of the pattern roller.

A filtration apparatus for filtrating particles from fluid, the filtration apparatus comprising a filtration vessel; at least one filtering element for removing particles from fluid passing therethrough, the at least one filtering element being arranged to move along a path into the filtration vessel, and out from the filtration vessel; a filtration inlet arranged to convey a mixture of particles and fluid to the at least one filtering element within the filtration vessel; and a filtration outlet arranged to convey fluid, filtrated by the at least one filtering element, out from the filtration vessel; wherein the filtration apparatus is configured to establish a differential pressure over the at least one filtering element inside the filtration vessel. A method of filtrating particles from fluid is also provided.

A filtration apparatus for filtrating particles from fluid, the filtration apparatus comprising a filtration vessel; at least one filtering element for removing particles from fluid passing therethrough, the at least one filtering element being arranged to move along a path into the filtration vessel, and out from the filtration vessel; a filtration inlet arranged to convey a mixture of particles and fluid to the at least one filtering element within the filtration vessel; and a filtration outlet arranged to convey fluid, filtrated by the at least one filtering element, out from the filtration vessel; wherein the filtration apparatus is configured to establish a differential pressure over the at least one filtering element inside the filtration vessel. A method of filtrating particles from fluid is also provided.

Apparatus and methodologies are provided for pumping fluids from a body of fluids. Herein, an apparatus operably connected to at least one pump for pumping fluids from a body of fluids is provided, the apparatus having a pump hose with a first intake end for receiving the pumped fluids and a second outlet end operably connected to the pump, a pump intake assembly, fluidically connected to the intake end of the pump hose, the pump intake assembly having at least one fluid control valve, a rotatable filter cage, centrally disposed about the pump intake assembly, and at least one fluid injection pipe centrally disposed within the pump hose for supporting the at least one fluid control valve, and for injecting fluids to drive the rotation of the rotatable filter cage. Herein, methods of utilizing the fluid pumping apparatus are provided.

An intake filter including a cylindrical screen assembly and a drive unit; where the drive unit is attached to the intake filter and configured to rotate the screen assembly about a longitudinal axis of said screen assembly, such that the drive unit lies entirely outside the volume of the screen assembly.