MEMBRANE SEPARATION APPARATUS

• Main Authors: MIHO YOSHIAKI, IIDA RINA, IKEDA ATSUSHI, SHIMIZU KAORI, KURAISHI KOICHI, IMANISHI KATSUMA, YAMADA YOSHIHIRO, TOKUDA YOSHIAKI, TANAKA MASAYA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 03.03.2023
• Subjects: BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; LIGHTING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PIPES; SEPARATION; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

To provide a membrane separation apparatus which suppresses an increase in size of an apparatus shape by serially connecting a plurality of membrane cartridges, and suppresses leakage of a liquid from a connection part of the plurality of serially-connected membrane cartridges.SOLUTION: An oil-water separator 1 includes: a tightly-sealed container 2, a plurality of membrane cartridges 4 which are mounted on the tightly-sealed container 2 in a state of forming a cylindrical shape and being serially connected; a first end plate 5 and a second end plate 6 which are arranged on both ends of the plurality of membrane cartridges 4; at least one ring-shaped gasket 7 which is mounted on one of the two adjacent membrane cartridges 4 of the plurality of membrane cartridges 4, and seals a connection part of the adjacent two membrane cartridges 4; centering means 8 which aligns the plurality of membrane cartridges 4 so that center axes of liquid flow passages 40 thereof are positioned on the same line; and fixing means 9 which fixes the second end plate 6 in a pressed state to a first end plate 5 side and sandwiches and holds the plurality of membrane cartridges 4 between the first end plate 4 and the second end plate 5.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5 【課題】複数の膜カートリッジを直列接続して装置形状の大型化等を抑制し、直列接続した複数の膜カートリッジの接続部分からの液体の漏洩を抑制する膜分離装置を提供する。【解決手段】油水分離装置１は、密閉容器２と、筒状を呈しかつ直列に接続される状態で密閉容器２に取り付けられる複数の膜カートリッジ４と、複数の膜カートリッジ４の両端に配される第一端板５及び第二端板６と、複数の膜カートリッジ４の隣り合う二つの膜カートリッジ４の一方に取り付けられて、隣り合う二つの膜カートリッジ４の接続部分をシールする少なくとも一つのリング状のガスケット７と、複数の膜カートリッジ４をそれぞれの液体流路４０の中心軸が同一直線状に位置するように整列させる芯出し手段８と、第二端板６を第一端板５側に押し付けた状態で固定して第一端板４及び第二端板５の間で複数の膜カートリッジ４を挟んで保持する固定手段９と、を備える。【選択図】図５