Apparatus for dewatering fibrous materials

In the dewatering press of this invention, a ram, movable in a horizontal plane by hydraulic means, compresses a slurry in a compression chamber which includes as one wall a stop gate assembly movable in a vertical plane and as another wall a self-cleaning screen. After compression in a first direct...

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Main Author PIERCE; WILLIAM G
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.10.1986
Edition4
Subjects
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRESSES
PRESSES IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:In the dewatering press of this invention, a ram, movable in a horizontal plane by hydraulic means, compresses a slurry in a compression chamber which includes as one wall a stop gate assembly movable in a vertical plane and as another wall a self-cleaning screen. After compression in a first direction is completed the direction of the ram's travel is reversed and compression in an opposed, but structurally identical, compression chamber takes place.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19840591514