Mechanical Dewatering
Mechanical Dewatering
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Are there any novel,continuous and industrial scale mechanical dewatering units other than conventional dewatering units (CDW) to get >45 % solids.
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RE: Mechanical Dewatering
Mark Hutton
RE: Mechanical Dewatering
RE: Mechanical Dewatering
RE: Mechanical Dewatering
Belt press: Absolutely. In paper mills they pull a vacuum under the belt to slurp out the water. That's called a "fourdrinier". That then feeds the wet sheet over steam-heated drums to force additional moisture out.
Batch vacuum evaporation or lypholization may be appropriate techniques. You just haven't said what you have and what properties you want when it's dried to the target moisture content. I would guess it to be puttylike, but that could lead down the wrong path.
You might want to pave a nearby field and pour the stuff out in the sun. Manually have it scraped up when it reaches the target consistency. Time it right and that could be a continuous process, weather permitting.
RE: Mechanical Dewatering
Mark Hutton