摘要 |
An apparatus for washing and dewatering pulp comprising a first and a second rotatable press roll (102, 104) having a permeableouter surface (106, 108), and a casing comprising a vat (114, 116, 118) in which the press rolls (102, 104) are installed, the press rolls (102, 104) defining a press nip (112) between them, in which press nip (112) the pulp is pressed. The vat (114, 116, 118) com- prises a first side vat segment (114) which partly encloses the outer surface (106) of the first press roll (102) and a second side vat segment (116) which partly en- closes the outer surface (108) of the second press roll (104). The casing comprises a first side casing member (115, 215) provided with the first side vat seg- ment (114) and a second side casing member (117, 217) provided with thesecond side vat segment (116). The side casing members (115, 117, 215, 217) being piv- otable about a first and a second rotation axis(121, 123), respectively, and mov- able between a closed position and an opened position for providing access to the press rolls (102, 104). The distance between the first rotation axis(121) and the second rotation axis(123) is less than the sum of the outer diameter of the first press roll (102) and the outer diameter of the second press roll (104). |