Tandem waterwheel trommel

摘要

A tandem waterwheel type trommel apparatus having a laterally-disposed drain-off drum and a laterally-disposed classifying drum combined through a short pipe to form a main body, which is rotatably disposed on a base and is connected to a drive unit. A front end plate and a rear end plate each having a doughnut-like shape are respectively provided at the front and rear ends the drain-off drum. A plurality of buckets are provided in the drain-off drum, and gutters are provided on the back side of upper end portions of the buckets. The gutters communicate with drain holes formed in the rear end plate. A fixed shoot is provided which extends through the drain-off drum to the classifying drum. The classifying drum has a cylindrical portion and a truncated-cone portion. A circumferential member of truncated-cone portion is made porous while a circumferential member of the cylindrical portion is formed of a wire netting. A screw is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion. The classifying drum is accommodated in semicylindrical fixed bath. A water washing sprayer is provided above the cylindrical portion.