摘要 |
A liquid filter or cartridge is disclosed, in which the filter bed is divided into multiple, parallel filter beds in a single filter housing. The divided bed system is preferably used for granular media such as activated carbon that is slightly hydrophobic. This compartmentalization of media into separate beds improves media utilization, which results in higher efficiency filtration/treatment and longer filter life, compared to a conventional single-compartment filter in the same outer housing. Preferably, many compartment walls are disposed axially in a gravity-flow or other low-pressure-condition filter, and media is loaded in-between all the walls. Water flows into and through each separate bed before exiting the filter, and each bed has a small diameter, and low bed diameter to bed length ratio, compared to the overall filter housing diameter and ratio, thus, providing a plurality of beds that encourage a high percentage of the media in each separate bed to be wet and to perform filtration.
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