APPARATUS FOR FILTERING AND SEPARATING FLUIDS

摘要

In an apparatus for filtering and separating fluids, in- cluding a pressure-tight housing having a fluid inlet, a reten- tate outlet and a permeate outlet, a plurality of stacks of membrane filter elements are arranged in the housing adjacent one another and joined such that the fluid is conducted through the stacks of membrane filter element in a series flow pattern and each stack includes a plurality of spaced membrane pillows arranged in spaced relationship such that the fluid is con- ducted in a meander-like pattern through the stack.