Integrated diverter and waste comminutor

摘要

An integrated system for diverting and reducing the size of waste materials in an effluent stream comprising a frame having a bottom housing (18) and a top housing (17) and mountable in the stream. A grinder unit (200) is mounted to the frame bottom housing and comprises a cutter assembly positioned in the stream and a drive mechanism coupled to the cutter assembly to rotate the cutter assembly. The drive mechanism may be electric or hydraulic. A diverter unit (60) is mounted to the frame. It may be a single diverter or dual diverters. The diverter unit comprises a cylindrical drum rotating on a stub shaft. It may also be a helical coil. A drive assembly operably couples the drive mechanism to the drum shaft to rotate the cylindrical drum as the cutter assembly rotates. In operation the diverter unit (60) is positioned side by side to the grinder unit (200) to diverts solids in the effluent stream toward the grinder unit for size reduction. Side rails (50) are employed for flow control around both the diverter unit and the grinder unit.