Fluid treatment apparatus

摘要

The fluid treatment apparatus may comprise a sedimenter or agglomerator for insertion in a fuel line between a fuel tank and a fuel injection pump in order to remove dirt particles and water from diesel fuel passing along the fuel line. A water reservoir (4) is positioned at the bottom of the apparatus in order to collect the water removed from the fuel. In order to avoid applying a compressive clamping force to the side wall (17) of the water reservoir (4), the arrangement is such as to clamp only the top part of the side wall (17) Äas shown in Fig. 1Ü or else to apply no clamping force at all to the water reservoir (4) Äsee Fig. 16Ü. This enables the water reservoir (4) to be made of cheap plastics material. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>