摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for removing liquid from a composite mixture of liqud and solids comprising a hopper (16) mounted atop a compactor ram assembly (10), having a snout section (12) and an extruder section (14) mounted in a generally axial direction to the compactor ram assembly (10). Wet waste material is loaded into the hopper (16) and falls onto a lading floor (158). A hydraulically operated ram (208) compresses the wet material into the snout and extruder sections (12, 14). Under pressure from the ram (208), liquid in the waste material escapes from numerous drainage holes (25) in the loading floor, the snout section top, bottom and sides (24, 22, 20), the extruder section top, bottom and sides (30, 28, 26) and holes (212) in the ram face (210). A platen (80), pivotally mounted to the extruder top plate (30) near the exit of the device biased with a constant pressure, controls the black pressure in the extruder and snout sections (14, 12).</p> |