AN APPARATUS FOR THICKENING A SUSPENSION OF SOLID PARTICLES IN A LIQUID

摘要

An apparatus for removing liquid from a solid suspension includes a screw conveyor in a housing having a suspension inlet, a liquid outlet and a separate outlet for the thickened solids. To increase the thickening effect, the faces of the screw threads are coated or treated to cause the coefficient of friction of the front, thrust faces to be higher than that of the rear faces. The coefficients can also be varied longitudinally, either continuously or in stages.