FiberPrep SPM-800 – SOLD!

0.2MMSlottedBasket,5FoilRotor Hasdurametalicmechanicalseal Unitisbeltdrivenandis316SS w/Westinghouse75HPMotor TheSPMpressureScreenincludesacylindricalplatecontainedinapressurizedcase,arotatingfoilassembly,aunitizedbase,sheavesandbelts,motormountingbracketonsliderailsanda200hpdrivemotor. Thepressurizedcaseisessentiallysflangedcylinderwithadomedtopclosure.Thestandardcasehasapressureratingof60psi(4bars).Thereare3connectionstothemainbodyofthecase.Theyarejoinedtothecasecylinder.Thelargerupperconnectionisforincomingstockwhilethesmallerconnection,nearthebottomisanoutletforrejects.Thelowerportionofthecaseisforcollectingacceptedstock(accepts)afteritpassesthroughthescreenplate.Theacceptsoutletconnection,inthedomeofthecase,bleedsentrappedairfromthepressurescreen. ThedrivemotorismountedverticallyonanL-shapedmotorbasewhichmountsonasliderail.SmatchedsetofV-beltsconnectsthemotorandpressurescreen. Incomingstocktobescreened,entersthecasethroughtheupperinletconnectionandisimmediatelyacceleratedbythefoilassemblysweepingaroundthescreen.Theresultantcentrifugalforcethrowsheavydensecontaminantsawayfromthescreenplateandagainstthesidesofthecasewheretheyareflushedoutthroughtherejectsoutlet.Stockflowisinward(centripetal)throughthescreenplate.Acceptedstockcollectedinthecentercompartmentflowsdownwardandouttheacceptsconnection.Duetotheactionofthefoilassembly,thetangentialvelocityacrossthesurfaceoftheplateexceedstheinwardcentripetalflowvelocitybyafactorofabout10.Thiscausesstocktoapproachthescreenplateatanextremelylowangleandsignificantlyreducestheeffectivesizeofthescreenplateopeningsand,therebyincreasesscreeningefficiency. Rejectmaterialmigratesspirallydownwardthroughtheoutercompartmentandouttherejectsconnection. Thescreenidessentiallyselfcleaningbecauseofthehydrodynamiccharacteristicsofthehydrofoil.Eachfoilgeneratedahighnegativepressurepulsethatnotonlybreaksupthefibermatformedovertheplate,butalsoliterallypullslodgedparticlesfromthescreenplateanddepositstheminthefastmovingtangentialflowaroundthescreen.Ifparticlesaredense,centrifugalforceslingsthemtotheouterwallwheretheyarecollectedattherejectsoutlet. Theventatthetopofthehousingbleedsoffalowflowofstockand,withit,anyairthatmaybeentrainedintheinletstream.Somelightfloatingparticlesmaybecarriedoffwiththisstreamandshouldberejected,Theventmustbeopenduringstartupofthescreen,butmaybeclosedorthrottledduringoperationaftertheinitialairinthesystemhasbeenbledoff.