a) Shell Retraction: The Horizontal Leaf Filter consists of a Horizontal Cylindrical vessel with special bayonet wedged lock closure & Viton seal. The retractable filter shell is mounted on 4 external wheel assemblies and retraction is accomplished by hydraulic cylinder. All sensitive nozzles are mounted on fixed dish and no need to disconnect any piping during cleaning operation. To open & close wedge lock, filter is equipped with 2 Nos of powerful hydraulic cylinders connected with hydraulic power pack. 5 ply filter leaves construction in SS 316 L SS 316 with bottom drain nozzles are mounted on central outlet manifold & clamped with common shaft on top for fixing leafs. Once the filtration is completed, the filter is drained & filtered cake is dried with steam. Dried cake is dislodged manually by scrapping after retraction of shell.
