Dewatering Equipment Selection Guide Engineering360
Vacuum filters involve creating a vacuum to draw out water from solids. The filter consists of a drum over which the filtering medium is laid. The drum is set in a tank with one quarter submerged in the cake or sludge. Valves and pipes are arranged so that a vacuum is applied to the inner side of the filter medium as the drum rotates slowly, causing water to be drawn from the sludge. Once the





































