HORIZONTAL PRESSURE FILTER COLLECTION ELEMENTS, HORIZONTAL PRESSURE FILTER PLATE ELEMENT, HORIZONTAL PRESSURE FILTER AND RELATED PROCEDURES

摘要

A filtrate collector element includes a hollow body forming a first opening portion, a second opening portion, and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion forms a conduit between the first opening portion and the second opening portion. The collector element may be coupled with a pressure filter plate element. The outer dimension of the first opening portion is smaller than the inner dimension of the second opening portion, such that first opening portion of a preceding collector element can be at least partly nested in the second opening portion of a subsequent collector element. A pressure filter plate element, a horizontal pressure filter, a method for providing a continuous filtrate conduit and a method for operating a pressure filter are also concerned.