device for the monitoring and automatic control of the purity of the liqzido to graze in respect of substances suspended in a liquid solid separator and process for the operation of thedevice

摘要

There is provided an apparatus for automatically controlling and regulating the freedom from suspended matter of quiescent reservoir overflow liquid in mechanical separatory processes for liquid-solid phases based on the sedimentation of suspended particles in quiet or slow flowing liquids. The apparatus includes a quiet reservoir 2 below an overflow outlet 1, a withdrawal tube 6 for removal of liquid or suspension from the reservoir, a free falling interval below the outer end of the tube 6, a light ray 3 between a light source 4 and a photoelectric cell 5 arranged across the free falling interval. The tube 6 enters the reservoir at the height of the uppermost suspension material boundary level. The photocell 5 is operatively connected with the driving circuit of a slurry pump 8 connected to the outlet 12 at the bottom of the quiet reservoir 2.