Arrangement for the treatment of cellulose pulp in a washing apparatus arranged with seal removing means

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A washing arrangement for washing and dewatering cellulose pulp comprising a , rotary drum (1) with a plurality of external compartments on the drum for the pulp to be washed, which compartments are defined by axial compartment walls distributed along the circumference of the drum a stationary cylindric casing , enclosing the drum whereby a ring-shaped space is defined between the casing and the drum, and where the ring-shaped space by means of longitudinal seals in axial direction of the drum is divided into a forming zone for forming the pulp in the compartments of the drum, at least one washing zone for washing the pulp and a discharge zone for feeding out the washed pulp where the …