Membrane filtration manifold system
First Claim
1. A membrane filtration manifold for connecting a filter submodule comprising one or more elongate bundles of semipermeable polymeric fibers, said manifold comprising:
- a housing; and
at least one submodule connecting collar connected with said housing, said collar being adapted to receive and locate said submodule having a connecting sleeve with a locking formation whereby the submodule can be secured at an end with the collar by a clip adapted to engage both said collar and said locking formation to prevent axial withdrawal of said submodule from said collar.
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Abstract
A membrane filtration manifold (1) for connecting a filter submodule (2) including one or more elongate bundles of semipermeable polymeric fibers. The manifold (1) includes a housing (3) and connecting collar (4) connected with said housing (3). The collar (4) is adapted to receive and locate the submodule (2), where the submodule has a connecting sleeve (5) with a locking formation (6). The submodule (2) can be secured at one end to the collar (4) by a clip (7) adapted to engage both the collar and the locking formation to prevent axial withdrawal of the submodule from the collar. Also disclosed is a membrane filtration apparatus (25) including a filter submodule (2) including one or more elongate bundles of semipermeable polymeric fibers. The apparatus further includes a membrane filtration manifold removably connected at one end of said filter submodule (2) and a basepiece (27) removably connected to the other end of said filter submodule.
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1. A membrane filtration manifold for connecting a filter submodule comprising one or more elongate bundles of semipermeable polymeric fibers, said manifold comprising:
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a housing; and
at least one submodule connecting collar connected with said housing, said collar being adapted to receive and locate said submodule having a connecting sleeve with a locking formation whereby the submodule can be secured at an end with the collar by a clip adapted to engage both said collar and said locking formation to prevent axial withdrawal of said submodule from said collar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 30)
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17. A membrane filtration apparatus comprising:
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a filter submodule comprising one or more elongate bundles of semipermeable polymeric fibers;
a headpiece removably connected at one end of said filter submodule; and
a basepiece removably connected to the other end of said filter submodule; and
at least one of said basepiece and said headpiece being a membrane filtration manifold for connecting said filter submodule, said manifold comprising;
a housing; and
at least one submodule connecting collar connected with said housing, said collar being adapted to receive and locate said submodule having a connecting sleeve with a locking formation whereby the submodule can be secured at one end with the collar by a clip adapted to engage both said collar and said locking formation to prevent axial withdrawal of said submodule from said collar.
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22. A membrane filtration apparatus bank comprising:
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a plurality of membrane filtration apparatuses, each membrane filtration apparatus comprising;
a filter submodule comprising one or more elongate bundles of semipermeable polymeric fibers;
a headpiece removably connected at one end of said filter submodule; and
a basepiece removably connected to the other end of said filter submodule;
at least one of said basepiece and said headpiece being a membrane filtration manifold;
a filtrate conduit connected to at least one membrane filtration apparatus; and
a cleaning fluid conduit connected to at least one membrane filtration apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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