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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1988
James T Candor, Dayton, OH (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material are provided, the apparatus comprising a pair of spaced apart electrodes for being disposed on opposite sides of the material, a unit for creating an electrostatic field between the electrodes for acting through the material to remove liquid from the material, and a projection extending from one of the electrodes so as to be disposed in the material between the electrodes to assist in removing liquid from the liquid bearing material, the electrodes comprising a pair of movable endless belts having adjacent runs thereof adapted to move in the same direction with the material therebetween so as to move in the same direction therewith, the projection being adapted to project from the one electrode to different positions thereof relative to the material between the electrodes and relative to the one electrode.