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Hubert Trommelfilter

A  Hubert drum screen is a filtration system used in a fresh or sea water intake. This machine is self-cleaning fully automatic screen suitable to filter very large flow rates at a relatively fine filtration degree.

The drum is placed in a concrete pit or tanks and rotates on a stationary hollow shaft. The water to be filtered flows through the drum panels and the dirt particles remain trapped in the mesh.

Product specifications

Drum width Up to 8 meter
Drum diameterUp to 25 meter
Mesh opening2 to 10 mm
Materials(Coated) carbon steel, stainless steel, (super) Duplex

Detailed information

Regularly occurring flow rates are between 40.000 and 120.000 m3/h per screen, depending on customer requirements and the local situation at the intake. Woven mesh with a diameter of about 2 to 10 mm is used as filter medium.

Fish Friendly – Fish recovery system

The drum screens can be supplied with a fish recovery gutter or channel that allows trapped fish to be removed in a gentle and effective way. These recovery systems are tailor-made for each project.

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